Optical Endeavours at Intel

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Fiber to the Home and the killer environment
OFC 2004
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Full Convergence of Communications Computing
industry capabilities Maximize value propositio
n to consumers Computing platform becomes more c
entral to entertainment/communications (Digital
Home). Increases value of network participation.
What level of broadband performance? Consumer
s are asking for 100 Mb/s but in a different
language - look feel The established expectatio
ns seen from their consumer electronics
personal productivity platforms
DVD video CD audio Instant large file
store/fetch to their local hard drive
multi-tasking.
The performance implied by these expectations
exceeds todays low-megabit broadband.
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Expanding the BB Paradigm (High-Rate Burst-Mode)
Network
Simple decoding Low I/O density, long dwell times
Highly Asymmetric Traditional view of BB delive
ry
DSL, cable modem adequate for low def.
HRBM is the Transport Model for the computing
side of the convergence equation.
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Convergence
Capabilities and Requirements
Near Term 2-3 y
Longer Term 4 y
Network aggregated load requires more study.
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FTTH for the last mile? Multiple simultaneous se
ssions of hi-quality 2-way video, audio, data.
Better usability, productivity, and quality for
todays apps. More capable transport enables new
usage models and apps. Full convergence of the
computing and comm industry ecosystems defines
the scope of the killer environment.
FTTH a capable, scalable, convergence platform,
but Advanced DSL reaching for 20 Mb/s to the ho
me and 100 Mb/s for short reach
802.16 wireless single channel at 70 Mb/s
pt-to-pt for 20 miles Broadcast 1N connectivit
y evolving to on-demand MN connectivity.
FTTH a tough sell until killer environment
dynamics prove out
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Equipment/component economics overshadowed by
picks and shovels?
TOTAL Equipment Labor
Relative cost
Labor costs, buried FTTH
Equipment costs
Yr 0
Yr 2
Yr -2

From an equipment suppliers perspective, can
only impact a decreasing portion of the
deployment costs.
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Summary The fully-converged Killer Environmen
t Should address devices, apps, connectivity
transport concurrently. Value of convergence is r
ealized in the Digital Home. NID on side of the
house is a simple media converter?
A symmetric 50-100Mbps Access Network platform
ideally enables new capabilities.
Fiber infrastructure meets that easily, at long
distances. Short-reach copper getting there Stan
dards-based wireless ideal in certain beach
heads. Its not about continuous BW of 100Mbps
Early indications show average users adds littl
e to SPs monthly transit BW load