Main standardization areas

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Main standardization areas

• Greg Jones
• ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
  (ITU-T)
• greg.jones_at_itu.int

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Overview

• Study groups
• Lead study groups
• Special projects
• Focus groups
• Intersector coordination groups

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ITU-T study groups

• SG 2 Operational aspects of service provision,
  networks and performance
• SG 3 Tariff and accounting principles including
  related telecommunications economic and
  policy issues
• SG 4 Telecommunication management, including
  TMN
• SG 5 Protection against electromagnetic
  environment effects
• SG 6 Outside plant
• SG 9 Integrated broadband cable networks and
  television and sound transmission  
• SG 11 Signalling requirements and protocols
• SG 12 End-to-end transmission performance of
  networks and terminals
• SG 13 Multi-protocol and IP-based networks and
  their internetworking
• SG 15 Optical and other transport networks
• SG 16 Multimedia services, systems and terminals
  
• SG17 Data networks and software for
  Telecommunication
• SSG Special Study Group IMT
• TSAG Telecommunication Standardization Advisory
  Group

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What are lead study groups?

• Defined in WTSA Resolution 1
• Designated by WTSA or TSAG
• Study core Questions
• Prioritization
• Consultation Coordination
• Listed in WTSA Resoulution 2
• Updated by TSAG

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Lead study groups

• SG 2 service definition, numbering and routing
• SG 4 TMN
• SG 9 integrated broadband cable and television
  networks
• SG 11 intelligent networks
• SG 12 Quality of Service and performance
• SG 13 IP related matters, B-ISDN, Global
  Information Infrastructure and satellite
  matters
• SG 15 access network transport and optical
  technology
• SG 16 multimedia services, systems and terminals
  and on e-business and e-commerce
• SG17 communication system security, frame relay,
  languages and description techniques
• SSG IMT 2000 and beyond and for mobility

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What are special projects?

• Important standardization domains
• Work sharing amongst study groups
• Correspond to urgent market needs
• Coordination of activities
• Clarify areas of study

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List of special projects

• IMT-2000 Network Aspects (SSG)
• Call Back (SG 3)
• Accounting Rate Reform (SG 3)
• TMN (SG 4)
• IP Cablecom (SG 9)
• Quality of service and performance (SG 12)
• IP (SG 13)
• Global Information Infrastructure (SG 13)
• Access Networks (SG 15)
• Optical Networks (SG 15)
• Mediacom 2004 (SG 16)
• E-commerce and E-business (SG 16)
• ASN.1 Language coordination (SG 17)
• Communication system security (SG 17)

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Accounting rate reform

• Transition from accounting rates to cost
  orientation
• to develop general principles and guidelines for
  the establishment of accounting rates
• to determine cost components to be included in
  the telephone accounting rates
• to expedite work on developing appropriate
  costing methodologies
• to establish a transition period to avoid drastic
  changes, particularly for the developing
  countries.
• termination charge procedure, allows governments
  or operators to establish a single charge for
  terminating traffic in their country, provided
  the charge meets certain multilaterally agreed
  criteria.
• the settlement rate procedure, allows them to
  negotiate cost-orientated and asymmetric
  settlement rates, better suited to the new market
  situation.
• commercial arrangement, between countries that
  have introduced liberalization. Recognized
  operating agencies will agree bilaterally on the
  remuneration procedure that is most appropriate
  to their needs.

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Callback

• ITU Resolutions
• Resolution 21 - Plenipotentiary Conference Kyoto
  1994
• Resolution 21 (Minneapolis 1998)
• Resolution 1099 - ITU Council (1996)
• Resolution 29 - WTSC, October 1996
• Resolution 29 (Montreal 2000)

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TMN project

• TMN related project includes standardization work
  covering TMN architecture, methodology, common
  requirements, communication protocols, TMN
  resource information modeling for generic,
  switching, V5/VB5 access, transport network view
  and service management.
• TMN standards have to cope with changes in the
  industry while also satisfying current needs.
• TMN Recommendations will result from cooperation
  with regional and national bodies and industry
  forums
• The specification of information to be exchanged
  is the essence of TMN.
• Requirements need to be understandable to
  management experts and not necessarily to the
  modeling experts.
• SG 4 work plan addresses IP and to create a TMN
  framework for the unified management of
  integrated hybrid circuit-switched (PSTN) and
  packet-based networks.
• The study of TMN requires various expertise and
  TMN-related Recommendations are being developed
  in various Study Groups within ITU-T.

