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Explore the roles and focuses of HomeGate, Broadband Forum, CableLabs, and UPnP Forum in device management, requirements, and gateway functionalities for broadband services. Learn how they work together and provide guidance for other Standards Development Organizations.
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HomeGate and Related SDOs HomeGate BoF @ IETF78
Broadband Forum • http://www.broadband-forum.org/ • 200 members, mostly vendors, then service providers • Focus on: • Device Management (TR-069) • Device Requirements (TR-124)
Home Gateway Initiative • http://www.homegateway.org/ • ~65 Members – mostly incumbent service providers, predominantly Europe and Asia • Focus on SP supplied equipment • Management • Remote Diagnostics • NGN access devices
CableLabs • http://www.cablelabs.com/ • R&D lab for Cable operators, primarily from Americas and EU • Focus on: • Cable modems • Triple Play devices (voice, video and data) • “eRouter” (integrated DOCSIS® and gateway)
UPnP Forum • http://www.upnp.org/ • Concerned with auto-discovery, plug-and-play • Security a major priority
HomeGate Scope • It is not our intention to duplicate work being done elsewhere • Our role is to provide guidance and recommendations documents to other SDOs that their own documents can reference • e.g. RFC 5625 (BCP 152) documents known issues with DNS proxy implementations, and is now referred to by Broadband Forum’s TR-124