ITU (International Telecommunication Union) ITU-T (Telecommunication standardization sector)

1. ITU (International Telecommunication Union) ITU-T (Telecommunication standardization sector) Study Group 5(Environment and climate change) Study Group 12 (Performance, QoS and QoE) Overview Nairobi, Kenya Judit Katona KissCounsellor, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU

2. Introduction to ITU • Founded in 1865, oldest specialized agency of the UN • Standards making one of the ITU’s first activities • 191 Member States, over 700 private sector entities • Headquarters in Geneva, 11 regional offices, 760 staff / 80 nationalities • Five elected officials: • Secretary-General • Deputy Secretary-General • Director of the Radio Bureau (BR) • Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) • Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)

3. International Telecommunication Union 191 Member States 565 Sector Members 153 Associates Member States Sector Members Associates Regional/National SDO’s e.g. ETSI, IEC UN bodies e.g. WHO, WMO Industry fora 3

4. ITU Structure Plenipotentiary Conference ITU Council ITU-T World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly ITU-R World Radiocommunication Conference Radiocommunication Assembly ITU-D World Telecommunication Development Conference General Secretariat

5. ITU Sectors ITU-D Assisting implementation and operation of telecommunications in developing countries ITU-T Telecommunication standardizationon worldwide basis ITU-R International Spectrum Management and RadiocommunicationStandardization 5

6. ITU-T mission “To fulfil the purposes of the Union relating to telecommunication standardization by studying technical, operating and tariff questions and adopting recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis." 6

7. ITU-T Structure WP WP WP Q Q Q Q Workshops, Seminars, Symposia… WTSA World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group Focus Groups IPR ad hoc SG Study Group SG Regional Groups Working Party Questions: Develop Recommendations

8. ITU-T Objectives • Develop and publish standards for global ICT interoperability • Identify areas for future standardization by involving academia • Provide an attractive and effective forum for the development of international standards • Promote the value of ITU standards • Disseminate information and know-how • Cooperate and collaborate • Provide support and assistance

9. ITU-T hot topics • Next generation network (NGN), IPTV • Home networking • Cybersecurity & identity management (IdM) • Ubiquitous networks • Next generation multimedia conferencing, videocoding • Broadband access and transport network, optical fibres • Quality of Service • Conformity & Interoperability • Accessibility • ICT & climate change

10. ITU-T Recommendationsconnect the world… • Without ITU-T standards you couldn’t make a telephone call from one side of the world to another. • E.164 “International public telecommunication numbering plan” • Without ITU-T standards the Internet wouldn’t function. • G.991.x – G.999.x“Recommendations on Access Networks” 10

11. ITU-T Revolutionary video standard • Emmy award received on behalf of ISO, IEC & ITU on 25 August 2008 • Advanced Video Codec ITU-T Rec. H.264 | ISO/IEC 14496-10 • H.264 | MPEG-4 AVC recognized by US Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

12. ITU-T Key Features • Truly global public/private partnership • 95% of work is done by private sector • Continuously adapting to market needs • Pre-eminent global ICT standards body

13. ITU-T is fast (“pre-published” standard = non-edited version  Edited version: typically a few months after approval)

14. Free Recommendations • Since beginning of 2007, ITU-T Recommendationsare available without charge. • With only a small number of exceptions all in-force ITU-T Recommendations are available in PDF form via a simple mouse click: itu.int/ITU-T/publications/recs.html

15. ITU-T collaboration • World Standards Cooperation ISO – IEC - ITU • Patent policy & Joint events • ITU-T and IEEE • MoU & Joint events • Global Standards Collaboration • Supports ITU as preeminent global ICT standards organization. • Management meetings with: • ETSI • IETF • ICANN • ISO/IEC JTC 1 • MoU on E-Business: IEC, ISO, ITU and UN/ECE 44 formal partnerships 15

16. Study Groups & Chairs 16

17. Regional Groups - overview • Study Group 2: (service provision)for Arab region, East Africa • Study Group 3: (tariffs)for Africa for Asia and Oceania for Latin America and the Caribbean for Europe and Mediterranean Basin • Study Group 5: (EMF, “climate change”) for Africa, Arab region, Americas and the Caribbean • Study Group 12: (QoS/QoE) for Africa 17

18. ITU-T Study Group 5 Title: Environment and climate change All information on the web page: http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com5/index.asp

19. Study Group 5 Mandate (1/2) ‘Environment and climate change’ Study Group 5 is responsible for studying ICT environmental aspects of electromagnetic phenomena and climate change. 19

20. Study Group 5 Mandate (2/2) Responsible for studies relating to protection of telecommunication networks and equipment from interference and lightning. Also responsible for studies related to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), to safety and to health effects connected with electromagnetic fields produced by telecommunication installations and devices, including cellular phones. Responsible for studies on the existing copper network outside plant and related indoor installations. Responsible for studies on methodologies for evaluating the ICT effects on climate change, publishing guidelines for using ICTs in an Eco-Friendly Way, and energy efficiency of the power feeding system. Also responsible for studying design methodologies to reduce environmental effects such as recycling related to ICT facilities, equipments, etc.

