Telecommunications Standards

(ITU and ETSI)

Edited by: Luis Peña Sierra Kimmo Palletvuori

Content

• Standards overview• ITU history• ITU Structure• Radiocommunication sector in ITU• Telecommunication sector in ITU• Telecommunication Development sector in ITU• ITU current activities• Forums/Consortia cooperating with ITU• References

Standards Overview

• Why the standards are needed?

1. Interoperability

2. Quality insurance

3. Consistency in Evolution

• Bodies of standardization

1. International or Government (ITU)

2. Semi-official (ETSI)

3. Volunteer Organizations (3GPP, 3GGP2)

ITU History

1865 International Telegraph Union

1903 ITU first wireless telegraphy1906 first radiotelegraph convention

1885 ITU start with telephony

1947 UN specialized agency for telecommunications1948 ITU headquarterstransferred to Geneva

1992 three sectors in ITU

ITU-R ITU-DITU-T

1932 Combining Telegraph and RadiotelegraphInternational Telecommunication Union

Plenipotentiary Conference: Convention and

Constitution document (every 4 years)

Radiocommunications Conference

Telecommunications Conference

Telecommunication development

communications Conference

Radiocommunication Sector

SG1, Spectrum Management

ITU-R

SG3, Radiowave propagation

SG4, Fixed-Satellite services

SG6, Broadcasting services

SG7, Science services

SG8, Mobile services

SG9, Fixed services

Principles and techniques for spectrum management, methods and techniques

System and networks for mobile, radiodetermination and amateur services

Systems and networks of fixed services operating via terrestrial stations

Systems for space operation, space research, earth exploration and meteorology.

Systems and networks for the fixed-satellite service and inter-satellite links.

Including vision, sound, multimedia and data services for general public

Propagation of radio waves in ionised and non-ionised media, radio noise

Telecommunication Sector

SG4, Management

ITU-T

Principles of service provisioning, numbering, naming, routing and interworking requirements

SG5, Protections (electromagnet)

SG6, Outside plant

SG9, Integrated broadband

SG11,Signalling and protocols

SG12, E2E performance

SG13, Multi-protocol

SG15, Transport Network

SG16, Multimedia services

SG2, Operational aspects

SG3, Tariff and accounting

SG17, Data net. And software

SSG, IMT-200 and beyond

Tariff and accounting principles for International telecommunication services.

Network and equipment using the telecommunication management network.

Protection of telecommunication networks and equipment from interference and lightning

Construction, installation, jointing, termination, protection from corrosion and other forms.

Use of cable and hybrid networks, TV, voice and time-critical services.

Signalling requirements and protocols for IP related functions, multimedia functions and enhancements.

Guidance of e2e transmission performance of networks, terminals and their operations

Internetworking of heterogeneous networks encompassing multiple domains and protocols.

Optical and other transport networks, systems and equipments.

Multimedia definition and multimedia systems, including terminal, protocols and signalling.

Open system communications including networking, directory and security.

Internet Mobile Telecommunications 2000 and beyond, including wireless Internet.

Telecommunication Development Sector

ITU-D

SG2

SG1 Deals with Telecommunication development,strategies and policies

Deals with development, harmonization and management of telecommunication network and services

Focus group 7

Concentrated in new technology for rural applications

Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG): reviews priorities, programs, operations, financial matters and strategies for activities in the Telecommunication Development Sector

ITU Current activitiesITU-T

• SG2-> IP policy manual • SG4-> External FTP access area • SG9-> Ipcablecom. Project on time-critical

interactive services over cable television network using IP-protocol, in particular Voice and Video over IP

• SG11-> IETF common FTP area • SG12-> E2E QoS and multimedia • SG15-> Optical Transport Networks common FTP • SG16-> New multimedia services• SG17->Communication system security • SSG-> Mobile telecommunications subscribers will

be able to access voice, data, Internet, and multimedia services at any time and at any place

