Regional Workshop on
Bridging the Standardization Gap
(Chisinau, 7 October 2011 )
ITU-T Standardization Activities and
Conformity and Interoperability
Vijay Mauree,
Programme Co-ordinator, TSB,
ITU
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
Importance of Global Standards
Drive competitiveness, for individual businesses
and world economy
Lower prices
Reduce technical barriers
Foster interoperability
Manufacturers, network operators and consumers
benefit
Standards proven economic tool
Standards make annual contribution of 2.5 billion £ British Standards Institute (BSI)
Economic benefits of standardization about 1% GDP German standards body (DIN)
Standards have a significant effect on limiting the
undesirable outcomes of market failure
The work of ITU has smoothed the more economical
introduction of new technologies
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
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SG
SG
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2: 39
3: 4
5: 99
9: 33
11: 72
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Coordinating and cooperation
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Numbering Resources
SG2
 ITU-T Recommendation E.164
“International public telecommunication numbering plan”
Moldova +373
Current Issues:
Misuse/misappropriation of
numbers
WTSA Resolution 61
Cell Broadcasting
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
Identity Management – Foundation
and core for all security
Future directions in ITU-T IdM standards:
Interoperability of identity management
Trust of identity management
Discovery of of identity management
information
Protection of personally identifiable information
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
In-vehicle multimedia apps
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Road Safety:
Focus Group on
Driver Distraction
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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
Interoperability: Key to participation
in the 21st century global digital
economy
Developing countries experiencing huge
interoperability problems and rising frustration
Results in delays in full participation in the
global digital economy
Impacts economic and social development
Delivery of e-services requires global
standards and secure interoperable transport
platforms
Developing countries demanding action by the
ITU to redress the interoperability dilemma
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Authority for ITU Action
WTSA-08 Res. 76
WTDC-2010 Res. 47
Plenipotentiary 2010 Res. 177
ITU Council Decisions 2009, 2010
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The ITU Conformity Program
Conformity assessment:
The first step to interoperability,
Testing: certification / SDOs-Forums recognized labs
Creation of ITU conformity database
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Use of Current international procedures (ISO/IEC
17025, 17050, ISO Guide 65 - CASCO toolbox)
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Establish a database of conforming products and
systems with robust credentials for participants
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Develop a long-term business plan
ITU Conformity Database
Enables manufacturers and service providers to make a
visible declaration that their equipment conforms to
ITU-T Recommendations and to referenced standards, if
any,
from
SDOs
recognized
according
to
Recommendation ITU-T A.5.
The Database is open both to members and nonmembers of ITU
The Database contains only information entered directly
by companies by means of an on-line tool: the
Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC).
ITU is not in a position to verify the accuracy of the
information submitted by companies, who, in signing
the SDoC take the full responsibility for its contents.
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Three Conformity Testing Options to
populate the ITU Conformity database
http://www.itu.int/net/ITU-T/cdb/cdb.aspx
Companies will directly populate the conformity database by
submitting to conformity@itu.int, a Supplier’s Declaration
of Conformity (SDoC) available on-line.
One of the following three “Routes” for testing can be chosen:
Route 1: Testing performed in an accredited laboratory
according to ISO/IEC 17025; or
Route 2: Test results approved by an Accredited Certification
Body (ISO/IEC Guide 65) (any lab); or
Route 3: Testing performed in laboratories recognized by an
SDOs, Forum or Consortium qualified in accordance with
Recommendation ITU-T A.5.
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Industry Consultations and
Interoperability Events 2010
ITU as facilitator for interoperability events to:
identify the interoperability problems
develop Interoperability test suites as needed
Creation of ITU interoperability database
First ITU Interoperability Event on IPTV, Geneva, 20-23
July 2010
Second ITU Interoperability Event on IPTV, Singapore,
23-24 and 27 September 2010
Second CTO Consultation, Paris, 29th October 2010
3rd ITU Interoperability Event on IPTV, Pune, India, 14-17
December 2010
3rd CTO Consultation Meeting planned for 25 October 2011,
Geneva, Switzerland
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ITU Interop Events
IPTV Interop:
2010: Geneva, Singapore, India;
2011: July: Brazil; Sept: Dubai
Home Networking (G.hn) Interop:
May 2011
Technology Watch
Surveys the ICT
landscape to capture new
topics for standardization
Previous topics include
Smart Water Management
Cloud Computing
Intelligent Transport
Systems
Biometrics
eHealth
Expert authors wanted,
see http://itu.int/techwatch
ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference
International events bringing
academia and industry together
Brainstorming on future ICT
networks and services
Rigorous, double-blind, peerreview process
Top 3 papers win prize money
totaling USD$ 10,000
Past Kaleidoscope Conferences
Kaleidoscope 2010 – Beyond the Internet? Innovations for future networks and services
Pune, India
Kaleidoscope 2009 – Innovations for Digital
Inclusion
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Kaleidoscope 2008 – Innovations in NGN
Geneva, Switzerland
Thank you for your attention