Active Broadband Forum projects are progressed by the following Work Areas (WAs) and initiatives:
Access Work Area: Develop Broadband Forum technical specifications and test plans to enable multi-vendor interoperability for last mile broadband network deployments according to Broadband Forum network architectures.
Connected User Work Area: Develop technical specifications, implementation guides, reference implementations, test plans, and marketing white papers for the deployment, management, and consumption of services by broadband end users.
Network Architecture Work Area: Develop the architecture and nodal requirements for end-to-end broadband deployments, across traditional and converged networks (fixed line & mobile), to enable, ensure, and measure the best possible quality of experience for network users.
Provider Cloud Work Area: Develop the frameworks and specifications to enable broadband services, and the networks providing those services, to utilize cloud-based deployment approaches, including automation leveraging machine learning and AI.
Service Requirements Work Area: Support the Broadband Forum’s work for Services-Led Broadband by defining user-centric service requirements, advancing broadband service definitions, and fostering service innovations.
YANG Ninjas: Support Broadband Forum projects, work areas, and activities with the expertise necessary to produce the highest quality YANG specifications possible.
This page lists current active Broadband Forum projects. To view approved work, visit the Broadband Forum website.
For more information on Broadband Forum membership, please contact Rhonda Heier, the Broadband Forum Membership Development Manager or visit our Become a Member page.
BBF work overview 2023-10-12.pdf(PDF)
Check out the latest updates on current work from these Work Areas:
- Access - March 2025
- Access and Transport Architecture (ATA) - January 2023
- Broadband User Services (BUS) - January 2023
- Common YANG - March 2024
- Fiber Access Networks (FAN) - June 2023\
- SDN and NFV - September 2023
- Wireline and Wireless Convergence (WWC) - March 2024
Specifications
Search for or browse current projects:
Work Area | Project Stream | Project Number | Project Title | Contributions | Editor(s) |
| Access | Access Architecture and Framework | WT-142 Issue 5 | Framework for CWMP and USP enabled PON Devices | TBA | |
| Access | Access Architecture and Framework | WT-280 Issue 4 | PON in the Context of TR-178 | Kanban Board | Hugues Le Bras (Orange) |
| Access | Access Architecture and Framework | WT- 523 Issue 1 | Architecture and Requirements for Fiber and MT-FWA Access Extension | TBA | |
| Access | Access Interoperability and Test Project Stream | DTP-255 Issue 3 | PON Interoperability Test Plan | Justin Nelson (UNH) | |
| Access | Access Interoperability and Test Project Stream | WT-309 Issue 3 Amendment 1 | PON TC Layer Interoperability Test Plan | Akiva Sadovski (Broadcom) | |
| Access | Access Interoperability and Test Project Stream | WT-500 Issue 1 | MoCA Access Performance Test Plan | Helge Tiainen (Incoax) | |
| Access | Access Management Project Stream | WT-385 Issue 3 Amendment 1 | YANG Modules for PON Management | Robert Peschi (Nokia) Kevin Noll (Vecima) | |
| Access | Access Management Project Stream | WT-489 Issue 1 Amendment 1 | Authentication of an ONU and selection of eOMCI or vOMCI | Robert Peschi (Nokia) | |
| Access | Access Management Project Stream | WT-496 Issue 1 | YANG Modules for MoCA Access 2.5 Interface | Helge Tiainen (Incoax) | |
| Access | Access Management Project Stream | WT-505 Issue 1 | ONU Management at Scale | Robert Peschi (Nokia) Joey Boyd (ADTRAN) | |
| Access | Access Management Project Stream | WT-509 Issue 1 | YANG modules for Cooperative Dynamic Bandwidth Assignment | Francois Fredricx (Nokia) | |
