Microsoft Confidential 1 WWSMM 2000 Next Generation Networking Device Ecosystem Shunichi Kajisa ( 加治佐 俊一 ) Director East Asia Windows Division Microsoft Product Development Ltd.

Microsoft Confidential Agenda  Device Trends  Connected Vision  Home Networks and UPnP  Conclusions

Microsoft Confidential “Dumb” Phone “Dumb” Display Device Trends  Devices are becoming…  Smarter Smartphone PocketPC Phone Edition          Smart Display         

Microsoft Confidential Device Trends  Devices are becoming…  More Connected 

Microsoft Confidential “Dumb” TV “Dumb” Stereo Digital/HDTV          Digital Audio Devices          Device Trends  Devices are becoming…  Digital

Microsoft Confidential Rich Experiences: ProductivityCommunicationEntertainment The Connected World Information and Experiences that Span Communication and capture devices PCs Rich servers Appliances, screens Mobile devices Entertainment devices Business Equipment

Microsoft Confidential The Essential PC The Essential PC # Virtually all communications are enhanced by the PC The PC is the storage and management center for photos, music, movies and videos Smarter, connected digital devices enhanced by the PC. The PC enhanced by digital devices. The days of the stand-alone PC are behind us. The PC is reliable, always on, and even present in our homes and cars * Digital Video Camera Web Pads Security Video Conferencing Phone & Voic Cell Phone TV Auto PC HiFi Audio Internet Games Pocket PCs

Microsoft Confidential Home Networks and UPnP In-Stat / MDR: March 2002* Forrester May 2002

Microsoft Confidential Home Networking Issues  Home networks still very difficult  How to connect the 2nd PC, share files, share the broadband connection?  How to connect PC and appliances in a secure, cohesive home network?  Breakdown of end-to-end model impediment to new scenarios  Peer-to-Peer (P2P), Real Time Communications (RTC)

Microsoft Confidential UPnP Vision Create a Plug and Play experience for consumers to: ○ Easily share an Internet connection ○ Securely access content in the home from anywhere Equipment of all categories corresponding possibility Create a Plug and Play experience for consumers to: ○ Easily share an Internet connection ○ Securely access content in the home from anywhere Equipment of all categories corresponding possibility UPnP Network Search Request Search Request Device Reply Device Reply

Microsoft Confidential UPnP Vision PowerLine HomePNA * * Bluetooth * Complex networking! Powerful, Invisible networking! Internet

Microsoft Confidential Universal Plug And Play Forum  Industry consortium to define standard device descriptions based on the common UPnP architecture  Over 500 member companies  Multiple working groups and device categories  UPNP 2.0: Architecture being finalized Please Join !

Microsoft Confidential The UPnP Promise Choice Components from any vendor Any operating system Any programming language Truly interoperable The WWW as a model Extensible Add customer value using vendor-specific extensions Cost effective Lightweight, royalty-free

Microsoft Confidential Microsoft UPnP Commitment  Forum process that works  Encouraging participation  Better process for architecture definition  A vibrant next generation device eco-system  Windows Platform Support  Windows ME, Windows XP support UPnP V1  Longhorn will support UPnP V1 and UPnP V2  Commitment to UPnP products/solutions  Internet Gateway Device  AV Content Directory  Wireless APs ...

Microsoft Confidential Conclusions  Opportunity to define a new device eco-system  IPv6 and UPnP are key ingredients  Let us do it together!

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