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Sector Board 4 – Infrastructure of Telecommunications NetworksBringing market views into the standardization process
Michel P. de VecchisDirector, StandardsAlcatel – Optical Fiber DivisionChairman Sector Board 4
International Electrotechnical Commission
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Founded in 1906 to promote international co-operation on all questions of standardization and related matters in the field of electrotechnology
IEC’s missionIEC’s mission
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To achieve this mission, the IEC through its National Committee members, through cooperative agreements, and directly
– encourages national use of IEC International Standards and IEC Conformity Assessment Schemes
– stimulates world trade and business by continually striving to assure
product results are globally market relevant,
suitable for conformity assessment use, and
applicable for worldwide use and voluntary adoption
– provides the framework for Conformity Assessment in global markets
IEC’s mission (cont.)IEC’s mission (cont.)
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Types of participationTypes of participation Membership: one member per country
– 52 members
– 11 Associate members
– Total members: 63
Affiliate Country programme– 51 countries have joined*
*2002-04-30
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Member bodies of the IEC are the National Committees, NCs – one per country
NCs represent in IEC each nation’s electrotechnical interests:– manufacturers, providers, distributors, vendors
– consumers, users
– governmental agencies (all levels)
– professional societies, trade associations
– standards developers
NCs: what they areNCs: what they are
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Support the use of IEC conformity assessment schemes and standards within each nation and region
Coordinate each nation’s consensus viewpoint and present in IEC via participation in the meetings: – International consensus standards development, – Conformity assessment scheme operations, and – IEC governance
Members may vote on all policy issues and technical matters: one country, one vote
NCs: what they doNCs: what they do
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Technical committees and subcommittees are made up of– a secretariat
– a chairman
– members, which are NCs
All NCs are free to take part in the work of any TC, either– actively (P-members), carrying the obligation to vote
on drafts and to attend meetings; or
– as observers (O-members), with a right to vote on FDIS
TCs: how they workTCs: how they work
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Organization chartOrganization chart
IEC COUNCILNational Committees
COUNCIL BOARD
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENTBOARD
Management of Certification
TECHNICALCOMMITTEES
INDUSTRY SECTOR BOARDS
TECHNICALADVISORY COMMITTEE
S
STANDARDIZATION MANAGEMENT BOARD
Management of International Consensus Standards Work
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE(IEC Officers)
MANAGEMENTADVISORY
COMMITTEES
CASCHEMES
CENTRALOFFICE
The Executive
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President’s Advisory Committee on future Technologies (PACT)– top-level industry players; long-term planning
Industry Sector Boards– brings industry managers into the priority-setting
process for standardization; medium-term planning
Direct industry liaisons– designed for IEC-PAS
Systems committees– groups related TCs and SCs
Direct industry influenceDirect industry influence
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Influence the developments and content of IEC standards
Early warning of developing markets, establish customer contacts
Improve product safety and quality
Rationalization and cost reduction in design and manufacturing
Benefits to businessBenefits to business
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Acceptance of products on world markets
Meet future environmental demands
Access to the latest technology
Adds up to:
Reduced transaction costs
Increased trade
Benefits to business (cont.)Benefits to business (cont.)
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International standards are best source for governments for– legislation/regulation
– issuing tenders
Recognized source for WTO compliance– contributing towards fulfilment of the World Trade
Organization’s Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trades
Standards provide detailed technical interpretation of the law
Benefits to governmentsBenefits to governments
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Advisory committees to the SMB (Standards
Management Board)
In one industry sector
Main objectives:– setting of priorities by market relevance
– systems approach to standards needs
– long-term strategy for standards in the sector
Not responsible for coordination or implementation
What are Sector Boards?What are Sector Boards?