| Access | Access Management Project Stream | WT-512 Issue 1 | PON OMCI SMA as EAP-OMCI Method | Frank Van der Putten (Nokia) | |
| Access | Access Management Project Stream | WT-513 Issue 1 | Access Node Management at Scale | Shiya Ashraf (Nokia) | |
| Access | Access Management Project Stream | WT-514 Issue 1 | OLT PON Management at Scale | Jian Zhu (Huawei) Robert Pesci (Nokia) | |
| ATA | Performance, Experience, and Application Testing (PEAT) | MD-452.3 | Quality Experience Delivered (QED): Performance Measurement Architecture (webinar/presentation) | Contributions | Peter Thompson (Predictable Network Solutions) |
| ATA | Performance, Experience, and Application Testing (PEAT) | WT-452.3 | Quality Attenuation Conformance Testing | Contributions | Peter Thompson (Predictable Network Solutions) |
| ATA | Performance, Experience, and Application Testing (PEAT) | WT-452.4 | QED Measurement Formats | Contributions | Bjørn Ivar Teigen (Domos) |
| ATA | Performance, Experience, and Application Testing (PEAT) | WT-452.6 | Applicability of IOAM to QED Measurement using an Active Protocol | Contributions | Ron Insler (Rad) Fabrizio Guidotti (Outsys) |
| ATA | Performance, Experience, and Application Testing (PEAT) | WT-452.7 | Quality Attenuation Measurements Using L2 and L3 Active Protocols in Multicast Environments | Fabio Giudici (Outsys) Fabrizio Guidotti (Outsys) | |
| ATA | Access Architecture | WT-474 | Subscriber Session Steering | Jonathan Newton (Vodafone) Hans-Joerg Kolbe (Radisys) | |
| ATA | Access Architecture | WT-515 | Security Considerations for IPv6 Broadband Networks | Contributions | Xeuyan Song (ZTE) Yu Fu (China Unicom) |
| ATA | Performance, Experience, and Application Testing (PEAT) | WT-518 | Extended Time To First Byte (TTFB) Metric, Related Metrics, and Measurements Methods | NPIF | TBA |
| ATA | Not Assigned | WT-519 | Application of L4S to Broadband Networks | NPIF | Kenneth Wan (Nokia) Xeuyan Song (ZTE) |
| BUS | Subscriber Networking Project Stream - BUS | WT-124 Issue 9 | Functional Requirements for Broadband Residential Gateway Devices | Jira: DEVREQ | Madhura Paduvalli (LGI), Jason Walls (QA Cafe) |
| BUS | Subscriber Networking Project Stream - BUS | WT-124 Issue 10 | Functional Requirements for Broadband Residential Gateway Devices | Jira: DEVREQ Bitbucket: WT-124 | Madhura Paduvalli (LGI), Jason Walls (QA Cafe) |
| BUS | Subscriber Networking Project Stream - BUS | WT-434 | Performance Test of In-Premises Video Support Over Wi-Fi | ||
| BUS | User Services Platform | WT-479 | Framework for USP-Enabled DOCSIS Devices | Jira: USP4DOCSIS | John Blackford (Vantiva) |
| BUS | Subscriber Networking Project Stream - BUS | WT-492 | Software Based Architecture Smart Gateway Design Principles | Jira: SGDP Bitbucket: TBD | Mike Talbert (WNC), Dennis Edwards (Nokia) |
| BUS | Smart Home | TBD | Operator-Grade Smart Home | Jason Walls (QA Cafe) | |
| BUS | Compliance Testing Project Stream | DTP-510 | Conformance Test Plan for USP Brokers | Jason Walls (QA Cafe) | |
| BUS | Data Modeling | WT-511 | IEEE1905.1 Data Model Enhancements for Subscriber Networks | Dennis Edwards (Nokia) | |
| BUS | Smart Home | WT-517 | MatterService Data Model for USP Enabled Devices | Matthieu Anne (Orange) | |
| BUS | Data Modeling | Device:2.19 (TR-181) | Device Data Model | Jira | Steve Nicolai, Arris Klaus Wich, Huawei David Woolley, Telstra William Lupton, Broadband Forum |
| BUS | User Services Platform | DTP-469a4 | Conformance Test Plan for USP Agents Amendment 4 (DTP-469) | Jason Walls | |
| Connected User | Subscriber Networking | DTP-527 | Wi-Fi Mesh/SON Test Plan | Contributions | TBD |
| BUS / PHYtx | Subscriber Networking Project Stream - BUS | WT-398 Issue 4 | Wi-Fi Residential & SOHO Performance Testing | Jira: WIFIPERF | Martin Casey (Calix) |
Common YANG Modules for Access Networks | Bitbucket: WT-383 | Nick Hancock (Adtran) Shiya Ashraf (Nokia) Kevin Noll (CableLabs) | |||
