Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14
DOCUMENT #:
GSC14-PLEN-073
FOR:
Presentation
SOURCE:
ATIS
AGENDA ITEM:
Plenary; 4.2
CONTACT(S):
Susan Miller (smiller@atis.org)
Alliance for Telecommunications
Industry Solutions
(ATIS)
Susan Miller
President and CEO, ATIS
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ATIS Highlight of Current Activities
ATIS identifies and addresses the industry’s
market-driven priorities and develops end-toend technical and operational standards that
promote interoperability and support the
business of its members.
Business/technology priorities are identified by ATIS’
executive-level Board and Councils (TOPS Council, CIO
Council,) and addressed in ATIS groups with the goal of tying
business objectives to the needed standardized solutions.
Resulting work items and recommendations are implemented
within ATIS and in coordination with other industry
organizations.
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ATIS Highlight of Current Activities
2008 Priorities Identified and
Assessments Completed
Home Networking (HNET)
HNET Forum launched in February 2009 to enable the
interoperability, interconnection, and implementation of an
IP-based, end-to-end standardized home network solution.
Service Oriented Networks (SON)
SON Forum launched in March 2009 to develop practices and
standards to support an open and flexible SON ecosystem,
including new standards and the integration of existing
standards that promote Web 2.0, IMS, and SOA interworking.
Next Generation Carrier Interconnect (NG-CI)
The Packet Technologies and Systems Committee (PTSC)
launched a Task Force in April 2009 to address the near term
needs of the industry with regards to service provider
interconnection to deliver advanced services.
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ATIS Highlight of Current Activities
2009 Board Priorities
“Green” Initiative
ATIS adopted a Green Mission to reflect the importance of
sustainability to the organization and its members.
ATIS’ Network Interface Power and Protection (NIPP)
Committee continues its development of standards
addressing energy efficiency.
The Board-launched Exploratory Group on Green (EGG) is
addressing the role of ICT in reducing carbon emissions and
promoting energy efficiency.
ATIS’ initial report on Environmental Sustainability released
in March 2009.
Policy Management Focus Group (PM-FG)
The PM-FG will assess Policy Management from a network
perspective with particular emphasis on aspects of Packet
Processing, Convergence and Policy Charging Control.
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ATIS Highlight of Current Activities
Facilities Consolidation Task Force (FC-TF)
The FC-TF will work to further investigate the technical- and
business-related issues of facilities consolidation including
identification of the technologies and methodologies which
present opportunities for cost savings in consolidation.
Carrier Ethernet
A workshop is being planned to address and identify any
actions to support the continued development of Carrier
Ethernet, and related Layer 2 and 3 standards from a global
perspective.
IPTV – Ongoing Priority
ATIS’ IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF) continues to lead the
industry in the development of IPTV standards, successfully
completing its work on broadcast linear TV (Phase 1), proving
the applicability of its standards in a major interoperability test
event, and launching an expanded scope of work to include
interactive services.
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Strategic Direction
Increase innovation, responsiveness, relevance and
focus on delivering standards that advance the needs
of our members’ business and technology goals in an
economically challenging time.
Engage broader involvement of non-traditional sectors
which includes acknowledging the integration of IT and
network and the provision of entertainment by more
traditional companies - all with the goal of enabling
companies to provide services with an interoperable,
media-rich, service oriented network.
Continuing emphasis on Green efficiencies by
developing standards that support our members’
“triple bottom line” and promote the benefits of ICT to
increase energy efficiencies and reduce GHG
emissions.
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Challenges
Continue industry’s paradigm shift away from
(network/service) domain specific ideologies and
allegiances – supporting a converged approach to
communications.
Enabling the successful uptake of innovative ideas and
new industry directions, while preserving and utilizing
investments in existing infrastructure and
technologies.
Developing standards which enable the monetization
of new services and capabilities.
Involving/retaining experienced standards participants
(i.e., resources) with a good understanding of the
converged network, the technologies, and overall
direction of the industry.
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Next Steps/Actions
Continue to enlist broader engagement of the nontraditional sectors in the standardization process:
applications developers; web services, and
content/entertainment companies,
Implement actions resulting from ATIS’ initiatives on the
Home Network, Service-Oriented Networks, and Green in
our newly launched forums and continuing committee and
executive level work.
