Transforming Homes: Next step towards a heterogeneous user centric scenario, new opportunities and challenges Josu Bilbao IKERLAN Technological Research Center London, September 23rd

INTRODUCTIONENVIRONMENT KEY FACTORS SCENARIOS Outline QUESTIONS IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenariosConclusions

Nowadays: Important role of multimedia. Home entertainment is one of the biggest market. 1st framework for the Ambient Intelligence (AmI) era services bloom. Home Most of Multimedia Services Consumed IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenarios

Conclusions Transforming Services… Environment Digital era Kick-off. (90’s) Broadcasted audiovisual contents Streamed (IP) services Stored contents (DVD, BluRay, etc.) Interactive Services (MHP) Innovative AmI Services Static Business Model STB controlled by content & service providers Evolution needed (2008) …Trajectory… IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenarios

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. IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenarios

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 IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenarios

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 DVB MPEG IP Remote Control Home Interface Home Interface Descentralized services. Condominium services bloom More Flexibility New locations – New Applications Important DRM related aspects Key Factors Descentralized consumption (different location). IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenarios

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 IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenarios

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 IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenarios Warning: Lost Opportunity!! 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 IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenarios

Home Architecture: Bridging Techonologies QoS No-New-Wires Upper OSI layers: Services discovery DRM Ubiquitous User-Centric Conclusions Key Factors IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenarios

Conclusions Scenario (a): Follow-me Convergence of Location Mechanisms Convergence of Protocols Convergence of Physical media Ubiquitous User friendly User Centric services (Follow-me TV). IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenarios

Conclusions Scenario (b): e-Health IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenarios

Conclusions QoS over Heterogeneous & User Centric Extended-Home Network. Robust + DRM High Capillarity (Wired & Wireless) Easy technological adoptión without user’s huge investment. Importance of localization methods. User centric New opportunities and Challenges e-Society based on disposed network infrastructure: oe-Health oe-Administration oe-gobernment oe-Learning Reduce the social “Digital Gap” Sustainable development of the XXI century’s society. IntroductionEnvironmentKey FactorsScenariosConclusions

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