CPE WAN Management Protocol and Femto Access Point Management

Over the last 18 months, standardization of Femtocell technology has come a very long way. This progress is largely due to the leadership of the telecom industry consortium known as the Femto Forum working with various standardization organizations such as the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and the Broadband Forum (BBF, previously known as the DSL Forum). This paper focuses on explaining the existing BBF remote device management framework and how it would be adapted to manage FAPs. Technical references are provided at the end of the document.