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2026-06-01: TR-181 Issue 2 Amendment 21

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@helpatbbf helpatbbf released this 01 Jun 15:03

Data Model

  • Added a CipherList parameter to configure permissible TLS Ciphers
  • Added a few more datatypes, sensors and controls to IoT datamodel
  • Added AFC Support to native Wi-Fi datamodel
  • Added AllowedChannels parameter to Wi-Fi configuration
  • Added Boot timing information
  • Added certificate and repository provisioning support to Software Modules
  • Added command and extended datamodel to support device shutdown
  • Added ContentType and ResponseTopic parameters to MQTT Publish() command
  • Added CountryCode and DeviceStatus parameters to DeviceInfo
  • Added datamodel support for device hardware buttons
  • Added Description parameter to network interfaces to allow user-friendly labelling
  • Added DNS resolver statistics and resolving strategy configuration
  • Added ForceSolicitPolicy parameter to DHCPv6
  • Added InterruptRate parameter
  • Added Kernel and Process fault information
  • Added LastChange parameter to IPv6 RA
  • Added MLD and IGMP enablement parameters to Bridge
  • Added more commands to handle TLS certificates on the device
  • Added more modes to STP configuration
  • Added more TLS certificate components for easier reuse
  • Added MQTT broker security configuration
  • Added network hardware offloading support
  • Added NetworkDiagnostic() command to Thread
  • Added OnMessage! event to MQTT datamodel
  • Added parameter to show available RAM
  • Added RegisterTrustPaths parameter to limit which datamodel paths can be registered
  • Added signature verification support to Software Modules
  • Added solicitation timing parameters to Neighbor Discovery
  • Added Status to the DHCPv4 lease information
  • Added support for stopping QoS classification rules
  • Added support for a list of known SFPs and the ability to disable certain modules
  • Added support for controlled LEDs
  • Added support for enforced DHCP options
  • Added support for IPv6 Network Prefix Translation
  • Added support for multiple MQTT Broker processes
  • Added support for Software Modules managed locally on the device
  • Added support for TUN/TAP interface configuration
  • Added support for user HomeDirectory
  • Added timestamp for last firmware release and update
  • Clarified and harmonized some descriptions in Software Modules
  • Clarified use of STA parameters in Data Elements
  • Expanded the IEEE1905 data model
  • Expanded interface Upstream parameter description with more examples
  • Expanded IPSec IKEv2 configuration
  • Extended Syslog datamodel with support for Unix domain sockets
  • Improved and reworked the IPLayerCapacity test datamodel
  • Moved AggregateScanDuration and ScanType to ChannelScan object
  • Removed inappropriate character size limitations from lists
  • Restructured Device.NeighborDiscovery object
  • Unified country code parameters to be always exactly 2 uppercase characters
  • Updated MoCA ACA Status with proper enumeration values and descriptions

TR-181 Document

  • Added log rotate ToO
  • Added MQTT ToO
  • Added certificate management ToO

2025-12-01: TR-181 Issue 2 Amendment 20 Corrigendum 1

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@helpatbbf helpatbbf released this 01 Dec 20:57

Data Model

  • Fixed Cellular APN type to be compatible with the 5G Data Network Name
  • Changed Cellular SIM Location parameter to be read-only
  • Added additional bibrefs to PON power safe parameter
  • Changed TrustedElement PIN from being a string with maximum size 4 to be a digit-only string with a size between 4 to 8
  • Changed TrustedElement Status parameter to be read-only

TR-181 Document

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2025-11-11: TR-181 Issue 2 Amendment 20

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@helpatbbf helpatbbf released this 11 Nov 21:22

