2. Copyright Texas Instruments Inc. Tom Flanagan Director, Technical Strategy DSP Systems tflanagan@ti.com

3. Residential Broadband & Home Network DSLAM IP TV Set Top HD TV DSL Modem Router Access Point VoIP TA Each device And Interface Is a potential source of Impairments And should be measured Copyright Texas Instruments Inc.

4. Home Networks Support Many Apps  Traffic from other Home devices may challenge the ability to deliver IP services  The measurement elements should be aware of the applications in the endpoints DSLAM IP TV Set Top HD TV DSL Modem Router Access Point VoIP TA Networked Game Console IP PhonePC Copyright Texas Instruments Inc.

5. Residential Broadband & Home Network  Embedding the measurement in the device is the most efficient and cost effective approach  Better coverage and more cost effective than probes  Introduces the ability to make adjustments in real time at the device based on observed conditions Mitigate impairments before they impact the user experience DSLAM IP TV Set Top HD TV DSL Modem Router Access Point VoIP TA Copyright Texas Instruments Inc.

6. Residential Gateway’s Enhance Performance  Combines many of the stand-alone functions  Modem, Router, VoIP TA, WLAN Access Point, Set Top  Enhances performance eliminating potential points where packet anomalies may be introduced reduces delay  Requires higher performance hardware more than MIPS and QOS queues –architectural impact, functional partitioning programmability deep packet inspection and classification DSLAM IP TV Set Top HD TV DSL Modem Router Access Point VoIP TA Video RG Copyright Texas Instruments Inc.

7. Where to Measure  Embedding the measurement in the device is the most efficient and cost effective approach  Better coverage and more cost effective than probes  Introduces the ability to make adjustments in real time at the device based on observed conditions Mitigate impairments before they impact the user experience DSLAM IP TV Set Top HD TV DSL Modem Router Access Point VoIP TA Copyright Texas Instruments Inc.

8. For The Operator  Focus on the subscriber experience  Embedded MOS calculations “see” what the user sees, “hear” what the user hears  Proactive adjustments before impairments affect users automatically tune individual subscriber parameters Extrapolate the individual experience to “neighborhoods” - alerts  Mine the data Help desk can be more helpful with better information Understand your performance – be accountable DSLAM IP TV Set Top HD TV DSL Modem Router Access Point VoIP TA Copyright Texas Instruments Inc.

9. Tom Flanagan Director, Technical Strategy DSP Systems tflanagan@ti.com Copyright Texas Instruments Inc.