The document discusses the growing Internet of Things (IoT) and the opportunities and challenges for machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity within homes. It notes that while over 50 billion devices are expected to be connected by 2020, in-home connectivity faces obstacles like walls blocking radio signals and the need for low-cost, ubiquitous, and privacy-respecting solutions. The document reviews various in-home connectivity options and argues that no single technology can meet all needs, requiring hybrid approaches combining technologies like Zigbee, Weightless, and Hanadu's new powerline-based protocol. Compartmentalizing networks and using next-gen IPv6 profiles are also suggested to address privacy and ownership issues with multiple in

1. Connecting the Internet of Things
Inside the Home
Russell Haggar
4th Annual Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2012 Conference
14 June 2012 Cambridge
www.cir-strategy.com/events
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2. Internet of Things: It’s Big
Connecting up more than just the humans
2010: Cisco/IBM: “1 trillion connected devices in 2013”
2011: Cisco/Ericsson: “50 billion connected devices in 2020”
2012: GSMA: “24 billion by 2020 – $4.5 trillion market value”
What’s connected ?
Us
Our devices
Our machines
Our world
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3. Internet of Things: It’s Big
What’s connected ?
Us
Our devices
Our machines
Our world
And our livestock
“The average cow generates about 200
megabytes of information a year”
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4. “60% of $4.5tn Value from Ten Apps”
Source: GSMA 2012
Connected Car
600
Clinical Remote Monitoring
500 Assisted Living
400 Home & Building Security
Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance
300
Next-Gen Car Usage
200 Smart Meters
Traffic Management
100
Electric Vehicle Charging
0 Building Automation
Market Value (US$ billion) by 2020
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5. “60% of $4.5tn Value from Ten Apps”
Connected Car
600
Clinical Remote Monitoring
500 Assisted Living
400 Home & Building Security
In-
In-Building Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance
300
Market Value Next-Gen Car Usage
= $1.0 tn
200 Smart Meters
Traffic Management
100
Electric Vehicle Charging
0 Building Automation
Market Value (US$ billion)
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6. Machine-to-Machine in the Home
Initial M2M momentum comes from cellular operators
M2M in the Home cannot guarantee coverage
Useful M2M services at home:
Smart metering Connectivity Essentials:
Smart appliances Mass Market installable
Assisted living No more wires
E-Health Low cost
Home energy management Ubiquitous utility
Microgeneration monitoring Reliable and Dependable
Low power usage
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7. Warning! Comms Engineers at Work
Ethernet
Token Ring
1980 1990 2000 2010
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8. Warning! Comms Engineers at Work
Ethernet
Token Ring
1980 1990 2000 2010
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9. Warning! Comms Engineers at Work
Ethernet
Token Ring
1980 1990 2000 2010
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10. Warning! Comms Engineers at Work
IoT (M2M)
gathers pace
Ethernet
Token Ring
1980 1990 2000 2010
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11. Warning! Comms Engineers at Work
IoT (M2M)
gathers pace
Ethernet
Token Ring
1980 1990 2000 2010
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12. Connectivity in the Home
Key characteristics
Walls and floors are hostile to radio
WiFi radio spectrum congested by neighbours
Mixture of battery-powered and mains-powered devices
Broadband network likely already deployed
No IT manager available
Ad hoc connectivity and repositioning of appliances
High sensitivity to cost
High sensitivity to privacy and ownership
Compromise around a convenient technology risks a
product’s mass market relevance
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13. Radio in the Home: WiFi Coverage
Predictions of 2.4GHz (eg WiFi)
4
coverage inside a building with walls
2
0
0 and floors
5
Tx
10 Propagation modelling (by Manchester
15 25
20 15
20
University) ignores spectrum
25
30 0
5
10
congestion effects
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14. Radio in the Home: WiFi Coverage
Predictions of 2.4GHz (eg WiFi)
4
coverage inside a building with walls
2
0
0 and floors
5
Tx
10 Propagation modelling (by Manchester
15 25
20 15
20
University) ignores spectrum
25
30 0
5
10
congestion effects
Within same floor
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15. Radio in the Home: WiFi Coverage
Predictions of 2.4GHz (eg WiFi)
4
coverage inside a building with walls
2
0
0 and floors
5
Tx
10 Propagation modelling (by Manchester
15 25
20 15
20
University) ignores spectrum
25
30 0
5
10
congestion effects
Adjacent floor Adjacent floor
Within same floor (aerated concrete) (concrete)
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16. In-Home M2M Connectivity Options
WiFi ZigBee Bluetooth HomePlug Hanadu
Green PHY
Battery friendly N Y Y N N
Whole-house
w/o meshing
N N N N Y
Whole-house
w/ meshing
n/a Y n/a n/a Y
Power usage
< 1W
Y Y Y N Y
High node
counts
Y Y N Y Y
Full “IoT IPv6”
(6LP, ZB profiles)
N Y N N Y
Secure Sometimes Y Y Y Y
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17. In-Home M2M: Ownership
Householder
HEM
extension
Manufacturer
Monitoring Service
Energy Utility M2M • Pre-emptive
Service maintenance
• Demand Shifting • Behaviour
• Itemised Billing observance
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18. In-Home M2M: Ownership
Whose network is it ?
Which application belongs
to which service ?
Householder Privacy & Security
HEM Householder’s network
extension needs to be
compartmentalised ?
Manufacturer
Monitoring Service
Energy Utility M2M • Pre-emptive
Service maintenance
• Demand Shifting • Behaviour
• Itemised Billing observance
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19. Hanadu
In development since 2009 – greenfield approach
Powerline complement to ZigBee
Proprietary open specification (like ZigBee, Bluetooth, etc.)
Ultra-small form factor
Sub-500mW power
Standards compliant
Whole home coverage
Co-exists with other
powerline solutions
Launching in Q3 2012
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20. Close
Supporting M2M inside the home presents huge opportunities
and scope for unified platforms
Re-purposing an old connectivity solution risks being a
compromise too far
Mass market solutions have to work for everyone
No single technology will work for everything
Hybrid approaches essential eg ZigBee/Weightless/Hanadu
In-Home M2M has to be fully forward-looking
Full suite of next-gen IPv6 includes 6LowPAN, ZB profiles, TR069
Consider network compartmentalisation (“virtualisation”)
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21. Thank You
www.xsilon.com
russell.haggar@xsilon.com
VP, Business Development & Co-founder
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