1. Liaison with CableLabs July Update
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July 2002
Liaison with CableLabs July Update
Lior Ophir
Texas Instruments
Broadband Communications in Israel
Herzlia, Israel
L. Ophir, Texas Instruments

2. Outline Liaison Purpose DOCSIS info CableHome initiative Next Steps
July 2002
Outline
Liaison Purpose
DOCSIS info
CableHome initiative
Next Steps
L. Ophir, Texas Instruments

3. July 2002
Purpose
Coordinate the use of WLANs in DOCSIS cable modem systems
Method
Leverage capabilities to meet needs of MSOs
Introduce MSO needs and DOCSIS capabilities in discussions
Coordinate IEEE802.11/DOCSIS work
L. Ophir, Texas Instruments

4. DOCSIS Currently only three interfaces defined
July 2002
DOCSIS
Currently only three interfaces defined
Ethernet, USB, PCI
Checked by CableLabs in CM certification
Other interfaces are not precluded
Basic test for data transfer only.
First DOCSIS CM with WLAN certified 6/01
WLAN portion not checked by CableLabs
L. Ophir, Texas Instruments

5. July 2002
CableHome Initiative
Multiple services delivered simultaneously to multiple devices within the home
Layer1/2 agnostic
Requirements: IP-based / has MAC address
L. Ophir, Texas Instruments

6. CableHome1.0 Available since 04/2002.
July 2002
CableHome1.0
Available since 04/2002.
Scope limited to the HA device: Firewall, NAT, DNS and DHCP LAN services, Provisioning and Management
No QoS defined
QoS, additional security, V/A distribution, VPNs, to be introduced by CableHome2.0 (Feb 2003).
L. Ophir, Texas Instruments

7. Next Steps Meeting with CableHome leadership scheduled for July
Currently working on CableHome2.0
On the agenda:
Identify and define areas for collaboration
Define collaboration mechanism
Inputs are welcome
More information:
L. Ophir, Texas Instruments