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Standardization to ensure
Interoperability
Georg Lütteke, Philips CEChairman EICTA Interoperability Task Force
ETSI SOS Interoperability Workshop, 20 February 2006
2EICTA Interoperability Task ForceETSI SOS Interop 3, 20 Febr. 2006
Focus Area Interoperability
Interoperability White Paper
Convergence and Interoperability
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
3EICTA Interoperability Task ForceETSI SOS Interop 3, 20 Febr. 2006
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
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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
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
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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 technologiesif it only works “sometimes”, ever more functionality amounts practically to ever less use
No mass markets without seamless interoperability between devices and services
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Business in Converging Environments
Convergence caused by digital technologies offers new opportunitiesEnd-to-end interoperability makes value chains happenConvergence of networks and services (fixed and mobile) is about combining existing value chains and their traditions into new onesMaintaining interoperability in this process is the key challenge
Interoperability decisive for how rapidly we get to mass market benefits of convergence
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Content Circulation in Converging Environments
Transport Interoperability: Network delivery, passing from one network to anotherRights and Protection: Transferring rights
from one domain to anotherContent Repurposing: Adapting content to
the various delivery channels
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Multimedia Value Chain
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content production
content presentation
content distribution
content aggregation(services)
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MPEG2-Network Operators
MPEG2-Network Operators
IP-Network Operators
IP-Network Operators
ServiceProviders
ServiceProvidersBroadcastersBroadcastersDistributorsDistributorsContent
Producers
ContentProducers
Content Flow in a Convergent Multimedia World
Consumers in networked homes and on the move
ContentProducers
DistributorsSupportingServices
Cont. Services (Aggregators)
IP-Network Operators
Broadc. Network Operators
Broadband
Internet
Mobile Comm.
Innovative
Dig. Broadcastmobile /fixed
wireless/ wired
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Kabel, Satellit,TerrestrikTerminals
Breitbandkabel,
DSL
CE – stationär, mobil
Mobil-,
Festnetz
horizontalconvergence
Convergence of Services, Networks and Terminals
Networks
Broadcast
A/V Media
Terminals
Networks
InternetServices
TerminalsNetw
orks
Communi-
catio
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Service
s
e.g. Mobile TV
functionalconvergence
e.g. VoIP
functionalconvergence
functionalconvergence
e.g.. IPTV, VoD, mp3 download
Handy, Smartp
hone
Telefon, FAXPC, Laptop
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Aspects in Standardization and Technology Development
Collaboration Com
petit
ion
Standards Development
Ex-ante
Technology Development
Ex-post
Proliferation of Standards Communities
De jure standardsDe facto standards
Communication / Coordination
Propriatary standards
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Actors in Standardization
Standards Communitie
s
Developers Implementers Users
Standards Communitie
sStandards
BodyTechnical contribution
(may contain IPR)
Agree on common denominator
Requirements
IPR declaration
SpecificationsTest casesIPR declaration
Requirements
Product/Services Sales
Conformance / Interoperability issues
IP licensingPrototypes
Products
Conformance Claim
Implementation Feedback
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Interoperability Imperative for Standards Development Process
Identification of need
PartneringDevelopment of technical specs
Initial implementn / testing
Incremental enhancemnt
Final / Maint.
PreparationPhase
DevelopmentPhase
ImplementationPhase
Agreed / common design principles for reaching interoperability
Need Initiator Core Group Standards Body
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Towards Agreed Design Principles
Agreed industry position on the benefits of interoperability for technology development and innovationthe need for overcoming challenges to interoperability in the standards development process
Identify best practices and methods
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Facilitating Interoperability
Standards Developme
nt
Scoping and requirements
Openness
Testing, conformanc
e
Maintenance, bug fixing
Awareness
IPR policy and
licensing
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Synergies with Parallel Actions, e.g.
ETSI SOS-Interoperability initiative Links: http://www.etsi.org/sos_interoperability/ , http://sos-interop.orgInitiative 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 AllianceLink: http://www.dlna.orgVision 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
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