DS2 Adds Native TR-069 Remote Management Support To AITANA™ Powerline Communications Chipset
Design of Systems on Silicon SA (DS2) announced the availability of an integrated TR-069 solution embedded in its DSS9101 powerline communications SoC (System-on-Chip), part of AITANA™ chipset. The DSS9101 SoC, which is the latest member of DS2’s family of UPA-compliant 200 Mbps powerline communication products, is already shipping in volume.
"The DSS9101 is the first powerline communications SoC to integrate a full TR-069 stack on-chip, thus eliminating the need for an external processor. Other powerline products currently available in the market only provide proprietary and limited configuration mechanisms and lack even a basic TCP/IP stack, so adding any kind of remote management capabilities requires expensive external processors and memories to run the protocol stack, adding complexity, and increasing the cost and power consumption of the overall solution," said Chano Gómez, VP Technology & Strategic Partnerships at DS2.
TR-069 is a suite of standard protocols created by the DSL Forum to manage end-user devices in DSL networks, such as DSL routers, IPTV set-top-boxes or VoIP adapters. By adding native support for TR-069 in DS2’s silicon, it is claimed that service providers will be able to use their existing network management infrastructure to control, configure, troubleshoot or perform a secure firmware upgrade to any device that uses DS2’s AITANA™ solution. No changes are required in the auto-configuration server, the network infrastructure equipment or the DSL routers already deployed by service providers.
As service providers continue their efforts to provide advanced video, audio and data services, they need full visibility of what is happening in their network, including customer premises equipment like set top boxes, VoIP gateways and home networking adapters. According to the company, powerline networking is now the technology of choice for most service providers to support in-home IPTV distribution. This means that compliance with TR-069 is a critical feature.
