ETSI Activities Related to IP
and Multimedia
Gerry Lawrence
Marconi plc
ETSI Representative on ICANN PSO
ETSI Board Vice Chairman
Chairman of ETSI Operational Co-ordination Group
• 660 Full Members from 35 European Countries
• 174 Associate Members from 19 other Countries
• 55 Observers
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP:
• 889 members from 54 countries
About ETSI
FULL MEMBERS
• 50 Administrations
• 331 Manufacturers
• 106 Network Operators
• 151 Service Providers
• 22 User Groups
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
•
6 Administrations
• 100 Manufacturers
• 18 Network Operators
• 49 Service Providers
•
1 User Group
Membership
Composition of ETSI
“ETSI shall, through international collaboration,
including Partnership Projects, pursue the
objective of developing globally applicable
deliverables meeting the needs of the
telecommunication / electronic communications
community while still fulfilling its duty to support
EU and EFTA regulation and initiatives.”
ETSI Mission Statement
General Assembly
Director General
& Secretariat
Board
Operational
Co-ordination
Group
ETSI Technical
Committees
ETSI Projects
ETSI Structure
ETSI Partnership Projects
ETSI Technical Committees with IP/MM-related Work Items
• SPAN (Services & Protocols for Advanced Networks)
ISDN/IP impact on SS7, DSS1 over IP, Charging over IP, V5.2
internet access, Convergence IP/Telecommunications, IP over
DTM
• AT (Access & Terminals)
IP and Multimedia Terminals, IP over Cable access & protocols
• STQ (Speech Processing, Transmission & Quality)
PBXs connected to IP gateway, support QoS work
• SEC (Security)
Trusted Third Party, Electronic Signatures, Lawful Interception
over IP
• JTC BROADCAST (joint with EBU)
IP Datagram tunnelling, Multimedia Object Transfer
• TM (Transmission & Multiplexing)
xDSL systems, radio interface to IP network
Examples of TCs
ETSI Projects with IP/MM-related Work Items
• TIPHON (Telecommunications & Internet Protocol
Harmonisation Over Networks)
Many Work Items related to a multimedia call passing
between conventional telecommunications networks and IP
networks
• DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications)
DECT access to IP networks, Multimedia Access Profile
• TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio)
Voice + Data interworking with IP networks
Examples of EPs
ETSI Partnership Projects with IP/MM-related Work Items
• 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project)
Many Work Items relating to all IP Core Network and
Multimedia Services
• MESA (Mobility for Emergency and Safety Applications)
No Work Items yet, but can be expected to use an all IP Core
Network and offer Multimedia Services since this is a future
broadband Public Safety network
Examples of EPPs
5 April 2001 ETSI Strategic Workshop on NGN
7 April 2001 GA agreed to set up an NGN Starter Group
with the following specific tasks:
 Review current NGN related standardisation
environment both inside and outside ETSI
 Identify new NGN related technical areas requiring
internationally agreed standards
 Propose an appropriate strategy and role for ETSI in
the domain of NGN related standardisation
 Discuss with potential partners what role one or
more "Partnership Projects" could play within the
NGN environment
Next Generation Networks