BroadbandSuite
Unleashing the Power Of Broadband
October 15, 2006
Lisa Garza, Member Board of Directors, DSL Forum
The DSL Forum
• DSL Forum
established in 1994
– 12 years of focus on:
Empowering a global
mass market for DSL
• Most of the earlier
goals have been metnow is the time for
the Forum’s focus to
change
Industry Segment Breakdown
Regulatory Entities Consultant
0%
11%
Service Provider
18%
Vendor
71%
Membership Breakdown
Vendors = 144
Service Providers = 36
Consultants = 23
Regulatory Entities = 1
Market Evolution
• Market is evolving quickly
– Service providers
• are integrating fiber and alternative
broadband technologies into their network
• need a common management platform
• Require added intelligence to respond to a
larger variety of next-generation
applications
– Device manufacturers
• are building with an eye on access
agnostic interface.
• Dual-mode products require intelligent
fixed/mobile traffic management
– Consumers are purchasing online
devices independent of their service
DSL Forum Evolution
• Expanding beyond connectivity
– Focus is shifting from connectivity
– End-to-end access agnostic solution is required
– Next-generation broadband architectures must
• Accelerate the introduction of new services across a
converged IP architecture
• Reduce operating costs by simplifying network
operations and maintenance
• Enhance the subscriber experience by ensuring
application quality
Alignment
• Body of almost 150 Technical Reports
– Developed for DSL but with application well
beyond DSL
– Recent increase in liaison activity
Recognized needs• Need a better way of communicating the
relationship of groups of TRs that make up
robust solutions
• Need to proactive tailor our work to be more
access agnostic
The BroadbandSuite
• Focus on three key elements in
the next generation network
– The Home network
– The Access network
– The Service Control plane
• Create a program that focuses
on
– Marketing the features and
benefits of the Solution
– Uniting these three domains to
deliver an end-to-end solution
– The Subscriber and their
experience
• Provide thought leadership for
these domains
– End-to-end reference
architectures creates additional
liaison opportunities
– Additional opportunities around
test and certification programs
The BroadbandSuite
3 Channels of Work
• All work will be categorized and
communicated as part of three reference
models
– BroadbandControl
• Network Management, Policy Control
– BroadbandAccess
• Architecture, Transport, Access Interop
– BroadbandHome
• WAN/LAN Management & Interop
• The BroadbandSuite Goals
– Delivering a unified end-to-end, access agnostic
service delivery architecture
– Ensuring quality, scalability, resiliency,
and inter-working capabilities
– Expanding the reach with remote device
management capabilities
Broadband Control
• Goal
– Create an intelligent, programmable control layer that
unifies all next-generation network assets
• Focus
– Empower service providers to deliver personalized
services that enhance the subscriber experience.
• Key Specifications
– TR-113
– Work in development: WT-131, WT-132, WT-134
BroadbandControl
• Key Features
– Extensible
Architecture
– Common Policy
Information Model
– Unified Data Model
– Dynamic Session
Control
– Real-time Network
Control
BroadbandAccess
• Goal
– Establish specifications for next-generation broadband
access network architectures
• Focus
– Deliver access architectures that provide inherent quality,
scalability, resiliency, and inter-working capabilities
• Key Specifications
– TR-101, TR-059, TR-058, 102, 092
– Work in development: WT-126, 144, 146 & 147
BroadbandAccess
NSP – Network Service Provider
ASP – Application Service Provider
• Key Features
– IP Ethernet
– Multi-service Enabled
Architecture
– End-to-End QoS
Enabled Architecture
– Simplified Network
Provisioning &
Management
ASP/Service
Node
A10-ASP
L2TP
NSP1
L2TS
A10-NSP
User1
NSP2
IP - QoS
IP
A10-NSP
BB
Network
Gateway
Access
Node
(DSLAM)
Ethernet
Aggregation
MDF
Access
Loop
CPE
NID
T
ASP1
IP - QoS
A10-ASP
V
Regional Broadband
Network
Access Network
Customer Prem. Net
U
Aggregation Network
•Policy-based
Application and Subscriber IP
Services (ala TR-059)
•Support
for business services and higher access
speeds
•Ethernet
User2
VLAN approaches used extensively
BroadbandHome
• Goal
– Define a unified home networking environment by
establishing a common set of CPE capabilities
• Focus
– Simplify the service delivery process by automating the
device activation, configuration and management
processes
• Key Specifications
– TR-069, 98, 104, 106, 110, 111, 133,
068, 064, 067
– Work in development: WT-121,
WT-123, WT-135
BroadbandHome
• Key Features
– Advanced Services Enabled
Architecture
– Standardized Broadband
WAN interface
– Flow Through Order
Management
– Automated Device
Provisioning
– Centralized Configuration
Management
– Enhanced Remote Support
Capabilities
– Device Standardization
– Common Home Area
Networking Capability
– Interoperability Program
Conclusion
• The BroadbandSuite delivers a
– Robust next-generation broadband
network architecture
– Solution that unites critical networking
domains – home, access, control
– Architecture that seamlessly integrates
with other leading standards
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