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StandardsFirst!™Informal ITU-Fora Summit - Geneva- December ‘01Informal ITU-Fora Summit - Geneva- December ‘01

About IMTC…(International

Multimedia Telecommunication

Consortium)Dr. Istvan SebestyenPresidentIMTC

Informal ITU-Fora Summit - Geneva - December’01Informal ITU-Fora Summit - Geneva - December’01

Mission - GoalsMission - Goals


2001 – IMTC Mission2001 – IMTC Mission

““Promote and facilitate the development Promote and facilitate the development and use of interoperable, real-time, and use of interoperable, real-time, Multimedia Telecommunication Multimedia Telecommunication products and services, based on open products and services, based on open international standards.”international standards.”


Our goals are:Our goals are:1.1. Identify obstacles to growth and Identify obstacles to growth and

success of the industry, implement or success of the industry, implement or recommend solutions.recommend solutions.

2.2. Promote and facilitate interoperability Promote and facilitate interoperability testing of real-time, Multimedia testing of real-time, Multimedia Telecommunication products and Telecommunication products and services.services.

3.3. Develop and advocate requirements to Develop and advocate requirements to standards-making organizations.standards-making organizations.


Goals – Cont’dGoals – Cont’d

4.4. Advocate common industry interests Advocate common industry interests through education and promotionthrough education and promotion

5.5. Unbiased source of information to end Unbiased source of information to end users, press, industry analysts, users, press, industry analysts, legislators, and regulators.legislators, and regulators.

6.6. Provide opportunities for industry to Provide opportunities for industry to meet and exchange ideas providing a meet and exchange ideas providing a guide for future direction of the guide for future direction of the organization.organization.


What is not our goal?What is not our goal?

IMTC is primarily IMTC is primarily notnot a standard / specification a standard / specification creating organization (IETF, ITU, ISO/IEC, W3C creating organization (IETF, ITU, ISO/IEC, W3C etc... can do better) etc... can do better)

So we So we do not want to competedo not want to compete with them with them IMTC specifies only as „last resort“ (e.g. Standard IMTC specifies only as „last resort“ (e.g. Standard

Profiles – Voip IA V.1; INOW!;...)Profiles – Voip IA V.1; INOW!;...) We prefer We prefer formulateformulate Standards Standards requirementsrequirements, or to , or to

feed-back implementation experiencesfeed-back implementation experiences gained gained through interoperability testing.through interoperability testing.


Membership and ManagementMembership and Management


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IIMTC MembersMTC Members


IMTC Member Distribution

15%

62%

27%

North/SouthAmericaEMEA

Asia/Pacific

IMTC Members by RegionIMTC Members by Region


Board of Directors Board of Directors

2001-2003 2001-2003 2000 -2002 2000 -2002

Raj Bansal, Nokia Raj Bansal, Nokia Robert Berntsen, Tandberg Robert Berntsen, Tandberg Matt Collier,Telverse Matt Collier,Telverse Carole Hodges, WorldComCarole Hodges, WorldCom Ken Kalinoski, Forgent Ken Kalinoski, Forgent Greg Meyer, Intel Greg Meyer, Intel Graham Seabrook, Graham Seabrook,

Ridgeway Ridgeway Walter Sebastion, SonyWalter Sebastion, Sony

Jim Coffman, AvayaJim Coffman, Avaya Keith Lantz, CiscoKeith Lantz, Cisco Jean Leclercq, France Jean Leclercq, France

TelecomTelecom Mark Ludwig, PolycomMark Ludwig, Polycom Vince Meriwether, IBMVince Meriwether, IBM Ben Schuurink, KPN Ben Schuurink, KPN

TelecomTelecom Istvan Sebestyen, Istvan Sebestyen,

Siemens AGSiemens AG


President Dr. Istvan Sebestyen (Siemens)

Executive Vice President Greg Meyer (Intel) Executive Vice President Carol Hodges (Worldcom) Treasurer Vince Meriwether (IBM) Office of Vice President Karen Frasier (Telverse) Marketing Secretary Jim Polizotto (Inventures)

