Building Innovation on Interoperability

February 19, 2013Robin MershCEOrmersh@broadband-forum.org

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Broadband ForumEngineering smarter & faster connections

Architecting a connected lifestyle– Defining best practices for global networks– Enabling multi-service and content delivery– Establishing technology migration strategies – Engineering critical device & service management tools– Redefining Broadband

Who are we?– Industry consortium made up of approximately 180 service

providers, vendors, consultants, academia and test labs

– Predominant broadband industry forum since 1991– Engineer technology solutions to help service providers

achieve standards based, economical and effective broadband deployments2

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Why is certification so important?

As broadband achieves global mass market, the industry is at a key turning point Increased interoperability and shared architecture and management tools are providing the critical building blocks for a surge in new services and applications. Certification shortens internal test cycles Offers single round of universally recognized tests-decreasing costsVendors can competitively position certified products globallyEases the launch of products and expeditesbroadband deployments

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What is special about the Broadband Forum Certification Program?

Our service provider members drive the test plan requirements and demand the certification in their RFPsThe BBF independent standards based certification creates a common global language- simplifying marketing and offering members the opportunity to stay current with the test plan so they can easily launch certified products.The labs that we partner with are intimately involved in the development from step one- capturing the market requirements, overseeing the plugfests to the management of the certification tests– They understand the background and therefore can better manage

the testing and provide reliable and clear results. BBF is an internationally respected organization with years of interoperability program excellence

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Evolution of BBF Testing

We began in 1994 focused on developing functional & performance test plans for ADSLSince then the program has expanded and over time we released DSL related test plans for– ADSL, SHDSL, ADSL2plus, VDSL2

Then fiber-– G-PON, E-PON

TDM, ATM and Ethernet encapsulation over MPLS Most recent work includes-– G.vector, G.hn, EoMPLS, DQM and TR-069– Tests range from conformance to interoperability!

Connected Home Management-an increasingly important topic

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What specifications are part of the TR-069 family?

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BroadbandHome™ – Device ManagementTR-069 – CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP)

Industry leading device management solution- 147+ million devices currently managed via TR-069 and growing (Ovum Connected Home Study, 2011)

Ratified by DSL (now Broadband) Forum in May 2004, amended in 2006 and 2007, and recent M2M driven amendments: A3 and A4

Evolving TR-069 family of extensive and modular manageable ‘objects’ covering wide range of devices and functionality

Referenced by many industry bodies such as 3GPP, ETSI, ATIS, CCSA,, HGI, ITU-T and others

Approved as a European standard in 2010 by ETSI Currently referenced in ETSI M2M architecture as a protocol for device management that runs over the “mId” reference pointOngoing work between the Broadband Forum and ETSI M2M to develop new Object model work

Harmonizing with key SDOs (OMA, 3GPP, OneM2M, etc.)8

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So what does BBF.069 CPE Certification mean to the world?

A significant step forward in device interoperability and integration in the connected homeMore digital home solutions, CE equipment, ‘smart’ meters and appliances can be sold with confidence More upsells of gold class broadband, as service providers create attractive new bundles, while reducing equipment and network costs through TR-069 remote management- ultimately increasing customer loyalty and ‘stickiness’Content downloads and sales will increase as content providers target the expanding multi-screen and device ecosystemTR-069 based home control and monitoring will be a valuable new utility provider option

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BBF.069 CPE Certification is launched!

Beta test of the TR-069 CPE conformance test suite (BBF.069) is complete with multiple vendor devices now certified!Technical Goal: Verify TR-069 CPE devices are protocol compliant & market ready– Test all aspects of base TR-069 protocol– Test all RPCs supported by the device

University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) is the official Test Lab for BBF.069 CertificationOpen enrollment now for testing & Certification!

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First products to achieve BBF.069 Certification

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What’s coming next?

Augment certification programs to meet evolving Service Provider service requirementsPlan for next phase of BBF.069 certification, adding data model specific testing and additional tests for optional featuresIntegrate testing and certification between multiple technologies (support convergence of devices within the home, e.g. ONU/RG)Help the industry by certifying more BBF.069 devices, providing operators with increased device selection

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ONU certification driving G-PON interoperability

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Broadband Forum Certification Program

Last year we launched the BBF.247 G-PON ONU Certification ProgramIndustry’s first G-PON certification program based on test plans developed by the Broadband Forum with support of FSAN and ITU-T– Open to G-PON ONU products with Ethernet interfaces and is

based on the OD-247 test plan – Proves conformance to TR-156 using OMCI as defined in the ITU

G.988, which are the most critical standards for interoperability

Having BBF.247 certified ONUs helps ensure that vendors’ products are easily integrated by any G-PON OLT manufacturer

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The G-PON Certification Programis expanding

ONUs with other profiles and types of interfaces/features will be addressed in the very near future, along with extensions for XG-PON 1– Excellent for testing ONUs designed for specific markets such

as those tailored for residential or businessONU/OLT Interoperability Test Plan (TR-255) in development, and the ONU Conformance Certification will be a requirement to participate in the Interoperability test programThe official testing laboratory for BBF.247 Certification is LAN Laboratory – For more information or to schedule testing, please contact

the laboratory directly: LAN www.lanpark.eu(Offices in France and China)

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BBF.247 ONU certified products!Each company below has a product that is now certified

www.Broadband-Forum.org/CertifiedGPON17

Thank You- Any Questions?

For more information http://www.broadband-forum.org