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Priority settingPriority setting Main task of a Sector Board
May involve:– proposing work on an urgent item not (yet) in work
program
– raising the priority of an existing work item
– recommending no effort, or less effort, on an existing work item whose market priority is seen to be lower
Chief criterion is always market relevance
Technical complexity / maturity may also play a role
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Effect of SB’s recommendationsEffect of SB’s recommendations SB must express opinion on new work
proposals (NP) and work items– recommend high or low priority
If SB recommends terminating a project:– frees up experts’ time for something more important
– quality image of IEC work is improved
If SB recommends high priority for a project:– increases strength and legitimacy of project
Recommendations only: can always be discussed
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SB 4’s industrial sectorSB 4’s industrial sector Infrastructure of telecommunications
networks: “Basic building blocks to support telecommunications systems”
– expected lifetime longer than the applications using it
– used by different applications sequentially or simultaneously
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SB 4’s industrial sector (cont.)SB 4’s industrial sector (cont.) Includes:
– all types of physical media & their means of interconnection
– physical interface to the media
– installation, testing, validation and maintenance
– rules of safety, compatibility (e.g. EMC), non-interference
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SB 4 in briefSB 4 in brief Established in 1998
13 countries
About 20 members representing: – industrial companies (MNCs and SMEs)
– users (telecom operators)
– end consumers
Meetings: 12/98, 5/99, 10/99, 3/00, 9/00, 4/01, 10/01 and 4/02
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SB 4 in brief (cont.)SB 4 in brief (cont.) Recommendations to the SMB in
10/99, 3/00, 10/01 and 4/02
3 task forces on specific items: – Future Watch Group (FWG)
– industry participation
– review group: New Work Proposals (NWP)
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SB 4: main pointsSB 4: main points Produce recommendations based on
market relevant priorities (installation, EMC, xDSL, DWDM)
Establish a Future Watch Group (FWG) with internal reports
Launch a New Work review process
Promote and support IEC work (support experts’ work, promotional event)
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SB 4: main points (cont.)SB 4: main points (cont.) Need for high speed publications (pre-
standards) accepted in Oct. 2000– for fast moving technologies
– help IEC to maintain its pre-eminent position over consortia/fora
Recommendations on relationships between system and component committees to avoid confusing the market
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Related technical committeesRelated technical committees TC 46: Cables, wires, wave guides, R.F.
connectors and accessories for communication and signalling
TC 48: Electromechanical components and mechanical structures for electronic equipment
TC 86: Fibre optics
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Related TCs (cont.)Related TCs (cont.) TC 100 / TA 5: Cable distribution networks
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25 : Interconnection of information technology equipment
Cooperation with ITU-T ( SG6 and SG15 in particular)
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Main prioritiesMain priorities “Pre-standards” for high-technology (fibre
optics)
Standardizing installation conditions & instructions
DWDM-techniques: optical amplifiers, fibres
xDSL-techniques: installed/new passive infrastructures
Major changes in fibre types: influence on standards
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Future Watch GroupFuture Watch Group First report published
Describes: – expected (future) traffic growth
– telecommunications services offered
– techniques used
– migration paths
– developments needed to realise traffic expansion
Recommends standardization in:– five items listed on previous slide, and also for
– new developments in Multimedia Home Cabling
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Pre-standards backgroundPre-standards background Need for a quick way of publishing
orientation documents identified by SB 4
For quickly evolving technologies it is important to provide orientations to the market when:– there is a sufficient technical consensus
– it could be a basis for a future Standard
– it is not possible to wait for the time needed to reach a full consensus
Example of foreseen field of application:– optoelectronic components
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Pre-standard situationPre-standard situation Proposal made by SB 4 to the IEC
Standardization Management Board: – accepted on a trial basis of three years in the
Stockholm General Meeting, October 2000, as “internal” PAS (Publicly Available Specifications)
– already several Pre-Standard proposals made and accepted or under voting
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Strategic review of TCsStrategic review of TCs First time in Firenze (10/01) with TC 86 and
SCs
Five priorities for future discussions:1. Cooperation IEC SC 86A / ITU-T SG6 on “Cable
Systems” concerning new solutions - ??
2. Possibility of having a single, joint type of deliverable from ITU-T SG15 and IEC SC 86A concerning fibre - ??
3. Is the number of connector standards too large?
4. Need to consider new Plastic Optical Fibres - ??
5. Access loop and FTTx