ITU-T Study Group 16 Mediacom 2004

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MediaCom 2004
An ITU-T Study Group 16 Project
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Created in recognition of

• the rapid growth in digital, wireless, and IP
  networks
• the convergence of technologies e.g.
  broadcasting, communications, information
  technology, etc.
• that multimedia topics are addressed in many
  SDOs
• the growth in multimedia services and
  applications
• the need to study performance, interworking,
  inferfaces etc. for user satisfaction.

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Objective

• to create a framework for the harmonized and
  coordinated development of multimedia
  communication standardization for use across all
  ITU-T and ITU-R Study Groups, and in close
  cooperation with other regional and international
  SDOs and industry forums.

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Project Status

• Scope and plan drafted 1999/2000
• Approved by ITU-T WTSA Oct. 2000
• First Workshop - April 2001
• Steering Committee meeting 23 April
• Next review SG16 meeting, Brazil, May 2001

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Seeking to work with

• Other ITU-T Study Groups
• ITU-R Study Groups
• IETF
• ISO/IEC
• Regional bodies, e.g. ETSI
• Industry other bodies as required

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Progress SG16 work via

• Seven Framework Study Areas
• Aligned Questions in Study Group 16
• Database of multimedia related standards
• Mediacom 2004 Steering Committee

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Framework Study Areas - Question)

• Architecture (B) Josef Vandenameele
• Applications and Services (C) Fred Lucas
• Interoperability (D) Tom Taylor
• Coding (E) Simão Campos Neto
• QoS Performance (F) Mike Buckley
• Security (G) Martin Euchner
• Accessibility (H) Gunnar Helström

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Current situation of Applications and Services
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Goal to reduce need for higher layer Gateway
functionality
                                 
 
Telephony, FAX, VPS/VCS, Webcasting, Multimedia
Mobile Network
IP Network
CS Network
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
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Steering Committee

• A tool to aid coordination across all SDOs
  working on multimedia communication standards
• Address multilateral issues
• Co-operation through discussion to provide
  customer oriented solutions.

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Users
a
Interoperability
d
BLOCK A
BLOCK B
Integration or
Common or
c
b
Users
Assembling
Specific
NEEDS
Of Multimedia Parts
Parts
Market Trend
Development
c
BLOCK C
Network Design
ITU-T Defined MM
Applications
Including Numbering, Charging, etc.
Services