DOCUMENT #:
GSC15-PLEN-23
FOR:
Presentation
SOURCE:
ATIS
AGENDA ITEM:
PLEN 6.3
CONTACT(S):
Michael J. Fargano, Qwest, michael.fargano@qwest.com
ATIS Lawful Intercept (LI/LAES)
Standards Development
Michael Fargano,
Standards Program Manager,
Qwest Communications
Global Standards Collaboration (GSC)
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Highlight of Current Activities (1)
Wireline VoIP and Broadband Focus –
ATIS PTSC LAES* Subcommittee
 Currently focusing on:
• Additions/changes to Lawfully Authorized
Electronic Surveillance (LAES) standards for:
 VoIP
 Internet Access and Services (IAS,
Broadband)
• Advanced VoIP Conferencing Services
*ATIS’ Packet Technologies and Systems Committee Lawfully
Authorized Electronic Surveillance (PTSC LAES) Subcommittee
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Highlight of Current Activities (2)
Wireless/GSM-Evolved Focus –
ATIS WTSC LI* Subcommittee
 Currently focusing on:
• Standards for LI for Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC)
• Advanced VoIP Conferencing Services
• Canadian-Specific Location Requirements for LAES
• Delta documents to 3GPP LI Specifications to
support specific USA/Canadian Requirements
• LI for UMTS and LTE Femtocells
*ATIS’ Wireless Technologies and Systems Committee Lawful
Intercept (WTSC LI) Subcommittee
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Strategic Direction
 Work within legal and regulatory framework (per USA
CALEA law and related FCC regulations, and Canadian
regulations) – e.g., USA “Safe-Harbor” provision
 Work proactively to support law enforcement’s needs (per
reasonable changes and direction)
 Work in response to US Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) regulatory mandates
 Focus on regional (North American) needs of LI/LAES
 Coordinate/collaborate with other organizations where
appropriate (e.g., TIA)
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Challenges
 Working at the nexus where law, regulation, technology,
and standards come together
 Delivering standards to satisfy aggressive regulatory
mandate target dates such that reliable implementations
can be deployed (per target dates)
 Determining what is “reasonable” to proactively support law
enforcement’s needs (while not crossing the line of
interpreting law or regulation)
 Change management of LI/LAES standards, e.g.:
• Separating implementation guidelines from necessary
changes to the standards
• FCC petition process
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Next Steps/Actions
 Complete currently defined work program
 Continue appropriate changes to current
standards suite
 Respond (at appropriate time) to the
expectation of more information from FCC
regarding J-STD-025B and possibly other
NGN related LI/LAES standards
 Continue with cross-organizational
coordination and collaboration
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Proposed Resolution
 No change proposed.
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Supplementary Slides
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General Drivers for LI/LAES
Drivers:
 Stimulated by passage of the U.S. 1994 Communications
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)
 FCC Mandates
 Law Enforcement and National Security needs
 “Safe Harbor”
• Something (as a statutory or regulatory provision) that
provides protection (as from a penalty or liability). From
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law © 2001.
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PTSC Mission/Scope
 Packet Technologies and Systems Committee (PTSC)
• http://www.atis.org/0191/index.asp
• Mission: PTSC develops and recommends standards and technical reports
related to services, architectures, and signaling, in addition to related
subjects under consideration in other North American and international
standards bodies.
• Scope:
 Coordinates and develops standards and technical reports relevant to
telecommunications networks in the U.S.
 Reviews and prepares contributions on such matters for submission to
U.S. ITU-T and U.S. ITU-R Study Groups or other standards
organizations.
 Reviews for acceptability or per contra the positions of other countries
in related standards development and takes or recommends
appropriate actions.
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PTSC LAES Mission/Scope
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PTSC Lawfully Authorized Electronic Surveillance Subcommittee (PTSC
LAES)
• Mission: The PTSC LAES Subcommittee develops and recommends
standards, technical requirements and technical reports related to Lawfully
Authorized Electronic Surveillance (LAES) of packet-mode technologies in
a wireline environment.
• Scope: Coordinates and develops standards, technical requirements,
technical reports and other documents relevant to LAES of packet-mode
technology in telecommunications networks in the U.S., taking advantage
of standards development progress in other standards organizations, e.g.,
IETF, WTSC and ETSI. In as much as the development of standards may
be evolved or influenced by several ATIS technical committees/forums,
PTSC and the PTSC LAES Subcommittee will maintain liaisons with
appropriate ATIS committees/forums, as well as with standards-setting
bodies, external to ATIS and will adopt other SDO standards as
appropriate.
