Transcript GSC14-PLEN-74

Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14
DOCUMENT #:
GSC14-PLEN-074
FOR:
Presentation
SOURCE:
ATIS
AGENDA ITEM:
Plenary; 6.11
CONTACT(S):
Art Reilly ([email protected])
ATIS Interoperability
Art Reilly, Cisco
Geneva, 13-16 July 2009
Fostering worldwide interoperability
Highlight of Current Activities (1)
Technical standards development including
contributions to the ITU-T and other global
standards groups
ATIS’ Network Interconnection
Interoperability Forum (NIIF) focuses on
network interconnection and interoperability
network architecture,
management,
testing and
Operations, and
facilitates the exchange of information concerning
these topics.
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Highlight of Current Activities (2)
ATIS’ IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF)
Currently working on Use and Test Cases for ATIS0800009, Remote Management of Devices in the
Consumer Domain for IPTV Services (Issue 72)
Software Download
Remote Device Management – Configuration and Provisioning
Remote Device Monitoring
PTSC Next Generation-Carrier Interconnection
(NG-CI) Task Force
Currently working to develop an IP network to
network interconnection guideline that will provide
physical configuration, protocol suite profile,
operational information to be exchanged between
carriers, and test suites in order to support
conformance and interoperability testing.
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Strategic Direction
Since 1984, ATIS has frequently reviewed the range of
options to assess how it could most effectively promote
interoperability, e.g.:
Develop technical standards, and programs to inform
industry about these standards
Provide guidelines to facilitate interconnection
Conduct Interoperability tests
The rapid pace of technology development, the desire to
promote innovation and to address user needs responsively
have led ATIS to focus primarily on the development of
technical standards and increasing industry knowledge of
these standards
Complementing this, ATIS provides guidance related to
interconnection, e.g. templates, testing, and occasionally
sponsors targeted testing programs.
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Strategic Direction
In parallel with its standards development activities, ATIS has
had open forum to facilitate discussion and resolution of the
operational and interoperability issues necessary to effectively
interconnect multiple service provider businesses
The NIIF, in general, developed guidelines and templates for
interoperability and, where deemed appropriate, testing
In several very special cases, ATIS has sponsored one-time,
interoperability testing programs to meet targeted, national
needs, e.g.
Stress testing of Signaling System 7
Note: ATIS and its members have played prominent roles in
FCC Advisory Committees on the topics of interoperability and
interconnection.
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Challenges
Standards processes, while promoting interoperability, should
also foster innovation, competition and infrastructure
development that address user needs on a timely and costeffective basis.
The inclusion of options, ambiguities, etc. in standards make
interoperability more difficult, but reflect the realities of
consensus-development and the need for users to decide what
features and capabilities meet their needs.
Compliance with technical standards does not guarantee
interoperability.
Innovations in user applications and in network capabilities to
support them are driving the development of standards.
Product cycles have become shorter and shorter over time to
accommodate increasing features and capabilities to address user
needs.
The pace of innovation will continue to accelerate.
Standards from the ITU and the PPSOs are not the only
standards that impact the interoperability of ICT products and
services.
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Next Steps/Actions
ATIS groups are continuing to develop standards that can be
used to promote interoperability and facilitate interconnection
negotiations. This includes contributing to the ITU and global
standards efforts.
ATIS will continue to outreach to others to inform them
regarding technologies, applications and their standards
ATIS will continue to partner with other PPSOs and the ITU on
efforts that effectively promote interoperability, innovation,
competition, and cost-effective infrastructure deployment to
address market needs on a timely basis.
As it has in the past, where appropriate, ATIS will host specific
interoperability testing programs that address targeted
industry needs (none planned currently).
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Supplemental Slides
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Additional Current Activities (1)
Technical standards development including
contributions to the ITU-T and other global
standards groups
ATIS’ Packet Technologies and Systems Committee
(PTSC)
ATIS’ Performance Reliability and Quality of Service
Committee (PRQC)
ATIS’ Telecom Management and Operations
Committee (TMOC)
ATIS’ IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF)
ATIS’ Home Networking (HNET) Forum
ATIS’ 3GPP effort
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Additional Current Activities (2)
ATIS members continue to work with colleagues
around the world to progress NGN interoperability
through the development of interface and
performance standards including in the ITU-T and
3GPP.
The focus is on specifications on topics such as:
Services
Architecture
Signaling
Quality of Service
Security
Network Management
Emergency Communications
Identity Management
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Additional Current Activities (3)
ATIS’ Network Interconnection
Interoperability Forum (NIIF)
provides an open forum on industry-wide issues
associated with telecommunications network
interconnection and interoperability which involve
network architecture, management, testing and
operations and facilitates the exchange of information
concerning these topics.
The NIIF’s Network Inter-Operability Committee
(NIOC) addresses issues related to installation,
maintenance, management, and testing guidelines for
interconnected telecommunications and signaling
networks
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Additional Current Activities (4)
ATIS’ IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF)
Testing and Interoperability Committee
develops the necessary test scripting and test
planning for the interoperability of ATIS IIF standards
and addresses IPTV interoperability issues, providing
recommended courses of action for mitigation of the
identified issues.
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Additional Current Activities (5)
PTSC Next Generation-Carrier
Interconnection (NG-CI) Task Force
Mission -
develop an IP network to network
interconnection guideline that will provide physical
configuration, protocol suite profile, operational
information to be exchanged between carriers, and test
suites in order to support conformance and interoperability
testing.
Scope -
A testing environment and tests will be defined
that can be used to perform interoperability testing of
various services between two carriers. Initial focus of the
NG-CI TF will be voice and VoIP services Interconnection
over IP-based links/networks.
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