1. doc.: IEEE 802.15-08-0506-00-0nan Submission ETRI July 2008 Slide 1 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Broad Market Potential of the Neighborhood Area Network Date Submitted: 16 July, 2008 Source: Hoyong Kang, Sehan Kim, Nae-soo Kim, Jong-Am Jeon, Seong-Soon Joo Company: ETRI Address: 161 Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, KOREA Voice: +82-42-860-6333, FAX: +82-42-860-4197, E-Mail: ssjoo@etri.re.kr Re: Abstract: The market status of AMI in Korea is introduced and special requirements on the neighbor area network are considered. Purpose:To support the task group forming for the neighborhood area network Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release:The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15.

2. doc.: IEEE 802.15-08-0506-00-0nan Submission ETRI July 2008 Slide 2 Broad Market Potential of the Neighborhood Area Network Hoyong Kang, Sehan Kim, Nae-soo Kim, Jong-Am Jeon, Seong-Soon Joo* ETRI

3. doc.: IEEE 802.15-08-0506-00-0nan Submission ETRI July 2008 Slide 3 Crisis of the Energy Shortage Increased focus on the health of the global environment –Climate changes and controlling CO 2 emission Rising costs of natural resources used for energy creation –Doubled oil price for the last 6 months Reaction on the oil shock in Korea –Forced control on the consumption of energy –Ban car-parking based on the day of the week and the last digit on the car license plates

4. doc.: IEEE 802.15-08-0506-00-0nan Submission ETRI July 2008 Slide 4 Global Focus on Energy Related Issues Promoting energy saving through regulation and incentives Utilities and legislative mandates that seek to conserve resources and protect customers In order to optimize systems to meet government regulations, utilities will have to upgrade their infrastructure –utilities that have heavily invested in traditional meter technologies are likely to resist the deployment of new infrastructure

5. doc.: IEEE 802.15-08-0506-00-0nan Submission ETRI July 2008 Slide 5 New Infrastructure for Utilities In the face of supply and demand issues in the electricity market, the alternative system that supports capabilities like next generation of metering, data-exchange and electricity control –Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) supports data analysis and electricity load control with basic functions of remote meter monitoring The introduction of AMI allows customers –to control their own energy usage by enabling visibility of real-time energy consumption information –allowing customers to change their consumption based on price signals received from the utility AMI will contribute to improve electricity resource utilization

6. doc.: IEEE 802.15-08-0506-00-0nan Submission ETRI July 2008 Slide 6 AMR Market in Korea Two sub-markets of Automatic Meter Reading –The private market, which includes apartments and officetels, is led by the alliance of construction company and AMR company –The public market, which includes common households, is led by local governments or utility companies such as KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation), KOGAS (Korea Gas Corporation), and K-Water In the private market, the deployment of AMR systems is common –Nearly all newly constructed apartment buildings are equipped with AMR system –Typically deployed using RS-485, and some companies including LS Industrial Systems and Korea Electric Power Data Network, are piloting PLC technology In the public market, –KEPCO dominates the electricity meter reading market with over 50% market share –KEPCO began a trial in the public electricity market in the late 1990’s and has already completed a CDMA based AMR deployment to customers having over 22,000 volts –KEPCO has been piloting a full range of AMR technologies to low-voltage markets for several years

7. doc.: IEEE 802.15-08-0506-00-0nan Submission ETRI July 2008 Slide 7 Electricity AMI Market Apartment segment is the first adopter followed by residential and commercial complexes and officetels From 2011 through 2014, the market for adoption in new construction of residential and commercial complexes and officetels is expected to leap Regarding the retrofitting market, apartments are forecast to be the first adopters followed by the residential and commercial complexes and officetels Target Market Market Leap 200920102011201220132014 New Apartment  Residential & Commercial/Officetels  Retrofit Apartment  Residential & Commercial/Officetels 

8. doc.: IEEE 802.15-08-0506-00-0nan Submission ETRI July 2008 Slide 8 Wireless Networking for AMI Special situations on housing in Korea –dense population on limited area –apartments and residential/commercial complexes 15 story building, over 30 residences on 500m 2 –transformer substation do not provide low voltage for operating devices Retrofitting buildings with AMI –management efficiency, cost reduction, and ease of installation –minimize disruption to residents in buildings where additional wiring is difficult Wireless networking for AMI –can reduce wiring cost and time for AMI system deployment –as a part of the home network system, assure network flexibility and mobility for frequently reconfiguring spaces and places Considering on Neighborhood Area Network –fully wireless networking with battery operated nodes

9. doc.: IEEE 802.15-08-0506-00-0nan Submission ETRI July 2008 Slide 9 Requirements on WNAN PHY/MAC for long-life battery operated WNAN –PHY/MAC for very low duty cycle and very low bandwidth traffic Wakeup RF –Emergency mode for alarming a malfunction on AMI Energy efficient wireless topology –Supporting multi-hop wireless mesh network –Power efficient directional transmitting Sectored antenna Real-time information on PHY/MAC –Clock time stamps –Physical and virtual location/address

10. doc.: IEEE 802.15-08-0506-00-0nan Submission ETRI July 2008 Slide 10 Thank you very much for your attention Any Questions?