1. Wireless vs. Power Line vs. New Wire Wayne Caswell HomeRF Communications Chairman SIEMENS ICM – Austin, Texas wcaswell@icm.siemens.com LIVES !!! THRIVES !

2. Wiring History : Slow Evolution vs. PC / NW Old House Retrofit : Electricity, Gas, Water, Phone, Cable (all physical extensions) New House Retrofit : Concrete slab, Two-story, Fire blocks, Conduit, New tools MDU Retrofit : Easier Justification

3. A Personal Wiring Experience 8 Years Ago versus Today –Home-run, Cat.5, RG6 –Twisted arm, Wiring mistakes, Trim carpenters, Electric circuits –>12 Builders in Austin + 1 with Fiber Lifestyle Changes : Moved Home Office New Device types : WebTV, Surveillance Cameras, Sensors, Flat Panel Displays, Wireless Speakers, Cars

4. Innovation to the Rescue Market need = Opportunity = Technology New wire types : RG-59 /-6, Cat.5 /.5e /.6 /.7, Fiber??? New Software : Digital Convergence, Compression, Encryption, Rights Management No-new-wires : Power lines, Phone lines, Wireless How much Bandwidth? Video-on-Demand

5. IBM System/370 model 158 (circa 1975) 1 MIPS Can you Future-Proof your Home? The Embedded Mainframe 30 GHz, 600 GIPS 15 GB (memory) 22 TB (storage) 1.2 Gbps (network) The Handheld Mainframe

6. A/C Powered and Stationary Ordinary Devices get Networked –Everything with a Plug But Power Line is Electrically Noisy New Technologies: HomePlug Homes per Transformer

7. Battery Powered and Mobile Data Comm Entertainment Small & Battery Operated = Mobile –Everything with a battery gets networked –Sofa, Kitchen, Deck, Car, Public Places –Mobile = Wireless Wars ( ONE standard? ) Wireless Issues – –Throughput, Range, Attenuation, Interference, QoS, Cost, Power Consumption, Latency, Scalability

8. vs. Bluetooth and IEEE802.11b Advantage ~ Adequate X Disadvantage Legend:

9. Market Positioning Offices Data Only Roaming Households Households Data, Voice, Entertainment Simple, Secure, Reliable, Affordable Mobile Mobile Low Power Short Distance Replace Cables Created for the Consumer Simple, Secure, Reliable, and Affordable Ideal for Broadband Combines Data, Voice, and Entertainment HomeRF is Winning the Home! 2000: 1.6 Mbps 2001: 10 Mbps 2002: 20+ Mbps

12. 310 DVD set-top box

15. Wireless vs. Power Line vs. New Wire Wayne Caswell HomeRF Communications Chairman SIEMENS ICM – Austin, Texas wcaswell@icm.siemens.com www.HomeRF.org