Transforming Homes:Next step towards a

heterogeneous user centric scenario, new opportunities and

challenges

Josu BilbaoIKERLAN Technological Research Center

London, September 23rd

INTRODUCTION

ENVIRONMENT

KEY FACTORS

SCENARIOS

Outline

QUESTIONS

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Conclusions

• Nowadays: Important role of multimedia.

• Home entertainment is one of the biggest market.• 1st framework for the Ambient Intelligence (AmI) era

services bloom.

Introduction

@ HomeMost of Multimedia Services

Consumed

Introduction Environment Key Factors Scenarios

Conclusions

Transforming Services…

Environment

Digital eraKick-off.

(90’s)

Broadcasted audiovisual contents

Streamed (IP) services

Stored contents (DVD, BluRay, etc.)

InteractiveServices (MHP)

Innovative AmIServices

Static Business Model

STB controlled by content & service providers

Evolution needed

(2008)

…Trajectory…

Introduction Environment Key Factors Scenarios

Conclusions

Controlled by service providers, NOT by the users.

Environment

Specific equipment to access each service

NOT Flexible!!

Service consumption only where receivers are placed.

Introduction Environment Key Factors Scenarios

Conclusions

• Progressive and scalable home infrastructure that will Allow users to:

▫ Incorporate new bouquet of services▫ WITHOUT huge investment (end user)▫ Infrastructure available for incoming services

• User must assume the infrastructure’s cost!!▫ Technology adoption slow-down.

Key Factors

Introduction Environment Key Factors Scenarios

Conclusions

Important milestone: Consume services wherever the user is placed in the extended-home

Bidirectional

TV1

TV2

PC

Others

Lift

TV1

Storage

Bidirectional

Interactivity & Control

DVBMPEG

IP

Remote Control

HomeInterface

Home Interface

• Descentralized services.

• Condominium services bloom

• More Flexibility

• New locations – New Applications

• Important DRM related aspects

Key Factors

Descentralized consumption (different location).

Introduction Environment Key Factors Scenarios

Conclusions

Aligned with European challenges: NEM, emobility

Covered by the support of industrial partners

Intelligent Multimedia Home

Next step towards a heterogeneous scenario

User Centric environment

New opportunities and Challenges

High scientific-technological capacity

Home networking expertise

2 Key Scenarios

Follow-me

e-Health

Outcome: Transformation

IMOH Project

Key Factors

Introduction Environment Key Factors Scenarios

Conclusions

Protocol Convergence: IP Networks IEEE-1394 Industrial Ethernet …Physical media convergence: UTP Cable Fiber Optics Coax PLC (Powerline) UWB (Ultra Wide Band) WiFi …No-new-Wires + ICT

Key Factors

Introduction Environment Key Factors Scenarios

Warning: LostOpportunity!!

Standalone devices.No inter-device

connectivity

Conclusions

Access Network

Complementary Wireless Network

Multimedia Network

Access Control

Data Network

Home Backbone: heterogeneous &

no-new-wires

Domotic Services

Key Factors

Introduction Environment Key Factors Scenarios

Home Architecture: Bridging Techonologies QoS No-New-Wires

Upper OSI layers: Services discovery DRM Ubiquitous User-Centric

Conclusions

Key Factors

Introduction Environment Key Factors Scenarios

Conclusions

Scenario (a): Follow-me

Convergence of Location MechanismsConvergence of ProtocolsConvergence of Physical mediaUbiquitous User friendlyUser Centric services (Follow-me TV).

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Conclusions

Scenario (b): e-Health

Introduction Environment Key Factors Scenarios

Conclusions

QoS over Heterogeneous & User Centric Extended-Home Network.Robust + DRMHigh Capillarity (Wired & Wireless)Easy technological adoptión without user’s huge investment.Importance of localization methods.User centricNew opportunities and Challengese-Society based on disposed network infrastructure:

oe-Healthoe-Administrationoe-gobernmentoe-Learning

Reduce the social “Digital Gap”Sustainable development of the XXI century’s society.

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Conclusions

Questions?

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