Connected User Work Area

Leadership & Contacts

Work Area Directors:

• Jason Walls , QA Cafe
• John Blackford , Vantiva 

Email Lists:

• tbd@broadband-forum.org

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.