An Introduction to TTA Standardization Activities

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An Introduction to TTA Standardization Activities
6th ASTAP Forum, 4-6 June 2002, Phuket,
Thailand Hong Won Kim Director, International
Cooperation
Telecommunications Technology Association
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Historical Review
Briefs

• The latter of 1980s, Global Transition of
  Telecommunication Market
• move fast forward to Privatization,
  Competition, and Deregulation
• April 1988, Communication Technology Promotion
  Council examined
• the feasibilities to establish a Civilian
  Standardization Organization
• December 1988, Establishment of TTA ( by the
  Article 32, Civil Law )
• August 1992, Establishment of TTA ( by the
  Article 30, The
• Framework Act on Telecommunications )

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Major Activities
Briefs

• Establishment of Standards in the field of
  Info-Communication
• Dissemination of Standards and the Result of
  Research in the area
• of Info-Communication Standard and
  Technology
• International Standardization Activities
• - TTA was qualified ITU-T Standard
  Referenced Organization
• - Collaboration with Standards Developing
  Organizations (GTSC/GRSC)
• - 3GPP, 3GPP2, MESA Project
• - MoU with ACIF, ETSI, ITU-AJ, TTC, ARIB,
  T1, TSACC
• IT Testing and Certification Services
• - Network equipment, Software, and Digital
  Broadcasting equipment.

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Status of TTA Membership
As of March, 2002
Telecom. Operators

Related Associationsand Academic circles
13
9
Research Institutes
3
Total117Members
2
Broadcasting Companies
90
Manufacturers
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Standardization Procedures
Simplified

• Telecom. Operators, Manufacturers,
  Research Institutes

Proposal of Standardization

• Technical Committee or Project Group

Review and Preparation of Draft
Open Hearing(4 weeks)

• TTA Secretariat

• Technical Committee or Project Group

Examination of Draft Standards (6 weeks)
Approval of TTAS
TTA Standards

• Technical Assembly

• Ministry of Information Communication

Proclamation of KICS
National Standards
KICS Korean Information Communication
Standards
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Organizational Structure
Technical Assembly, Secretariat
Board of Directors
Technical Assembly
Secretary General
Technical Committees(11)
Strategy Operation Committee
Administration Dept.
Study Groups(40)
Special Committees(3) Ad-hoc (2)
Standardization Dept.
Project Groups(2)
Standardization Planning Research Dept.
Working Groups(9)
Information Telecommunications Testing
Laboratory
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Standardization Organization
Technical Assembly, Technical Committees, Project
Groups

Technical Assembly
TC2 Telecommunication Network (4SGs)
TC3 Transmission (5SGs)
Strategy Operation Committee
TC4 Network Operation Management (4SGs)
TC5 Broadcasting (3SGs)
SC1 Strategic Planning
TC6 Radiocommunication (7SGs)
SC2 Testing Certification
TC7 Informatization (4SGs)
SC3 International Cooperation
TC8 Data Engineering (3SGs)
Adhoc1 TTA/Domestic Forum
Joint Committee
TC9 Software Engineering (2SGs)
Adhoc2 User Group
TC10 Information Security (3SGs)
TC11 IC Card (2SGs)
TC12 NGIS (3SGs)
PG1 IMT-2000 (6WGs, 2adhocs)
PG4 ITS (3WGs)
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Standardization Work Items
Number of Work Items assigned to Technical
Committees, Project Groups
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Priority Standardization Area
Harmonization with GTSC/GRSC

• Telecommunications Area - GTSC
• - Next Generation Network
• Architecture Protocol, End to End QoS,
  Service Platforms, Network Mgt,
• Lawful/Legal Interception, Security
• Radiocommunication Area - GRSC
• - Identification Location Services
• - Measurement Uncertainties in Radio and
  Terminal Equipment
• Joint Area - GTSC/GRSC
• - IMT-2000 ()
• - Public Safety Disaster Relief

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Status of Established TTA Standards
As of December, 2001

• Yearly Status

• Classified by Areas

Telecommunication 368(22)
Radiocommunication 837(50)
TOTAL 1,685(896)
Information Technologies 480(28)

• Total Accomplishment - Standards
  Revised 1,68556 - Technical Reports 10
  - Guidelines 2

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Participating scheme in International
Standardization
Provide contributions, participate to meeting in
ITU, ISO,
Standardization Flow in Korea
ITU
ISO, IEC ISO/IEC JTC1
International Standards
Cooperation
GTSC/GRSC
MOCIE

