2016 Program - Wireless Broadband Alliance · Q2 March 2016 Q4 WS November 2016 Cover Project Leaders: AT&T (Erinn Hall) BSG Wireless (Michael Sym) Ruckus Wireless (Mark Hamilton)

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WBA PMO Booklet

2016 Program

V1.0 May 2016


List of Projects

1. Next Generation Wi-Fi Device and Network Testing (NGH Trial Phase 4)

2. Quality of Service on Carrier Wi-Fi

3. Wi-Fi Calling

4. Convergence of Cellular and NGH networks –ANDSF/ HS2.0 Whitepaper (Policy)

5. Unlicensed Spectrum LTE - Market Drivers

6. Coordinated Shared Spectrum (CSS)

7. Internet of Things New Vertical Value Chains & Interoperability (IoT)

8. WRIX Network Standard (WRIX-n)


Next-Gen Wi-Fi Network & Device Testing (Phase 4)Extranet link (Members only): NGH Trial Phase 4 extranet

WBA Working Group: Business WG

For more information please contact [email protected]

NGH, Live Testing, Wi-Fi Roaming, Passpoint, HS2.0 R1&R2, RADIUS, Online Sign-up, Operator/user policy

Main areas covered:

• Definition of a scope document with use cases relating to practical usage of NGH networks

• Focus on roaming scenarios testing by multiple partners

• Focus on HS2.0 R1 and R2 capabilities testing in a real world environment

• Development of test plan spanning across all potential case scenarios

• Testing multiple devices currently available in the market

• Discussion forum to address NGH related topics

Project Description

Start date:

Estimate closure:

Project status

Q2 March 2016

Q4 WS November 2016

Cover

ProjectLeaders:

AT&T (Erinn Hall)BSG Wireless (Michael Sym)Ruckus Wireless (Mark Hamilton) UL (Mick Conley)

In progress (Scope doc.)

Key words:

In an effort to further bolster the expansion of NGH in the wireless ecosystem this testing effort is to build on the efforts performed in Phase 1-3 and expand the testing efforts beyond what is available in the HS2.0 specifications and initial user experience.

In this project the effort would include testing and further validation of additional devices that declare themselves HS 2.0 Compliant and not showing as certified on publicly available sources.

All in all, a stepping stone towards commercial deployments:• More testing on key features for operators in order to deploy

commercial networks (e.g. Online sign-up, 802.11 association)• Open to more devices which are widely available on the market

(e.g. iPhone, LG Stylus/X, Google Nexus)• Open to operating systems for the first time (e.g. Android

Marshmallow, Windows 10)

Accuris NetworksAruba NetworksAT&TBoingo WirelessBroadcomBSG WirelessBTCableLabsCharter CommunicationsChina TelecomCiscoComcast

Contributing CompaniesInclude …

EricssonFonGlobalReachHuawei Technologies Intel CorporationiPassKT CorporationLiberty GlobalMeteor NetworkNokiaNTT DOCOMOOrange

Ruckus WirelessHK-CSL (PCCW)SK TelecomSmith Micro Inc.SprintShaw CommunicationsSyniverse TechnologiesTata TeleservicesTelstraTelusTime Warner CableUL

WBA Project Dashboard

http://extranet.wballiance.com/apps/org/workgroup/ngh_tr4

mailto:[email protected]


Quality of Service on Carrier Wi-FiExtranet link (Members only): Quality of Service extranet



Quality of Service; Quality of Experience; Wi-Fi performance; Reporting; Metrics; Analytics

Main Topics Addressed:

• Business Drivers

• Quality of Service Metrics

• KPI Reporting

• Service flow prioritization

• Network Monitoring

• QoS Metrics Service Offering

o QoS Requestor Layer

o QoS API Specification Layer

o QoS Provider Layer

o QoS Provider Service Framework Layer

• Metrics database and reporting

• Security

Project Description

Start date:

Target date:

Project status:

Q4 WS October 2015

Q3 September 2016

Cover

ProjectLeaders:

Kishore Raja (Boingo Wireless)Ruckus Wireless (Mark Hamilton)Benu Networks (Rajat Ghai)

In progress

Key words:

Scope: Wi-Fi Standards are evolving with Carrier Grade Wi-Fi deployment steadily picking up. Evolution of existing services and proliferation of new services is causing the industry to emphasize on the quality of experience to the end user. Also, Operators would like to offer differentiated services over a Carrier Wi-Fi network with guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS). The traditional 3GPP style of imperative QoS model unfortunately does not work for WLAN Access technology due to federated deployment architecture.

WBA Positioning: Statement to the industry identifying the minimum set of requirements that operators would like to have for Wi-Fi QoS. Development of guidelines document, including standards, protocols and metrics which will be regarded as the one standard for QoS resulting in wide adoption by the industry.