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WTSC Mission/Scope
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Wireless Technologies and Systems Committee (WTSC)
• http://www.atis.org/0160/index.asp
• Mission: WTSC develops and recommends standards and technical
reports related to wireless and/or mobile services and systems, including
service descriptions and wireless technologies. WTSC develops and
recommends positions on related subjects under consideration in other
North American, regional and international standards bodies.
• Scope: WTSC coordinates and develops standards and technical reports
primarily relevant to wireless/mobile telecommunications networks in the
U.S. and reviews and prepares contributions on such matters for
submission to the appropriate U.S. preparatory body for consideration as
ITU contributions or for submission to other domestic and regional
standards organizations. WTSC will maintain liaison with other ATIS
Committees as well as external fora as appropriate. WTSC will coordinate
closely with other standards developing organizations (e.g., ITU-R, TIA,
IEEE, ETSI) on wireless issues to ensure that the work programs are
complementary.
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WTSC LI Mission/Scope

WTSC Lawful Intercept Subcommittee (WTSC LI)
• Mission: WTSC LI develops, maintains, amends, and enhances American National Standards
and other WTSC deliverables related to lawful intercept within the GSM family
(GSM/EGPRS/UMTS). This work may be done within WTSC LI or may be done in close
cooperation with other U.S., regional, and international standards and specifications groups to
ensure that respective standards and specifications for the GSM family meet North American
regulatory and commercial requirements.
• Scope: WTSC LI provides the following functions and capabilities:
 Formulate positions in support of WTSC objectives.
 Coordinates activities relevant to U.S., regional, and international standards and
specifications activities including:
 Preparation, review and presentation of contributions as proposed US positions for
submission to international standards bodies such as ITU-T;
 Establish appropriate mechanisms and coordinate contributions and positions that support
WTSC objectives with other relevant committees and organizations (e.g., other US,
regional, and international standards and specifications fora).
 Evaluate proposals for lawful intercept capabilities within the GSM family.
 Transpose 3GPP lawful intercept deliverables into WTSC deliverables.
 Develop and coordinate appropriate inputs regarding lawful intercept aspects that impact or
are impacted by IMT-2000 services.
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ATIS LI/LAES Standards
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PTSC
LAES; (J-STD-025-A-2003); Joint with TIA
LAES for Voice Over Packet Technologies in Wireline Telecommunication,
Version 2 (ATIS-1000678.2006); plus Supplements A and B.
LAES for Internet Access and Services (IAS); (ATIS-1000013.2007); plus Supplement A
Data Buffering (Short Term Storage) in an IAS LAES Environment; (ATIS-1000021)
Wireline Service Provider Job Aid for VoIP and IAS LAES Standards; (ATIS 1000022)
Implementation Guidelines for ATIS-1000013.2007, LAES for IAS; ATIS-100003
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WTSC
LAES; (J-STD-025-B-2006); Joint with TIA
LAES Addendum 1 - Addition of Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID); (J-STD-025-B-1); Joint with TIA
LAES - Addendum 2 - Support for Carrier Identity; (J-STD-025-B-2); Joint with TIA
UMTS Handover Interface for Lawful Interception; (T1.724-2004)
LAES for 3GPP IMS-based VoIP and other Multimedia Services; (ATIS-0700005)
Supplement A to ATIS-0700005 (LAES for 3GPP IMS-based VoIP and other Multimedia Services)
Canadian-specific location update requirements for LAES; (ATIS-0700009)
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PTSC LAES Issues (Work Items)
 PTSC Issue S0022: LAES for NGNs (In Initial Closure on
Aug 13, 2010)
 PTSC Issue S0037: Support for LAES of Advanced VoP
Conferencing
 PTSC Issue S0086: New Version of LAES for VoIP
PTSC Issues page: http://www.atis.org/0191/issues.asp
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WTSC LI Issues (Work Items)
 WTSC Issue P0009: IMS Based POC (Push-to-talk Over Cellular)
LAES Capabilities
 WTSC Issue P0015: LAES for Server-Based VoIP Conferencing
 WTSC Issue P0021: Canadian-specific location update requirements
for LAES
 WTSC Issue P0022: North American changes to 3GPP Lawfully
Authorized Electronic Surveillance Standards
WTSC Issues page: http://www.atis.org/0160/issues.asp
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