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IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA Y CONSULTORÍA 1

OPEN PLC EUROPEANRESEARCH ALLIANCE

6TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME


INTRODUCTION

CONTENTSCONTENTS

PARTICIPANTSPARTICIPANTS

PROJECT MAIN GOALSPROJECT MAIN GOALS

RELEVANCE TO THE IST OBJECTIVESRELEVANCE TO THE IST OBJECTIVES

POTENTIAL IMPACTPOTENTIAL IMPACT

CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS


INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

• Acronym of Open PLC European Research Alliance for New

Generation PLC Integrated Systems : OPERA.

• Integrated Project (IP) based in the Power Line Communication (PLC)

technology.

• Receiving funds from the European Community (EC) Six Frame Work

Programme (FP6).

• Area “Broad Band for all” in the Internet Society Technologies (IST)

Priority.



• IBERINCO (IBERDROLA Ingeniería) will be in charge of the co-ordination and management of the Project.

• OPERA Project has an estimated duration of 48 months.

The project is divided into two phases. Each phase lasts 24 months. The first phase (2004-2005) is funded by the European Commission and has clearly defined objectives.

• OPERA Project has a 20,2 M� presupposed cost, with a financial aid from EC.


PARTICIPANTS






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Consortium of 35 Partners that brings together the main stakeholders in PLC

Fostering knowledge sharing and the development of an integrated European Research Area in PLC

Major Electric Utilities

Manufacturers

Engineering & Consultancy Companies

Universities and Technologic

Institutes

Top PLC Technology Providers

Telecom Operators

9 European Countries + Israel



These utilities, together with UNIÓN FENOSA (Spain), Linz Strom (Austria) and MVV (Germany), cover more than 35 % of the European Electrical Market.

The ELECTRIC UTILITIES participating in this proposal are leaders in Europe

Source: “Expansion” financial newspaper.

• EDF (France) is the largest electric utility in Europe and one of the world largest with over 35 million customers.

• ENEL (Italy) second European and one of the world largest with around 25 million customers.

• ENDESA (Spain) sixth European electric utility and leader in South America with around 20 million customers.

• IBERDROLA (Spain) seventh European electric utility with around 16 million customers and third European in market value.

(Others)

( European Leaders)



Telecom Operators

• Auna (Spain)• ONI (Portugal)• PPC (Germany)

Utilities

• EDF (France)• ENDESA (Spain)• ENEL (Italy)• IBERDROLA (Spain)• LinzAG Strom (Austria)• MVV (Germany)• Unión Fenosa (Spain)

Technology Providers

• Ascom (Switzerland)• DS2 (Spain)• Itran (Israel)

Main.net (Israel)

Universities

• Open University(England)

• Swiss Federal Instituteof Technology(Switzerland)

• University of Dresden(Germany)

• University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany)

• University of Karlsruhe(Germany)

• University ofThessaloniki (Greece)

• University PolitécnicaMadrid (Spain)University of Comillas(Spain)

Developers andManufactures

• ADD (Spain)• Dimat (Spain)• Schneider Electric

Powerline Communications(France)Eichhoff (Germany)

• Elsys Design (France)• Mitsubishi (Japan)• Robotiker (Spain)• Telvent (Spain)

Engineering andConsultancy Companies

• Eutelis Italia (Italy)• Enditel (Spain)• IBERINCO (Spain)

• Inesc / Nov (Portugal)

Other Organisations

• PLCForumAssociation

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PROJECT MAIN GOALS






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To offer low-cost broadband access service to ALL

European citizens using the most ubiquitous

infrastructure, Power Lines

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE OF OPERA PROJECT

To have an operative PLC Integrated Network suitable for being commercialised, where all current needs for PLC

improvements will be properly solved and where interconnection to the most important backbone technologies

is feasible in order to reach all end users wherever they are

To have an operative PLC Integrated Network suitable for being commercialised, where all current needs for PLC

improvements will be properly solved and where interconnection to the most important backbone technologies

is feasible in order to reach all end users wherever they are



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Speed Up to 45 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps

Installation Not suitable enough Easy, low-cost

System Proprietary solutions Standard plug&play, multivendor

Mass deployment Some areas Widespread

End-users covered (in cell) 80 -90% 100%

Multi-Media Services over PLC Initially tested Ready to sell

EMC Standard & compliance National level European level

Standard Not existing International

In-home compatibility Not guaranteed Guaranteed

Broadband market share <<1% >10%

Degree of Backbone Integration Not efficient enough Efficient



OBJECTIVES RELATED TOPLC SYSTEM

- Improvements PLC components and function

- Improvements in couplers, filters and line conditioning

- Channel modelling and analysis. Development of service provisioning system

- Analysis and minimisation of interferences

- Coexistence access/in-home- Direct interconnection PLC access network - backbone optical fibre network

OBJECTIVES RELATED TOREADY TO SELL SERVICES

AND LOW COST USER’S TERMINALS

- Development of low cost PLC modem with sufficient abilities to support telephony

- Development of PLC gateway to TV terminal

- Specification of technical and operative components for services over PLC (Telephony, tele-surveillance, automatic meter reading, E-health...)

