ATIS Home Networking HNET Program

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ATIS Home Networking(HNET) Program
Submission DateJuly 1, 2008
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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.

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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.

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HNET - 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
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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).

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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.

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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.