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DOCSIS in Set Top Boxes

Broadband Venture Seminar. Presented for. DOCSIS in Set Top Boxes. Doug Jones Chief Architect YAS Broadband Ventures, LLC September 7, 2001. Encourage supplier competition Create retail hardware platform enable business models meet regulatory requirements

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DOCSIS in Set Top Boxes

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  1. Broadband Venture Seminar Presented for DOCSIS in Set Top Boxes Doug Jones Chief Architect YAS Broadband Ventures, LLC September 7, 2001

  2. Encourage supplier competition Create retail hardware platform enable business models meet regulatory requirements Create common software (middleware) platform enable service/application innovation, portability Preserve & extend cable’s secure, robust, standardized digital video technology platform integrate new technologies into common cable technology platform (PVR, VOD, ad insertion, etc.) strike a balance between content owners & consumers to enable new digital servicesthrough digital rights management Broadband Venture Seminar OpenCable Objectives Sep 7, 2001 Page 2

  3. Technical specs complete, published & available New vendors have entered the industry Point-of-deployment security modules available and supported OpenCable Application Platform (middleware) largely complete BUT No retail business has developed Can OpenCable do for digital video what DOCSIS did for the cable modem business? Broadband Venture Seminar OpenCable Results Sep 7, 2001 Page 3

  4. Supporting Hardware and OS Broadband Venture Seminar OpenCable Specification POD - Host InterfacePHI - Copy Protection POD Security Module(s) Network InterfaceDVS-313 IEEE 1394 (5C CP) Internet Content OCAP Consumer Devices Video Content Headend Other Content Operations Support OpenCable Device Sep 7, 2001 Page 4

  5. Broadband Venture Seminar OpenCable Developers Broadcom LG Electronics NDS Motorola Mindport NagraVision Pace Pioneer Zenith Sep 7, 2001 Page 5

  6. Broadband Venture Seminar Ongoing Work • Specification updates • Standards work • Interops at CableLabs’ unique facility • Certification waves • Developer conferences Sep 7, 2001 Page 6

  7. Broadband Venture Seminar OpenCable Application Platform • Middleware approach • hardware- and OS-agnostic • Objectives • enable service/application portability • preserve supplier diversity • encourage innovation through common developer platform • Technical approach • vendor authors - Liberate, Microsoft, Sun • incorporate existing standards - HTML, ATVEF, Java • Draft spec released 1/01; final draft in 7/01 • Profile investigation in progress • Existing STBs, Advanced STBs Sep 7, 2001 Page 7

  8. Broadband Venture Seminar Service Portability - Another View Cable Operator Lease Boxes Retail Boxes EPG, VOD, Games, etc. Apps EPG, VOD, Games, etc. OCAP OCAP OSSoftware e.g. pSOS e.g. WinCE Hardware e.g. Motorola e.g. Panasonic Sep 7, 2001 Page 8

  9. Broadband Venture Seminar OCAP Summary • Designed for two-way, cable environment • Support for wide range of applications and content • Portability and uniformity of content display • Security and robustness • Resource management • Open standards – Java • Open standards - DOCSIS • Support for developers Sep 7, 2001 Page 9

  10. Broadband Venture Seminar Broadband • The future is one network for all services… • “Converged” services on a “converged” network • for the provider, a converged network • common provisioning/management/security • for the consumer, converged applications • device-independence • same “look and feel” • ease of use, plug and play • High speed IP and MPEG-2 Sep 7, 2001 Page 10

  11. Broadband Venture Seminar How Does Cable Get There ? • DOCSIS is a “NIC” (just like a 10Base-T NIC) • All devices connecting to cable plant use DOCSIS for IP services • common provisioning, management, security Printer PC MAC Network STB/HG Server Sep 7, 2001 Page 11 Storage

  12. Broadband Venture Seminar Intrinsic DOCSIS Value • DOCSIS defines: • standard modulation formats • standard provisioning environment • DHCP/TOD/TFTP • standard device management (MIBs) • standard link-layer security (BPI+) • standard way to transport IP across cable • secure architecture to put DOCSIS inside hosts Sep 7, 2001 Page 12

  13. Broadband Venture Seminar CPE Controlled Cable Modem (CCCM) • The RIGHT way to embed DOCSIS • Two years of engineering • Two fundamental protections • critical functions protected in CCCM hardware • software-based filtering moved to CMTS Sep 7, 2001 Page 13

  14. Broadband Venture Seminar Converged Network • Simplifies operations • Flexibility with customers • Control over applications • Competitive position Sep 7, 2001 Page 14

  15. Broadband Venture Seminar Cable Services Convergence • HSD was first to use DOCSIS • DOCSIS is a NIC, provisioning, management, security • PacketCable is second service to use DOCSIS • drives integrated operations • STB is the right next step • Work on transition issues: must support legacy Sep 7, 2001 Page 15

  16. Broadband Venture Seminar “DOCSIS STB” • Common provisioning across voice, data, and OOB at the most fundamental level • Inherently enables STB to offer high speed IP applications and services • All devices connecting to cable plant use the same DOCSIS NIC Sep 7, 2001 Page 16

  17. Broadband Venture Seminar Summary • DOCSIS for all devices connecting to cable • converge the network, • converge the applications • Enable high-speed IP everywhere Cable industry unique opportunity Sep 7, 2001 Page 17

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