DVBDAVIC Interoperability Consortium

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DVB/DAVICInteroperability Consortium
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability
Consortium of manufacturers established in
October 1998
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DVB/DAVIC communication
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability

• Members share effort in order to support the
  DVB/DAVIC standard promotion
• The main goal is to promote
• the consortium documents the interoperability
  process
• compliance document
• Technical University of Brunchweig partnership
  (www.ifn.ing.tu-bs.de)
• the standard itself referenced as ets300-800 by
  ETSI
• or DVB-RCCL in DVB and DAVIC 1.5 in DAVIC
• or DVB-LMDS ETS 300199
• The target is cable operators
• in Europe as highest priority
• in Asia
• Row

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General Presentation of
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability
International council for interworking audio and
video systems
Global standard for distribution of Audio and
Video signals
DVB/DAVIC Interoperability Consortium
This means in general speaking Lets talk, not
fight
Means commitment from global vendors of STB,
Head-End and Cable Modem
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Customer Requirements
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability

• One single system being able to provide all
  services
• Multivendor Interoperability and Multiservice
  Platform is a requirement

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Objectives of the Consortium
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability

• Multilateral interoperability of products based
  on the DVB-RC Cable LMDS and DAVIC 1.5 for
  broadband video, audio, data and voice services

Head-End transmission equipment
Cable Data Modems
Set-Top Boxes (two-way broadband)
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Objectives of the Consortium
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability

• Marketing of the interoperability, advantages and
  benefits of the products for

Cable Operators
Residential and business end users
Consortium member companies
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The Consortium Members
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability

• Alcatel
• Cisco
• Com21
• ComBox
• DiviCom
• Hughes Network Systems
• Nokia
• Pace
• Philips
• Philips Semi-Conductors
• Sagem
• Samsung
• The industree
• Thomson Multimedia
• Thomson Broadcast Systems

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The Complete DVB Standards Edition
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability

• Satellite ETS 300 421 Digital satellite
  transmission systems
• HFC Networks ETS 300 429 Digital cable delivery
  systems

• HFC networks ETS 300 800 Return channels in CATV
  systems alias DVB-RCC
• Telephone ETS 300 802 Return channels in
  PSTN/ISDN systems, DVB-LMDS, ETS 300 199

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DVB/DAVIC Interactive Reference Model
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability
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Multivendor InteroperabilityHFC Head-End (INA),
Set-Top Box, Cable Modem Cable Phone
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability
STB
Head-End
Nokia Samsung Sagem TMM Pace Philips
I.N.A.
TBS Com21 ComBox DiviCom Alcatel HNS Cisco
The industree HNS Cisco Com21 ComBox
Cable Modem
Cable Telephone
Management Station Monitoring Network
management Authentication, accounting billing
Cable Modem
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Multivendor InteroperabilityHFC Head-End (INA),
Set-Top Box, Cable Modem Cable Phone
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability
STB
Head-End
STB
STB
STB
I.N.A.
STB
I.N.A.
Cable Modem
Cable Modem
I.N.A.
Cable Modem
Cable Modem
Cable Modem
Cable Modem
Cable Modem
Cable Modem
Cable Modem
Cable Modem
Management Station Monitoring Network
management Authentication, accounting billing
Cable Modem
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The Multiservice PlatformVideo, Audio, Data,
Voice
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability
I.N.A.
Cable Modem
Broadcast Channel
Return Channel (8 6 Mbps)

• In-Band Principle

DVB-RCC (ETS 300 800), DVB LMDS (EN301 199) and
DAVIC 1.2/1.5
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The Multiservice PlatformVideo, Audio, Data,
Voice
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability
Set-Top Box
Broadcast Channel (42-56 Mbps)
Out-of-Band Interaction Channel (1 3 Mbps)
Return Channel (8 6 Mbps)
I.N.A.

• Out-of-Band Principle

DVB-RCC (ETS 300 800), DVB LMDS (EN301 199) and
DAVIC 1.2/1.5
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The Multiservice PlatformVideo, Audio, Data,
Voice
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability
Set-Top Box
Broadcast Channel (42-56 Mbps)
Out-of-Band Interaction Channel (1 3 Mbps)
Return Channel (8 6 Mbps)
I.N.A.
Cable Modem
Broadcast Channel
Return Channel (8 6 Mbps)

• Out-of-Band Principle
• In-Band Principle

DVB-RCC (ETS 300 800), DVB LMDS (EN301 199) and
DAVIC 1.2/1.5
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The Multiservice Platform Concept
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability

• Multiservice platform (video, audio, data and
  voice)
• One Head-End delivers all services
• A Set-Top Box delivers data and voice (Web on TV)
• A cable modem delivers video, audio, voice (TV on
  PC)
• Integrated network and billing management
• A mix of services can be embedded in the same
  transport stream

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Cable Operators Benefits
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability

• All services embedded in the digital video
  infrastructure
• Optimal bandwidth utilization flexibility and
  scalability across all services
• Equipment flexibility, reusability and redundancy
• Wireless Cable extensions using same equipment
• Technicians need only one education
• Only one family of measuring equipment
• Only one network and billing management system
• All services to TV subscribers, including web
• All services to PC subscribers, including digital
  (PPV) video and audio
• Cost-effective, affordable and able to bill
• Future proof in terms of convergence and
  interoperability
• Compliance with EU regulation

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Multiservice Platform Benefits
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability

• For Residential, business and public sector
  users
• Each terminal equipment investment provides
  access to multiple services
• Price
• Future proof in terms of convergence and
  evolution
• Service differentiation
• For Manufacturers
• Larger market
• Competitive in terms of functionality, features
  and volume
• Reduced overall RD costs

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Financial Opportunity Model
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability
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Approach to Interoperability
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability

• The DVB/DAVIC Interoperability Consortium builds
  upon
• The Open DVB Interoperability Test
  Specification
• Own test case and configuration specifications
• Own test procedures
• Own documentation specifications to ensure
  transparency and reuse of decentral testing
  results
• The Consortium has implemented a lean mechanism
  for interoperability verification
• Decentralized testing
• Central independent Review Board
• Central testing laboratory for verification
• Web site for the communication of
  interoperability verification results
• The legal responsibility for the claimed
  interoperability rests with Consortium members

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Glossary of Terms
Customer Requirements Objectives of the
Consortium Consortium Members DVB and DAVIC
Standards Multiservice and Multivendor
Benefits Approach to Interoperability

• CM Cable modem
• CMTS Cable modem termination system. The cable
  headed for the cable data modem
• DAVIC Digital Audio Visual Council
• Digital Set- A device which accepts digital
  encoded television broadcasts and converts Top
  Box them to display on an analog television set.
• DVB Digital Video Broadcast
• DVB-LMDS DVB-Local Multipoint Distribution
  Systems
• DVB-RCCL DVB-Return Channel Cable Local
  Multipoint Distribution Systems
• ETSI European Telecommunications Standards
  Institute
• Head-End The control center of a cable television
  system, where incoming signals are amplified,
  converted, processed and combined into a common
  cable along with any original cablecasting, for
  transmission to subscribers. The system usually
  includes antennas, preamplifiers, frequency
  converters, demodulators,
• modulators, processors
  and other related equipment.
• HFC Hybrid fibre coax. A broadband cable network
  topology
• INA Interactive Network Adapeter