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ATIS Interoperability

Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14. ATIS Interoperability. Art Reilly, Cisco. Highlight of Current Activities (1). Technical standards development including contributions to the ITU-T and other global standards groups

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ATIS Interoperability

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  1. Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14 ATIS Interoperability Art Reilly, Cisco

  2. 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.

  3. Highlight of Current Activities (2) • ATIS’ IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF) • Currently working on Use and Test Cases for ATIS-0800009, 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 todevelop 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Challenges • Standards processes, while promoting interoperability, should also foster innovation, competition and infrastructure development that address user needs on a timely and cost-effective 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.

  7. 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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  9. 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

  10. AdditionalCurrent 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

  11. AdditionalCurrent 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

  12. AdditionalCurrent 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.

  13. AdditionalCurrent 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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