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TMN project areas

• Architecture
• Interface specification methodology
• Management services
• Management functions (protocol independent)
• Management information models and catalogue
• Management information registration
• Communication protocols
• Systems management services and management
  messages
• Conformance requirements
• International standard profiles
• Terminology
• Security

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IPcablecom project

• Time-critical interactive services over cable
  television network using IP-protocol, in
  particular Voice and Video over IP
• Services
• Residential/Business IP Telephony
• Video IP telephony
• Voice/data/video unified messaging
• Enhanced conferencing and media services
• Entertainment Services
• Real-time multiplayer interactive gaming
• www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-t/com9/ipcable

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IP project

• Y.1000 to Y.9999 reserved for IP-related
  Recommendations.
• For each area, the IP Project identifies
• scope and focus of the work area
• issues for consideration
• status of current work within ITU-T
• related work within IETF

http//www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com13/ip
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IP projectAreas and Questions
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Global Information Infrastructure

• Global Information Infrastructure a set of 38
  Projects to ensure
• Global standards, which are needed because of the
  globalization of business
• Enable users to manage the creation, storage,
  delivery use of information
• Technological convergence interconnection of
  telecommunications equipment with computers
• Satisfaction of the new demands on the
  communications infrastructure by information
  providers and users
• http//www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com13/gii

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QoS overview

• QoS framework/definitions exist (E.800, G.1000),
  application requirements are well known (G.1010),
  assessment/monitoring methods well underway.
• Different approaches to QoS taken by different
  ITU-T study groups tend to be as follows SG12
  provides the user application requirements SG13
  provides UNI-UNI IP network QoS classes capable
  of supporting most use applications SG 16
  provides a third-party agent control and
  signaling of QoS using future vertical protocols
• NI-NI QoS classes capable of supporting most user
  applications exist for ATM (I.356) and IP
  (Y.1541), although new signaling is needed for
  the IP case.
• SG 16 has a futuristic QoS Architecture direction
  to deliver QoS dynamically, over multiple
  networks.

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QoS viewpoints
There are four viewpoints of QoS that make the
definitions and frameworks meaningful and
practical for everyone users, vendors, network
operators, service providers etc.
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QoS

• The relationship between service and network
  reliability will be addressed due to the critical
  need with the rapid deployment of IP-based
  network and services.
• SGs 2, 4, 11, 12, 13 16 must make this work
  converge

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OTNT project

• The standards area covered relates to optical
  transport networks and technologies. The optical
  transport functions include
• multiplexing
• cross connect, including grooming and
  configuration
• management
• physical media
• An Optical Transport Network (OTN) is composed of
  a set of Optical Network Elements connected by
  optical fibre links, able to provide
  functionality of transport, multiplexing,
  routing, management, supervision and
  survivability of optical channels carrying client
  signals, according to the requirements given in
  ITU-T Rec. G.872.
• See http//www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-t/com15/otn

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ANT project

• Based on definitions specified in G.902
• Provides transport bearer capabilities for the
  provision of telecommunications services inside
  the AN between a service node interface (SNI)
  providing customer access to a service node and
  each of the associated interfaces towards the
  Customer Premises Network(s) which are being
  grouped as XNI interfaces (this would include
  ISDN UNIs)
• Comprises transmission media and access NEs
  entities.
• See http//www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-t/com15/ant/

