ITU Workshop on
“Workshop on Practical measurement of QoS/QoE
Parameters for Regulatory Compliance”
(Cotonou, Benin, 16-17 July 2012)
Overview of SG12 Regional Group for
Africa
Kwame Baah-Acheamfuor
Chair, SG12 RG AFR
kwame.baah-acheamfuor@nca.org.gh
Cotonou, Benin, 16-17 July 2012
OUTLINE
Creation of SG 12 RG AFR
Resolutions to its mandate
Objectives
Progress so far
Current Work Plan
Way forward
Cotonou, Benin, 16-17 July 2012
INTRODUCTION
Created during the SG 12 meeting
of May 2008.
As a replacement for the Flagship Group
which had been in existence since the
year 2006.
Created in accordance to WTSA 2008
Resolution 54
To address the issue of “bridging the
standardization gap between developed
and developing countries” within the
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African Region
Roadmap to Bridging the Gap
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OTHER RELEVANT RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 17 – Telecommunication
standardization in relation to the
interests of developing countries.
Resolution 59- enhancing
participation of telecom operators
from developing countries.
Resolution 76- Requires ITU-T to
develop conformance and
interoperability testing
Recommendations as quickly as
possible.
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OBJECTIVES (1/2)
To encourage active participation in the work of
ITU-T SG 12 by African Regulators and
Operators.
To ensure implementation of the ITU-T
Recommendations on the Performance/QoS and
QoE.
To boost discussions on QoS challenges facing
operators and regulators in the continent.
To encourage participation by African countries in
the Rapporteurs meetings, workshops and other
SG 12 events.
To encourage African Countries to contribute to
the work of ITU-T SG 12 and in particular to the
New/Revised Recommendations developed by
ITU-T SG 12
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OBJECTIVES (2/2)
To encourage the African countries to collectively
participate in QSDG and other QoS related
meetings, particularly when such meetings are
organized in the Africa Region.
To ensure that ITU-T SG 12 avails relevant
information on standards applicable to
telecommunication networks including test
equipment for QoS monitoring and measuring.
Act as liaison body between African
telecommunication operators/regulators and ITUT SG 12 in matters relating to QoS/QoE.
Provide a list of major Recommendations made
by SG 12 and encourage experts to submit
Contributions to these Recommendations
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PROGRESS SO FAR (1/3)
First meeting held in Accra, Ghana,
on 18-19 June 2009 (see SG12 RGAFR–R1–E):
http://www.itu.int/md/T09-SG12RG.AFR-R0001/en
Second meeting held in Nairobi,
Kenya, on 28 July 2010 (see SG12
RG-AFR-R2–E):
http://www.itu.int/md/T09-SG12RG.AFR-R0002/en
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PROGRESS SO FAR (2/3)
Two adhoc meetings held in Geneva,
Switzerland during the ITU-T SG 12
meeting of 25- 27 January ,2011
(see TD 433 rev1 (GEN/12):
http://www.itu.int/md/T09-SG12-110118-TDGEN-0443/en
Third meeting held in Gaborone,
Botswana, on 28-29 July 2011 (see
SG12RG-AFR-R3-E:
http://www.itu.int/md/T09-SG12RG.AFR-R0003/en
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PROGRESS SO FAR (3/3)
Two adhoc meetings held in Geneva,
Switzerland during the ITU-T SG 12
meetings;
3 November 2011 (see TD 722
(GEN/12): http://www.itu.int/md/T09SG12-111031-TD-GEN-0722/en
1 June 2012 (see TD 886 (GEN/12):
http://www.itu.int/md/T09-SG12120529-TD-GEN-0886/en
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CURRENT WORKPLAN(1/3)
Action Plan
Promote
active and
consistent
Participation
and
contribution
by African
region
Activities
Sensitize African
countries to prioritize
the activities of ITU-T
SG12
Members to join mailing
list
Prepare contributions to
SG12RG-AFR meetings
to be finalized for ITU-T
SG12 consideration
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Expected
Outcome
Circular Letter from
TSB to all Others
Target date
Status
August 2011
TSB sent Circular
Letter to all
Administrations
On-going
All members
Sept 2011
Draft Rec. E.QoSNT
has been consented
as Rec. E 803
“Quality of service
parameters for
supporting service
aspects”
Roadmap for QoS of
Packet based
Interconnected
Networks has been
presented, discussed,
amended and awaits
further contributions.
CURRENT WORKPLAN(2/3)
Action Plan
Review and
harmonize from
time to time
Network
performance
QoS/QoE
recommendations
relevant to Africa
Activities
Expected
Outcome
Target date
Seek from ITU-T
SG12 relevant
information on
standards about
equipments and basic
material to measure
QoS/QoE
Contribution
November
2011
Promote exchange of
information on
QoS/QoE between
African
Telecommunication
and regulatory bodies.
Contribution
ASAP
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Status
Rapporteurs
made
submissions
without
additional
contributions
from
members.
Members have
started
exchanging
information as
well as study
visits and this
will promote
harmonization
CURRENT WORKPLAN(3/3)
Action Plan
Disseminate
information
and raise the
awareness of
the African
countries
regarding
QoS/QoE
Activities
Expected
Outcome
Target date
Status
Workshop on QoS
of IP Services
Tutorial
October 2011
Done during
the QSDG
meeting at
Kampala,
Uganda
Workshop on
Practical
measurement of
QoS/QoE
Parameters for
Regulatory
compliance
Tutorial
July 2012
TSB is
facilitating a
two day
workshop
preceding next
Regional
Group meeting
at Cotonou,
Benin in July
2012.
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WAYFORWARD
To support amendment to Resolution
26 for TSB to provide support to
Regional Groups 5 and 12 as it does
for SG 3 Regional Groups.
To consider amendment to
Resolution 40 for WTSA to include
aspects of QoS and especially QoE in
Regulatory aspects of ITU-T work.
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