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Re: [802.3_EPOC] Study Group Questions



Mark,

 

Comments below.

 

Hesham

 

From: Mark Laubach [mailto:laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 10:59 AM
To: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [802.3_EPOC] Study Group Questions

 

Hi John,

 

And for others that have joined the EPoC Study Group email discussion list.  Welcome! 

 

There are a number of things that are in the Call for Interest (CFI) presentation as guidance items.  The CFI is available at:

 

   http://www.ieee802.org/3/epoc/public/nov11/index.html

 

My initial answers. Note: The SG contribution and consensus process will have more on these as its official answers:

1) Open for SG discussion, flexible with cable operator initial deployment and changes.  As an SG effort, we’ll probably need to evaluate from 5MHz to 2.8GHz (there are taps in the market that run up 2.8GHz….)

2) and 3) strong preference for “as is” but cable operator requirements followed by SG work to see how it plays out

4) open for discussion, but there is the strong notion of being able to work “around” existing services without disruption

5) EPoC is a new service that should be compatible with existing services and “on the wire” signaling.  While specific signaling mathematics will be a topic for the Task Force, the SG will likely have some guidance/objectives at conclusion going into the TF.

HEB> If EPoC is a service then it is more than just a PHY and therefore, as Matt mentioned we need to study the interactions between  the PHY and different components of EPoC system to achieve the intended service

and performance.

HEB> I am assuming that by “signaling on the wire” you mean  the modulation used by the PHY (e.g. OFDM, wavelet OFDM, QAM, …. Etc). In this respect, by compatibility with existing services do you mean that EPoC

as a service needs to support new PHY and existing PHYs ? i.e. Does CMC need to find out if at the other end of the wire it is connected to CNU, CM, or say HomePlugAV CPE and then uses the appropriate

PHY modulation and appropriate MAC ?

 

Mark

 

From: John Santhoff [mailto:jsanthoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 9:05 PM
To: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [802.3_EPOC] Study Group Questions

 

I'm new to this group so please forgive me if these questions have already been answered. If so where can I find the document?

 

1) What are the frequencies to be used for Downstream and Upstream?

 

2) Is the goal to use the existing infrastructure "As-Is" or do we have the option to upgrade equipment?

 

3) Is the goal to maintain existing amplifier spacing?

 

4) Is the plan to maintain the 6/8 MHz channel spacing?

 

5) What about legacy signaling? Is that being maintained?

 

-John

 

 

 

On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Hesham ElBakoury <Hesham.ElBakoury@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Howard,

 

I have few questions regarding the Operator requirements (pertaining to physical layer):

 

   Service coexistence issues and criteria

   Services to be provided over EPoC

HEB> Do you mean residential and business services or video, IPTV, VoIP, data services ?

      and how they will evolve over time

      Business vs residential services

            (will they exist on the same network?)

      Asymmetry vs. symmetry

   Existing cable plant characteristics

      Architectures

            (Node+0 "passive", Node+N [N=1-?],  Complete HFC, MxU)

      Amplifier characteristics and considerations that will effect the PHY

      Cable & passives characteristics

      Typical size of cable plant

HEB> I am not sure how you measure the size ? (number of home passed, size of coverage area, number of nodes, … etc).

      Subscribers passed

      Number and size of taps

   Changes to cable plant characteristics over time

      (e.g. passive and active element changes, any use of bypasses?)

   Spectral allocation

      and how it changes over time

      Which frequencies are amplified and which are passive

   `  What spectrum will be allocated for EPoC initially,

            and how will that change over time

                Regional differences for changes?

   Functional Assumptions and Impairments

      DOCSIS 3.0 has already characterized in CM-SP-PHYv3.0-I05-070803, Chapter 5,

                  and in CM-SP-DRFI-I12-111117, Chapter 5, for "in amplified" regions of

                  cable. For both "in amplified" and "passive" EPoC considerations, are

                  there any additonal functional assumptions and impairments that need to

                  be considered for up to 1Gbps and higher operation? 

                How will these change over time?

                Are there regional differences; e.g. China, Europe?

   Number of subscribers per network, take rate

   Minimum required channel data rate

   Maximum desired channel data rate

 

Thanks

 

Hesham

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Howard Frazier [mailto:hfrazier@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 7:00 PM
To: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [802.3_EPOC] Study Group Questions

 

The first meeting of the IEEE 802.3 EPON Protocol over Coax (EPoC) PHY Study Group will be held January 24th and 25th in Newport Beach, CA, hosted by the Ethernet Alliance. Please see my previous message for links to meeting logistical details.

 

In preparation for the meeting, Mark Laubach and I put together a list of topics that can help us prepare for a successful study group meeting, and these are listed in the attached file.

 

The first set of topics deals with the IEEE 802 standards development process. I have all of the material I need for this section, and I am sure that I will be able to enlist the help of some of our experienced hands to deliver it.

 

The second set of topics deals with operator requirements, and this is where I would like to make an appeal for contributions. We may not get contributions that address all of the topics listed, and there may not even be universal agreement that the topics are relevant, but I think that these are areas that must be explored in the study group if we are to do a proper job of defining the scope of a new project, and judging it against the "5 Criteria".

 

People wishing to make a contribution to the study group should review the "Procedure for Presenters" information that can be found here:

 

http://www.ieee802.org/3/epoc/public/presentproc.html

 

Since this is a new email reflector, I would also like to make people aware of the IEEE 802.3 Working Group email reflector policy that can be found here:

 

http://www.ieee802.org/3/reflector_policy.html

 

I will welcome your comments and questions.

 

Howard Frazier

Broadcom Corporation

 

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