MoCA Enabled Home Introduction and Overview

1. MoCA Enabled HomeIntroduction and Overview Sooner State Chapter SCTE Meeting - Tulsa April 28, 2009 Jon Cave Senior Product Manager Cisco, Service Provider Video Technology Group

2. MoCA Overview MoCA Installation Considerations MoCA Troubleshooting Considerations Future Potential with MoCA

3. Multimedia over Coax Alliance- MoCA • The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) promotes and specifies delivery of digital entertainment and information content over the in-home coaxial cable • Established in 2004 – Over 50 Members • Leverage large installed base of Coax • Large Worldwide deployment base of MoCA enabled devices Promoter Members Associate Members Contributor Members

4. MoCA Technology Overview • MoCA technology allows for the interaction of devices across the typical Coax in a home - similar to how IP data networks operate. • Example - Whole Home DVR: Record programs on one device, and watch the program on another device in a different room. • MoCA enabled devices co-exist with delivered services • Video, High Speed Data, and Voice will co-exist with MoCA • MoCA Version 1.0 and Version 1.1 are released • Initial MoCA STB deployments are using MoCA v1.0 • Support for up to 125 Mbps Application Throughput • 270Mbps PHY rate • Packet error rate better than 1 x 10-5. • 95% of outlets achieve greater than 100Mb/s • Supports 8 MoCA nodes on the MoCA network • A Node in MoCA is similar to that in IP Networks

5. MoCA Physical Layer Operating Characteristics • MoCA Co-exists with CATV and DOCSIS • Coexistence with other services is required Cable modem upstream 5-42 MHz Cable operator downstream 55-850 MHz withexpansion up to 1 GHz • OFDM with Reed Solomon Forward Error Correction • 7 Frequency Plans A1 800 – 950 Mhz B1 850 – 950 MHz C1 800 – 1050 Mhz C2 850 – 1075 Mhz C3 850 – 1100 Mhz C4 875 – 1125 Mhz D 1125 – 1525 Mhz (8 channels) 54 – 860 CATV 1000 - 1600 MoCA 1 GHz 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 MHz 5 - 42 Upstream

6. How do MoCA enabled devices work in the Home?

7. MoCA Works over Coax and Splitters Multi-Tap 300 Ft Multi-Tap to Root Node Root Node N:1 Splitter TV STB N:1 Splitter TV STB 300 Ft Root Node to Node N:1 Splitter N:1 Splitter MoCA Node MoCA Node MoCA Node TV STB TV STB

8. MoCA Node MoCA Node MoCA Node MoCA Node Physical Layer - Logical • Logical Network is a Full Mesh • Network Coordinator manages TDMA • Broadcast and Multicast also supported A Node in MoCA is similar to that in IP Networks

9. Whole Home DVR Example usage of MoCA in the Home

10. IP Technologies and Open Standards Multimedia over Coax Alliance™ • “No New Wires” transmission technology • Utilizes in-home coaxial wiring • Allows for content, like HD video, to be distributed around the home(HD Whole Home DVR) Digital Transmission Content Protection over IP™ • Encryption technology standard embraced by studios & cable • Protect use of content distribution • Enables maximum content portability with DTCP-IP CE devices DTCP-IP Digital Network Living Alliance™ • Standard that allows devices to connect, discover & communicate with one another, over a home network

11. Monetizing the Connected Life: HD Whole Home DVR Example Internet Headend / Hub VoD CDS Vault TV Streamer Internet Video CDS Content Acquirer Internet Streamer DOCSIS 3.0 modem and Gateway Data uBR CMTS BTS Linear Video Linear Video H.264 Encoders H.264 Encoders Switched Digital Video Switched Digital Video Advanced Set-Top Box DNCS DNCS PC Media Enabled Home • Centralizes network storage, while enabling standard non-DVR set-tops to access DVR services • Reduces CapEx requirements and simplifies service • HD Whole Home DVR

12. Monetizing the Connected Life: HD Whole Home DVR Example Internet Headend / Hub VoD CDS Vault TV Streamer Internet Video CDS Content Acquirer Internet Streamer DOCSIS 3.0 modem and Gateway Data Record uBR CMTS BTS Linear Video Linear Video H.264 Encoders H.264 Encoders Switched Digital Video Switched Digital Video Advanced Set-Top Box DNCS DNCS PC Media Enabled Home • Centralizes network storage, while enabling standard non-DVR set-tops to access DVR services • Reduces CapEx requirements and simplifies service • HD Whole Home DVR

13. Monetizing the Connected Life: HD Whole Home DVR Example Internet Headend / Hub VoD CDS Vault TV Streamer Internet Video CDS Content Acquirer Internet Streamer DOCSIS 3.0 modem and Gateway Data uBR CMTS BTS Linear Video Linear Video H.264 Encoders H.264 Encoders Switched Digital Video Switched Digital Video Advanced Set-Top Box DNCS DNCS PC Media Enabled Home • HD Whole Home DVR

