BBF Projects 2017-02-05

MD-278

MD-305

Issue 3: MPLS Mobile Backhaul Evolution - 4G and Beyond - Tutorial

In Development.

MD-311

MD-342

Energy Efficient Mobile Backhaul - White Paper

In Development.

MD-343

Energy Efficient Mobile Backhaul - Tutorial

In Development.

MD-350

Ethernet Services using BGP MPLS Based Ethernet VPNS (EVPN)

In Development.

MD-353

MD-363

MD-366

IP/Optical Integration - White Paper

In Development.

MD-367

Data Center Interconnect and other applications of EVPN - Tutorial

In Development.

MD-391

Evolution to 5G Mobile Backhaul Networks - White Paper

In Development.

MD-396

OD-297

OD-334

OD-335

SD-069

CPE WAN Management Protocol

This WT defines version 1.5 of the CPE WAN Management Protocol, incorporating items from the Issue List IL-069. It includes updates to the firmware management system, security updates, and updates to the XMPP connection request and notification mechanisms.

SD-323

SD-332

SD-333

SD-344

SD-351

SD-354

SD-364

Impact analysis and requirements for 4K (UHD) Video Support

This Study Document focuses on identifying 4K Video (Ultra High Definition - UHD) application requirements on MSBN network for delivering 4K Video and as well as on  reviewing the relationship between existing BBF TR-178 based architectures and other Standards Developing Organisation (SDO) recommendations on video delivery. Furthermore, this Study Document provides an impact analysis of 4K TV rollout for Carrier/Operator services and Over The Top (OTT) in the several study areas.

SD-365

Definition of an SDN Reference Model

The purpose of this  is to augment the WT-359 architectural model with SDN interfaces to address a number of identified use cases. The SD will progress in parallel with WT-359 as to not delay WT-359 completion, and if successful will be incorporated into either the current WT-359 or a "bis" version, at which point the title of 359 would appropriately modified.

SD-375

SD-376

SD-377

Broadband Assured IP Services Source Document

Broadband Assured IP Services Source Document. Working documenbt for various uses cases and archtiectural documents

SD-389

Broadband Assured IP Services Use Cases

In Development.

SD-398

 Wi-Fi In-Premises Performance Testing

WT-069

CPE WAN Management Protocol

This WT defines version 1.5 of the CPE WAN Management Protocol, incorporating items from the Issue List IL-069. It includes updates to the firmware management system, security updates, and updates to the XMPP connection request and notification mechanisms.

WT-106

Data Model Template for CWMP-Enabled Devices and USP Agents 

WT-114

VDSL2 Performance Test Plan

This document, as part of the Broadband Suite, provides a set of region specific performance requirements and test methods for VDSL2 modems implemented in accordance with ITU-T G.993.2 (Very high speed Digital Subscriber Line transceivers 2). Its key value is in the verification of performance such that network operators may deploy consistent and successful VDSL2 services in their networks.

WT-115

VDSL2 Functionality Test Plan

Amentment 1 address updates in Annex Q.

WT-124

Functional Requirements for Broadband Residential Gateway Devices - Issue 5 

WT-140

TR-069 Data Model for Storage Service Enabled Devices

WT-140 Amendment3, permits the remote management of Storage Service devices via CWMP as defined in TR-069 and TR-106. It covers the data model for describing a Storage Service device as well as rules regarding notifications on parameter value change. General use cases are also described including standard data model profiles that would typically be seen while remotely managing a device of this nature.

WT-142

Framework for TR-069 enabled PON Devices

In Development.

WT-156

WT-157

WT-157a10 Components Objects for CWMP 

WT-181

Device Data Model for TR-069

In Development.

WT-196

Femto Access Point Service Data Model

In Development.

WT-208

Performance Test Plan For In-premises Powerline Communications systems - Issue 2

This document is aimed to provide industry, operators, and test labs with a well defined test bed and an established set of tests that enable a performance comparison between powerline products and technologies that can be independently verified. Testing of wireline home-network transceivers from different vendors or technologies should be possible in a repeatable and reproducible fashion.

