Advan tages: Widely deployed in local area networks and most PCs. Also used in new homes built over the past decade. Bandwidth capable of exceed- ing 900 Mbps. Reliable and well-known by home owners. Disadvantages: Most homes will require new Ethernet re-wiring. For video applica- tions, some installations don’t provide a QoS element, which could require additional runs of Ethernet cabling that are separate from other services. Speed: 900 Mbps Advantage s: No need for new wiring,networking flexibility, plug-and-playcustomerin- stalls. Widely deployed in PC s, portable consumer electronics devices and phones. Devices need only a power source to work. Scales to point-to-multi- point architecture. Disadvantages: May have is- sues with transpo rting high- definition video signals. Speed and signal propagation may be affected by distance and build- ing construction. Speed: 125 Mbps Advantage s: A cost-effective approach for older homes with existing telephone lines or co- axial cable. Low labor cost for installation, variety of low-cost interfaces for connecting set- top boxes, PCs, telephones and other devices. Effective quality of service for voice, video and data. Disadvantages: May have prob- lems isolating networking from signaling. Speed: 100 Mbps Advantages: Simple to install, reliable performance without dead spots. Uses existing standard ele ctric power out- lets and wiring. HomePlug AV offers effective QoS. Ideal for homes with limited existing wirelineoptions. Disadvantages: Topology of electrical wiring changes contin- ually. Some problems in the past with noise on electrical wiring. Speed: 60-100 Mbps Adva ntages: Uses existing coaxial wiring and coaxial jacks to connect set-top boxes, PCs, wireless routers and other devices. High-bandwidth capa- bilities, reliable, consistent QoS. QoS for MoCA is parameterized QoS (PQoS). More stable than wireless and, to some extent, powerline. Disadvantages: Without coax jacks in every room, there’s less flexibility for placement/loca- tion of devices than wireless. Speed: 130 Mbps STB TV Cable 802.11 Cablemodem Wireless router Laptop Phone Game console DVR PC PC Coaxial cable Phone wire Phone Home networked DVR Residential gateway Analog phone Network interface device TV Cable 802.11 DVR Residential gateway CAT5/6 cable IP phone TV PC STB Laptop PDA TV STB DVR Residential gateway PC Phone Network interface device Ethernet 802.11 Twisted pair cable Phone Laptop IP STB TV Outlet Powerline powerstrip Ethernet 802.11 Coax, DSL or fiber Laptop PDA Powerline digital media adapter Powerline switch PC Powerline + Wi-Fi router Broadband modem CABLE OPERATORS and other service provid ers can increase t heir revenue opportunities and reduce churn by helping their customers provision and manage their home networks, but finding the right blend of technologies and devices will be key. While customers want to watch what they want, when they want and where they want, service providers need to manage outside devices that want access to their networks, blend wireless and wire- line technologies where applicable, assure content providers that their content is going to the correct de- vices, and help their subscribers manage home network security. As far as prov isioning ho me net- works goes, MoCA, HomePlug, HomePNA, Wi-Fi and Ethernet each have their own strengths and weaknesses, but service providers can use the various technologies to strike a balance between per- formance, ease of installation and future growth potential. Electrical power wiring adbglobal.com Tel +1 303 474 8600 A shared vision Advanced Digital Broadcast A leader in set-top solutions Cable IPTV Satelli te Terr estria l 6567Brisa Street,Suite200, Livermore,CA 94550 (877)-272-4984 www.allsystemsbroadband.com [email protected] From Headend to Customer Premise The Connections Make the Network COAXIAL CONNECTORS HDMI CABLES HDMIDVI CABLES SVIDEO CABLES TOSLINK CABLES RCA CABLES HDTV CABLES POWER STRIPOUTLETS CUSTOM ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS 900,000 800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 U n i t s i n t h o u s a n d s 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Cellular/Wi-Fiphone Mobile PCs with Wi-Fi Portable CE devices Stationary CE devices Home/SOHO WLAN aggregators External clients Wi-Fi device forecast ® ©CEDmagazine June 2009. 6041 SouthSyracuse Way, Suite 310,GreenwoodVillage, CO80111. www.CEDmagazine.com • 973-920-7000 • Fax:303-770-1458. CED® is a registeredtrademark of Advantage Business Media. CED® is notresponsible forany errors oromissions inthe chart. Allrights reserved. Reproductionwithoutwrittenpermissionis prohibited. Technicalreviewby Jay Junkus, KnowledgeLink. Powerline Ethernet adapter Source:In-Stat