TR-069

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TR-069 (short for Technical Report 069) is a DSL Forum technical specification entitled CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP). It defines an application layer protocol for remote management of end-user devices.

As a bidirectional SOAP/HTTP based protocol it provides the communication between CPE
and Auto Configuration Servers (ACS). It includes both a safe auto
configuration and the control of other CPE management functions within
an integrated framework. In the course of the boom of the broadband
market, the number of different Internet access possibilities grew as
well (e.g. modems, routers, gateways, Set-top box, VoIP-phones).
At the same time the configuration of this equipment became more
complicated -- too complicated for the end-users. For this reason the
TR-069 standard was developed. It provides the possibility of auto
configuration of these access types. The technical specifications are
managed and published by the DSL Forum.
Using TR-069 the terminals can get in contact with the Auto
Configuration Servers (ACS) and establish the configuration
automatically. Accordingly other service functions can be provided.
TR-069 is the current standard for activation of terminals in the range
of DSL broadband market. Other fora, such as Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) and DVB,
are endorsing CWMP as the protocol for remote management of home
network devices (e.g. the HGI gateway) and terminals (e.g. the DVB IPTV
STB).