Telecommunications Standards

(ITU and ETSI)

Edited by: Luis Peña Sierra Kimmo Palletvuori

Content

• Standards overview • ITU history • ITU Structure • Radiocommunication sector in ITU • Telecommunication sector in ITU • Telecommunication Development sector in ITU • ITU current activities • Forums/Consortia cooperating with ITU • References

Standards Overview

• Why the standards are needed?

1. Interoperability 2. Quality insurance 3. Consistency in Evolution • Bodies of standardization 1. International or Government (ITU) 2. Semi-official (ETSI) 3. Volunteer Organizations (3GPP, 3GGP2)

ITU-R ITU-T ITU-D 1865 International Telegraph Union 1885 ITU start with telephony 1903 ITU first wireless telegraphy 1906 first radiotelegraph convention

ITU History

1992 three sectors in ITU 1947 UN specialized agency for telecommunications 1948 ITU headquarters transferred to Geneva 1932 Combining Telegraph and Radiotelegraph International Telecommunication Union

Plenipotentiary Conference: Convention and Constitution document (every 4 years) Radiocommunications Conference Telecommunications Conference Telecommunication development communications Conference

ITU-R

Radiocommunication Sector

SG1, Spectrum Management Principles and techniques for spectrum management, methods and techniques SG3, Radiowave propagation SG4, Fixed-Satellite services SG6, Broadcasting services Propagation of radio waves in ionised and non ionised media, radio noise Systems and networks for the fixed-satellite service and inter-satellite links.

Including vision, sound, multimedia and data services for general public SG7, Science services SG8, Mobile services SG9, Fixed services Systems for space operation, space research, earth exploration and meteorology.

System and networks for mobile, radiodetermination and amateur services Systems and networks of fixed services operating via terrestrial stations

ITU-T

Telecommunication Sector

SG2, Operational aspects Principles of service provisioning, numbering, naming, routing and interworking requirements SG3, Tariff and accounting Tariff and accounting principles for International telecommunication services.

SG4, Management SG5, Protections (electromagnet) SG6, Outside plant SG9, Integrated broadband Network and equipment using the telecommunication management network.

Protection of telecommunication networks and equipment from interference and lightning Construction, installation, jointing, termination, protection from corrosion and other forms.

Use of cable and hybrid networks, TV, voice and time-critical services.

SG11,Signalling and protocols Signalling requirements and protocols for IP related functions, multimedia functions and enhancements.

SG12, E2E performance SG13, Multi-protocol Guidance of e2e transmission performance of networks, terminals and their operations Internetworking of heterogeneous networks encompassing multiple domains and protocols.

Optical and other transport networks, systems and equipments.

SG15, Transport Network SG16, Multimedia services SG17, Data net. And software SSG, IMT-200 and beyond Multimedia definition and multimedia systems, including terminal, protocols and signalling.

Open system communications including networking, directory and security.

Internet Mobile Telecommunications 2000 and beyond, including wireless Internet.

Telecommunication Development

SG1

Sector

Deals with Telecommunication development,strategies and policies ITU-D SG2 Deals with development, harmonization and management of telecommunication network and services Focus group 7 Concentrated in new technology for rural applications

Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG):

programs, operations, financial matters and strategies for activities in the Telecommunication Development Sector reviews priorities,

ITU Current activities

ITU-T • • • • • • • • • SG2-> IP policy manual SG4-> External FTP access area SG9-> Ipcablecom. Project on time-critical interactive services over cable television network using IP-protocol, in particular Voice and Video over IP SG11-> IETF common FTP area SG12-> E2E QoS and multimedia SG15-> Optical Transport Networks common FTP SG16-> New multimedia services SG17->Communication system security SSG-> Mobile telecommunications subscribers will be able to access voice, data, Internet, and multimedia services at any time and at any place