14. Monetizing the Connected Life: HD Whole Home DVR Example Internet Headend / Hub VoD Play CDS Vault TV Streamer Internet Video CDS Content Acquirer Internet Streamer DOCSIS 3.0 modem and Gateway Data uBR CMTS BTS Linear Video Linear Video H.264 Encoders H.264 Encoders Switched Digital Video Switched Digital Video Advanced Set-Top Box DNCS DNCS PC Media Enabled Home • HD Whole Home DVR

15. Monetizing the Connected Life: HD Whole Home DVR Example Internet Headend / Hub VoD CDS Vault TV Streamer Internet Video CDS Content Acquirer Internet Streamer DOCSIS 3.0 modem and Gateway Data uBR CMTS BTS Linear Video Linear Video H.264 Encoders H.264 Encoders Switched Digital Video Switched Digital Video Advanced Set-Top Box DNCS DNCS PC Benefits Media Enabled Home • Centralizes network storage, while enabling standard non-DVR set-tops to access DVR services • Reduces CapEx requirements and simplifies service • HD Whole Home DVR

16. MoCA InstallationConsiderations

17. Installation Considerations • Standard Install and Service Practices remain in place when MoCA enabled Whole Home DVRs are deployed • Tap to TV Loss Calculations • Connectors Signal Level Requirements • Cabling Splitters • MoCA Point of Entry (POE) Filter recommended as close as possible to premise entrance location to avoid potential for Home to Home interference and to improve in-home receive levels

18. Cisco MoCA Enabled Set-top Activation • The STB’s should automatically form a MoCA network after two or more MoCA devices boot up. • MoCA link indicator will illuminate after STB Boots on and the STB joins a MoCA Network. • Each STB is referred to as a MoCA node. A given STB refers to itself as the local node.

19. Point of Entry (POE) MoCA Filter • Prevents interference between MoCA homes on the same tap or Point of Entry • Minimizes MoCA energy on CATV feeder • Generally located at Residence Point of Entry (gnd. block) or at the TAP • Not recommended for self-install – installed by cable tech • Key Operating Characteristics • Passband 5 – 1002 MHz, • Stopband -35 dB at 1125 – 1525 MHz

20. Home Interference Example without MoCA Filter Feeder Line Home 1 Home 2 To STB 1, 2, n • Interference travels from Home 1 to Home 2 • MoCA Filters would block this interference

21. Installation of POE with Home Amplifier Installation with Home Amp (Assumes Cable Modem does not have MoCA functionality). Incorrect Installation: There must not be an amplifier between MoCA devices.

22. MoCA Troubleshooting Considerations

23. MoCA Troubleshooting Considerations Basic Troubleshooting of Whole Home DVR Nodes: • Verify POE Installed correctly • If used in your deployments. • Verify Whole Home DVR can play recorded programs on the local unit and verify quality. • Verify MoCA Node (STB in another room) can play recorded content and the video quality is the same as on Whole Home DVR. • If Whole Home DVR and MoCA node do not play out recordings, a potential issue may exist in the network between the two devices. • Leverage Whole Home DVR Diagnostics or Test Equipment to diagnose and isolate problems in the network.

24. Preliminary Cisco Whole Home DVR MoCA Diagnostics Node Summary and Network Page • Summary: Node and Network Information • Status: Verify status is Link up, indicating that the node has successfully joined the network. • Broadcast PHY rate: Wait at least 30 seconds after Link Up is achieved. Verify Broadcast PHY rate is at least 150 Mbps (this parameter will be available in a future software release). Diagnostic Screen is Preliminary and Subject to Change

25. Preliminary Cisco Whole Home DVR MoCA Diagnostics Node Statistics • Unicast PHY rates: Verify that Unicast PHY rates to other nodes are all at least 180 Mb/s. • Broadcast PHY rates: The Broadcast PHY rate of each node is visible. Verify that Broadcast PHY rates are at least 150 Mb/s • Local node RX level: Verify that receive levels from other nodes are all -54dBm or greater. • Approx Path Loss: This parameter is not needed for performance verification, but is useful for compiling data on path loss in homes. As a general guideline, path loss should be 54 dB or less. Diagnostic Screen is Preliminary and Subject to Change

26. Preliminary Cisco Whole Home DVR MoCA Diagnostics MoCA Interface Info Page • Verify that the MoCA IF IP and MoCA IF mask have been assigned. • Verify that the TX Pkts and Rx Pkts are incrementing (screen refreshes every 5 seconds) Diagnostic Screen is Preliminary and Subject to Change

27. Options for handling Low Local node RX level Moving POE filter to reduce MoCA signal loss. (Assumes Cable modem is not a MoCA device).

28. With a MoCA enabled home, the potential is endless….

29. Next Generation Home SystemExample: Ubiquitous Content Access HOME Stored music In any room Internet Next Gen MR-DVR Internet video On HDTV Photos From PC Multi-Media Client Gateway Multi-Media Client Gateway MoCA Outside The Home DVR content Over the Internet Next Gen WH-DVR Network Photos From PC Home Services Gateway DVR content Over the Internet Internet video On HDTV Ethernet PC Stored music In any room Multi-Media Service Gateway

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