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GTSC4(06)_09. Home Networking in ITU-T. An overview of the Home Networking studies in ITU-T and of the Joint Co-ordination Activity which has been set up to harmonize these studies across the various ITU-T Study Groups and seek co-operation with outside Home Networking bodies.
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GTSC4(06)_09 Home Networking in ITU-T An overview of the Home Networking studies in ITU-T and of the Joint Co-ordination Activity which has been set up to harmonize these studies across the various ITU-T Study Groups and seek co-operation with outside Home Networking bodies GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Current Home Networking Activity in ITU-T (1/4) GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Current Home Networking Activity in ITU-T (2/4) GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Current Home Networking Activity in ITU-T (3/4) GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Current Home Networking Activity in ITU-T (4/4) GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Joint Co-ordination Activity (1/4) • JCA–HN established by TSAG in March 2005 • Dedicated e-mail reflector and website set up • Initial membership consists of ITU-T Study Group Chairmen, Chairmens’ nominees and Study Group Counsellors • Progressing work via e-mail correspondence • Face-to-face meetings when necessary GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Joint Co-ordination Activity (2/4) • First meeting of JCA-HN on October 2005 reviewed ITU-T workshop “Opportunities and Challenges in Home Networking” • The HN Workshop identified a number of issues requiring resolution, and of these the JCA-HN considered the following to be priorities: • Need for a network independent and service independent architecture • Quality of Service (QoS) • Need for spectrum allocation for Wi-Fi in the UHF television band • Need to align HN terminology between the various bodies working on Home Networking GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Joint Co-ordination Activity (3/4) • ITU-T SGs 9, 13, 15 and 16 asked to establish a task force to develop a network independent and service independent architecture for Home Networking • ITU-T SGs 9 and 12 asked to establish a task force to look at QoS and terminology issues • The scope of the JCA-HN was finalised following the first meeting of the JCA-HN and discussions at the TSAG meeting in November 2005. • It was agreed that the name “Home Network Initiative” will be used to describe work in this field across all the ITU-T Study Groups GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Joint Co-ordination Activity (4/4) JCA-HN will: • Co-ordinate the Home Network Initiative activity across all the relevant ITU-T Study Groups (e.g. currently ITU-T SGs 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17) and liaise with relevant ITU-R SGs (currently, SGs 1 and 6) • Seek co-operation from external bodies working in the field and disseminate information received from these bodies to the relevant ITU-T Study Groups • Identify what should be standardised by ITU-T • Prepare a roadmap for this standardisation activity GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Co-operation with outside bodies(1/2) GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Co-operation with outside bodies(2/2) • At the World Standards Co-operation (WSC - a co-operation between ISO, IEC and ITU) workshop on digital technology in the home held in February 2006 in Geneva, it was agreed that WSC co-operation with outside Home Networking bodies should be carried out under the existing ITU-T JCA-HN • At the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25 meeting held in March 2006 in Munich, it was agreed to jointly work with the ITU-T on a number of Home Networking topics GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Joint work with ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25 • Network and service independent systems architecture Aim: Standard, common text • Taxonomy/classification as a tool to develop a roadmap that may need to fill gaps and harmonise multiple optionsAim: Common living document • Alignment of terminology Aim: Technical alignment • Standardisation roadmap Aim: Common living document GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
Conclusion • The ITU-T has established a co-ordination activity on Home Networking which enables them to work with the relevant outside bodies • The JCA-HN encourages Participating Standards Organizations (PSOs) and other standards bodies to work with the ITU-T to develop harmonized Home Networking standards • JCA-HN website:http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/special-projects/jca-hn/index.phtml GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications