ULE Update for the IOT in the Smart Home : ETSI March 2016 www.ulealliance.org Daniel Hartnett Director of Business Development DECT Forum Daniel. Hartnett@DECT.org ULE Background Adoption; More than one billion DECT, DECT 6.0, J-DECT, DECT Security, CAT-iq and ULE devices have been sold worldwide, which continues to increase by over 100 million products per year. The DECT Forum and ULE Alliance have >130 members in total and are located in Bern, Switzerland. Ultra Low Energy: Smart Home, battery driven, high range, low power CAT-iq: IP connectivity for the home gateway. Voice and Data Includes HD Voice and ULE compatibility DECT 6.0: 95% USA cordless voice market J-DECT: Market Leader in Japan: Voice and Data DECT Security: Used by all major enterprise voice brands ULE – The New Generation of Wireless Connectivity Since its formation in 2013, the ULE Alliance promotes the world-wide adoption of the ULE – Ultra Low Energy wireless technology for IoT A modernized version of the mature and established DECT technology Our vision: The proven and superior ULE technology will be a leading infrastructure and standard for home wireless networks, enabling a more safe life and higher level of convenience for people 3 Smart Home Challenge: from Luxury to Affordable 4 Smart Homes of Today: Smart Homes of Tomorrow : • • • • • • • • Limited to Luxury Homes Proprietary Technologies Scarcely Available in Stores Professional Installation High Price (€€€) Mass Deployment Based on Standards Broadly Available in Stores: • • • • • Product Variety Multiple Sources Ease of Setup and Use ‐ DIY Added Value/New Features Affordable Price (€) ULE Addressing the Challenges DECT Maturity: 3B+ Chipsets Shipped U L E Long Range: Simple Architecture, Lowest Cost ETSI Standard ETSI TS 102 939‐1 Since April 2013 The New Generation Wireless Technology for Home Automation, Security, Climate Control and More… 5 ULE Alliance Focus: Homes and Buildings Climate Control Automation Security Personal Well‐being ULE Supports Many More Use Cases… 6 ULE - The New Generation of Wireless Connectivity • Just place the sensors where you wish • Move around freely with wearable sensors 7 • No Interference with other devices • No interference with neighbors ULE Wi‐Fi Covers House and Garden Covers Most of the house ULE - The New Generation of Wireless Connectivity Simple, Reliable, Cost Effective ULE Network Mesh Network Repeater Repeater Repeater Repeater Base Repeater Base Repeater Requires repeaters for range and reliability 8 Same Setup, no extra devices required ULE and CAT-iq: A perfect fit for a seamless service ULE ‐ IP Connectivity in the Smart Home in the HGW. No extra HW cost ULE Devices ULE Enabled GW with CAT‐iq At the heart of the connected home Home Control Unit 9 Internet ULE – Adding Vital Dimensions: Voice & Video CAT-iq HD Voice phone Bedroom 1 ULE Smoke Detector Bedroom 2 Motion Detector Living Room Broadband Gateway (ULE Enabled) Mobile Network Voice and video enabled 10 Your smartphone Sorry, running late; Please Take a Seat; Will be Home in a Few Minutes ULE Technology Standardization – Next Phase Phase 1 2014 HAN FUN (*) Application Layer Any Other Application Layer HAN FUN Application Layer 6LowPAN ULE Transport Layer Standardized in ETSI (ETSI TS 102 939‐1) Physical Layer ULE = DECT (*) HAN FUN – Home Area Network FUNctional Protocol 11 Phase 2 2016 ULE Certification Overview ULE is a registered trademark owned by the ULE Alliance, it references features and procedures to corresponding ETSI & ULE Alliance Specifications. Only end products *** can be approved through the certification program ULE Certification Program All MEMBERS of the ULE Alliance can apply for certification*,** Notes: (*) Presenting company must be a Member of the ULE Alliance (**) More conditions apply; refer to the formal definition of the Certification Program for complete details (*** ) Currently end product can be a node or a hub; additional options may become available in the future 12 ULE Certification – Now Open ● The Certification Program assures application level interoperability between devices from different vendors, chipsets and software stacks ● The Certification is now open to all ULE Alliance members ● ULE Alliance partnered with AT4 wireless of Spain as the Test and Certification Laboratory ● Successfully passing the Test and Certification processes makes a product eligible to receive the ULE Logo ● First certified product: August 2015; 35 products already certified, more in process ● Certified products from Crow, Huawei, Panasonic, VTech ● Plan for 2016 – over 100 certified products ● You can view the certified products on: www.ulealliance.org under “Certification/Certified Products” 13 6LoWPAN – Connecting ULE to IPV-6 ● 6LoWPAN Project started mid 2015 ● ULE Alliance commissioned the work to: ● RTX for software development ● University of Offenburg (HSO – HochSchule Offenburg) for testing ● Project is on track; planned release – March 2016 ● The software will be offered as an open source 14 6LoWPAN - Evolution to better Interoperability The industry needs ONLY ONE standard! … Wireless Protocol Agnostic Application Layer 6LoWPAN Transport/Protocol Layer Physical/MAC Layer Wireless Technology A Device A 15 … ? √ Wireless Protocol Agnostic Application Layer √ 6LoWPAN X X Transport/Protocol Layer Physical/MAC Layer Wireless Technology B Device B Interoperability without a common language Sensor Sensor C B A Actuator B Sensor • • A, B, C ‐ wireless technologies All to All translation in the gateway 16 A Gateway with ` A, B, C Sensor C Actuator Interoperability with a common language Sensor Sensor C B A Actuator B Sensor • • A, B, C ‐ wireless technologies All communicating via IP (6LoWPAN) and “speaking” a common language 17 A Gateway with ` A, B, C Sensor C Actuator Cooperation and Liaisons ● In 2015 the ULE Alliance established alliance with AllSeen Alliance and Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) – former OIC: ● ULE Alliance is a member of the AllSeen Alliance ● ULE Alliance is an official partner of the OCF ● Both AllSeen and OCF recognized the unique values of ULE ● The following projects are planned for both: ● A gateway bridge connecting existing ULE networks to AllJoyn or IoTivity networks ● Native implementation: the AllJoyn or IoTivity application layer running on top of ULE transport layer (and 6LoWPan). 18 AllJoyn and IoTivity over ULE: Native Implementation … Wireless Protocol Agnostic Application Layer Sensor of Actuator 6LoWPAN ULE Transport/Protocol Layer ULE Physical/MAC Layer 19 ULE Alliance Members (March 2016: total 80+, shown 69) Promoter Contributor 20 ULE Alliance Members (March 2016: total 80+, shown 69) Adopter 21 Thank You! 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