SMARTHOUSE and Home Networks

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SMARTHOUSE andHome Networks Platforms 27
April 2004

• The Development of a Code of Practice for the
  European SMARTHOUSE under CENELEC
• An Action Supported by EU/EFTA and Coordinated
  with e-Europe 2005
• Ref CENELEC/ENTR/000/2003-10
• Pierre Heinrichs - CENELEC

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CENELEC EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR ELECTROTECHNICAL
STANDARDIZATION
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Objectives of CENELEC
CENELEC aims at developing electrotechnical
standards as a basis for a European market
without internal barriers for electrotechnical
goods and services. It also seeks to develop
harmonized conformity assessment procedures
following the principle of
1 standard, 1 test, accepted everywhere
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Objectives of CENELEC

• Through the Dresden Agreement (signed with the
  IEC) CENELEC ensures the implementation of as
  many international standards as possible in the
  European territory with 3 positive outcomes
• Barriers to international trade are removed in
  Europe
• Broadening the market for manufacturers using
  CENELEC standards
• Increasing safety in electrical equipment

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Member countries of CENELEC
All 15 members of the European Union Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden the UK
3 out of 4 EFTA members Norway, Iceland
Switzerland
And also, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland
Slovakia, Slovenia
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Cooperating Partners
In addition to Members and Affiliates, 32
Industry Federations have so far become
Cooperating Partners of CENELEC This status
enables them to contribute to and advise in
standardization matters in their respective field
of expertise
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Principles of Standardization

• Voluntary process

• Based on Consensus

• Share of knowledge will develop best possible
  technical solution

• Impartial result

• Increases market access fostering competition

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Benefits of Standardization

• Key for Market access (interoperability,
  compatibility, functionality)

• Supports public authorities on technical
  requirements relevant to European policies

• New challenges Accessibility for All,
  Environmental protection as new priorities...

• Tool for consensus building

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SMARTHOUSE Agenda

• Why the Smart House initiative ?
• Objectives of Smart House
• What is the added value compared to existing
  initiatives ?
• Relation with existing initiatives like
  DHWG,OSGi,KONNEX,
• Scope/timeframe
• Which standards are addressed ?
• Link with Research IST
• How to join the Smart House initiative ?

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Why the Smart House initiative ?

• Smart House sets the standards for the home of
  the future in Europe
• SMH Phase II
• A code of practice for the Smart House
• Supported by EU Commission,
• Reporting to ICTSB (ICTSB/SHSSWG)
• Input from all the Stakeholders
• Utilizing all the standards and practical output
  from EU FP6 Projects
• Managed by CENELEC under TC 205 Ad-Hoc WG16

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Objectives of Smart House

• Deliver a Forum for information and understanding
• Prepare an Interim Report covering all influences
• Prepare a Code of Practice.
• (Beyond this work, the aim is to have the CoP
  accepted and used in the marketplace, for it to
  be maintained and regularly updated.)

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Influences on the SMARTHOUSE
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What is the added value compared to existing
initiatives ?

• Smart House sets the standards for the Home of
  the future in Europe and has a clear integrated
  vision as well as a defined deadline
• Supported by EU Commission,
• Supported by ICTSB (the 3 standards bodies in
  Europe)
• Smart House is a whole and covers all aspects (10
  sections including installation)
• The 10 Team Leaders are coming from the Industry
  committed to gathering the industry inputs
• Smart House is closely linked to other worldwide
  initiatives like DHWG, OSGi,..