Forums/Consortia cooperating with ITU

Some of the forums/Consortia that are cooperating with ITU • ATM Forum • DSL Forum • IPv6 Forum • MPLS Forum • ETSI • China Wireless Telecommunication Standard Forum (CWTS)

ETSI History

• Single European Market was created 1987 • • Need for Integrated communications infrastructure European Comission outlined ”Green Paper”, recommending • the establishment of an organisation to set telecommunication standard Idea was shared by former Auropean Conference for Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) • European Telecommunication Standardisation Institute (ETSI) was Born 1988

ETSI Features

• • ”Independence, openness and unity” Objective is to provide widely implemented technical standards • • Supporting European Union (EU) Supporting European Free trade Association (EFTA) • • All documentation is in English Founded in partnership with European manufacturing industry and customers • • Contributes to world-wide standardization Non-profit making • Market-driven organisation supporting global needs • • • 900 members from 54 countries Has been ISO 9002 certified since 1 Located in Sophia Antipolis, France st March 1994

ETSI Structure

• • • • • General Assemby (GA) • Highest decision authority • Normally meets twice a year Board • Acts on behalf of GA Technical Organisation (TO) • • Consists of several sub-groups Prepare standards and deliverables Specialist Task Forces (STF • Setup to support TO to speed up production of urgent deliverables • Groups of higly skilled experts Secreteriat • Supports activities of Institute Board General Assembly Technical Organisation Secreteriat • Technical Committees (TC) • ETSI Projects (EP) • Partnership Projects • Special Committees Specialist Task Forces

Technical Organisations

• Technical Committees • • ERM – EMC and Radio Spectrum Matters MSG – Mobile Standards Group (furtherance of GSM specifications to 3GPP) • MTS - Methods for Testing & Specification (ITU Z.140) • • • ETSI Projects • • • BRAN – Broadband Radio Access Networks (HIPERLAN) DECT – Digital Enhanced Access Network SCP – Smart Card Platform (IC card platform for 2G and 3G mobile phones) ETSI Partnership Projects • 3GPP - 3 rd Generation Partnership Project (3g specs, jointly with Asia & USA) • Special Committees • • FC – Financial Committee SAGE – Security Algorithms Group of Experts Other ETSI contributions you may have heard of: • DVB, DAB and MHP, xDSL -family, ISDN...

Global Cooperation

• • • ETSI works in partners with other organisation around the world • Over 50 cooperations and MoU agreements One of three officially recognized European Standards Organisations • • • CEN – European Committee for Standardisation CENELEC – European Committee for electrotechnical Standardisation ETSI – European telecommunications Institute Participates to ICAN Supporting Organisations (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)

ETSI IPR Policy 1/2

• Objectives • Use solutions that meet technical objectives of European telco sector • Reduce risk that IPR required for implementation of standard would not be available • Seeks balance in-between IPR protection and public standards • IPR holders should be adequately and fairly rewarded • Independent if they are ETSI members or not • Members providing proposals should inform ETSI if any

essential

IPRs are related to the proposal • Information provided prior to publication • Member refusing to license must consider it’s position • 3rd party asked for non-discriminatory licensing of technology • If licensing not available, modifie so that IPR is no longer essential

ETSI IPR Policy 2/2

• If member id not ready to license IPR, ETSI will review for an alternative that • Is not locked by IPR and satisfies ETSI’s requirements • ETSI can withhold IPR • Giving acknowledgement of identified copyrights • • Published standards or technical specification may not be confidential • Proceedings can be confidential • Members may freely reproduce standards for own use • Distribution is not allowed Any violation of policy • Gives ETSI board a right to decide on action, if any, taken

Current Activities

• • Active on several fields: Aeronautical, Mobile, Broadcast, Data networks, Radio technology, Testing, User interfaces, etc.

Examples you may know: • Digital-TV • 2G and 3G mobile networks • • xDSL Wireless LAN and Broad-band

References

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Nokia:

Mobile Internet Technical Architecture

, vol1, 2002 http://www.itu.int

http://www.etsi.org