WT-221

Technical Specifications for MPLS in Mobile Backhaul Networks

This provides a new amendment to TR-221 which includes specifications on timing (phase/frequency) synchronization, enhancements on scalability such as support of multi-area LSP signaling and BGP LSP routing. This amendment is applicable to address backhaul up through 3GPP Rel.11 and beyond.

WT-249

Testing of G.993.5 Self-FEXT Cancellation (Vectoring)

This Working Text is intended to provide an interoperability/performance/functionality test plan for ITU T Recommendation G.993.5 "Self-FEXT cancellation (vectoring) for use with VDSL2 transceivers". Deployment scenarios in the scope of this Working Text include deployments from the Central Office (CO) and Fiber-To-The-x (FTTx) remote deployments. The scope of this Working Text also covers validation of the functionality of the Control, Inventory, and Reported parameters defined in ITU T Recommendation G.997.1 for the related G.993.5 functionality.

WT-273

Testing of Bonded, Multi-Pair xDSL Systems

This amendment contains additional test cases to test the train up time of a bonding group.

WT-280

ITU-T PON in the context of TR-178

WT-280 focuses on GPON systems in an unbundled services environment that addresses requirements not covered by TR-156. TR-156 and WT-247 address basic L2 GPON systems. There are "more complex" types of ONT and Service Providers have more complex requirements that need a reference in BBF GPON framework. ITU standards already cover these more complex functionalities from an OMCI point of view. What is missing are the architectural/functional requirements.

WT-285

Broadband Copper Cable Models - Amendment 1

This Amendment to TR-285 adds a reference model for modern polyethylene-foam insulated plant quad structured cable (PE4D) as being deployed by various European network operators.

WT-298

Management model for DSL line test

This document defines an object model for all the DSL line test parameters specified in G.996.2. The object model specifies the structure of the managed objects, the detailed specifications of the parameters are given in G.996.2.

WT-301

Architecture and Requirements for Fiber to the Distribution Point - Issue 2 

This Technical Report provides the architectural basis and technical requirements that are needed to deploy FTTdp within a TR-101 and/or TR-178 architecture. To this end a new node type, the DPU, is defined. This node, typically positioned at the Distribution Point (DP), supports one or more high-speed copper drops into the customer premises and uses a gigabit (or faster) fiber link to backhaul user data to a High Order Node (HON). A key aspect of the new node type is the ability for it to be reverse power fed from one or more copper drop pairs. To Reverse Power Feed (RPF), there needs to be power supply functionality at the customer premises, the requirements for which are also defined here.

WT-309

WT-311

active FIMS_presentation format 

WT-312

WT-317

WT-318

WT-319

WT-319 Part B - Achieving Packet Network Optimization using DWDM Interfaces - Physically Separated/Logically Separated Model 

WT-321

WT-321: Public Wi-Fi Access in Multi-service Broadband Networks 

WT-328

Virtual Business Gateway

This Working Text specifies architecture and requirements for the virtual business gateway. The virtual business gateway architecture describes the migration of functionalities running on a business gateway to the network service provider's infrastructure for enabling network-based features and services. Such migration is expected to simplify the deployment and management of the network and business services. The purpose of this Working Text is to specify the virtual business gateway architecture as well as deployment scenarios. Such architecture would target different business premises sizes, e.g., small and medium enterprises (SMEs), campus, as well as single office and home offices (SOHO).

WT-331

Architecture & Technical Requirements for PON-based Mobile Backhaul networks

A number of Broadband Forum Technical Reports are dedicated to the description of an Ethernet-based architecture optimized for multi-service PON networks and technical requirements for PON systems catering to both residential and business customers.    Based on TR-221, this document extends the architecture and technical requirements to providing enhanced mobile backhaul functionality. These requirements cover system architecture, use cases, technical requirements as well as some implementation guideline, so as to for foster multi-vendor interoperability. The specifications in this document apply to both ITU-T and IEEE PON systems and focus on LTE and LTE advanced.