Accuris NetworksAIRI Ventures (HK) LimitedArqivaAruba NetworksAT&TAT4 wirelessBenu NetworksBoingo WirelessBroadcomBSG WirelessCableLabsCharter CommunicationsChina Telecom


CiscoComcastEricssonFonHuawei Technologies Co. LtdIntel CorporationiPassKT CorporationLiberty GlobalMeteor NetworkNokiaNTT DOCOMO

OrangeQualcommRuckus WirelessShaw CommunicationsSK TelecomSmith Micro Inc.SpirentSprintSyniverse TechnologiesTata TeleservicesTime Warner CableUL


http://extranet.wballiance.com/apps/org/workgroup/qos



Wi-Fi Calling

Extranet link (Members only): Wi-Fi calling extranet



Wi-Fi Calling, Native Dialer, VoWi-Fi, VoLTE, Roaming, Emergency Services, Interworking Cellular <> Wi-Fi


• What’s Wi-Fi calling?

• Business Drivers and Market Opportunities

• Wi-Fi Calling Use Cases

• Overview of Wi-Fi Calling Technologies

• Wi-Fi Calling Functional & Business Requirements

• Wi-Fi Calling Work in existing Standards

• What are the challenges/impediments to Wi-Fi calling? (Business & Technical)

• Survey of WBA Operator members

• Future Potential Roadmaps and Direction

Project Description

Start date:

Estimate closure:

Project status:

Q2 WS June 2015

Q2 WS June 2016

Cover

ProjectLeaders:

Intel (Necati Canpolat) Shaw Comms (Ron Angerame)Ruckus Wireless (Mark Hamilton)

In progress

Key words:

With the support from leading Device Vendors for Wi-Fi Calling and launches from several leading global Operators, the momentum for Wi-Fi calling in the industry is rapidly increasing.

WBA is looking into Wi-Fi calling opportunity in the industry and producing a guidelines document that will help the ecosystem including Operators, Service Providers and Device Vendors currently exploring this opportunity in the industry.

Furthermore, WBA is creating a forum to review technology, business case, risk, strategic alignment, and others. Also, will provide an ongoing information assessments and updates in this subject matter by a form of an industry standard.

All in all, WBA provides an ongoing assessment of all critical factors regarding the implementation of Voice over Wi-Fi.

Accuris NetworksAlcatel-LucentAT&TBroadcomBSG WirelessBTCableLabsCiscoGemaltoHuawei Technologies


Intel CorporationOrangeRuckus WirelessShaw CommunicationsSmith Micro Inc.SpirentSprintSyniverse TechnologiesTime Warner CableT-Mobile USA

QualcommTelstraMeteor NetworkChina TelecomLiberty GlobalTelusNokiaComcastKT CorporationPT Telkom Indonesia


http://extranet.wballiance.com/apps/org/workgroup/wcalling



Policy Whitepaper (ANDSF & HS2.0)Extranet link (Members only): Policy Whitepaper



Convergence of Wi-Fi and Cellular; New Policy Mechanisms; Use Cases; ANDSF & HS2.0 Overview

Main areas covered:

• State-of-the-art -Operator’s policy

• Use cases, business models & opportunities for WBA members

• Current challenges that operators face to implement solutions for policy

• Guidelines and best practices for operators on policy

• Policy interoperation gaps & recommendations to relevant industry bodies

• Scope for trial the of ANDSF & Passpoint Release 2 solutions for policy

Project Description

Start date:

Estimate closure:

Project status

Q1 February 2016

Q4 WS November 2016

Cover

ProjectLeaders:

Smith Micro (Dzung Tran)Intel (Vivek Gupta)Comcast (Sukhjinder Singh)


Key words:

Policy is becoming a key tool for operators to manage networks and deliver the best experience possible to the customers. This whitepaper facilitates the understanding and identifies challenges that operators face to implement solutions for policy such as 3GPP ANDSF and WFA HS 2.0 Rel2, particularly:

• Access Network Discovery

• Selection Policy

• Mobility Policy

• Routing and Flow Policy

• Non-seamless Offload Policy

• Enforcement Preference and Overriding

• User subscription plan awareness

Accuris NetworksAruba NetworksAT&TBoingo WirelessBroadcomBSG WirelessBTCableLabsCharter CommunicationsChina TelecomCiscoComcast


EricssonFonGlobalReachHuawei Technologies Intel CorporationiPassKT CorporationLiberty GlobalMeteor NetworkNokiaNTT DOCOMOOrange

Ruckus WirelessHK-CSL (PCCW)SK TelecomSmith Micro Inc.SprintShaw CommunicationsSyniverse TechnologiesTata TeleservicesTelstraTelusTime Warner CableUL


http://extranet.wballiance.com/apps/org/workgroup/policy/download.php/7142/Policy (ANDSF & HS 2.0) WG April 11 2016.pptx



