Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14
DOCUMENT #:
GSC14-GTSC7-010
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Presentation
SOURCE:
ATIS
AGENDA ITEM:
GTSC7; 4.3
CONTACT(S):
Tim Jeffries (tjeffries@atis.org)
The Home Network:
Where Convergence Takes Hold
Tim Jeffries,
VP Technology and Business
Development, ATIS
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Highlight of Current Activities
Home Networking (HNET) was named a priority
issue by the ATIS TOPS Council in 2008.
ATIS member companies sought to form direction around
issues associated with the deployment of IP-based
Services in the Home Network and to develop a cohesive
home networking infrastructure.
Since then ATIS has engaged its members to
define that direction through an executive (top
down) assessment and workplan.
Home Networking Focus Group (HNET-FG)
Actions resulting from this assessment:
Release of the ATIS Board-approved ATIS Home Network
(HNET) Assessment & Workplan, 2009
Launch of the ATIS HNET Forum (February 2009).
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Highlight of Current Activities
TOPS Council HNET-FG
Defining the HNET
The HNET-FG defined the Home Network as the “Network
Environment” on the subscriber side of the access network
termination, determined by logical interface(s).
The Home Network may itself be an access point for services
involving multiple SPs (i.e., cellular SPs, Mobile SPs, etc.).
A Home Network may include multiple devices, representing
different transport mediums, performing many different functions.
Technical Landscape Assessment
The HNET-FG developed a High Level Framework including
essential Building Blocks (logical and functional) for IP Home
Networking to use as the foundation of its assessment.
Performed an in-depth standards analysis of the industry that
revealed 34 different SDOs and SIGs with study programs relevant
to the elements of a Home Network.
Utilized the High Level Framework & Building Blocks to assess
technical areas such as management, QoS, security, connection &
discovery, remote access, and energy consumption.
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Highlight of Current Activities
TOPS Council HNET-FG Findings
Technical and operational issues were identified with regards to:
multiple access networks,
connection and discovery for the user experience,
transport medium within the home network,
managing the home network, QoS, security, content in the home
network, remote access and energy consumption.
Various functions/aspects of the issues identified are spread across
multiple industry groups.
There is no single group taking an end-to-end holistic approach to
home networking to ensure cross-technology interoperability/
compatibility of common functions or elements.
The HNET-FG recommended that ATIS create an HNET Forum to:
centralize industry’s focus on the use of disparate technologies existing
in the home networking environment;
engage the 34 different SDOs working on home networking standards
development activities to prevent overlaps and conflicts;
develop and recommend specifications or technical requirements as
appropriate to bridge existing voids/gaps that cannot be fulfilled by other
SDO/SIG.
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Highlight of Current Activities
Home Networking Forum
ATIS launched the HNET Forum in February 2009 to
address issues identified by the HNET-FG.
HNET Forum Mission
The Home Networking Forum enables the interoperability,
interconnection, and implementation of IP-based home
networking systems/services by proactively examining
technologies and services and developing solutions
supporting the rollout of these technologies and services,
when appropriate. This forum will place an emphasis on ATIS
member company needs in coordination with other regional
and international standards development organizations.
Current work items include:
Service Provider Remote Management
Different Energy Allowances
Creating lines of communication with external fora to foster
development of end-to-end interoperable solutions.
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Strategic Direction
Support members to enable a quality consumer experience in a
manner which reduces the need for costly “truck-rolls.”
Consider environmental impacts of HNET gear (i.e.,
ENERGYSTAR devices, sleep states.)
Identify potential challenges and gaps that if resolved would
enhance revenue growth potentials.
Enable the development of remote management protocols and
customer support mechanisms to create a truly interoperable
home network environment with high user satisfaction and ease
of use.
Identify mechanisms to classify and prioritize different traffic
types (i.e., video, voice, data) in a multi-transport medium
environment.
Enable the creation and harmonization of standards in the home
network which allow for a multiplicity of transport medium
options including existing coax, telephone/ electrical wiring as
well as new optical and wireless technologies for the HNET.
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Challenges
A Home Network must consider many different devices and
various means of transport, while at the same time provide
reliability, predictability, security and acceptable performance.
With current standards activities there is no assurance of
successfully integrated specifications enabling a home network
which can be deployed with reasonable effort, and be easily
maintained.
There is a significant amount of technical work required for
Device and Service discovery within the home network to
address issues related to the Connection and Discovery of
devices and services that is necessary to enable a satisfying
User Experience.
Coordination is needed at an industry level to address issues
that will have global implications in the areas of standards
collaboration and energy consumption.
The Home Network is the crux of energy usage for most
consumer premises. The management of the network,
devices, integration with home automation aspects such as
utilities, and the ability to monitor energy usage remotely is a
key driver for the use of ICT to combat rising CO2 emissions.
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Next Steps/Actions
Continue assessment of and develop
recommendations to deliver a cohesive HNET
infrastructure.
Where and when appropriate, develop standards
to resolve technical shortfalls and challenges.
Foster continuing collaboration amongst
industry’s standards developers to meet the
needs of our members.
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Supplementary Slides
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The Home Network
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Home Networking Technologies
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