WT-338

Reverse Power Feed (RPF) Test Plan

This Working Text is intended to provide an interoperability/performance/functionality test plan for ITU T Recommendation G.993.5 "Self-FEXT cancellation (vectoring) for use with VDSL2 transceivers". Deployment scenarios in the scope of this Working Text include deployments from the Central Office (CO) and Fiber-To-The-x (FTTx) remote deployments. The scope of this Working Text also covers validation of the functionality of the Control, Inventory, and Reported parameters defined in ITU T Recommendation G.997.1 for the related G.993.5 functionality.

WT-345

Broadband Network Gateway and Network Function Virtualization

Building on TR-101 and TR-178, WT-345 documents a set of architectures for broadband multi-service network, addressing infrastructures, topologies and deployment scenarios for Multi-Service Broadband Network Gateway (MS-BNG) with hierarchical instances realized as Virtualized Network Functions (VNF).    Starting from such architectural models WT-345 defines the specific requirements necessary to support the addressed infrastructures, topologies and deployment scenarios, in order to fulfill the business requirements defined in TR-144. The main changes introduced in the WT-345 architectures compared to the TR-101 and TR-178 models are:- Implications of scale out- OAM and other Operational aspects- Traffic management and QoS

WT-346

Guidelines for Use of Upstream Power Back Off for Vectored and Unvectored VDSL2 

WT-347

CPE SELT Equipment Testing and Operation Guidelines

In Development.

WT-349

WT-350

Ethernet Services using BGP MPLS Based Ethernet VPNS (EVPN)

In Development.

WT-352

Multi-wavelength PON Inter-Channel-Termination Protocol (ICTP) Specification

The purpose of this Working Text is to specify a protocol that is executed between the OLT Channel Terminations and, based on the architecture and functional descriptions outlined in ITU-T Recommendation G.989.3, enables wavelength channel management within an NG-PON2 system.

WT-355

YANG Modules for FTTdp Management

This document defines YANG data models for the management interfaces to support FTTdp. These models are to enable interoperability for FTTdp management.

WT-356

Alternate Management Path for Broadband

This document describes a new method of managing broadband lines using an alternate data channel or path and particularly for diagnosing disconnections. For example, a smartphone can connect to a broadband modem or RG and access diagnostics data to troubleshoot a disconnected broadband line. This connection would be between the LAN side of the RG and the smartphone. The smartphone would then use an app or other system to relay this connection through the 3G/4G network back to a management server. Similarly, a neighboring WiFi connection or another data connection could be used instead of the smartphone relay. Re-configuration of the broadband modem or home network may also be performed over the alternate management path.

WT-359

A Framework for Virtualization

The purpose of this working text is to establish a framework to permit the Broadband Forum to effectively reference and specify systems such that the deployment of NFV (as defined by the ETSI NFV ISG) in Broadband Forum specified networks is facilitated.

WT-369

User Service Platform (USP)

This document describes the architecture, protocol, and data model that builds an intelligent User Service Platform. It is targeted towards application developers, application service providers, CPE vendors, consumer electronics manufacturers, and broadband and mobile network providers who want to expand the value of the end users network connection and their connected devices.This document describes:The overall architecture of USP Agents, Controllers, and service elementsThe proxy mechanisms for addressing non-USP service elementsRequirements for the transport protocol used to handle USP messages, and defined bindings for specific protocols.The various CUSP messages, their requirements, and expected behavior patterns, along with on-the-wire encoding of CUSP messagesThe protocol requirements for discovery, end-to-end security, authentication, and authorizationAn explanation of the data model and how it is used to enable USP, service elements, proxying, and object defined operationsThe objects necessary to implement USP are described in the Device:2 data model of the CPE WAN Management Protocol, (CWMP).