Forums/Consortia cooperating with ITU

Some of the forums/Consortia that are cooperating with ITU• ATM Forum

• DSL Forum

• IPv6 Forum

• MPLS Forum

• ETSI

• China Wireless Telecommunication Standard Forum (CWTS)

ETSI History

• Single European Market was created 1987• Need for Integrated communications infrastructure• European Comission outlined ”Green Paper”,

recommending the establishment of an organisation to set telecommunication standard

• Idea was shared by former Auropean Conference for Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT)

• European Telecommunication Standardisation Institute (ETSI) was Born 1988

ETSI Features

• ”Independence, openness and unity”• Objective is to provide widely implemented technical

standards• Supporting European Union (EU)• Supporting European Free trade Association (EFTA)

• All documentation is in English• Founded in partnership with European manufacturing

industry and customers• Contributes to world-wide standardization• Non-profit making

• Market-driven organisation supporting global needs• 900 members from 54 countries

• Has been ISO 9002 certified since 1st March 1994• Located in Sophia Antipolis, France

ETSI Structure• General Assemby (GA)

• Highest decision authority• Normally meets twice a year

• Board• Acts on behalf of GA

• Technical Organisation (TO)• Consists of several sub-groups• Prepare standards and deliverables

• Specialist Task Forces (STF• Setup to support TO to speed up production

of urgent deliverables• Groups of higly skilled experts

• Secreteriat• Supports activities of Institute

General Assembly

Board

Technical Organisation

Specialist TaskForces

Secreteriat

•Technical Committees (TC)•ETSI Projects (EP)•Partnership Projects•Special Committees

Technical Organisations

• Technical Committees• ERM – EMC and Radio Spectrum Matters• MSG – Mobile Standards Group (furtherance of GSM specifications to

3GPP) • MTS - Methods for Testing & Specification (ITU Z.140)

• ETSI Projects• BRAN – Broadband Radio Access Networks (HIPERLAN)• DECT – Digital Enhanced Access Network • SCP – Smart Card Platform (IC card platform for 2G and 3G mobile

phones)

• ETSI Partnership Projects• 3GPP - 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3g specs, jointly with Asia &

USA)

• Special Committees• FC – Financial Committee • SAGE – Security Algorithms Group of Experts

• Other ETSI contributions you may have heard of:• DVB, DAB and MHP, xDSL -family, ISDN...

Global Cooperation

• ETSI works in partners with other organisation around the world

• Over 50 cooperations and MoU agreements

• One of three officially recognized European Standards Organisations

• CEN – European Committee for Standardisation• CENELEC – European Committee for electrotechnical

Standardisation• ETSI – European telecommunications Institute

• Participates to ICAN Supporting Organisations (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)

ETSI IPR Policy 1/2

• Objectives• Use solutions that meet technical objectives of European telco

sector

• Reduce risk that IPR required for implementation of standard would not be available

• Seeks balance in-between IPR protection and public standards

• IPR holders should be adequately and fairly rewarded • Independent if they are ETSI members or not

• Members providing proposals should inform ETSI if any essential IPRs are related to the proposal

• Information provided prior to publication

• Member refusing to license must consider it’s position

• 3rd party asked for non-discriminatory licensing of technology

• If licensing not available, modifie so that IPR is no longer essential

ETSI IPR Policy 2/2

• If member id not ready to license IPR, ETSI will review for an alternative that

• Is not locked by IPR and satisfies ETSI’s requirements

• ETSI can withhold IPR• Giving acknowledgement of identified copyrights

• Published standards or technical specification may not be confidential

• Proceedings can be confidential

• Members may freely reproduce standards for own use

•Distribution is not allowed

• Any violation of policy• Gives ETSI board a right to decide on action, if any, taken

Current Activities• Active on several fields: Aeronautical,

Mobile, Broadcast, Data networks, Radio technology, Testing, User interfaces, etc.

• Examples you may know:• Digital-TV• 2G and 3G mobile networks• xDSL• Wireless LAN and Broad-band

References

1. Nokia: Mobile Internet Technical Architecture, vol1, 2002

2. http://www.itu.int

3. http://www.etsi.org