CMCAST NETWRK EVLUTIN STRATEGY SUMMARY Dr. Robert L. Howald VP Network Architecture Comcast Nokia The Future of Broadband Access March 28, 217
TPICS Network Evolution Strategy Summary Lead Stories DCSIS 3.1 and Fiber Deep Fiber Deep as a Strategic Enabler Enabled Architectures and Technologies Synergies
NETWRK EVLUTIN STRATEGY SUMMARY 3 Confidential Not for disclosure outside of Comcast without permission.
NETWRK EVLUTIN STRATEGY SUMMARY Access Network Evolution Technology Platforms = Deliver on Long Term Capacity, Products, and Services 4 Confidential Not for disclosure outside of Comcast without permission.
GIGABIT AVAILABLE T ALL VIA DCSIS 3.1
DECADES F SPLITTING NDES AND PULLING FIBER DEEPER.. EXTEND T FIBER DEEP (FD) Passive Coax (N+) Cost effective More spectrum, flexible spectrum allocation Small serving groups Better MER Performance Support for aggressive longterm DS & US CAGR Improved pex Very high density access to fiber connectivity Straightforward path to FTTx Increased Upstream
FIBER DEEP AS A STRATEGIC ENABLER
FD: ENABLING PIVT T DISTRIBUTED ACCESS (DAA) Distributed Access Virtualized Distributed Access Ethernet Connectivity Fiber Reach Fiber Efficiency D3.1 Performance Alignment to NFV / SDN Transition Scalability of Facilities Last Mile Access Agnostic
PS RX N-MIC-2XGE-XFP K/FAIL PRT A 1/MIC I LINK PRT B LINK 2 4 6 1 3 5 7 I PS1 SYS K NLINE/ FFLINE RE M IC - 3 D - 2 G E - E H CNSLE AUX K/ FAIL 8 1 11 45 [ /2] / [ /2] /1 1 ETHERNET USB 13 12 14 2 3 15 A B 4 5 1/MIC 1 6 7 EXT CLK 8 1 2 3 LINK LINK LINK LINK 16 18 2 22 17 1 21 23 1 2 3 / MIC 4 5 6 7 24 26 28 3 25 27 2 31 8 [1 /3] /8 [1 /3] / 45 FAN EX455 M G M T RUNNING JUN S C N CN ALM SYS MST PS RX N-MIC-2XGE-XFP K/FAIL PRT A 1/MIC I LINK PRT B LINK 2 4 6 1 3 5 7 I PS1 SYS K NLINE/ FFLINE RE M IC - 3 D - 2 G E - E H CNSLE AUX 45 K/ FAIL 8 1 11 [ /2] / [ /2] /1 1 ETHERNET USB 12 14 13 15 2 3 A B 4 5 1/MIC 1 6 7 EXT CLK 8 1 2 3 FAN 1 2 3 LINK LINK LINK LINK 16 18 2 22 17 1 21 23 / MIC 4 5 6 7 24 26 28 3 25 27 2 31 8 [1 /3] /8 [1 /3] / 4 5 EX455 M G M T RUNNING JUN S C N CN ALM SYS MST PS RX N-MIC-2XGE-XFP K/FAIL PRT A 1/MIC I LINK PRT B LINK 2 4 6 1 3 5 7 I PS1 SYS K NLINE/ FFLINE RE M IC - 3 D - 2 G E - E H CNSLE AUX 45 K/ FAIL 8 1 11 [ /2] / [ /2] /1 1 ETHERNET USB 12 14 13 15 2 3 A B 4 5 1/MIC 1 6 7 EXT CLK 8 1 2 3 FAN 1 2 3 LINK LINK LINK LINK 16 18 2 22 17 1 21 23 / MIC 4 5 6 7 24 26 28 3 25 27 2 31 8 [1 /3] /8 [1 /3] / 45 EX455 M G M T RUNNING JUN S C N CN ALM SYS MST Provisioning Backbone FIRST CMCAST ALL-SERVICES DAA DHCP/TFTP/ToD NDE (SC-2D) Network Upstream Router DETRIT TRIAL Forward Combining M - Downstream BroadastQam NarrowcastQam ckbone etwork Provisioning DHCP/TFTP/ToD Packet Engine MX8 Slot 1 VCAP Controllers Terminal Server VCAP Controllers fxp 16.254.63.254/1 xe-// Cable Bundle 1 CM MTA STB Backbone Network MX8 Upstream Router Packet Engine MX8 Slot 1 fxp 16.254.63.254/1 xe-// Cable Bundle 1 CM MTA STB Aggregation Switch EX455 Slot 16.254.63.252/1 MX8 Upstream Upstream Router Router Forward Combining DS B Slot 16 16.254.32.15/16 Packet Engine Slot 1 Aggregation Switch EX455 Slot 16.254.63.252/1 VCAP Controllers Forward Combining DS B xe-1/1/ 12.168.1.1/24 12.168.4.1/24 Video Engine Slot 2 Aggregation Switch EX455 Slot 16.254.32.2/1 Slot 16 Terminal M - Downstream Server B US B BroadastQam NarrowcastQam ARPD US B Return Combining BroadastQam Packet Engine MX8 Slot 1 NarrowcastQam xe-1/1/ 12.168.1.1/24 12.168.4.1/24 Video Engine Slot 2 Video Engine 16.254.32.2/1 Slot 2 US B M - Downstream B fxp 16.254.63.254/1 xe-// Cable Bundle Return 1 CMCombining MTA STB MX8 ARPD US B Aggregation Switch EX455 Slot 16.254.63.252/1 DS B Slot 16 16.254.32.15/16 xe-1/1/ 12.168.1.1/24 12.168.4.1/24 Video Engine Slot 2 16.254.32.2/1 US B TN Test Point C 16.254.32.15/16 Slot 15 16.254.32.15/1 Slot 15 16.254.32.15/1 Access Node SC-2D Slot 16 LE LE TN Test Point Modem/E-MTA EN2 Legacy STB DSG STB Slot 15 Confidential Not for disclosure Nokia Confidential Legacy STB LE outside of Comcast DSG STBwithout permission. LE TN Test Point TN Test Point Modem/E-MTA Legacy STB DSG STB Modem/E-MTA Legacy STB DSG STB Modem/E-MTA Slot 15 16.254.32.15/1 Access Node SC-2D LE LE LE Modem/E-MTA Legacy STB DSG STB Modem/E-MTA Legacy STB DSG STB Modem/E-MTA Legacy STB DSG STB Comcast Mic
FD: ENABLING F FULL DUPLEX DCSIS 3.1 (FDX) Key dependencies are Comcast PoR Passive Coax (i.e. Fiber Deep) Distributed Architecture (DAA) DCSIS 3.1 deployment plan Transition to All-IP Key bjectives rder of magnitude more upstream capacity and speed Services agnostic to last mile access technology or medium Gig Symmetric competitive Biz services, MDU, future IoT Integrate with Fiber Deep DAA deployments
FD: ENABLING F FTTH 2-PUTT Seeding footprint with 1/1 EPN LTs: Greenfield MDUs Biz Services IP Video 3 rd Party Home GW Gigabit Pro (2/2) NU 1G Switch Comcast RDK-B GWs XF3, XF6 (TBD) HSD, Voice and IP Video Services PN Mux/Extender DWDMbased extension to 8 km
FD: ENABLING F FIBER-T-THE-RADI 5G MMW CVERAGE (?) Courtesy Nokia
SYNERGY F NETWRK EVLUTIN Deep Fiber DAA FTTx FDX NFV Wireless