IMTC Officers 2001 – 2002IMTC Officers 2001 – 2002


Working StructureWorking Structure


Work Group StructureWork Group Structure

Requirements WG

Protocols &

Systems

WG

Application & Service Profiles

Profiles & Test Plans

Interoperability Events

Liaisons to S

tandards

Education &

Prom

otion WG

White papers/N

ews Item

s/Web

Pages

Network

Infrastructure

WG

Work Group

Output from WG

IMTC Test Event

Flow

Legend


Current WG and AG StructureCurrent WG and AG Structure

Requirements WGaHIT! ApplicationsiNOW! Directory Services Mobility

Protocols & Systems WG

H.323 H.248/MegacoSIP Voice CoderH.320 Data Collab.H.324 M

Education & Promotion WG

Marketing AG

Network Infrastructue WG

QoS & PerformanceIP SecurityMobilityDirectory ServicesIPv6


About the ITU-T/IMTC relations About the ITU-T/IMTC relations


ITU-T/IMTC RelationITU-T/IMTC Relation

GoodGood Official Relation – long, since 1995Official Relation – long, since 1995 IMTC is an „ITU-T recognized“ Forum according IMTC is an „ITU-T recognized“ Forum according

to ITU-T Rec. A4/5/6to ITU-T Rec. A4/5/6 Personally:Personally:

Neil Starkey (CTO IBM/Lotus) – first President of IMTC Neil Starkey (CTO IBM/Lotus) – first President of IMTC – long-time ITU-T SG8 Rapporteur on T.120– long-time ITU-T SG8 Rapporteur on T.120Istvan Sebestyen (Siemens) – 3rd President of IMTC – Istvan Sebestyen (Siemens) – 3rd President of IMTC – very long-time ITU-T SG8/16 Rapporteur on T.8x and very long-time ITU-T SG8/16 Rapporteur on T.8x and

MM CoordinationMM Coordination


What IMTC did for the What IMTC did for the ITU-T?ITU-T?

Promotion, Education of ITU-T Standards:Promotion, Education of ITU-T Standards:ITU-T T.120 (Data Conferencing)ITU-T T.120 (Data Conferencing)ITU-T H.3xx (Multimedia Platforms)ITU-T H.3xx (Multimedia Platforms)(e.g. in IMTC Fora, IMTC University, etc..)(e.g. in IMTC Fora, IMTC University, etc..)

Interoperability Testing / Superop!Interoperability Testing / Superop!ITU-T T.120ITU-T T.120ITU-T H.320/324/323ITU-T H.320/324/323ITU-T H.450; ITU-T H.235 etc....ITU-T H.450; ITU-T H.235 etc....


ConclusionConclusion

ITMC is complementing ITU-T Standardization ITMC is complementing ITU-T Standardization Activities, rather than competing with it.Activities, rather than competing with it.

However, IMTC is not an „ITU-T-only pusher However, IMTC is not an „ITU-T-only pusher organization“organization“

IMTC sees itself as a „protocol- and standards IMTC sees itself as a „protocol- and standards body neutral“ organization; IMTC wants to be the body neutral“ organization; IMTC wants to be the umbrella organizationumbrella organization for all conferencing for all conferencing standard interoperability / promotion / standard interoperability / promotion / requirements formulationrequirements formulation

This includes also other standard bodies, such as This includes also other standard bodies, such as IETF, ETSI, 3GPP....IETF, ETSI, 3GPP....


For additional reading...For additional reading...

The Focus Topics of our last IMTC Forum The Focus Topics of our last IMTC Forum in Seattle (October 2001), hosted by in Seattle (October 2001), hosted by MicrosoftMicrosoft


14th IMTC Forum14th IMTC Forum

Fall 2001 – Seattle, WashingtonFall 2001 – Seattle, Washington– Opportunities and Obstacles: Deploying Opportunities and Obstacles: Deploying

Multimedia CommunicationsMultimedia Communications Previous Forum Events:Previous Forum Events:

– 1313thth - Fall 2000 – San Antonio, Texas - Fall 2000 – San Antonio, Texas» ““Next Generation Communications: Architecting the Next Generation Communications: Architecting the

Network and Delivering Enhanced Services”Network and Delivering Enhanced Services”

– 1212thth - Spring 2000 - Ottawa, Canada - Spring 2000 - Ottawa, Canada» ““Rich Media Services, Access and Products: Rich Media Services, Access and Products: Scaling Scaling

Multi Media to Business and Consumers”Multi Media to Business and Consumers”– 1111thth – Fall Forum 1999 – Keystone, Colorado – Fall Forum 1999 – Keystone, Colorado

» ““Building Blocks: New Technologies for the Millennium”Building Blocks: New Technologies for the Millennium”


