Craig MundieCraig MundieChief Technical OfficerChief Technical OfficerSenior Vice PresidentSenior Vice PresidentAdvanced Strategies and PolicyAdvanced Strategies and PolicyMicrosoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation

PC ArchitecturePC ArchitectureDOSDOS SpreadsheetsSpreadsheets

Word ProcessorsWord Processors

PCPCMid 80sMid 80s

InternetInternetMid 90sMid 90s

ApplicationsApplicationsLate 80s-Mid 90sLate 80s-Mid 90s

Web AppsWeb AppsMid 00s - . . .Mid 00s - . . .

TodaTodayy

Wi-Fi/BroadbandWi-Fi/Broadband

XML/SOAPXML/SOAPHTTP/HTMLHTTP/HTMLSMTPSMTP Email ClientsEmail Clients

Web Web BrowsersBrowsers

Speech/Speech/HandwritingHandwriting

DevicesDevices

Web ServicesWeb Services

Protocols: Loosely C

oupled

APIs: Tightly C

oupled

Rights ManagementRights ManagementTrusted Computing HardwareTrusted Computing Hardware

MouseMouseGUIGUILANsLANs

Fabric of loosely coupled systems, Fabric of loosely coupled systems, services, devices, applications, services, devices, applications,

data…data…

Web ServicesWeb Services

ProcessingProcessing

Conclusion:Conclusion:Put processing as Put processing as

close to the data as close to the data as possiblepossible

Conclusion:Conclusion:Put processing as Put processing as

close to the data as close to the data as possiblepossible

StorageStorageShugart’s LawShugart’s Law

Larger storage Larger storage sizesizeSmaller form Smaller form factor & cheaperfactor & cheaper

Moore’s LawMoore’s LawFasterFasterSmaller, lower Smaller, lower power & power & cheapercheaper

Metcalfe’s LawMetcalfe’s LawIncreased Increased bandwidthbandwidth

Cheaper lower Cheaper lower bandwidth bandwidth connectionsconnections

InterconnectionInterconnection

What can you get for a What can you get for a $1?$1?

ProcessingProcessingOne PC-day of computationOne PC-day of computation

StorageStorage1 GB disk storage1 GB disk storage(2 DVD quality movies)(2 DVD quality movies)

InterconnectionInterconnection100 MB broadband data 100 MB broadband data (3.5 hours of music)(3.5 hours of music)1 MB voice telephony1 MB voice telephony(15 minutes talk time)(15 minutes talk time)1.6 KB SMS 1.6 KB SMS (10 messages)(10 messages)

Bits ≠ ValueBits ≠ ValueBroadband: 1¢ per Broadband: 1¢ per MB MB GPRS: $1 per MBGPRS: $1 per MBSMS: $600 per MBSMS: $600 per MB

It’s the Bandwidth (and Spectrum) that’s expensiveIt’s the Bandwidth (and Spectrum) that’s expensive

Universal ConnectivityUniversal Connectivity900/1800/1900 MHz GSM900/1800/1900 MHz GSMEDGEEDGE802.11a/g/b802.11a/g/b802.16 d/e802.16 d/eBluetoothBluetooth

Handwriting & SpeechHandwriting & SpeechImproved DisplaysImproved DisplaysBig Question: PowerBig Question: Power

The Natural Evolution of Connectivity The Natural Evolution of Connectivity

13,707 unique 13,707 unique nodes within nodes within Manhattan Manhattan (Fall 2002)(Fall 2002)

91% below 96th 91% below 96th StreetStreet

Source: Source: http://publicinternetproject.org http://publicinternetproject.org

Wireless Mesh Networks have the Wireless Mesh Networks have the potential to bridge this Broadband potential to bridge this Broadband

dividedivide

Phones In The US and Phones In The US and ChinaChinaTechnologies with Technologies with lightweight lightweight infrastructure infrastructure requirements, such as requirements, such as wireless mesh wireless mesh networks, have the networks, have the potential to transform potential to transform emerging markets even emerging markets even more rapidly than more rapidly than developed marketsdeveloped markets

Spectrum ManagementSpectrum ManagementEtiquettes in unlicensed bandsEtiquettes in unlicensed bandsCognitive frequency-agile radiosCognitive frequency-agile radiosUnderlay RF Technology (e.g. UWB)Underlay RF Technology (e.g. UWB)

Capacity & RangeCapacity & RangeInterference mitigation with smart antennas, Interference mitigation with smart antennas, MIMO,…MIMO,…60 GHz wireless60 GHz wireless

Trust (Security, Privacy,..)Trust (Security, Privacy,..)Self Management Self Management DRMDRMInteroperability & standardizationInteroperability & standardizationNetworkingNetworking

Spectrum RegulationSpectrum RegulationGoal: efficient, widespread use of Goal: efficient, widespread use of spectrumspectrum

Creative spectrum reformCreative spectrum reformUnlicensed spectrumUnlicensed spectrumEtiquettes and other Etiquettes and other efficiency enhancing efficiency enhancing reformsreforms

Microsoft strongly Microsoft strongly advocates freeing up advocates freeing up more spectrum for more spectrum for unlicensed useunlicensed use

Smart Smart RegulatioRegulatio

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Power at Power at the Edge of the Edge of The NetworkThe Network

Connectivity Connectivity & the& the

ProgrammablProgrammablee

Internet Internet

Wireless Mesh Networks Are The Way To GoWireless Mesh Networks Are The Way To Go

Together academia, government, Together academia, government, and industry must develop common and industry must develop common

visionvision

Joint research projects to Joint research projects to tackle hard problemstackle hard problems

Partnership in building and Partnership in building and deploying real-world test bedsdeploying real-world test beds

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