ACIF, ARIB, ETSI, T1, TIA, TSACC, TTA, TTC
MIC
National Standards
ATS
TTA
KISI
Voluntary Standards
ETRI
NCA
KISA
Telecommunications Operators, Manufacturers, Acade
mic circles
User Group
CCPA, TIAK, RAPA, DPC
MIC Ministry of Information
Communication MOCIE Ministry of Commerce,
Industry Energy ATS Agency for
Technology and Standards KISI Korean
Industrial Standards Institute ETRI
Electronics Telecommunications Research
Institute NCA National Computerization
Agency
KISA Korea Information Security Agency
CCPAK Computer Communications Promotion
Association of Korea RAPA Korea Radio
Promotion Association DPC Korea Database
Promotion Center
2000-6-31
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TTA Home Page
Electronic Support for Standardization,
http//www.tta.or.kr

• Standardization Activities - Committees
  Activities (Electronic Balloting), Proposal of
  Standard, etc.
• Standard Information - View/Download of
  Standards, Electronic Dictionary (30,000 Words)
• Meeting Document Services
• - Meeting Notification, Meeting Docs,
  Participants, Minutes, etc.
• Standardization Work
• Items Record Handling - Keeping a
  historical
• record of each Stan-
• dardization Work Item
• WLAN Meeting
• environment

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Electronic Information Dissemination Service
Standard Free Downloading, IT Standard Weekly News

• Number of Standard Monthly Free Downloading
  since Year 2000 ( Number of Stored Standards
  in Server 1,894 Standards, Full text )
• IT Standard Weekly Service Selected
• Dissemination Information Service (Jun.
  2001) - Providing IT Technology
  Standardization
• Information via TTA Web, Mailing Group.

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The Result of Survey on the Utilization of
Standards
In Year 2001

• Outstanding Queries and it's Responses (Total
  2,300 respondents)
• Recognition and Utilization of Standards -
  Recognition ITU(43)gtTTA(36)gtISO(22)gtIEEE(18)gt
  IETF(14)- Utilization Forum(26)gtITU(26)gtIS
  O/IEC(22)gtTTA(18)gtOthers(5)
• Priority using Standard(s) in area Local
  Loop(56), Security(24.4),Transmission(23.3),
  Broadcasting(22.2), Networks(19.5)
• Quality of Standard(s) Satisfied(24.5),
  Medium(52), Not-satisfied(6) Uncleared
  expression(17.8), Not properly maintaining in
  time(13.9)
• Required area of Standard(s) development
  IMT-2000 Core Networks, Wireless Home LAN,
  Security, Internet Web Appl., Hi-Speed Data Comm,
  etc.
• Required area of Conformance Testing IMT-2000
  System/Service, Security/ETS, Internet,
  Multimedia Terminals, ATM, D-Broadcasting, etc.

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Rules of Procedures, Guidelines
http//www.tta.or.kr/HDnewenglish/rule_of_procedur
e/rule1-down.htm

• Articles of Association of TTA
• Rules of Membership in TTA
• Rules of Composition and Management of
  Organizational Structure and
• Procedures for Standardization Process and
  Activities of TTA
• Guidelines for the Handling of IPR in
  Connection with TTA Standards
• Elaboration and presentation of texts and
  development of terminology
• and other means of expression for TTA
  Standard(Korean language version only)
• Transposition of foreign standard into TTA
  Standard as English TTA
• Standard (Korean language version only)

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Cooperative Relationship with domestic fora
Selected 30 fora for promotion of de facto
standardization http//www.tta.or.kr/HDnewenglish
/main/index.htm
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IT Testing and Certification Services

• Objectives - Maximizing the practical use
  of Standard(s) - Securing Compatibility,
  Interconnectivity, Interoperability, and the
  quality of
• the IT products, etc.
• Major Activities
• - Provide IT Testing, Certification
  Services, Open Testing Lab
• Testing Certification Service Area
• - Network Equipments (Ethernet NIC, Router,
  WLAN, ADSL, VoIP, VDSL, etc)
• - Softwares (Component, Mobile, Embedded,
  Web-based S/W, etc)
• - D-Broadcasting Equipments (DVB-MHP,
  ATSC-DASE, Digital TV, etc)
• - Cell Phone (D-Cellular Phone Charger, I/O
  Connection Interface)
• Open Testing Lab Service
• - Provide Testing environment for Network
  Equipment testing
• (Ethernet, ATM, MPLS, IPv6, VoIP, ADSL,
  etc.)

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IT Testing and Certification Services .. continue
Verifying that the product has met the
requirements requested by the client
Confirming that the product has been tested in
accordance with the test spec. prepared by the
TTA and the client
Certifying that the product has met the
certification criteria prepared by the
local/foreign standardization organizations
Certifying that the product has met the
requirements specified in the Quality
Certification Standards of Software
Verifying that the product has met the
requirements set forth by the Up-to-Spec
standards of the Tolly Group
Verifying that the product has met the
requirements set forth by the Tolly verified
standards of the Tolly Group
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