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Work topics

• Refinement of the concept (objectives,
  architecture)
• Refinement of the study areas (IP,GII,IMT-2000 )
• Standardization of services, systems and
  terminals for multimedia applications over
  existing and future platforms, providing
  end-to-end interoperability.
• Co-ordination of the studies within ITU-T and
  ITU-R
• Coordination with relevant standardization bodies
• Promotion of workshops to increase public
  awareness on the subject and to improve
  coordination

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Scope of MEDIACOM 2004

• End-to-end multimedia systems and services over
  all network types including the Internet
  videophone/videoconference, multipoint/multicast
  multimedia systems, multimedia on demand,
  electronic commerce, distance learning,
  telemedicine, interactive TV services,
  web-casting, MBone, etc, including their
  distribution within the home environment.
• End-to-end multimedia systems and services using
  wireless access, e.g. IMT-2000, Wireless
  Application Protocol Forum, Bluetooth, HomeRF,
  IrDA, etc. In this environment, computer or
  consumer information appliance devices can be
  used.
• Security infrastructure in multimedia systems and
  services (watermark in audio-visual contents,
  authentication, user verification,
  non-repudiation, etc).
• Multimedia broadcasting systems that
  interactively handle audio, video, and data (e.g.
  Internet browsing, electronic business, etc).
• The extension of E-mail and the WWW for the
  exchange of multimedia documents

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MEDIACOM 2004Framework Study Areas

• Project MediaCom 2004
• MM Architecture
• MM Applications and Services
• Interoperability of MM Systems and Services
• Media Coding
• QoS E-to-E performance in MM Systems
• Security of MM Systems and Services
• Accessibility
• Emergency Telecommunications

• (Q.A/16)
• (Q.B/16)
• (Q.C/16)
• (Q.D/16)
• (Q.E/16)
• (Q.F/16)
• (Q.G/16)
• (Q.H/16)
• (Q.ETS/16)

www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com16/mediacom2004
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What are Focus Groups?

• Defined by ITU-T Rec. A.7
• Help advance the work of the ITU-T parent study
  group
• Encourage the participation of members of other
  SDOs
• Participation of any individual from a country
  which is a member of ITU

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Checklist criteria for the creation of a focus
group

• The output will help advance the work of the
  study group
• A parent study group has been determined
• Clear terms of reference
• Deliverables planned to be completed prior to
  next parent study group meeting
• Realistic plan for financing its activities

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Full Service VDSL (FS-VDSL) Focus Group

• ITU-T has agreed to establish under SG 16
• Follows the initiatives taken by ITU-T to develop
  closer cooperation with external Forums and
  Consortia
• the FS-VDSL Committee requested ITU-T to
  establish such a Focus Group to enable its
  specifications to be migrated to ITU-T.
• The FS-VDSL Committee defines specifications for
  a multi-service video-centric service platform
  based upon VDSL access technology.
• Made up of over 70 companies
• First meeting planned for 4-6 September 2002, in
  San Francisco.
• Creation of the Focus Group was approved by a
  Focus Group Review Committee and will be formally
  approved at the next meeting of Study Group 16 in
  October 2002.
• See also itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com16/fs-vdsl

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ICG on Satellite Matters
Coordination areas

• Performance and availability of satellite
  networks
• Interconnection of satellite networks including
  GMPCS with public switched networks
• Routing, signalling, numbering, protocols
• IP over satellite
• The multimedia services and systems
• Satellite terminal portability
• Convergence
• Secure Time Stamping

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Next Generation Networks

• The concept of Global Information Infrastructure
  (GII) enables people to securely use a set of
  communication services supporting an open
  multitude of applications and embracing all modes
  of information, any time, anywhere, and at an
  acceptable cost and quality.
• The term Next Generation Network represent
  certain technologies, on which the GII concept
  can be based.
• The general principles for NGN can be found in
  various Y-Series Recommendations. NGNs are
  considered to be part of the GIIs federation of
  networks.
• Seehttp//www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com13/ng
  n2004