ATIS Home Networking (HNET) Program

1. ATIS Home Networking(HNET) Program Submission Date:July 1, 2008

2. HNET – Current Activities • Home Networking (HNET) was identified by the ATIS Board of Directors as a business priority with technical & operational impacts warranting study. • ATIS commissioned a Focus Group in early 2008 to do the following associated with the deployment of IP-based Services in the HNET: • Develop a cohesive home networking infrastructure. • Provide an objective assessment of HNET initiatives currently underway in the industry. • Determine appropriate actions to address standard gaps. • Develop a work plan to advance the technical, operational, and strategic needs of ATIS Members.

3. HNET - Current Activities ATIS is currently working on the following: • Developing a high-level, functional architecture to consider and bound all aspects of the HNET. • Identifying and understanding the relevant interfaces between the HNET and the service provider. • Assessing how relevant standards work maps to the HNET (building-blocks) to better assess existing vs. needed work. • 33 unique groups have been identified that are currently conducting HNET standards activities. • Assessing existing certification programs to identify possible gaps and the potential need for future certifications • Discussing characteristics of those technologies likely to be used in the HNET.

4. HNET - Current Activities HNET Functional Layers HNET SDOs/Organizations Mapped to Functional Layers End-User Applications Higher Layer Functions Generic Functions DLNA, DVB, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN, CEA, ATIS IIF, Open IPTV Forum Management, Control, Configuration, and Bootstrap Protocols UPnP, DSLF, OMA, ITU-T, DLNA, DVB, IETF, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN, CEA, ATIS ESIF, ATIS IIF, IEC JTC01, Open IPTV Forum Application Protocols IETF, DLNA, DVB, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN, ATIS IIF, Open IPTV Forum, DSLF Discovery Protocols UPnP, DLNA, DVB, IETF, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN, ATIS IIF, Open IPTV Forum, DSLF Networking Functions IETF, DLNA, DVB, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN, DSLF, Open IPTV Forum Link Layer, Routing, and Connection Protocols IETF, DLNA, DVB, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN, DSLF Physical Encoding MoCA, HPNA, Home Plug, WFA, Wi-Media, IEEE 802.11, 802.15, Femto-Forum, Wi-Max, DLNA, DVB, Cablelabs, ITU-T, HGI, TISPAN, ATIS NIPP, IEEE P1901, Wireless HD, USB 3.0, DSLF Physical Media

5. HNET – Strategic Direction • Enable a quality consumer experience. • Reduce/eliminate the need for costly “truck-rolls.” • Identify actions to address challenges and gaps that if resolved would enhance revenue growth potentials. • Better enable and support service providers to remotely maintain and manage the HNET, its devices, and services. • Maximize the potentials of existing coax, telephone/ electrical wiring plus new optical and wireless technologies for the HNET. • Enable the HNET as the 4th carrier network (i.e., broadband core, metro, access, HNET).

6. HNET – Challenges • There are 33 unique organizations developing HNET standards. • Determining what (access) technologies to include and/or exclude in the standardization process for the HNET to ensure plug-n-play is challenging. • Service providers and equipment vendors must be able to leverage HNET opportunities (e.g., products and services) into sustainable revenue generating business models. • Enabling the delivery of a high quality user experience in a dynamic device and service rich environment.

7. HNET – Next Steps • ATIS will continue its assessment and develop recommendations to deliver a cohesive HNET infrastructure. • Where and when appropriate, initiate standards development and/or coordination to address technical gaps. • ATIS will continue to communicate with industry to ensure business needs are addressed. • ATIS targeted 4Q08 for the HNET-FG to complete its effort.