WT-370

FANS Overall Architecture and Requirements

FANS Overall Architecture and Requirements investigates on the technical aspects associated with Fixed Access Network Sharing (FANS), which covers the Access Network and part of the Customer Network in case of PON architecture, addressing the typical infrastructures, topologies and deployment scenarios. It also provides security considerations necessary to support multi-operator access sharing. This project outlines technical aspects related to the migration of TR-101 and TR-178 based architectures toward a shared converged broadband access network architecture that supports the business drivers defined in SD-351. Besides multi-operator sharing scenarios, this project can be also appropriate for a network operator that wants to slice its access network to offer different services toward customers (e.g., for residential or enterprise markets) and wants to be able to manage it using a vertical organization structure. Furthermore, FANS Overall Architecture and Requirements is the ongoing pilot project for the upcoming activities related to Access Network Sharing interface(s) and SDN-Enabled FANS.

WT-371

G.fast Vector of Profiles (VoP) Managed Object Structure 

WT-372

Framework-for-multi-management-PON-devices

This document is intended to define a framework for remote management of CPE over various PON access technologies. TR-069 is the protocol of choice used by service providers worldwide for the remote management and configuration of many kinds of broadband CPE.   The scope of this document is to detail the applicability to CPE having a PON WAN interface and in particular to clarify the relationship between different management protocols for example TR-069, NETCONF, and OMCI IEEE 802.3ah.The scope of this document addresses any PON device that is managed by different management protocols, for example, Single Family Units, Single Business Units, Multi-Dwelling Units, Multi-Tenant Units, and Distribution Point Units.

WT-374

Yang Models for Management of G.hn Systems in FTTdp Architecture

This specification defines the Yang data models necessary for the management of ITU-T G.hn technology when used in FTTdp architectures.

WT-380

G.fast Performance Test Plan

In Development.

WT-381

Test Plan for Recommendation ITU-T G.9977 "Mitigation of Interference between DSL and PLC"

ITU-T G.9977 Recommendation specifies functionality of a mechanism to mitigate interference caused by in-home powerline communication (PLC) devices to xDSL network termination. This mechanism allows service providers to detect possible interference, measure the effect of the interference, analyze the effect of the interference on the overall access system and, finally appropriately configure the parameters of DSL and PLC systems to minimize the effect of the interference on the user experience.

WT-382

Test Plan for 1905.1/1a

In Development.

WT-383

Common YANG

In Development.

WT-384

Cloud Central Office Reference Architectural Framework

Develop a framework for cloud infrastructure in the Central Office (CO). It will describe a Cloud platform for CO and define what virtualize network functions are necessary to run in the CO optimized to support Broadband 20/20 network functions of the MSBN as well as necessary interfaces.

WT-385

YANG model for management of ITU-T PON

In Development.

WT-387

Broadband Assured IP Services Architecture

In Development.

WT-388

Broadband Assured IP Services Technical Specification

This is the BAS Technical Specification covering both the definition of Broadband Forum BAS services and the definition of the attributes of the services. The emphasis will be on the definition of a useful simple service and will aim to meet the requirements of a small number of simple use cases and that can readily be implemented via a set of Broadband Forum data models

Performance Measurement from Customer Equipment to IP Edge

This project will extend Broadband Forum's OAM framework with architectural and nodal requirements to enable Customer Equipment to IP Edge service assurance of broadband subscribers, both for business and residential connections. The main business drivers for this work are:Define standardized mechanisms for performance measurement (e.g. delay, jitter, loss) between network side of the RG/CPE and access side of the BNG/PEGive service providers insight on how their access network is performing. Ability to use existing but not currently deployed toolsThe BBF is in a unique position to give service providers the tools they need in this subject matter, defining a solution that allows measurement and exposure of RG/CPE to BNG/PE network performance and addresses the current gap.

WT-393

Persistent Management Agent Aggregator (PMAA) Management Model

In Development.

WT-394

YANG Models for Management of PON ONUs

In Development.

WT-395

NETCONF Management of PON ONUs Architecture Specification

In Development.

WT-399

Support of Multicast-ABR in Broadband Forum networks

This WT will document phase 1 of the Support of Multicast-ABR on Broadband Forum networks work.  This would support OTT services delivered by the service provider.  This WT will document the architecture, nodal requirements and interfaces and will address issues such as QoS and management models

WT-400

Testing of Bonded, Multi-Pair G.fast Systems