Mission & Scope

Mission:

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.

Scope:

• Develop and evolve the User Service Platform (USP) to cover existing use cases, new use cases that expand beyond the home network into the SOHO/enterprise domain, machine-to-machine/IoT use cases, and the virtualization of broadband user services.
• Develop and specify new information models to broaden the range of devices, interfaces, and technologies for which USP can be used control and manage
• Develop requirements for broadband user devices and associated software
• Develop test plans and certification programs related to the home network, including the USP protocols, data model validation, Wi-Fi performance, and general home network performance
• Work in collaboration with other groups to develop and maintain measurement and monitoring approaches for maintaining high quality end-to-end broadband user experience (QoE) as it pertains to the connected user.
• Focus on the managed home and new monetized services including service containerization, smart home and IOT connectivity.

Project Streams

Data Modeling Project Stream

Compliance Testing Project Stream

Smart Home Project Stream

Subscriber Networking Project Stream

User Services Platform Project Stream

Work Area Calendar

Related and Archived Materials

1. Broadband User Services Work Area