OBJECTIVES RELATED TOBACKBONE NETWORK

- Optimisation integration PLC access network -backbone network

- Improvement of interconnection PLC -satellite links

- Network Management System (NMS) and a Service Management System (SMS) capable of integrating the particularities of a PLC

access network

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES OF OPERA PROJECT

WORK PACKAGE 1: Network Infrast. EMC

WORK PACKAGE 3:PLC System & Components

WORK PACKAGE 2: Network Infrast. Field Test

WORK PACKAGE 4:Services over PLC Network



OBJECTIVES RELATED TO STANDARDISATION OF PLC

SYSTEM

•To obtain a PLC de facto standard to be proposed to the standardisation bodies

•PLC System

•PLC Equipment

•PLC EMC aspects: measurements, disturbance, voltage, radiation, inmunity,etc.

OBJECTIVES DISEMINATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

•To disseminate the Project Results respecting the Intellectual Property Rights

OTHER OBJECTIVES OF OPERA PROJECTOBJECTIVES RELATED

BUSINESS DEPLOYMENT

•To define the market requirement for PLC

•To develop business plan and new business model based on PLC

•To define the process for operation and maintenance of PLC network

WORK PACKAGE 5:Standardisation & Specification

WORK PACKAGE 6:Business Deployment

WORK PACKAGE 8: Intellectual Property Rights

WORK PACKAGE 7:Dissemination Activities


RELEVANCE TO THE IST OBJECTIVES





CONTENTSCONTENTS

POTENTIAL IMPACT


RELEVANCERELEVANCE

OPERA addresses the objectives of the work programme in the area“Broadband for All” OPERA addresses the objectives of the work programme in the area“Broadband for All”

“To develop the network technologies and architectures allowing a generalised availability of broadband access to European users, including those in less developed regions. This is a key enabler to the wider deployment of the information and knowledge-based society and economy”

“To develop the network technologies and architectures allowing a generalised availability of broadband access to European users, including those in less developed regions. This is a key enabler to the wider deployment of the information and knowledge-based society and economy”

OPERA Strategic Objectives:Improvements of Power Line Communication (PLC) technology not only will position it as the one that gives the best broadband performance at low costs, but the broadband will be indeed for all, because it will enable to coverage for all areas, including less developed ones

OPERA Strategic Objectives:Improvements of Power Line Communication (PLC) technology not only will position it as the one that gives the best broadband performance at low costs, but the broadband will be indeed for all, because it will enable to coverage for all areas, including less developed ones



OPERA will contribute to develop the European Information

Society according to the proposed objectives in the Plan

eEurope 2005 through:

• «Stimulating the deployment of a secure broadband

infrastructure, creating a positive environment for private

investment»

• «Promoting services, applications and content in key areas such

as e-government, e-learning, e-health and e-business»



Increase of Competition in Access Network

Increase of Competition in Access Network

OPERA POTENTIAL IMPACTOPERA POTENTIAL IMPACT BENEFITBENEFIT

Lower prices, higher quality and newservices

Lower prices, higher quality and newservices

Services in Low-Density and LessDeveloped Areas

Services in Low-Density and LessDeveloped Areas Broadband for allBroadband for all

Leadership of European IndustryLeadership of European IndustryEmployment, competitiveness and

investmentEmployment, competitiveness and

investment

Foster Mass Services Take-offFoster Mass Services Take-off Promoting useful services for the citizensPromoting useful services for the citizens

Gender IssuesGender Issues

Reduction of the housework, higher opportunities of job for women in

rural areas

Reduction of the housework, higher opportunities of job for women in

rural areas

New applications/services notimaginable yet

New applications/services notimaginable yet Quality of lifeQuality of life


CONCLUSIONS



RELEVANCE TO THE IST PRIORITYRELEVANCE TO THE IST PRIORITY



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OPERA Project is a four years project (divided in

two phases of 24 months) where the main

actors in PLC area are participating and that

improve and standardise the PLC Technology

in order to reduce costs and to be able to use

it as a broadband technology in a massive deployment


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• IBERINCO is interested in receiving initiatives that contribute to the development of the technology PLC.

• Contact with: Jorge Juan Nieto [email protected]. de Burgos 828036 Madrid (Spain)+34 91 767 51 52

• Thank you very much for your attention

• I will be glad to answer any question