Verizon Labs in Waltham, MA

Transforming
Communications

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Transforming the Network

Premises

Delivering and
managing voice,
video and data
over the
customers home
network

Access Network

Metro Backbone Network

Providing
Any to Any
access
(e.g., FTTP, DSL,
Ethernet)
to home or
business

National Backbone Network

A single integrated backbone network

for converged voice, video and data

Benefits for Verizon shareholders

New revenue
Higher operational efficiency

Benefits for customers

Higher bandwidths
Enhanced video and interactive services

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FTTP(Fiber to The Premisses) : The

Residential Future
Access Network

Premises

Metro Backbone Network

National Backbone Network

Local Content Provider

Video
Hub
Office

Session Border
Controller
IP VOD
Server

Verizon Online
Servers

Voice Application
Server

Internet

Application
Edge Router

Broadband
Premises
Gateway

ONT

FTTP

Video
Distribution
Router

Service
Edge
Router

Peering
Router

Optical Line Terminal

Video
Aggregation
Switch
Softswitch
Media Gateway
PSTN

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Super
Headend
(SHE)

Super
Headend
(SHE)

FTTP(Fiber to The Premisses)

Advantages
The key is dedicated wavelengths
Broadcast Video

1550 nm

870 MHz system

Voice, Data, IP TV

1310 nm

155 Mbps (1.2 Gbps with GPON)

Voice, Data, IP TV

1490 nm

622 Mbps (2.4 Gbps with GPON)

IP
IP Data
Data //
Internet
Internet

Video
Video
Public
Public
Switched
Switched
Telephone
Telephone
Network
Network

Fiber Amplifier
Optical
Network
Terminal

1x32 Optical
Splitter

IP/SS7
IP/SS7
signaling
signaling

Optical
Coupler
Optical
Line
Terminal

Softswitch
VOIP

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Cable Television is a system of delivering television programming to paying

subscribers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial
cables or light pulses through fiber-optic cables
The Characteristics of Coaxial Cable: Voltage Cable 100-120 ohm, Speed
and Throughput 0-100 Mbps, The maximum length of cable usage < 500
Meters, Cost Relatively cheap divided into types Thicknet and thinnel
The Benefit of Coaxial Cable: Network using a coaxial cable network with
low cost , but its scope is very limited and reliability is also very limited .
Coaxial cable is generally used on the bus and ring topologies
The Characteristics of FO: 100+ Mbps speeds and output, The average cost
is quite expensive pernode, Medium and small connector size, The maximum
cable length allowed is 2 km (length)
The Benefit of FO: Speed fiber optic networks operate at high speed
100MBps - 1Gbps, Bandwidth FO capable of carrying packages with large
capacity . Distance which signals can be transmitted further without needing
treatment " refresh " or " amplified " max 2km

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In-Premise Architecture
Reduces installation time and number of new wires
Supports delivery of real-time IP traffic (e.g. Video on Demand, new services)

Voice

Optical
Network
Terminal

CAT3/
RJ11

Data
Verizon
Broadband
Home
Gateway

Wireline Network
NIM

CAT5/RJ45

Fiber Optic Cable

MoCA

MoCA

Network
Interface
Module

Coax

Verizon
Set Top Box

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Video
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FTTP Implementation
Premises passed
3M at end of 2005
6M by end of 2006

Small
Businesses
ONT

Overlay Build

ONT
ONT
ONT

Greenfield Build
Splitter
Hub
ONT

Circuit
Switch

Splitter
Hub

ONT
ONT

ONT
ONT
ONT

OLT
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Consumer Bandwidth Demand

Demand will soon outstrip current FTTC, FTTN or cable capacity
while FTTP has room for growth
100

HD Video Streams
(includes HD DVR)

Growth
Potential

75
Total
Downstream
Demand
(Mbps)

Video
Games
Music

3 HD streams

50

Voice

Basic IP Data
HD stream
2 SD streams
High-quality audio

25

SD stream
E-mail
IM, Web
Downloads
File Sharing

Yesterday

Videoconferencing
E-mail
IM
Web
Fast Downloads
File Sharing

Today
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SD stream
Multichannel audio
HD videoconferencing and mail
IM
Web
Instant downloads
File sharing

Tomorrow
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FiOS TV Features
Multi-player Games

Videoconference
Premier
Premier Interactive
Interactive Program
Program Guide
Guide (IPG)
(IPG)

Entertainment
on Demand

STB DVR
+
Multiroom

IP VOD

Interactive
Apps

Niche
Channels

Time-shift TV

HD
HD Tier
Tier
All
All Digital
Digital Core
Core ++ Theme
Theme Tiers
Tiers
HDTV

Niche Channels

Analog
Analog Basic
Basic

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How FiOS TV Works

National programming is
transmitted to our satellite
farms, also known as
Super Headends (SHE).

In each market, a Video Hub Office

(VHO) adds local channels,
commercials and video-on-demand
programs to the national
programming.

SHE

Video Serving Office (VSO)

receive this feed, process the
video signal, and relay it to . . .

Internet
. . . Splitters that transmit
content to up to
32 homes or MDUs with...

. . . an ONT (optical network

terminal) attached to the outside of
each customers home or MDU.

Artwork by Donne Masaki (Verizon)

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Video Lab

Satellite
Feed

Video Serving Office

Video Hub Office

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Super Headend

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House Lab
Usability testing guides product development

Customers want the 4 Cs:

Content - Tons of it, easily found
Convenience - People want a lean-back TV experience
Community - A sense of community among FiOS TV customers
Convergence - IP and off-air TV converged seamlessly for all devices
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