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Standardization to ensure Interoperability

Standardization to ensure Interoperability. Georg Lütteke, Philips CE Chairman EICTA Interoperability Task Force ETSI SOS Interoperability Workshop, 20 February 2006. Focus Area Interoperability. Convergence and Interoperability. Interoperability White Paper.

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Standardization to ensure Interoperability

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  1. Standardization to ensure Interoperability Georg Lütteke, Philips CE Chairman EICTA Interoperability Task Force ETSI SOS Interoperability Workshop, 20 February 2006

  2. Focus Area Interoperability Convergence and Interoperability Interoperability White Paper Standardization and Interoperability • Published in summer 2004 • Interoperability as business enablement • Focus on public sector / governments • Continuation of white paper with focus on two aspects • Activities started in summer 2005 • Stronger technical focus EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  3. EICTA and Interoperability • EICTA has long advocated interoperability in specific contexts: eEurope, software, mobile communications, digital broadcasting • Interoperabiliy Task Force set up in September 2003 • Task force produced generic “White Paper on Interoperability” approved by Executive Board on June 21, 2004: systematic analysis, policy summary EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  4. EICTA definition: Interoperability The ability of two or more networks, systems, devices, applications or components to exchange information between them and to use the information so exchanged • EICTA focus here: technical capability • note: other important factors influence actual ability • to access and consume a service EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  5. Interoperability more important than ever • Digital Technologies promise a world of any content, any service - anytime and anywhere • Without sense and simplicity this promise will fail • do not force consumers to care about underlying technologies • if it only works “sometimes”, ever more functionality amounts practically to ever less use • No mass markets without seamless interoperability between devices and services EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  6. Convergence EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  7. Business in Converging Environments • Convergence caused by digital technologies offers new opportunities • End-to-end interoperability makes value chains happen • Convergence of networks and services (fixed and mobile) is about combining existing value chains and their traditions into new ones • Maintaining interoperability in this process is the key challenge Interoperability decisive for how rapidly we get to mass market benefits of convergence EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  8. Content Circulation in Converging Environments • Transport Interoperability: Network delivery, passing from one network to another • Rights and Protection: Transferring rights from one domain to another • Content Repurposing: Adapting content to the various delivery channels EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  9. Multimedia Value Chain - competition content production content aggregation (services) .... technology providers Hardware Software ............. Security Value Chain ITC & CE industries as content distribution content presentation user of electronic services business, private EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  10. Content Flow in a Convergent Multimedia World Content Producers Distributors Cont. Services (Aggregators) Supporting Services Content Producers Distributors Broadcasters Service Providers Content Producers Distributors Service Providers Broadcasters IP-Network Operators Broadc. Network Operators Broadband Internet Mobile Comm. Innovative Dig. Broadcast IP-Network Operators MPEG2-Network Operators IP-Network Operators MPEG2-Network Operators mobile /fixed wireless/ wired Consumers in networked homes and on the move EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  11. functionalconvergence functionalconvergence e.g.. IPTV, VoD, mp3 download e.g. Mobile TV functionalconvergence e.g. VoIP Convergence of Services, Networks and Terminals CE – stationär, mobil Terminals Kabel, Satellit, Terrestrik Networks Broadcast A/V Media horizontalconvergence Communi-cation-Services InternetServices Networks Networks Terminals Terminals Breitbandkabel, DSL Mobil-, Festnetz Handy, Smartphone Telefon, FAX PC, Laptop EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  12. Standardization EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  13. Technology Development Standards Development Ex-ante Ex-post Aspects in Standardization and Technology Development Communication / Coordination De facto standards Propriatary standards De jure standards Proliferation of Standards Communities Competition Collaboration 13

  14. Actors in Standardization Specifications Test cases IPR declaration Standards Communities Standards Communities Standards Body Technical contribution (may contain IPR) Agree on common denominator Requirements Implementation Feedback IPR declaration Requirements Implementers Users Developers Product/Services Sales Conformance / Interoperability issues IP licensing Products Prototypes Conformance Claim 14

  15. Identification of need Partnering Development of technical specs Initial implementn / testing Incremental enhancemnt Final / Maint. Agreed / common design principles for reaching interoperability Interoperability Imperative for Standards Development Process Need Initiator Core Group Standards Body DevelopmentPhase ImplementationPhase PreparationPhase EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  16. Towards Agreed Design Principles • Agreed industry position on • the benefits of interoperability for technology development and innovation • the need for overcoming challenges to interoperability in the standards development process • Identify best practices and methods EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  17. Facilitating Interoperability Openness Testing, conformance Scoping and requirements Standards Development Maintenance, bug fixing IPR policy and licensing Awareness EICTA Interoperability Task Force

  18. Synergies with Parallel Actions, e.g. • ETSI SOS-Interoperability initiative • Links: http://www.etsi.org/sos_interoperability/ , http://sos-interop.org • Initiative of ETSI to promote Open Standards and Interoperability and trigger a wide discussion about methodologies and best practices. Focus on technical interoperability. • DLNA Digital Living Network Alliance • Link: http://www.dlna.org • Vision of a wired and wireless interoperable network of Personal Computers (PC), Consumer Electronics (CE) and mobile devices in the home enabling a seamless environment for sharing and growing new digital media and content services. • ATHENA • Link: http://www.athena-ip.org • EU FP6 Research project with focus on interoperability • Enterprise Interoperability Center (EIC) • Link: http://www.eu-eic.org • Institute to be established as outcome of ATHENA project. User organization for identifying interoperability requirements and for proposing mappings to existing standards and/or submitting requirements to standards organizations. • CEN/ISSS eBIF • Link: http://www.cenorm.be/cenorm/businessdomains/businessdomains/isss/activity/ebif.asp • Focus on semantic interoperability EICTA Interoperability Task Force

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