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Sections

• The subsections of the Code of Practice will
  cover
• The Service Provider aspect.
• Content, Broadcasting (narrowcasting), DRM and
  Security
• The Network Operators aspect and Broadband
  delivery
• Network Termination and Residential Gateways
• Customer premises equipment (any electronic
  appliance or equipment in the home)
• Home networks and in-home communication (and
  considerations for the building)
• The User Interface, A/V equipment and Displays
• The Consumer (Subscriber), interface and privacy
• Architectures

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Relation with existing initiatives

• The following organizations are key players
  have already provided a position paper for Smart
  House
• DHWG,
• OSGi,
• KONNEX,
• etc

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Scope / timeframe

• The Contract between the EU Commission and
  CENELEC sets a requirement for particular
  deliverables, milestones and performance
  indicators. For this contract these are the major
  deliverables
• Roadmap for the work 19th
  February 2004
• Interim Report 19th
  September 2004
• Final Report / Code of Practice 19th August
  2005
• In addition, there is a requirement to organize
  the Smart House Forum that will meet on 11 May
  2004 and once in 2005 (probably in April)
• Lastly, this work is intended to achieve a
  deliverable that will help the marketplace
  accelerate its growth in the area of SMARTHOUSEs.
  This implies
• regular maintenance and upgrading of the CoP on a
  yearly basis on into the future.

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Proposed Roadmap - graphical view
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Which standards are addressed ?

• The CoP is aimed at achieving the objectives of
  e-Europe 2005 when every citizen will have a
  range of Broadband Services.
• The citizens using new services will need
  equipment, systems and networks in their Smart
  Houses that are
• easy to use, interoperable, providing intuitive
  interaction.
• secure, safe and conforming to open and
  transparent standards.
• compatible with public procurement rules, since a
  significant proportion of the Smart Houses of
  the future will be equipped with help from public
  funds, e.g. social housing.
• intuitive, since many people are disadvantaged by
  disability, poor health, poor education or age.
• Similar requirements apply for the services and
  applications provided by Service Providers.

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Which standards are addressed ?

• For both equipment providers and service
  providers there must be structure in their
  provision if the objectives of e-Europe 2005 are
  to be met.
• The Code of Practice will provide this structure
  by
• specifying a set of requirements that installers,
  operators and manufacturers refer to.
• specifying a set of requirements that service
  providers, service operators and network
  operators refer to.
• referencing minimum levels of security for
  systems in the Smart House and for communication
  and provision of systems to it.
• referencing Data Protection issues.
• referencing certain standards and specifications
  that should be used.
• The Code of Practice will be careful to specify
  in general and generic terms so that technology
  advances and new services are not impeded.

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CENELEC is a partner in COPRAS

• Cooperation Platform for Research and Standards
• Specific Support Action focusing on FP6 IST
  projects 2004 - 2006
• Improve the interface between research and
  standardization and stimulate cooperation between
  IST projects and standards bodies
• Build a platform for current IST projects aiming
  to upgrade their results through standardization
  produce guidance material for future projects
• Other partners CEN, ETSI, Open Group, World Wide
  Web Consortium
• COPRAS will
• Survey projects for standards related output,
  analyse feedback select projects to define
  Standardisation Action Plans
• Install mechanisms for cooperation between
  research and standardisation
• Arrange input from research projects into
  standardisation processes and ensure input from
  standards bodies into research projects

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Link with Research IST

• CENELEC will focus on FP6 projects relevant to
  our core activities with a special focus on Smart
  House (Home Networking) and Digital TV. In this
  context, we have already identified several FP6
  projects
• TEAHA
• Medianet
• eperspace
• Pulsers
• Hometalk
• and some link to
• MHP-confidence
• MHP-kdb
• uni-verse

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Link with Research IST

• We also identified FP5 projects which are
  important for Smart House
• Euro6IX
• FUTURE HOME
• _at_HOM
• Furthermore, as Smart House is working closely
  with IPv6, the following projects are relevant
• 6NET
• NGN-LAB
• TORRENT end user access network
• OverDrive

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How to join the Smart House initiative ?

• www.cenelec.org
• Section Smart House
• Email smarthouse_at_cenelec.org
• Contact Pierre Heinrichs
• Tel [phone]
• Each organization is invited to send a position
  paper
• (a template is available on the website)

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CENELEC CODE of PRACTICE

• Thank you
• Pierre Heinrichs
• CENELEC
• smarthouse_at_cenelec.org

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Glossary

• Smart House www.cenelec.org
• Section Smart House
• DHWG http//www.dhwg.org/home
• OSGi http//www.osgi.org/
• KONNEX http//www.konnex.org