Data Model

  • Added support for periodic file uploads via Device.PeriodicFileTransfer.
  • Added support for hardware specific information under Device.Hardware.
  • Added support for configuring device internal connection monitoring mechanisms and automatic remedies under Device.ConnectionMonitoring.
  • Various features allow to specify a Certificate and a CABundle for mutual TLS authentication
  • Added support for low and high temperature events in Device.DeviceInfo.TemperatureStatus.TemperatureSensor.{i}.
  • Added support for the Wi-Fi Data Elements feature "Wi-Fi Configuration Templates" under Device.WiFi.Templates.
  • Added Device.DeviceInfo.Reboots.CurrentBootCycle
  • Added peripheral power management for
    • Ethernet to Device.Ethernet.Interface.{i}.
    • USB to Device.USB.Port.{i}.
    • Wi-Fi to Device.WiFi.Radio.{i}.
    • Thread to Device.Thread.Radio.{i}.
    • XPON to Device.XPON.ONU.{i}.PowerManagement.
  • Added USB device state reporting and the ability to configure which USB devices are allowed to connect via the Device.USB.USBHosts.AllowedDevice.{i}. table
  • Added Type and Interface parameters to Device.HomePlug.Interface.{i}.
  • Marked Wi-Fi commands FullScan(), ChannelScan(), Disassociate(), and BTMRequest() obsoleted
  • Added antenna configuration to Device.WiFi.Radio.{i}.
  • Added a full WireGuard VPN datamodel under Device.WireGuard.
  • Added Device.WiFi.Radio.{i}.Capabilities. tree
  • Added MTU parameter to Device.WiFi.SSID.{i}.
  • Added IPLayerCapacityIncrementalResult! event to Device.IP.Diagnostics.
  • Improved Device.Routing.Router.{i}. support and added Device.Routing.Policy.{i}.
  • Added host table cleanup support to Device.Hosts.
  • Added Device.DNS.RebindProtection.
  • Added Release() command to Device.DHCPv4.Client.{i}. and Device.DHCPv6.Client.{i}.
  • Added the configuration of the UPnP IGD service via Device.UPnP.Device.IGD.
  • Added FloodLimit and BurstLimit parameters to Device.Firewall.Chain.{i}.Rule.{i}.
  • Added support for GetCertificateURI() under Device.Security.Certificate.{i}.
  • Added Role configuration to Device.SoftwareModules.ExecutionUnit.{i}.
  • Added authentication to UDS MTP via Device.UnixDomainSockets.Authentication.{i}.
  • Added interface stack and IP address support to Device.SessionManagement.Session.{i}.
  • Added support for Device.IoTCapability.{i}.PulseControl. and Device.IoTCapability.{i}.Binding.{i}.
  • Improved descriptions of some parameters with ranged types
  • Added support for setting the transport mode in the MQTT Broker configuration
  • Miscellaneous spelling corrections and markup improvements

TR-181 Document

  • Recreate session management SVG images to match current state

2025-04-23: TR-181 Issue 2 Amendment 19 Corrigendum 1

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@helpatbbf helpatbbf released this 23 Apr 16:29

Data Model

  • Fix the order of some datamodel objects in the rendered HTML
  • Explain permissions behaviour for Get messages
  • Add missing spec attributes, messing up the diffs from future versions

TR-181 Document

  • Re-export some SVG images to address rendering artefacts from invalid data
  • Adjust the data model paths in the examples to match the recent data model changes

2025-04-10: TR-181 Issue 2 Amendment 19

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@helpatbbf helpatbbf released this 10 Apr 08:37

TR-181 Document

  • Improved firewall configuration appendix
  • Introduced new 3GPP NAS Theory of Operation appendix
  • Deprecated 5G Theory of Operation appendix in favor of the new appendix

Data Model

  • Included LinkReadWrite component instead of Link component on all networking interfaces and automatically create most of the Parameters
  • Added support for Cellular short message service
  • Revamped Device.Cellular.Interface.
  • Made previously USP-only Device.CollectionDevice. available to CWMP
  • Added note about limited abilities of Device.SoftwareModules. in CWMP
  • Addressed some versioning issues in the CWMP specific datamodel
  • Added ability to rotate KernelFault and ProcessFault entries
  • Added more features to DHCP configuration and Stats for DHCP use
  • Added logging support for Firewall in Device.Firewall.Log.{i}.
  • Added BlobSensor to IoT
  • Added the latest IPLayerCapacity diagnostics features, including authentication, better status and results
  • Added more LED control parameters
  • Added ALPN support to MQTT
  • Added SFP support via Device.SFPs.
  • Added SFP support to Device.Optical.Interface.{i}.
  • Deprecated Device.PDU.
  • Added new 3GPP mobile network session management support via Device.SessionManagement.
  • Added Radius security via Device.RadSecProxy.
  • Added TLS support to SysLog
  • Added support for the Thread protocol via Device.Thread.
  • Added support for trusted elements (e.g. mobile SIM) via Device.TrustedElements.
  • Added support for Wi-Fi DataElements r4
  • Added support for Ethernet advertised link modes
  • Changed writeOnceReadOnly Parameters to readOnly in CWMP
  • Added support for power monitoring via Device.DeviceInfo.PowerStatus.
  • Added selection of IPv4/IPv6 mode to NTP client
  • Added new permission system for USP services
  • Revamped Bitrate parameters into a component
  • Revamped IPVersion parameters into a component
  • Revamped DHCP client configuration into components
  • Added some missing units to IoT
  • Revamped client certificates into a component
  • Added support for CA bundles in Device.Security.CABundle.{i}.
  • Refactored Device.SoftwareModules. into its own file
  • Added Privileged parameter to Device.SoftwareModules.ExecutionUnit.{i}.
  • Added Device.Thread.MLE.{i}.AssociatedNode.{i}.Neighbor.{i}.
  • Added RegisterTrustPaths parameter in InstallDU() and Update() commands and Device.USPServices.Trust.{i}.