Continue to engage ATIS’ executive-level Board to assess
industry’s strategic business direction and subsequent
technical/operations needs.
Continue to assess new models by which standards can
best be developed to respond to marketplace opportunities
and demands.
Foster continuing collaboration amongst industry’s
standards developers to meet the needs of our common
industry direction, economize our resources, and maintain
an environment of innovation and advancement through
demanding times.
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Supplementary Slides
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Green Initiative
ATIS’ Green Mission
ATIS and its members are committed to providing
global leadership for the development of
environmentally sustainable solutions for the
information, entertainment, and communications
industry. The development of these innovative end-toend solutions will:
Promote Energy Efficiencies.
Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
Promote “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.”
Promote eco-aware business sustainability.
Support the potential for societal benefits.
For more information visit www.atis.org/green
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Exploratory Group on Green Report on
Environmental Sustainability
The EGG’s report, entitled “ATIS Report on Environmental
Sustainability, March 2009” discusses sustainability’s increasing
global importance and the role that ATIS’ leadership could bring
to these efforts.
The EGG’s report evaluated various sustainability aspects
including:
the ICT sector’s definition of “sustainability”;
a review of the ICT sector’s current “green” initiatives;
an examination of energy efficiency practices and alternate energy
sources;
an outline of the business drivers behind the ICT sector’s
sustainability actions; and
a demonstration of the ICT industry as an enabler of applications and
services that improve energy efficiency in other sectors.
The EGG concluded that the ICT industry is well-positioned to play
an integral role in Green House Gas Emissions’ (GHG) reduction
and if properly leveraged, the ICT industry’s vast resources can
enable wide-ranging GHG-reducing solutions.
The report is available for download at the ATIS website.
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ATIS Standards for Energy
Efficiency and Hazardous Waste
ATIS’ Network Interface, Power, and Protection Committee (NIPP)
develops and recommends standards and technical reports
related to power systems, electrical and physical protection for
the exchange and interexchange carrier networks, and interfaces
associated with user access to telecommunications networks.
Efforts relating to the Green Initiative occur in the following
subcommittees and working groups:
The Telecommunications Energy Efficiency Subcommittee (NIPP-TEE)
develops standards and technical reports which define energy
efficiency metrics, measurement techniques and new technologies, as
well as operational practices for telecommunications components,
systems and facilities.
The Network Physical Protection Subcommittee Pb-free Working
Group (NIPP-NPP PWG) proposes, develops, and recommends
Standards and Technical Reports relating to the use of lead or the
restriction of lead in solder used in the manufacturing of
telecommunications network equipment.
For more information, please visit www.atis.org/NIPP
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Service Oriented Network Forum
SON Forum Mission
The SON Forum will enable the interoperability and
implementation of Service Oriented Network (SON) applications
and services by developing standards, providing coordination for
the development of standards and practices, and facilitating
related technical activities. This forum will place an emphasis on
telecommunications industry needs in collaboration with regional
and international standards development programs in the
telecommunications, IT and Web industries.
SON Forum Task Forces
Three task forces have been formed to address the initial
technical work stemming from the SON Workplan:
-Policy and Data Models Task Force
-OSS/BSS and Virtualization Task Force
-Service Delivery Creation and Enablers Task Force
For more information please visit www.atis.org/SON
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Home Networking Forum
HNET Forum Mission
The Home Networking Forum enables the interoperability,
interconnection, and implementation of IP-based home
networking systems/services by proactively examining
technologies and services and developing solutions supporting
the rollout of these technologies and services, when appropriate.
This forum will place an emphasis on ATIS member company
needs in coordination with other regional and international
standards development organizations.
For more information, please visit www.atis.org/HNET
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IPTV Interoperability Forum
The IIF enables the interoperability, interconnection,
and implementation of IPTV systems/services by
developing ATIS standards and facilitating related
technical activities. This forum places an emphasis on
North American and ATIS Member Company needs in
coordination with other regional and international
standards development organizations.
Phase 1 completes the IIF’s standardization of linear television
service (i.e., basic television) over an IP network.
Work has already begun on the IIF’s Phase 2, which will enable
interactive services, including on-demand applications and
pay-per-view programming.
The IIF's Phase 3, targeted to commence in 2011, will focus on
IPTV's most demanding applications, such as multi-party video
conferencing and next-generation gaming.
For more information, please visit www.atis.org/IIF
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