| Network Architecture | Quality of Experience (QoE) | SD-526 | Research on Micro Congestion Model of PON Ports | TBD | |
| Provider Cloud | CloudCO Architecture | WT-384 Issue 2 | Cloud Central Office Reference Architectural Framework | Contributions | Aihua Guo (Futurewei) Hai Ding (China Unicom) |
| Provider Cloud | CloudCO Architecture | Cloud CO Enhancement - Access Node Hardware Disaggregation | Contributions | Antonio Marsico (Reply) Francisco de Carvalho (Radisys) | |
| Provider Cloud | CloudCO Architecture | WT-525 | TBD | ||
| Provider Cloud | Cloud Components | WT-436 Issue 2 | Contributions | Hiroshi Ou (NTT) Xueyan Song (ZTE) | |
| Provider Cloud | Cloud Components | WT-486i2 | Interfaces for Automated Intelligent Management (AIM) | Contributions | Ken Kerpez (DZS) Kota Asaka (NTT) |
| Provider Cloud | Cloud Components | WT-491 | Metro Compute Networking Architecture, Functional Modules and Interface Definitions | Contributions | Call for co-Editor: Contact the Provider Cloud Work Area Directors or info@broadband-forum.org for more information. |
| Provider Cloud | Cloud Components | WT-495 | Contributions | Feng Yang (China Mobile) | |
| Provider Cloud | Cloud Components | WT-508 | Broadband Network Data Collection (BNDC) | Contributions | Jian Zhu (Huawei) Yu Xie (ZTE) |
| Provider Cloud | Cloud Interfaces | Bitbucket: WT-383 | Nick Hancock (Adtran) Shiya Ashraf (Nokia) Kevin Noll (CableLabs) | ||
| Provider Cloud | Cloud Interfaces | WT-403 Amendment 1 | PON Abstraction Interface for Time-Critical Applications | Contributions | Bruno Cornaglia (Vodafone) |
| Provider Cloud | Cloud Interfaces | WT-411 Issue 2 | WT-411i2 and WT-454i2 - Access SDN M&C interface for access network build and service fulfilment | Contributions | TBD |
| Provider Cloud | Cloud Interfaces | WT-413 Issue 2 | SDN Management and Control Interfaces for CloudCO Network Functions | Contributions | Mauro Tilocca (FiberCop) Haomian Zheng (Huawei) |
| Provider Cloud | Cloud Interfaces | WT-414 | WT-414/WT-520: NETCONF and YANG Data Models Interoperability/Conformance Test Plan | Contributions | Justin Nelson (UNH) |
| Provider Cloud | Cloud Interfaces | WT-454 Issue 2 | WT-411i2 and WT-454i2 - Access SDN M&C interface for access network build and service fulfilment | Contributions | Tom van Caenegem Avinash S. (Radisys) |
| Provider Cloud | Cloud Interfaces | WT-520 | WT-414/WT-520: NETCONF and YANG Data Models Interoperability/Conformance Test Plan | Contributions | Mauro Tilocca (Fibercop) |
| Provider Cloud | Provider Cloud Architecture | WT-525 | Virtual OLT Hardware Abstraction Alignment with Cloud-CO | Contributions | TBA |
| Service Requirements | Quality of Experience (QoE) | WT-524 | Service Types and KPI Definitions | Contributions | TBA |
| WWC | 5G | WT-456 Issue 3 | AGF Functional Requirements | Contributions | Christele Bouchat (Nokia) Jonathan Newton (Vodafone) |
| WWC | 5G | WT-458 Issue 2 | Wireless and Wireline Convergence with Control and User Plane Separation - Reference Architecture, Interface, and Protocol Specification | Contributions | Kenneth Wan (Nokia) |
| WWC | 5G | WT-470 Issue 3 | FMC Architectural Overview | Contributions | Christele Bouchat (Nokia) Manuel Paul (Deutsche Telekom) |
| WWC | 5G | MD-506 | 5G Hybrid Access | Contributions | TBA |
| WWC | Multi-Tenant FWA | WT-507 | FWA solution for delivery inside a MDU/MTU | Contributions | Helge Tiainen / InCoax Michael Timmers (Nokia) |
| WWC | Multi-Tenant FWA | MD-516 | Benefits of Multi-Tenant Fixed Wireless Access | Contributions | TBA |
Open Broadband Projects
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2 Comments
Chengguang Niu
I click the hyperlink "contributions" of WT-487, It show "No issues were found to match your search".
April Nowicki
Sorry for the problem here - the filter is updated and should work correctly now! Thank you.