DOCUMENT #:
GSC13-GTSC6-13
FOR:
Presentation
SOURCE:
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
AGENDA ITEM:
GTSC6; 4.3
CONTACT(S):
Tim Jeffries, ATIS VP Technology and Business
Development, tjeffries@atis.org
ATIS Home Networking
(HNET) Program
Submission Date:
July 1, 2008
HNET – 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.
2
HNET - 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.
3
HNET - Current Activities
HNET Functional Layers
Higher
Layer
Functions
HNET SDOs/Organizations Mapped to Functional Layers
End-User
Applications
Generic
Functions
Management, Control,
Configuration, and
Bootstrap Protocols
DLNA, DVB, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN, CEA, ATIS IIF, Open IPTV Forum
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
Physical
Encoding
IETF, DLNA, DVB, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN, DSLF
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
4
HNET – 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).
5
HNET – 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.
6
HNET – 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.
7