Unlicensed LTE – Deployment and Market DriversExtranet link (Members only): Unlicensed LTE extranet




Unlicensed Spectrum, LTE-U, LAA, LWA, LWIP, Standalone access, Policy, Use Cases, End-to-end trial


• Overview of Proposals for LTE Operation in Unlicensed Spectrum (LTE-U; LAA-LTE; LWA; LWA IP; Standalone

• System Objectives

• Deployment scenarios

• Regulatory aspects

• Coexistence topics

• General description of LTE-WLAN Aggregation and its implications

• Relation with Carrier Wi-Fi

• Anticipated Deployment Scenarios for Unlicensed Spectrum LTE Proposals

• Expected Timelines for the Various Proposals

Project Description

Start date:

Estimate closure:

Project status

Q2 WS June 2015

Q2 WS June 2016

Cover

ProjectLeaders:

Ruckus Wireless (Mark Hamilton)Broadcom (Florin Baboescu)

In progress (whitepaper)

Key words:

Operators are looking to take advantage of unlicensed spectrum for LTE overload traffic. There is currently no SDO / ITA investigating the market and deployment aspects for operators of all the proposals under development (LAA, LWA, LWIP, LTE-U, Standalone). WBA is taking this unique opportunity to step in and provide operators with much needed information to help them decide which alternative is the best fit for their network. The current focus is to create a document examining and contrasting proposed solutions for leveraging unlicensed spectrum to augment LTE in licensed spectrum, from the point of view of the market and issues impacting operator deployment. Moreover, leveraging on this work, WBA members approved a program on performance considerations and Wi-Fi coexistence impacts of LTE use of unlicensed spectrum, focusing on end-to-end live testing of real world use cases.

Accuris NetworksAlcatel-LucentAruba NetworksAT&TAT4 wirelessBoingo WirelessBroadcomBSG WirelessBTCableLabsCharter CommunicationsChina TelecomChina Unicom

Enrolled WBA MembersInclude …

CiscoComcastCox CommunicationsFonGoogleHuaweiIntel CorporationKT CorporationLiberty GlobalMeteor NetworkNokiaNTT DOCOMOOrange

QualcommRuckus WirelessShaw CommunicationsSmith Micro Inc.SpirentSprintSyniverse TechnologiesT-Mobile USATata TeleservicesTelstraTelusTime Warner CableUL

http://extranet.wballiance.com/apps/org/workgroup/ultemd



Coordinated Shared Spectrum (CSS)Extranet link (Members only): CSS extranet


For more information please contact the WBA PMO ([email protected])

Licensed and unlicensed environments; Conceptual frameworks; Business models; Trials


• History and background of CSS

• Goals of CSS Regimes

• Conceptual frameworks for CSS (ASA, LSA, CBRS)

• Business models CSS will support

• Contrasting CSS solutions with existing Small Cell solutions

• Drivers for in-building coverage

• Characteristics relative to: Spectrum requirements; Neutral Host support; Solution Cost

• Field trials leading to commercial deployments

Project Description

Start date:

Target:

Project status

Q1 WS January 2016

Q4 WS October 2016

Cover

ProjectLeaders:

Ruckus Wireless (Dave Wright)Intel Corporation (Blake Tye & Amresh Singh)Time Warner Cable (Praveen Srivastava)

In progress

Key words:

Policymakers and regulators are moving to introduce new models for spectrum management that would provide coordinated use of shared spectrum. A key objective of these programs is to provide conditional access to portions of spectrum with varying levels of priority based upon status (e.g. incumbents, priority users, general users). Due to this flexible approach to spectrum access, these new programs do not align neatly with existing standards bodies and industry organizations, which are primarily focused on either fully licensed or unlicensed spectrum (e.g. 3GPP, IEEE, GSMA, WFA). The WBA is well positioned to do early stage analyses of these programs as an organization with membership spanning both the licensed and unlicensed environments. This program is evaluating both the business models that will be supported by Coordinated Shared Spectrum management regimes and subsequent pre-commercial trials.

Accuris NetworksArqivaAruba NetworksBoingo WirelessBroadcomBSG WirelessBTCableLabsCharter Commun.

