Putting to the test
ITU’s IPTV Standards
ITU’s First Ever Interop Event on IPTV
(20-23 July 2010)
Paolo Rosa
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB)
Regional ITU Consultation on Conformance
Assessment and Interoperability
(Nairobi, Kenya, 30-31 July 2010)
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ITU Interop Events
Council-09 mandated the following lines to implement
WTSA Resolution 76
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a pilot conformity assessment database
interoperability events
human resources capacity building
assistance in the establishment of test facilities in developing
countries
a business plan for long term implementation
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ITU-T Suite of IPTV Standards (1/2)
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Three main IPTV services:
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live television
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time-shifted programming
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video on demand
ITU-T
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IPTV is delivered
over managed IP Networks instead of traditional radio, satellite, cable
or public Internet
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via subscriber-based telco networks with high-speed access into settop boxes
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ITU-T Suite of IPTV Standards (2/2)
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ITU-T IPTV is a global set of standards
Including;
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H.770 (service discovery)
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H.721 (IPTV terminal)
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H.750 (metadata)
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H.762 (LIME: interactive multimedia)
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H.701 (error recovery)
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H.740 (audience measurement)
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H.761 (ginga-NCL)
Put to the
test during
the event
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ITU Interop Event on IPTV comprised two parts
1st
part (20-21 July): Testing – closed event
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2nd
Two types of testing carried out
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Conformance testing: each company tests against a checklist
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Interop testing: one-on-one testing
Testing was carried out with IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack environment
part (22-23 July): Showcasing – open event
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Prospective customers invited
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ITU Secretary General gave welcome address
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Film crew, ITU photographer and media team on site
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ITU IPTV Check List to become part of
ITU-T Recommendation
Test report will be fed into the standards development
process
H. 721 Conformity Check List
H. 770 Conformity Check List
H. 762 Conformity Check List
H. 750 Conformity Check List
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Participating companies + fee structure
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Eight organizations participated at 20-23 July event:
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NTT
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NEC
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Mitsubishi
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Sumitomo
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OKI
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Cisco+TVstorm
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PUC-Rio (Brazilian university)
Participants paid a 3,000 CHF fee
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Event Promotion
Event
highlight on YouTube, ITU website
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpJmI_5aQrA)
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ITU press release
(http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2010/31.aspx)
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Photos on Flickr
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/itupictures/)
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High Evaluation from Participants
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4.5 (out of 5) for the overall satisfaction with the
event 1)
5
4
very
satisfactory
satisfactory
3
neutral
2
poor
1
very poor
Most participants of Geneva interop event already confirmed
to participate in the next event
1) 14 questionnaires returned
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Lessons learnt from the event
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Broaden pool of test suites
Enhance test bed with more servers, more
equipments
Increase participation of contents providers
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Future ITU IPTV Interop Events
Singapore
Tunisia
Pune,
(24-27 September)
(November, to be discussed)
India (December)
Workshops
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planned
Visitors including regulators, broadcasters, telecom companies,
system integrators, test laboratories, etc.
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Future ITU Interop Events
Topics
may include:
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Home networking
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VDSL 2
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GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Networks)
Showcasing
in ITU TELECOM (October, 2011)
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Photos taken during the event
Setting up
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Photos taken during the event
Kick-off meeting
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Photos taken during the event
Testing
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Photos taken during the event
Showcasing with Secretary General’s attendance
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Photos taken during the event
Showcasing
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Useful links
ITU Interop event
(http://www.itu.int/net/ITU-T/cdb/interop.aspx)
ITU press release
(http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2010/31.aspx)
Event highlight on Youtube
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpJmI_5aQrA)
IPTV-Global Standards Initiative (IPTV-GSI)
(http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/gsi/iptv/)
ITU-T Study Group 16 (SG16) – Multimedia coding, systems and applications
(http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com16/index.asp)
SG16 Question 13 (Q13/16) - Multimedia application platforms and end systems for IPTV
(http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com16/sg16-q13.html)
Resolution 76 of World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 08 (WTSA 08):
Studies related to conformance and interoperability testing, assistance to developing
countries, and a possible future ITU mark programme
(http://www.itu.int/publ/T-RES-T.76-2008/en)
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