Smart Wired ® House and the Code of Practice Cabling for the Future Ian Millner – Technical Consultant Copper Development Centre. Australia August 2011

2 Topics  The driver behind home connectivity  Home connectivity technologies  Code of Practice for Home Wiring

3 The Driver Behind Home Connectivity

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5 Fibre can deliver consistent performance across the entire footprint 1,066,000 CFUs <0.1% CFUs 1.Fibre path distance from NBN Co FAN site to end-user premise 2.ADSL curves shown illustrate theoretical maximum speed vs distance characteristics according to relevant standards

6 New devices and applications are driving demand

7 Home Connectivity Technologies

8 What about the Home *

9 What will the NBN do? SB SDU TV The NBN will have removed once and for all the curse of the last mile, we get a big pipe that can grow quite easily. We are now down to the last INCH and this is our turf. So what do we do about it.

10 Today’s home network

11 Tomorrow’s home network

12 In home connectivity solutions  There are two scenarios to consider:  Existing home (Brownfield)  Use what you can  New home (Greenfield)  Deploy Smart Wiring using the Code of Practice for Home Wiring  Structured cabling and  Wireless

13 In home connectivity solutions for Brownfield homes 1.Wired – Fibre 2.Wired – Cat 5 or 6 3.Power Line Communications (PLC) 4.Ethernet over coax 5.Ethernet over telephony twisted pair 6.Wireless All of the above connectivity solutions are plausible but are they the best when we do a comparative analysis

14 Comparing solutions To compare the connectivity solutions we shall connect from NBN’s NTU to a PC located in another room

15 Wired Fibre Elements 5

16 Wired Cat 5/6 cabling Elements 3

17 Power Line Communications Elements 5

18 Ethernet over phone line Elements 5

19 Ethernet over Coax Segments 5

20 Wireless Segments 2

21 Comparison Matrix Wired fibre Wired Cat 5/6 PLC Ethernet over Phone lines Ethernet over coax Wireless Connectivity Elements Standards AS3080 Evolving Mobility Low High Security High Low Reliability High Moderate Sustainability High Moderate Installation cost High Low Fault finding Easy Complex Regulated Yes No

22 Multiple fibre links Each link can support 1Gbps

23 Multiple Cat 5/6 links Each link can support 1Gbps

24 Multiple PLC links Computer NTU Adaptor PSU Computer To Electrical switchboard Adaptor All links use the one common pathway this being the electrical wiring

25 Multiple Wireless Links All links use the one common pathway this being the RF signal

26 Summary A wired solution is the optimum solution

27 Code of practice for home wiring

28 Code links cabling to functionality

29 Objective of the Code of Practice 2011

30 Defines: functionality & minimum requirement

31 Consumer friendly

32 Who can access the Code of Practice documents Any consumer can access this at Anyone can download these from upon registration and acceptance of the licensing condition The licence condition imposed on the individual downloading the document is: “any work must be in compliance with the code”

33 Supporters of the Code of Practice for Home Wiring

34 Who thinks Smart Wiring® is a good idea:

35 The driver behind home connectivity Home connectivity technologies Code of Practice for Home Wiring Its all about being Smart about Wiring

36 Thank You Any Questions For general wiring information, refer to the various wiring guides supplied at: