IEEE 1905.1-2013

This standard defines an abstraction layer for multiple home network technologies. The abstraction layer provides a common data and control service access point to the heterogeneous home network technologies described in the following specifications: IEEE Std 1901TM-2010, IEEE Std 802.11TM-2012, IEEE Std 802.3TM-2008, and MoCA¿¿ 1.1.1,2 This standard is extensible to work with other home network technologies. The abstraction layer supports a dynamic interface selection for transmission of packets arriving from any interface (upper protocol layers or underlying network technologies). End-to-end quality of service (QoS) is enabled in an IEEE 1905.1 network. Also specified are procedures, protocols, and guidelines to provide a simplified user experience to add devices to the network, to set up encryption keys, to extend the network coverage, and to provide network management features to address issues related to neighbor discovery, topology discovery, interface selection, QoS negotiation, and network control and management.