Successful Global NGN Standards

1. Successful GlobalNGN Standards John Visser Phone: +1 613-763-7028 Fax: +1 613-765-6257 Mobile: +1 613-276-6096 Email: jvisser@nortelnetworks.com GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

2. What is happening? • Unprecedented changes occurring at unprecedented speed • Major technology shifts mean major growth opportunities and major risks • Major opportunities for synergies, reuse through convergence: telecoms/IT, fixed/mobile, broadcast • Regional and global NGN standards initiatives already underway GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

3. What is NGN? • ITU-T SG 13 definition: • a packet-based network providing Telecom Services using multiple broadband, QoS-enabled transport technologies • service functions independent of transport • unrestricted user access to different service providers • supports generalized mobility allowing consistent, ubiquitous provision of services SG 13 TD-28 (GEN) 3-12 Feb 2004 GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

4. SG 13 definition -NGN Characteristics • Separation of bearer, call/session, and application/service control • Services via building blocks (incl. real time/ streaming/non-real time, multi-media) • Converged services between fixed/mobile • Service provision decoupled from network • Legacy interworking • Generalized mobility • Appropriate NNAR schemes SG 13 TD-28 (GEN) 3-12 Feb 2004 GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

5. Convergence Example • Listen to streaming audio from an Internet radio station, on a mobile terminal, ... • mobility (mobile terminal) • broadcast (radio station) • IT (Internet data stream) • ... receive stock price updates, ... • ... and take a call from the boss ... All at the same time*! vs. * User may wish to suspend streaming audio while talking to the boss! GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

6. GamingConsole Existing • Multiple accesses, networks • Simple devices • Disparate services • Transition • Converged packet network • Multimedia devices • Linked services Enabled by Network Transformation PDA HomeComputer Home OfficePhone BusinessMobile OfficeComputer OfficePhone TV / PVR Simplify • Transformed • Dynamic packet/optical network • Secure multimedia services • Ubiquitous broadband • Integrated functionality Network Profile GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

7. NGN Standards • Who’s working on NGN standards? • Everyone! • All standards development is based on expectation of follow-on implementation and deployment GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

8. NGN Standards Already Underway • ITU-T standards for NGN: • SG 13: several NGN Recs. target Jun 2004 • SSG: fixed/mobile convergence: Rec. Q.1761 • results, ongoing work on multimedia services, architectures, signalling, transport, QoS, etc. • ETSI TISPAN • Multiple local, national, regional activities • Multiple approaches and technologies being positioned as “NGN” GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

9. NGN Standardization Requirements NGN standardization process must be: • Global • multi-regional inputs essential • Fast • responsive to market needs • Convergent • fixed/mobile, IT, broadcast, ... • Efficient, open and transparent, inclusive • well-run processes, accessible by all • Based on cooperation and collaboration • among standards organizations GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

10. Candidate Solutions • New NGN Partnership Project • Existing Global SDO • Combination GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

11. New NGN PP? • Is a new partnership project for NGN standards the best approach? • access through existing SDOs: excluded if not an existing SDO, or your SDO is not a partner • concern over costs to establish, maintain • concern over potential loss of continuity needed in developing all standards required for end to end solutions • must bring specs to ITU-T anyway: much of global marketplace insists on ITU-T standards GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

12. Existing Global SDO? • Is an existing global SDO for NGN standards the best approach? • ITU established 1865: long history • mission: compatibility of international telecommunications on a worldwide basis • member willingness: rapid technical progress • private sector plays key role in technical standards development process • expertise across all aspects; no barriers to having the right experts to drive the work GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

13. Combination? • Is a combinationthe best approach? • Global: would stimulate development of a consistent framework within which essential multi-regional inputs will fit • Fast: regional inputs will be responsive to their market needs; ITU-T processes now very fast • Need for convergence recognized by everyone • Efficient, open and transparent • Fully inclusive: accessible by all • Success through cooperation and collaboration: demonstrated by SSG and 3GPPs GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

14. Regional Inputs to a Global Framework GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

15. ITU-T is a Global Partnership • 189 Member States • Sector Members: • 162 ROAs, 171 SIOs, 84 Associates • 47 others including ISOC, regional and international organizations, etc. • MoUs • IEC, ISO, ETSI • Fora and Consortia • Recs. A.4, A.5, A.6 ITU- TSB: Feb 2004 GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

16. Success factors • Must have a way for regional initiatives and urgent needs to be met in a globally consistent context • Must have clear roles and objectives laid out for all players to deliver the needed standards • who will do what and when • how it all fits together • how it will become a global standard GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

17. Role for ITU-T • Establish the global framework • for consistent fit of regional perspectives • Everyone benefits from reduced costs enabled by global consistency • operators need to interconnect • vendors need economies of scale from globally consistent interfaces • users benefit from innovative and consistent telecommunciations services GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

18. Role for Regions • Meet regional needs • respond to own market needs • meet everyone’s need for convergence • Ensure fit into global framework • Success through cooperation and collaboration GSC-9 Seoul, Korea

19. Conclusion • The essential elements and success factors for developing essential NGN standards clearly point to strong collaboration and cooperation of regional activities in combination with ITU-T as the global SDO GSC-9 Seoul, Korea