IEEE 1905

[1] The IEEE P1905.1 working group had its first meeting in December 2010 to begin development of convergence digital home network specifications.

[7] The standard includes setup, configuration and operation of home networking devices using heterogeneous technologies.

Using multiple interface types (Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Powerline and MoCA) enables better coverage for both mobile and fixed devices.

1905.1 upgrades the network to a backbone to improve existing deployments (for instance, ending streaming delays from in-home devices) and enabling new whole-home products and services.

Some example features/benefits include: Integration of wired and wireless products enables consumers to easily self-install networking equipment capable of significantly improving capacity and coverage in their home network which improves end user satisfaction and reduces product returns.

Some specific benefits of 1905.1 networking to the retailer and end user include: 1905.1 devices run an abstraction layer (AL) hiding the diversity of media access control technologies.

The management of a 1905.1 device is simplified by the use of a unified Abstraction Layer Management Entity (ALME) and with the use of a data model accessible with CWMP (Broadband Forum TR-069) The architecture designed for the abstraction layer is based on two 1905.1 service access points accessible to upper layers: a 1905.1 MAC SAP and a 1905.1 ALME SAP.

A 1905.1 protocol is used between ALMEs to distribute different type of management information such as: topology and link metrics.

Topology information collected by a 1905.1 device are stored in a data model accessible remotely via TR-069 protocol.

The 1905 ALME provides a list of primitives to manage forwarding rules per flow (Get, Set, Modify and Remove).

Qualcomm Atheros products implementing 1905.1 are named Hy-Fi Archived 2001-12-03 at the Wayback Machine (for Hybrid Fidelity).

[17] MStar Semiconductor indicated its support of nVoy/1905 in its Homeplug AV power line communication solutions.