Title: ATIS Home Networking HNET Program
1ATIS Home Networking(HNET) Program
Submission DateJuly 1, 2008
2HNET Current Activities
- Home Networking (HNET) was identified by the ATIS
Board of Directors as a business priority with
technical operational impacts warranting study. - ATIS commissioned a Focus Group in early 2008 to
do the following associated with the deployment
of IP-based Services in the HNET - Develop a cohesive home networking
infrastructure. - Provide an objective assessment of HNET
initiatives currently underway in the industry. - Determine appropriate actions to address standard
gaps. - Develop a work plan to advance the technical,
operational, and strategic needs of ATIS Members.
3HNET - Current Activities
- ATIS is currently working on the following
- Developing a high-level, functional architecture
to consider and bound all aspects of the HNET. - Identifying and understanding the relevant
interfaces between the HNET and the service
provider. - Assessing how relevant standards work maps to the
HNET (building-blocks) to better assess existing
vs. needed work. - 33 unique groups have been identified that are
currently conducting HNET standards activities. - Assessing existing certification programs to
identify possible gaps and the potential need for
future certifications - Discussing characteristics of those technologies
likely to be used in the HNET.
4HNET - Current Activities
HNET Functional Layers
HNET SDOs/Organizations Mapped to Functional
Layers
End-User Applications
Higher Layer Functions
Generic Functions
DLNA, DVB, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN, CEA,
ATIS IIF, Open IPTV Forum
Management, Control, Configuration, and Bootstrap
Protocols
UPnP, DSLF, OMA, ITU-T, DLNA, DVB, IETF,
Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN, CEA, ATIS ESIF,
ATIS IIF, IEC JTC01, Open IPTV Forum
Application Protocols
IETF, DLNA, DVB, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN,
ATIS IIF, Open IPTV Forum, DSLF
Discovery Protocols
UPnP, DLNA, DVB, IETF, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI,
TISPAN, ATIS IIF, Open IPTV Forum, DSLF
Networking Functions
IETF, DLNA, DVB, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN,
DSLF, Open IPTV Forum
Link Layer, Routing, and Connection Protocols
IETF, DLNA, DVB, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN,
DSLF
Physical Encoding
MoCA, HPNA, Home Plug, WFA, Wi-Media, IEEE
802.11, 802.15, Femto-Forum, Wi-Max, DLNA, DVB,
Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN, ATIS NIPP, IEEE
P1901, Wireless HD, USB 3.0, DSLF
Physical Media
5HNET Strategic Direction
- Enable a quality consumer experience.
- Reduce/eliminate the need for costly
truck-rolls. - Identify actions to address challenges and gaps
that if resolved would enhance revenue growth
potentials. - Better enable and support service providers to
remotely maintain and manage the HNET, its
devices, and services. - Maximize the potentials of existing coax,
telephone/ electrical wiring plus new optical and
wireless technologies for the HNET. - Enable the HNET as the 4th carrier network (i.e.,
broadband core, metro, access, HNET).
6HNET Challenges
- There are 33 unique organizations developing HNET
standards. - Determining what (access) technologies to include
and/or exclude in the standardization process for
the HNET to ensure plug-n-play is challenging. - Service providers and equipment vendors must be
able to leverage HNET opportunities (e.g.,
products and services) into sustainable revenue
generating business models. - Enabling the delivery of a high quality user
experience in a dynamic device and service rich
environment.
7HNET Next Steps
- ATIS will continue its assessment and develop
recommendations to deliver a cohesive HNET
infrastructure. - Where and when appropriate, initiate standards
development and/or coordination to address
technical gaps. - ATIS will continue to communicate with industry
to ensure business needs are addressed. - ATIS targeted 4Q08 for the HNET-FG to complete
its effort.