WBA Members contributing …

Core group leading CBRS which are members of WBA:

AT&TEricssonGoogleHuaweiIntelNokiaQualcommRuckus WirelessZTE

Smith Micro Inc.SpirentSyniverse Talk talkTata TeleservicesTelusTime Warner CableUL

CiscoComcastFoniBwaveKT CorporationLiberty GlobalNTT DOCOMOOrangeSK Telecom

Other companies in WBA interested on the topic and enrolled with the project:


http://extranet.wballiance.com/apps/org/workgroup/css



IoT New Vertical Value Chains & InteroperabilityExtranet link (Members only): IoT extranet



Unlicensed Access for IoT, New Value Chains, IoT Identities, Roaming, Verticals Interoperability


• Definition of vertical markets and respective un-licensed access technologies

• Enablement platforms, capabilities and IoT identities which impact WBA Members

• Interoperability between technologies (IoT verticals)

• Analysis of the evolution of existing value chains,

• IoT Identities and Roaming

• Evolution of Passpoint/NGH based roaming to accelerate the deployment of IoT services

Project Description

Start date:

Estimate closure:

Project status

Q1 WS January 2016

Q4 WS October 2016

Cover

ProjectLeaders:

Boingo Wireless (Brian Shields), Cisco (Mark Grayson), Intel (Necati Canpolat), iPass (Blaz Vavpetic)

In progress (TOC)

Key words:

The diverse range of IoT vertical segments can easily dilute focus. Hence, WBA members are engaging to set priorities on a specific set of IoT use cases which are paving the way.

Acknowledging value is migrating towards the IoT application, focus is on evolution of core WBA competencies associated with network connectivity, identity and service management.

WBA is conducting analysis on the evolution of existing value chains and the future role of evolved Passpoint/NGH based roaming to accelerate the deployment of those services (unlicensed technologies, monetization/revenue, roaming capabilities).

All in all, WBA is focusing on delivering a new perspective to the IoT space facilitating the definition of identities which in the near term will result in broad interoperability and roaming capabilities.

Accuris NetworksAruba NetworksAT&TBoingo WirelessBroadcomBSG WirelessBTCharter CommunicationsChina TelecomChina UnicomCisco


ComcastFonHuawei Technologies Co. LtdiBwaveIntel CorporationiPassKT CorporationLiberty GlobalMeteor NetworkNokiaNTT DOCOMO

OrangeRuckus WirelessSK TelecomSmith Micro Inc.SpirentSyniverse TechnologiesTalk talkTata TeleservicesTelusTime Warner CableUL


http://extranet.wballiance.com/apps/org/workgroup/wcalling



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Connectivity (RoamingMobile Operators)

Study Group / Events



WBA WRIX-n (Network) StandardExtranet link (Members only): WRIX-n extranet



Network Configuration, Deployment, Wi-Fi Roaming

Main areas covered:

• Guidelines for Network Deployment for Operators to Create, Upgrade or Optimize Their Wi-Fi Networks to Provide Wi-Fi Roaming Services and Interoperability

• Authentication Methods

• Connection Bandwidth Requirements

• Network Discovery and Selection Features

• NGH Network Security and management

• User Experience

• Information Exchange

• Profile Management

• Governance Model

• Summary of Requirements

Project Description

Start date:

Estimate closure:

Project status

Q2 March 2016

Q4 WS November 2016

Cover

ProjectLeaders:

Orange (Nigel Bird)BSG Wireless (Michael Sym)Time Warner Cable (Qiang Zhang)Internet Solutions (Jaco Van Tonder)


Key words:

The WBA acronym WRIX stands for Wireless Roaming Intermediary eXchange. One of the main aims of WRIX is the enhancement of the roaming experience for the customers of WBA wireless networks. The WBA WRIX Umbrella Document describes all the sub-parts of the WRIX portfolio: WRIX for Network (WRIX-n) (This Document); WRIX for Radius Interconnection (WRIX-i); WRIX for Clearing (Data and Financial) (WRIX – d/f); Location Feed Format & File Exchange Standard (WRIX-L).

This document is to help operators avoid some of the network configuration pitfalls and shorten the operator learning experience but also to standardise the approach between operators to ensure the best roaming experience for WBA wireless network users, and to promote the rapid set up of roaming agreements between WBA operators using standardised financial and technical approaches based on WRIX.

Accuris NetworksAicentAIRI Ventures (HK) LimitedAruba NetworksAT&TBoingo WirelessBroadcomBSG WirelessBTCableLabsChina MobileChina Telecom


CiscoComcastDeutsche TelekomEricssonFonHuawei TechnologiesIntel CorporationInternet SolutionsiPassKT CorporationLiberty GlobalNokia

NTT DOCOMOOrangeRuckus WirelessShaw CommunicationsSmith Micro Inc.Spark New ZealandSpirentSyniverse TechnologiesTata TeleservicesTelstraTelusTime Warner Cable


http://extranet.wballiance.com/apps/org/workgroup/wrix-n



Thank you

WBA PMO

Bruno Tomas ([email protected])Tiago Rodrigues ([email protected])

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2016 Program - Wireless Broadband Alliance · Q2 March 2016 Q4 WS November 2016 Cover Project Leaders: AT&T (Erinn Hall) BSG Wireless (Michael Sym) Ruckus Wireless (Mark Hamilton)