2024-09-04: TR-181 Issue 2 Amendment 18 Corrigendum 1

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@helpatbbf helpatbbf released this 05 Sep 11:53

Data Model

  • Fixed newly introduced parameter name from IPv6PassTroughICMPEchoRequest to IPv6PassThroughICMPEchoRequest
  • Replaced manual Alias definition by use of component
  • Fixed invalid syntax in description of Device.DNS.Client.Server.{i}.Type

2024-07-23: TR-181 Issue 2 Amendment 18

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@helpatbbf helpatbbf released this 23 Jul 10:27

TR-181 Document

  • Fixed logical interface table
  • Added ToO chapter about network interface MTU
  • Manually resized diagrams to look nice
  • Updated all generated diagrams

Data Model

  • Added more counter types to IoT
  • Improved MoCA network state parameter descriptions
  • Added new parameter to support VLAN priority
  • Added new parameter to indicate the used Ethernet duplex mode
  • Improved example Ethernet PHY types by using more commonly used types
  • Added new parameter to control the sending of ARP messages on an Ethernet link
  • Corrected access type of multiple parameters
  • Added new parameters for IP based access control in HTTP access
  • Added new parameter to configure the MTU on an Ethernet link
  • Added new parameter to link a USPService to an ExecutionUnit providing it
  • Extended size of various QoS parameter types from 32 bits to 64 bits types
  • Added new parameter to control filtering of ICMPv6 packets
  • Changed one more missed parameter from hidden to secured
  • Added new parameters to control DHCP retransmission/retry behavior
  • Removed some dmr:fixedObject attributes from non-fixed objects
  • Added Device.Schedules. mechanism to define time-based schedules for services to use
  • Added new parameters indicate the reason for a device reboot
  • Added new parameters to configure and check the Ethernet MDIX mode
  • Deprecated a decent number of MultiAP commands and parameters due to being supported in DataElements
  • Refactored many Interface and Link objects, parameters and commands into components for deduplication
  • Refactored and improved the description of the NetworkConfig object
  • Replaced outdated DHCPv6 bibref by latest RFC
  • Added Reset() command to various interface stats objects
  • Promoted some readOnly parameters to readWrite
  • Added source and dest port ranges to more firewall objects
  • Added success and failure counters to IEEE802.1x supplicant stats
  • Added 3GPP-NAS auto configuration type to various enumerations
  • Added RemainingLeastTime to port-mapping objects
  • Demoted a few readWrite objects to readOnly since they were never meant to be the former
  • Added histogram mode to PeriodicSampling mechanism
  • Added more informational parameters and ShutdownDelay as well as user configuration to SMM DUs
  • Added system capabilities configuration to Users
  • Changed parameter type of some Wi-Fi timestamps from string to datetime
  • Clarified the credentials allowed usages
  • Added UUID, Version, and ExecEnvRef as output arguments to the InstallDU() command
  • Adjusted indentation to fix rendering issues
  • Added missing Alias keys throughout the data model
  • Removed some inappropriate dmr:noUniqueKeys annotations

2024-01-18: TR-181 Issue 2 Amendment 17

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@helpatbbf helpatbbf released this 18 Jan 11:40

