Introduction

What it is?

CWMP – CPE WAN Management Protocol – is an application layer protocol. It was defined by Broadband Forum in TR-069 Technical Report, for remote management of customer-premises equipment (CPE) connected to an Internet Protocol (IP) network. TR-069 report describes the CPE WAN Management Protocol, intended for communication between a CPE and Auto-Configuration Server (ACS).

Whats is it capable to manage?

The protocol addresses telecom devices, such as modems, routers, gateways, as well as end-user devices that connect to the Internet, such as set-top boxes, and VoIP-phones.

What is the impact in the telco industry?

CWMP was created 20 years ago in 2004, since then it had a lot of improvements and ammendts added to It. Nowadays there are more than one billion devices being managed through CWMP around the globe.