Home Networking On Coax for Video and Multimedia

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise2 About MoCA MoCA’s Mission To develop and promote specifications and certify interoperable products that enable distribution of entertainment within the home using the existing in-home coaxial cabling Board of Directors Comcast, Cox, Echostar, Entropic, Linksys, Motorola, Panasonic, RadioShack, Toshiba, Verizon MoCA Activities Develop technical specifications, validate through field tests, certify MoCA enabled products as interoperable, and ensure access to necessary intellectual property for all members on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms Join MoCA:

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise3 Drivers for Home Multimedia Networks Cable operator whole-home DVR and triple play DBS whole-home DVR Telco “triple-play”: video, voice, data Retail Home server & client for multimedia DVD-DVR combo Media Center PC to Media Center Extender/TV Backbone for WiFi

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise4 Multimedia Throughput Needs Data rate Simultaneous multiple HDTV,SDTV, data, voice gaming,... Example: 1HD FF, 1 ATSC, 2 SD double hop, 10 Mbps data  Mbps Customers ask MoCA for 60 to 100+ Mbps net throughput Quality & reliability Does not degrade when other services are added Does not degrade when neighbor or housemate runs services Does not degrade when home appliances are turned on Ave Mbps Peak Mbps Trick mode Mbps SDTV – 20 HDTV – 40+ ATSC – 40+ Double Hop x2x2x2

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise5 The Home Usage Model And Connectivity Each room can be a source and sink of multi-media Consumers may Move equipment to other rooms Add a cable or splitter Mandatory connectivity model Room-to-room, peer-to-peer, full mesh, all outlets source and sink Backwards through splitters MoCA is the only technology that provides no-excuses networking room- to-room over in-home coax as is Needed Connectivity Model DesirableNot Desirable

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise6 A Unique Environment: Coax room-to-room Frequency Response Long Path: F =>B Frequency Response Short Path: F => E Room-to-room characteristics dictate and require a custom PHY/MAC solution for ubiquitous coverage

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise MoCA /860 Off-Air/CATV-down Satellite L-Band /860 Off-Air/CATV 5-42 Upstream 4-12 VDSL MoCA … Satellite L-Band /860 Off-Air/CATV 5-42 Upstream 4-12 VDSL Coax/Splitters Support Coexistence with Existing Services Coexistence with existing services is required VDSL on coax (4-12 Mhz), Cable operator upstream (5-42 Mhz), Over-air (54 – 806 Mhz), Cable operator downstream ( Mhz) Coax and splitters support reliable communications above 860 Mhz

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise8 Cable Solution MoCA enables cable STB with integrated PVR or cable modem to be a whole-house solution extending PVR & ITV services to all TVs Ethernet directly to a PC No consumer adoption or education issues Consumer is not aware of the presence of any network. No new wires, connections, or behavior Where’s the home network in this picture? Invisible to the consumer

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise9 DBS Solution Normal DBS installation today: A truck roll is required to later enable another room. Run a new cable and punch a new hole plate in the wall, using normal practice: $150 Here, notice that MoCA enables a retail client, no truck roll, to be added at anytime, and at any existing outlet. Puts DBS service at “outlet parity” with Cable Operator. Every existing outlet has DBS signal there via MoCA. Saves $150 future truck roll. Reduces initial installation $45/room. DVR and whole-home DVR are DBS answer to cable operator VOD

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise10 Video, voice, data via FTTH or xDSL ONT or DSL-GW, home router, DVR, IPSTBs, PCs,... Telco Solution Where is the WAN and home network separation/routing? Home router for FTTH DSL-GW for xDSL Are you “double hopping?” Where is the content source? Every room can be a source

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise11 Retail Solution One example: enabling PC to TV DVR will become a standard feature of home desktops

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise12 Field Testing of MoCA Goal - validate performance and coverage in real world conditions Field Test conducted in >240 homes Multiple cities (>120 zip codes) Multiple cable providers All MoCA Members participated in tests Tests conducted under normal living conditions No modifications to cable plant Existing devices connected to cable Existing services connected to cable Tests systems designed for use by non-technical persons MoCA nodes deployed at each home cable outlet Test coordinated by laptop PC Collected multiple statistics on coverage, performance, and link

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise13 Field Test Results Packet Error Rate less than 1E-6 Latency less than 5ms Net usable (MAC) data rates, with no changes to the home coax system: 97% of all paths in all homes achieved ≥ 100 Mbps 100% of homes achieved > 120 Mbps on at least one path 90% of homes achieved ≥ 80 Mbps on every path in the home Net usable (MAC) data rates, with simple remediation to the installed coax cable system: 100% of homes achieved ≥ 95 Mbps on every path in the home

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise14 MoCA Performance/Coverage

Sept 1, 2005Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise15 Summary Home usage model room-to-room, peer-to-peer, full mesh connectivity 100 Mbps net throughput No-excuses, glitch-free video Consumer or Service provider enabled Medium for whole home reliable, maintainable coverage Connections collocated with TV’s and other video devices Coexists with existing services and devices Medium used “as-is” – no new cables, splitter replacements Real world validation Large scale, multiple company field test >100Mbps in 97% of all connections  Reasonable remediation for other connections MoCA meets all the requirements for home networking digital entertainment without compromise