Transcript A brief look at ETSI

@METIS Kick Off Meeting
Sophia Antipolis, March 30-31 2005
Why ETSI is the place
to bridge EU and LA initiatives
on e-administration
Francisco Da Silva
Chairman of the Board
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Problem?
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Fragmentation of the standards making market
and usage driven standardization (e.g. e-gov)
huge consequences on Interoperability
 End to end monolithic standards are behind us
 Complex value chains
 Service platform approach with multiple layers
 Standard & non-standard building blocks
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Standards and Interoperability
Standardization has always been about
ensuring interoperability
A fundamental objective
of all stakeholders (industry, policy-makers, users)
The very meaning of Interoperability evolves
with stakeholders and markets’ needs:
From specifying end to end systems
to a logic of building blocks
From standardizing interfaces ex ante to addressing
interoperability of components ex post
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Hardware
60’s
70‘s
80’s
90’s
Hard
Hardware
Soft
Software
Software
Networks
infrastructure
Terminals, Appli.
& Services
Where the Value Added is
90’s
00’s
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Two ways to look at Standardization
Standardizing Interfaces
ex-ante
(traditional telecom approach)
Ensuring Interoperability
of components
ex-post (ICT approach)
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Network
Services
Network
Services
Network
Services
Telecoms
Telecoms
Telecoms
Multimedia
applications
MM
Middle
ware
Mobiles
applications
Multimedia
applications
Mobile
Middle
ware
IT
applications
Mobiles
applications
IT
Middle
ware
Convergence
IT
applications
Convergence emphasizes the role of middleware
Middleware
Network Services (IP)
Telecoms
Telecoms
Telecoms
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What we are aiming at
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We also have in common…
Diversity of situations / Convergence of paths
New telecom policies
/
New regulatory regimes
The Objective: the Information Society for All
The means: Ambitious ICT programmes
The way: Create profitable industrial ecosystems that
benefit private sector, governments and end users
Virtuous circle
Investmentsdevelopmentsprofitsinvestments
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Problem solver
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ETSI, a track record of
interoperable solutions for cross border services
 Mobile communications
 Fixed networks
 Next Generation Networks
 Digital and audio Broadcasting
 PMR/PAMR
 Emergency communications
 Satellite communications
 Security and Encryption
 etc
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ETSI, a habit of working with
international partners
 3GPP, MESA
 ITU, ISO, IEC
 GTSC, GRSC
 Fora and Consortia
 Members from 55 countries
 …and a supporting organization with staff
from more than 20 countries
Nobody does it in isolation
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ETSI, a set of technical bodies
and competence centres
dedicated to Interoperability
 MTS (Methods for Testing and Certification)
 Protocols and Testing competence centre
 Plugtests™
 To validate and ensure interoperability i.e.
sustainability, scalability, backward
compatibility, security of investments
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Protocol and Testing Competence Centre
 Assists ETSI Technical bodies in application
of state of the art specification and testing
techniques
 in a pragmatic and flexible manner
 to help ensure technical quality of ETSI
deliverables
 Team of 4 leading experts, plus an assistant
 Complements the work of Technical
Committee MTS (Methods for Testing &
Specification)
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Plugtests™
 Created in 1999, specialized in the organization of test
events
 Experts from ETSI and other technical communities
 Neutral and open to all organisations
 Synergy Conformance & Interoperability in close
cooperation with ETSI Committees and PTCC
57 events in 5 years
3000 engineers
900 Companies
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ETSI, in charge of the Dialogue on Standards
within the @LIS programme
 Usage driven standardization, a worldwide
paradigm
 Aims at bridging initiatives dealing with
interoperability profiling
 Inviting partner organizations to start
exploring topics together…for mutual benefit
Nobody does it in isolation
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Gracias, Obrigado, Thank you
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