Target: Explore the necessary work for delivering an operator-grade smart home and improving the subscriber experience.
Outcome: The Broadband User Services (BUS) Work Area started work on combining the Matter protocol with the User Services Platform (USP), held a successful interoperability plugfest, and explored energy efficiency management and monitoring in broadband gateways.
When integrated with the USP, the Matter protocol will enable BSPs to deploy compatible devices in the smart home faster and manage them more easily. Today, Matter networks and devices - such as a TV or speaker - are controlled via fragmented applications from multiple vendors. USP will allow all supported devices to be managed, monitored, and controlled by a standards-driven application regardless of the brand in use. The specification ‘MatterService Data Model for USP-enabled Devices (WT-517)’ is set to be completed by Summer 2025.
The group continues to collaborate and drive these initiatives forward with joint members of the Connected Standards Alliance and the Wireless Broadband Association.
The results of a successful plugfest event held in September at the UNH-IOL facility in Durham, New Hampshire, were reviewed, and plans are in the works for a plugfest to be held early next year.
BUS’ Subscriber Networking Project Stream discussed the guidelines for operator device requirements and performance metrics in the next versions of Functional Requirements for Broadband Residential Gateway Devices (WT-124) and Wi-Fi Residential & SOHO Performance Testing (WT-398i4). The test plan includes testing for newer Wi-Fi technologies and aims to enhance Wi-Fi management and performance, aligning with the modern needs of operators and deployment scenarios.
A best practices guide titled ‘Transitioning from TR-069 to TR-369 (USP): A Guide for ISPs’ has been published. This paper reviews multiple approaches for providers to transition from TR-069 to USP, including separate systems per protocol, USP for special cases, hybrid with shared information, and native multi-protocol implementation.
Take a look at the BUS Work Area’s latest work: https://wiki.broadband-forum.org/display/BBF/Broadband+User+Services.