TR-181 Document

  • Refreshed some data model diagrams

Data Model

  • Added new parameters for Multi-flow and Multi-server testing
    capability as defined in TR-471 Issue 4
  • Updated MoCA data model with MoCA Alliance 2.5 specification
  • Added Device.DNS.SD.Advertise object to to allow the configuration of
    DNS-SD services that need to be advertised by the device
  • Added RDNSS and DNSSL options to the Device.RouterAdvertisement.InterfaceSetting.{i}. object
  • Added missing parameters from the Data Elements R2.1 specification
  • Added the Zone file concept to the Device.DNS. object
  • Added DNS caching configurability to the Device.DNS.Relay. object, allowing for control
    over the cache settings, added a mechanism to allow the specification of the ingress (LAN side) interface(s)
    to be used by the DNS forwarders
  • Added new InterfaceSetting object to Device.Firewall.
  • Added ModuleVersion parameter to InstallDU() and Update() commands
  • Added Origin parameter to PinHole, PortMapping and AccesssControl
  • Added PhysAddresMask parameter to AccessControl
  • Added LeaseDuration and RemainLeaseTime parameters to the DMZ and Pinhole objects
  • Added Device.Firewall.ConnectionTracking. object tree to configure ALGs
  • Added missing DSL xTU-C and xTU-R parameters to DSL objects
  • Added Device.Syslog. object tree to configure a syslog service
  • Added Support for password authentication in xPON
  • Added MaxNumberOfPortMappings and MaxNumberOfPortTriggers parameters to indicate system limits
  • Fixed the access of some UserInterface parameters and objects: Demoted Session and User to read-only, promoted Protocol to read-write
  • Fixed the access of a SSH parameter: Promoted AutoDisableDuration to read-write
  • Fixed the access of a USPServices parameter: Demoted Protocol to read-only
  • Added UDSAgent:1 and UDSController:1 profiles
  • Added Device.DeviceInfo.LogRotate.{i}. to setup a log rotation mechanism
  • Clarified descriptions of parameters in Device.SoftwareModules.ExecutionUnit.{i}.AutoRestart.
  • Added initial support for the 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 standard/mode in various places
  • Added OnBoardingComplete parameter to Device.LocalAgent.Controller.{i}.
  • Clarified suggested implementation of Device.PeriodicStatistics. concept
  • Added support for passing environment variables to software modules
  • Removed reference to an incorrect default port requirement from TR-471
  • Added EEEStatus parameter to Device.Ethernet.Interface.{i}.
  • Extended the key of Device.LocalAgent.Monitor.{i}.OnChange! ChangeSet.{i}.Parameter.{i}. output argument to include ChangeTime
  • Added objects and parameters to align with the work-in-progress DataElements R3 specification
  • Refactored scheduling related parameters into component for easier reuse and added Active and TimeLeft parameters
  • Added Device.SoftwareModules.ExecutionUnit.{i}.NetworkConfig. object and parameters
  • Added MaxSupportedDataDownlinkRate, MaxSupportedDataUplinkRate, SNR, and MaxSupportedBandwidth parameters to Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.{i}.AssociatedDevice.{i}.
  • Replaced custom coded Order parameter type and descriptions with the new Order datatype and text template
  • Changed the default WebSocket port from 5683 to 8443
  • Added support for checksum reporting to TransferComplete! event

2023-06-14: TR-181 Issue 2 Amendment 16

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@helpatbbf helpatbbf released this 14 Jun 11:11

TR-181 Document

  • Refreshed all diagrams
  • Added ToO appendix for logical interfaces concept
  • Extended advanced firewall appendix
  • Updated Wi-Fi theory of operation

