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Standards Coordination Conference July 9-10 “A Wireless Focus” Ed Hall VP for Technology Development ATIS. “A Wireless Focus”. Standards Mean Business A Standard Should: Be Responsive to Business Processes Define Service and Performance Requirements Be Timely Ensure Interoperability
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Standards Coordination Conference July 9-10 “A Wireless Focus” Ed Hall VP for Technology Development ATIS
“A Wireless Focus” Standards Mean Business A Standard Should: • Be Responsive to Business Processes • Define Service and Performance Requirements • Be Timely • Ensure Interoperability A Successful Development Process Avoids Duplication and Assures Implementation!
“In the Beginning” A Successful Initial Response to a Burgeoning Wireless Industry: • User Requirements set by Users (CTIA) • Joint activities between SDO’s (ATIS and TIA) • Responded quickly with uniform specifications • Interfaced with Existing Landline Infrastructure • Wireless Standard Adopted by FCC (Part 22) • Address National Issues • Wiretap • E9-1-1 • LNP • TTY
“Wireless Growth” • Unprecedented Growth Rate in Wireless Created Demand for: • Greater Capacity • More Services and Features • Global Interoperability • Industry Responds with Personal Communications Service (PCS)
“The Digital Meltdown” Challenges To Interoperability Response to Capacity Creates Digital Variances: GSM vs. TDMA vs. CDMA • Industry Realigns; User Requirements Now Set By Interest Groups. • GSMA (GSM) • UWCC (TDMA, renamed 3G Americas) • CDG (CDMA)
“Global SDOs” Competition for Global Interoperability Causes Regional SDO’s to Partner Internationally • 3GPP (GSM): • ATIS T1; North America ETSI; Europe • ARIB; Japan TTC; Japan • CWTS; China TTA; Korea • 3GPP2 (CDMA): • TIA; North America ARIB; Japan • CWTS; China TTC; Japan TTA; Korea
Harmonization Harmonization Would Move GSM and CDMA Standards To One Common Body However!! • Strong Regional Economic Interests Will Prevent Full Harmonization • Globalization Will Not Dissipate Regionalization • Geopolitical Issues • Demographics • Business Interests of “Powerful” Companies
Harmonization Limited Cooperation Does Exists Between 3GPP and 3GPP2!! • Both plan to migrate to All IP - All the Time Data, Voice, Signaling (Relies on IETF protocols) • Both met at the IP Core Network Harmonization Workshop sponsored by IETF and MWIF, April 2002 • 3GPP and 3GPP2 will continue to co-exist for the foreseeable future
“A Wireless Focus” Other 3G Applications On the Horizon May/Will Include: • HS Access to the World Wide Web Successful applications will be XML based programming interfaces and open standards!! • VoIP • Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) • Commercial Location Services
How Do We Proceed? • Strong Business and Service Requirements Drive 3G / 4G Features...What was once a Novelty is now Mission Critical! • A Traditional “Consensus” (ANSI) Approach to Standards Development is Required But, They Must Be Timely and Implementable to support the dynamic, technical evolution!
How Do We Proceed? Alternative Approach to Standards: • Different and Diverse • Broad Consensus • Individual Representation • OK for Static and Local IT Systems Since (Internet Is Not One, Uniform Network) • Generally difficult and not implementable For Telecommunications Systems Where Continuous Availability Is Critical.
Solution ATIS Approach to Standards • Identify Priorities - User Input • Identify Essential Technical Requirements • Determine [SDO] Gaps • Coordinate and Monitor The Work Effort • Avoid Duplication! • Establish Time Lines • Test for Interoperability
“A Wireless Focus” Thank You! Ed Hall VP Technology Development ATIS 202.434.8866 ehall@atis.org