ULE Update March 2016 www.ulealliance.org Avi Barel Director of Business Development ULE Alliance a.barel@ulealliance.org Wolfgang John Director Product Marekting Intel Connected Home Division wolfgang.john@intel.com

ULE – The New Generation of Wireless Connectivity Since its formation in 2013, the ULE Alliance promotes the world-wide adoption of the ULE – Ultra Low Energy wireless technology for IoT A modernized version of the mature and established DECT technology Our vision: The proven and superior ULE technology will be a leading infrastructure and standard for home wireless networks, enabling a more safe life and higher level of convenience for people

Smart Home Challenge: from Luxury to Affordable Smart Homes of Today: Limited to Luxury Homes Proprietary Technologies Scarcely Available in Stores Professional Installation High Price (€€€) Smart Homes of Tomorrow : Mass Deployment Based on Standards Broadly Available in Stores: Product Variety Multiple Sources Ease of Setup and Use - DIY Added Value/New Features Affordable Price (€)

ULE - The New Generation of Wireless Connectivity Just place the sensors where you wish Move around freely with wearable sensors No Interference with other devices No interference with neighbors ULE Covers House and Garden Wi-Fi Covers Most of the house

ULE - The New Generation of Wireless Connectivity Simple, Reliable, Cost Effective Mesh Network ULE Network Repeater Base Base Requires repeaters for range and reliability Same Setup, no extra devices required

ULE – Adding Vital Dimensions: Voice & Video Sorry, running late; Please Take a Seat; Will be Home in a Few Minutes DECT phone Bedroom 1 ULE Smoke Detector Bedroom 2 Motion Detector Living Room Mobile Network Broadband Gateway (ULE Enabled) Your smartphone Voice and video enabled

ULE Standard – the Current Status Standardized in ULE Alliance HAN FUN Open Source – released in Q4, 2014; available on UA Website Over 30 device profiles; more in definition HAN FUN Specification released in October 2013; available on UA Website HAN FUN (*) Application Layer Standardized in ETSI (ETSI TS 102 939-1) ULE Transport Layer Transport Layer Specification Available since April 2013 Physical Layer ULE = DECT (*) HAN FUN – Home Area Network FUNctional Protocol

ULE Certified Products are Here! First certified product: August 2015; 18 products already certified, more in process Certified products from Crow, Huawei, Panasonic, VTech Plan for 2016 – over 100 certified products You can view the certified products on: www.ulealliance.org under “Certification/Certified Products” Almost any type of sensor or actuator is already available with ULE

ULE Technology Standardization – Next Phase 2014 HAN FUN (*) Application Layer Any Other Application Layer HAN FUN Application Layer 6LowPAN ULE Transport Layer Physical Layer ULE = DECT (*) HAN FUN – Home Area Network FUNctional Protocol

6LoWPAN – Connecting ULE to IPV-6 6LoWPAN Project started mid 2015 ULE Alliance commissioned the work to: RTX for software development University of Offenburg (HSO – HochSchule Offenburg) for testing Project is on track; planned release – March 2016 The software will be offered as an open source

6LoWPAN - Evolution to better Interoperability The industry needs ONLY ONE standard! … … ? Wireless Protocol Agnostic Application Layer Wireless Protocol Agnostic Application Layer √ 6LoWPAN √ 6LoWPAN Transport/Protocol Layer Transport/Protocol Layer X Physical/MAC Layer X Physical/MAC Layer Wireless Technology A Wireless Technology B Device A Device B

Cooperation and Liaisons In 2015 the ULE Alliance established alliance with AllSeen Alliance and Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) – former OIC: ULE Alliance is a member of the AllSeen Alliance ULE Alliance is an official partner of the OCF Both AllSeen and OCF recognized the unique values of ULE The following projects are planned for both: A gateway bridge connecting existing ULE networks to AllJoyn or IoTivity networks Native implementation: the AllJoyn or IoTivity application layer running on top of ULE transport layer (and 6LoWPan).

ULE Alliance Members (March 2016: total 80+, shown 69) Promoter Contributor

ULE Alliance Members (March 2016: total 80+, shown 69) Adopter

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