Data Model

  • Added Device.LocalAgent.Subscription.{i}.TriggerAction parameter to
    control the notification behavior
  • Added SecuredRoles concept to the USP-specific ControllerTrust
  • Turned a number of "hidden" parameters into "secured" parameters to
    allow USP Controllers with a secure role to read parameter values
  • Added a few parameters to Device.Bridging.Bridge. and sub-objects to
    allow better control over bridges and STP behavior
  • Made unique key type (functional vs non-functional) explicit rather
    than defaulting, and fixed incorrect choices
  • Added ability to configure exclusions from BulkData reports
  • Added Device.DeviceInfo.HostName parameter
  • Unified description of Interface parameters
  • Updated status according to our deprecation policy
  • Extended some incorrect type restrictions
  • Fixed/unified some units and their use in the description
  • Added SupportedLinkModes parameter to ethernet interfaces
  • Clarified the Device.Firewall. object and added support for
    firewall features DMZ, Services, Pinholing and Policies. Also added
    support for additional classifiers
  • Introduced Device.GatewayInfo. into USP
  • Extended the type of a few counters from unsignedInt to StatsCounter64
  • Added new IPLayerCapacityDiagnostic parameters/arguments from the
    TR-471i3 document
  • Added UDS (Unix Domain Socket) MTP and Device.UnixDomainSockets. objects
    for internal services
  • Added Device.Logical. sub-tree to allow for definition of logical network
    interfaces
  • Added Device.NAT.PortTrigger.
  • Added USP notification mechanism to Device.PeriodicStatistics.
  • Improved PPP LCPEcho description and added LCPEchoAdaptive parameter
  • Vastly extended Device.QoS. features by adding Queues, Shapers and Schedulers
  • Added new parameters to Device.Routing. and sub-objects to add more routing
    features
  • Vastly extended SMM (Software Module Management) capabilities with support for
    ApplicationData, HostObject, ExecEnvClass and AutoRestart
  • Added Device.SSH. to configure an SSH service
  • Extended Device.Time. with support for NTP client and server configuration
  • Added Device.UserInterface.HTTPAccess. to allow for local UI access control
  • Added USP-specific Device.LocalAgent.Monitor. object to allow for efficient
    tracking of parameter value changes
  • Added support for Device.USPServices. to manage internal services via USP
  • Added Device.XPON. to model xPON interfaces
  • Applied cleanup for Wi-Fi objects/parameters to line up with Wi-Fi Alliance
    documents
  • Removed activeNotify="canDeny" attributes from some parameters
  • Added PeriodicStatsAdv:2 and MQTTController:2 profiles
  • Added USPServiceRef parameters to MTP referencing a service using it
  • Disambiguated NTP vs. SNTP protocols
  • Expanded/unified descriptions of parameters used for retries

2022-01-27: TR-181 Issue 2 Amendment 15

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@helpatbbf helpatbbf released this 27 Jan 16:06
  • Converted the document to markdown and extended the Wi-Fi Theory of Operation
  • Split the XML into multiple smaller files (this is just housekeeping; it
    doesn't affect how the model is used)
  • Added Device.USPAgent to the CWMP model to allow a CWMP ACS to configure a
    device for USP communications
  • Allowed USP to access the EnableCWMP parameter (so a USP Controller can
    enable/disable CWMP access)
  • Added Device.Routing.Babel for the RFC 8966 Babel routing protocol
  • Added Device.DOCSIS for modeling DOCSIS 3.0 and 3.1 interfaces
  • Added Device.Users.Group, Device.Users.Role and Device.Users.SupportedShell
    tables for modeling system users
  • Improved the Wi-Fi data model by adding Data Elements R2 parameters,
    commands and events, moving MultiAP parameters and commands into the Data
    Elements structure, and by deprecating AIFSN, ECWMin, ECWMax and TxOpMax
  • Clarified the LockoutPeriod and Retries ControllerTrust parameters that
    impact how the RequestChallenge() and ChallengeResponse() data model
    commands handle failed attempts
  • Clarified bulk data profile, threshold and periodic statistics USP
    Controller permissions: only the USP Controller that created the profile
    will receive the corresponding events
  • Added a bulk data profile ForceCollection() command
  • Added support for a new bulk data collection mechanism that utilizes MQTT
    as the transport protocol
  • Removed old bulk data collection protocols (Streaming and File) from the USP
    data model (they don't apply to USP)
  • Updated the IPLayerCapacity() test to support TR-472 Issue 2
  • Added an enumeration to indicate when a Boot! event was due to a factory
    reset
  • Added an enumeration to distinguish encrypted and unencrypted USP MQTT
    WebSocket connections
  • Added an Order parameter to provide guidance to USP Agents on which MTP to
    use when communicating with a Controller
  • Clarified that Device.Optical is intended for generic optical interfaces
    and is not intended to model anything specific to IEEE or ITU-T PON
    technologies (objects specific to such technologies may be added in future
    versions of the data model)
  • Clarified the meaning and usage of the Device.Ethernet.Interface and
    Device.Ethernet.Link objects (also allowed the Ethernet Link MACAddress
    parameter to be written)
  • Improved (and made more consistent) the marking of (and explanation of)
    deprecated items, and how such items should progress from being deprecated
    to obsoleted to deleted
  • Added a Baseline:4 profile that doesn't include Device.LANConfigSecurity
    (it relates to the now-deprecated TR-064 LAN management protocol)
  • Many minor improvements to object, parameter, command and event descriptions
  • Replaced the non-standard dmr:version attribute with the version attribute
    (which supports three levels of version)
  • Switched to DMR (data model report) schema v1.0, which supports multi-line
    paragraphs, and wrapped all lines to 80 characters maximum