IMTC 2001IMTC 2001

The Industry is at a CrossroadsThe Industry is at a Crossroads– The economy is in a recessionThe economy is in a recession– Businesses need conferencingBusinesses need conferencing

But:But:– Protocol Confusion (ITU, IETF, proprietary) still existsProtocol Confusion (ITU, IETF, proprietary) still exists– Key Key Implementation/DeploymentImplementation/Deployment issues are not being issues are not being

addressedaddressed– A Plethora of vertical applications existA Plethora of vertical applications exist– Interworking needed between network providersInterworking needed between network providers

IMTC can help deployment by focusing on base IMTC can help deployment by focusing on base technologies and interoperabilitytechnologies and interoperability


Identify Obstacles to Growth and Success of Industry & Identify Obstacles to Growth and Success of Industry & Implement or Recommend SolutionsImplement or Recommend Solutions

Coordinate the industry to Coordinate the industry to make things make things really work really work (e.g. focus on system (e.g. focus on system component interoperability problems). component interoperability problems).

Ensure that ample interoperability Ensure that ample interoperability testing happens. testing happens.

Address intellectual property rights Address intellectual property rights barriers that may be harming the barriers that may be harming the industry. industry.


Promote & Facilitate Interoperability Testing of Real-Time Promote & Facilitate Interoperability Testing of Real-Time Multimedia Telecommunication Products and ServicesMultimedia Telecommunication Products and Services

Continue the successful Continue the successful interoperability testing and SuperOp! interoperability testing and SuperOp! Events (ITU-T, IETF, 3GPP,…)Events (ITU-T, IETF, 3GPP,…)

Share interoperability testing Share interoperability testing experience with other groups (SIP, experience with other groups (SIP, IETF, ETSI, etc.) - especially how to IETF, ETSI, etc.) - especially how to organize and schedule interoperability organize and schedule interoperability tests for maximum effect.tests for maximum effect.


Develop & Advocate Requirements to Standards-Making Develop & Advocate Requirements to Standards-Making OrganizationsOrganizations

Contribute technical and policy Contribute technical and policy requirementsrequirements for for new and revised standards.new and revised standards.

Lobby ITU, IETF, ANSI, ETSI, and other Lobby ITU, IETF, ANSI, ETSI, and other standards-making organizations to promote standards-making organizations to promote common interests of the industry.common interests of the industry.

Ensure interests specific to our membership are Ensure interests specific to our membership are addressed and considered when formal addressed and considered when formal standards are made or revised. standards are made or revised.


Advocate Common Industry Interest Through Education & Advocate Common Industry Interest Through Education & PromotionPromotion

Provide education seminars and Provide education seminars and tutorialstutorials

Promote interoperability eventsPromote interoperability events Speak as industry voice to clarify Speak as industry voice to clarify

political and public policy issues. political and public policy issues.


Unbiased Source of Information to End Users, Press, Unbiased Source of Information to End Users, Press, Industry Analysts, Legislators, and the IndustryIndustry Analysts, Legislators, and the Industry

Use Use our technologyour technology to promote the to promote the industry and generate media ‘buzz’.industry and generate media ‘buzz’.

By ‘unbiased’ we mean:By ‘unbiased’ we mean:– vendor-neutral. vendor-neutral. – implementation technology-neutral.implementation technology-neutral.


Provide Opportunities for Industry Participants to meet, Provide Opportunities for Industry Participants to meet,

exchange ideas and Information, and Guide Future exchange ideas and Information, and Guide Future Direction of the IMTCDirection of the IMTC

Organize and hold:Organize and hold: ConferencesConferences Forum Events Forum Events Seminars Seminars Possibly Trade Shows, etc.Possibly Trade Shows, etc.


My expectation from the My expectation from the Summit:Summit:

Surprise…. Let’s see…Surprise…. Let’s see… Go for the low hanging fruits…Go for the low hanging fruits… Better knowledge of each-other’s Fora, personal Better knowledge of each-other’s Fora, personal

contactscontacts Maybe possible to address some mutually Maybe possible to address some mutually

interesting subjects, such as how to cooperate interesting subjects, such as how to cooperate better, how to deal with eachother’s products, is a better, how to deal with eachother’s products, is a joint approach (e.g. to IPRs, cross-references, joint approach (e.g. to IPRs, cross-references, availability of spects, possible), how to avoid availability of spects, possible), how to avoid overlapping work?….Are we in competition or overlapping work?….Are we in competition or cooperation?…etc.cooperation?…etc.


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