ITU Regional Workshop on
Bridging the Standardization Gap
and Interactive Training Session
(Algiers, Algeria, 26 – 27 September 2011 )
Current ITU-T Standardization Topics
Bilel Jamoussi
Chief, Study Groups
Department
TSB ITU
Algiers, Algeria, 26-27 September 2011
ITU standards enabling international
communications since 1865
1865
2015
ITU-T develops global standards
ITU-T produces ICT and
telecommunication standards on
globally used technologies
e.g. G992.1 on ADSL, G993.1 on VDSL
ITU-T coordinates with other
standards bodies to avoid overlap
Emmy award for ITU-T/ISO/IEC standard on
Advanced Video Coding (Rec. ITU-T H.264 )
Malcolm Johnson
TSB Director
Enjoy fast standards-making
Fastest approval process in ICT standards world
Open standards developed by industry members
and respecting clear intellectual property policies
Global standards agreed through consensus
Coordination and complementary working with
other standards development to achieve objective
of interoperable, non-discriminatory, international
standards
Coordinating and cooperation
5
5
ITU-T work groups
10 Study Groups (SG)
10 Regional Groups under some
Study Groups
8 Joint Coordination Activities (JCA)
3 Global Standards Initiatives (GSI)
5 Focus Groups (FG)
900 work items in study groups
SG
SG
SG
SG
SG
7
2: 39
3: 4
5: 99
9: 33
11: 72
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15:
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64
88
213
146
136
Numbering Resources
SG2
 ITU-T Recommendation E.164
“International public telecommunication numbering plan”
Algeria +213
Current Issues:
Misuse/misappropriation of
numbers
WTSA Resolution 61
Cell Broadcasting
Management
Tariff and Accounting
SG3
Current Issues:
International Internet
connectivity (IIC)
International Mobile
Roaming
Photo by Steve Schroeder, CC BY
SG5
ICTs and Climate Change
Standard Methodology to
measure impact of ICT on
CC
Universal charger: e-waste
reduction
Human exposure to and
measurement of
electromagnetic fields
SG13
NGN & Future Networks
History of studies in SG13
ISDN
GII
IP-based
Networks
Y.2000
series Rec
NGN
Y.1900
series Rec
IPTV
I series Recommendations
Y.100 series Recommendations
Y.1000 series Recommendations
IMT 2000
Future Networks
Q.1700 Series Y.300x Series
Rec
ITU Internet Broadband Access
&Transport Standards
SG15
Access:
 ADSL: ITU-T G.992
 PLT: ITU-T G.9960 (G.hn)
 FTTX:
 GPON ITU-T G.984
 Bendable fibers: ITU-T G.657
Optical Transport:
 SDH: ITU-T G.707
 Carrier Ethernet: ITU-T Y.1731
 Synchronization: Mobile Backhaul
Multimedia
SG16
Advanced video
coding: ITU-T H.264
Used to compress
billions of clips on
YouTube, but also highdefinition content on
Blu-ray Discs
New work on the way:
Joint Collaborative
Team on Video Coding
(ITU-T, ISO/IEC) to
reduce H.264 data rate
by 50%
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Cybersecurity & Identity
SG17
Strengthen the confidence
and security in the use of
ICTs
Strengthen cybersecurity
and combat cyber threats
The Economist, July 2010
Identity Management
ITU X.509 compliant services
Child Online Protection
Internet of Things (IoT)
ITU’s Global Standards Initiative
on IoT started May 2011
Includes M2M, RFID, USN
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ITU-T Cloud Computing
 From own to lease
 Growth opportunity for
Telcos
 Security, Audit, and Privacy
 Inter-Cloud
 Load sharing
 Disaster recovery
The Economist, Oct 2009
ITU-T Smart Grid
 Electric Grid Transport &
Distribution Communication
Standards
 Optimization of facility usage
 Integration of renewable
energy sources, which are
distributed and less stable
 Integration of electric
vehicles
Intelligent Transport Systems
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In-vehicle multimedia apps
Climate
Change
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Road Safety:
Focus Group on
Driver Distraction

ISO/ITU Joint Task Force on ITS
Communications in the making
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What is the challenge today that
FG AVA is tackling?
To make audiovisual Media accessible for
all, not only few, including persons
with disability, senior citizens,
first-time users
Application Challenges
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CONFORMANCE and INTEROPERABILITY
How to ensure that equipment interoperates in the
market?
Probability of interworking increases if
Conformity tests
Interoperability tests
have been performed
ITU Interop Events
IPTV Interop:
2010: Geneva, Singapore, India;
2011: July: Brazil; Sept: Dubai
Home Networking (G.hn) Interop:
May 2011
Number of Patent Declaration
Statements ITU received by region
160
140
120
Asia
100
80
Europe
60
North America
40
20
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2001
2002
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Thank you for your attention