Broadband Forum Progress Update

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Broadband Forum Progress Update
Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14
DOCUMENT GSC14-PLEN-082
FOR Information
SOURCE Broadband Forum
AGENDA ITEM PLEN 10
CONTACT(S) rmersh_at_broadband-forum.org

• Robin Mersh

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Broadband Forum Progress Update prepared for
GSC 14

• Robin Mersh rmersh_at_broadband-forum.org
• COO, Broadband Forum
• July 13 16, 2009
• Geneva, Switzerland

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Overview

• Who we are the union with the IP/MPLS Forum
• BBF industry contributions
• The role of BBF
• Completed work
• Current work
• Future considerations
• Active liaisons

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Union of the IP/MPLS Forum and the Broadband Forum

• We develop multi-service broadband packet
  networking specifications addressing
  interoperability, architecture and management.
  Our work enables home, business and converged
  broadband services, encompassing customer, access
  and backbone networks.

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Broadband Forum Scope
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Why Unite?

• Both the Broadband Forum and IP/MPLS Forum were
  focused on driving the evolution to next
  generation IP networks and empowering fixed
  mobile convergence evolution
• The work of each organization complimented the
  other
• With the Broadband Forum's focus spanning from
  broadband network to digital home management, and
  the work of the IP/MPLS Forum primarily
  addressing the core and access aggregation
• Many shared members-
• The majority of Broadband Forum and IP/MPLS Forum
  service provider members have MPLS based core
  networks deployed and there is a keen interest in
  this MPLS work continuing and developing.
• Expanding the Broadband Forums objectives to
  encompass the next phase of IP/MPLS Forum work
  ensures seamless broadband network optimization
  and convergence for the industry.

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What are the Union Benefits?

• Combining our efforts we are-
• Pursuing our common vision with greater resources
  and shared expertise
• Driving Quality of Experience (QoE) measures
  throughout the network to better serve
  application requirements
• Specifying seamless end-to-end solutions
• Fostering greater interoperability
• Defining and facilitating the adoption of next
  generation IP networks to deliver the broadband
  experience to users in the home, in the office
  and on the street
• Engineering effective solutions for emerging
  applications such as mobile backhaul, IPTV,
  gaming, P2P applications and applications that
  have not yet been realized

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The focus on technology-agnostic solutions hasnt
changed

• The focus on technology agnostic solutions
  continues
• Though MPLS is clearly of critical importance to
  the industry, the Broadband Forum continues to
  welcome contributions and work involving other
  technologies as the industry continues to evolve
• Liaison and cooperative work with organizations
  such as IETF, ITU-T and Metro Ethernet Forum
  remain strong
• The strength of the Broadband Forum continues to
  be the organizations ability to focus on
  developing specifications that best serve the
  service application requirements of carriers
  and their customers

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BBF Contributions
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Broadband Forum Strategic Objectives

• Expand and address physical layer options for
  greater performance
• Optimize IPTV delivery, performance and customer
  experience
• Continue to expand our remote management
  specifications
• Act as the wireline advocate in FMC requirements
• Build on the IP/MPLS work, particularly on mobile
  backhaul
• Address IPv6 considerations in all our work
• Incorporate energy efficiency considerations into
  our specifications
• Continue to liaise and coordinate with the wider
  industry - SDOs, fora and consortia

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The Broadband Network Architecture must be able
to handle all types of access options
Broadband Forum architecture specifications TR-156
extends the IP Ethernet access aggregation in
connection to a PON last mile WT-167 provided the
common method for establishing fiber fed DSLAMs
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Broadband Forum Key Hybrid Fiber Work

• Ethernet Architecture for QoS multicast
  (TR-101)
• GPON Architectures (TR-156, WT-167)
• GPON CPE management (TR-069, TR-142)
• GPON CPE specification (WT-155)
• VDSL2 interoperability (WT-114, WT-115)
• Access Node Control Protocol (TR-147)
• New Work
• New Ethernet point-point fibre EPON
  architecture work
• New low-power mode energy efficiency work
• New work on DSL quality management

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BroadbandHomeRemote Management Framework
Call Center
OSS/BSS
Policy
TR-142 TR-069 Framework for GPON
WT-131, WT-132 ACS Northbound Interface
IP STB
Storage
FemtoCell
VoIP
TR-196 Femto AP
TR-069 CPE WAN Management Protocol
TR-135 STB
TR-104 VoIP
TR-122 Voice ATA
TR-143 Throughput Performance Testing
Residential Gateway
Voice ATA
TR-140 Storage
TR-98 Internet Gateway Device (IGD)
TR-064, TR-133 LAN-Side CPE Mgmt
Auto-Configuration Server (ACS)
TR-111 NAT Traversal
TR-106 Common Data Model Template
TR-068, TR-124 RG
PC
HPNA
G.hn
Wireless
MoCA
Ethernet
HomePlug
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New Work Building on Customer WAN Management
Protocol (TR-069)

• TR-106 Issue 2
• PD-181 Gateway Management Model Re-Architecture
  (Interface Stack)
• PD-157 High priority Interface Objects
• PD-194 Software Module Management
• PD -174 Management of non-TR-069 (proxy)
  devices
• IPv6 updates to TR-069 related TRs
• TR-069 Maintenance
• Enhancements to TR-069 Protocol
• Enhancements to published data models for VoIP,
  IPTV, etc.
• WT-131 ACS NBI requirements
• Bulk File Transfer Mechanisms
• TR-069 testing interop testing

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Scope of Mobile Backhaul Work
Transport network Mobile Core Network
Backhaul Transport RAN
2 G 3 G 4 G
PSN
RNC
Access Network
Core Network
Aggregation Network
BSC
a GW
Access Network
RAN
Focus Area for Forums mobile backhaul work
Four major vendors products already passed
certification for TDM over MPLS
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Aligned with Industry Requirements
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Active Technical Liaisons Cooperation This
list is not exhaustive. We welcome all liaisons
and collaborations.

• 3GPP
• Alliance for Telecommunications industry
  Solutions (ATIS)
• Consumer Electronics Assoc. (CEA)
• Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
• European Telecommunications Standards Institute
  (ETSI)
• Femto Forum
• Home Gateway Initiative (HGI)

• Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)
• MultiService Forum (MSF)
• Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
• Open IPTV Forum
• Telemanagement Forum (TMF)
• Universal Plug and Play Forum (UPnP)
• WiMax Forum

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Thank you

• For more information,
• www.broadband-forum.org