21. Lead study group SG 5 is Lead study group on electromagnetic compatibility and electromagnetic effects; and also on ICTs and climate change.

22. Organization of the Work of Study Group 5 22

23. SG 5 Management SG12 Chairman: Ahmed Zeddam (France) SG12 Vice-chairmen: Tariq H. Al-Amri (Saudi Arabia) Darren Carpenter (United Kingdom) Héctor Carril (Argentina) Philip Day (Australia) Sung-Chul Kang (Republic of Korea) Guy-Michel Kouakou (Côte d’Ivoire) Alexander Tsym (Russian Federation) Li Xiao (China) 23

24. WP Chairmen and Vice Chairmen WP 1Damage prevention and safety CHAIR:Philip Day (Australia)VICE CHAIR:György Varju (Hungary) WP 2Electromagnetic fields: emission, immunity and human exposure CHAIR:Mitsuo Hattori (Japan) VICE CHAIR:Darren Carpenter (UK) WP 3ICTs and climate change CHAIR:Keith Dickerson (UK) VICE CHAIRs:Eunsook Kim (Korea) & Takeshi Origuchi (Japan) 24

25. Structure of SG5 25

26. Questions allocated to SG 5 Study Group 5 – Plenary

27. WP1/5 – Damage prevention and safety 27

28. WP2/5 – Electromagnetic fields: emission, immunity and human exposure 28 28

29. WP3/5 – ICTs and climate change 29 29 29

30. Next meeting of SG5 The next meeting of Study Group 5 will be held 23 November – 1 December 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland, at the ITU Headquarters 30

31. ITU-T Study Group 12 Title: Performance, QoS and QoE All information on the web page: http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com12/index.asp

32. Study Group 12 Mandate • ‘Performance, QoS and QoE’ • Responsible for Recommendations on performance, quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE) for the full spectrum of terminals, networks and services ranging from speech over fixed circuit-based networks to multimedia applications over networks that are mobile and packet based. Included in this scope are the operational aspects of performance, QoS and QoE. • A special focus is given to interoperability to ensure end-to-end users' satisfaction. • SG 12 is the Lead SG on QoS and Performance

33. Organization of the Work of Study Group 12

34. SG 12 Management SG12 Chairman: Charles A. Dvorak (USA) SG12 Vice-chairmen: Paul Barrett (United Kingdom) Vladimir Efimushkin (Russian Federation) Gamal Amin Elsayed (Sudan) Hyung-Soo Kim (Republic of Korea) Qi Feng (China) Catherine Quinquis (France) Akira Takahashi (Japan) Hassan Talib (Morocco)

35. WP Chairmen and Vice Chairmen WP 1Terminal and multimedia subjective assessment CHAIR:Catherine Quinquis (France)VICE CHAIR:Qi Feng (China) WP 2Objective models & tools for multimedia quality CHAIR:Klemens Adler (Germany)VICE CHAIR:Paul Barrett (UK) WP 3Multimedia QoS and QoE CHAIR:Paul Coverdale (China)VICE CHAIR:Akira Takahashi (Japan)

36. Structure of SG12

37. Working Party 1/12 Mandate Terminals & multimedia subjective assessment WP1/12 works on transmission characteristics of terminals for fixed circuit-switched, mobile and packet-switched (IP) networks and the related telephonometric methodologies, as well as analysis methods using complex measurement signals. Hands-free communication in vehicles is an important study item. Also addressed are methods, tools and test plans for the subjective assessment of speech, audio and audiovisual quality interactions.

38. Working Party 2/12 Mandate Objective models & tools for multimedia quality The purpose of WP 2/12 is to cover the end-to-end transmission performance of networks, terminals and their interactions, in relation to the perceived quality and its objective assessment as well as guidance and modelling in the field of transmission planning. This includes beside perceptual-based objective methods also parametric models and a framework for diagnostic functions.

39. Working Party 3/12 Mandate Multimedia QoS and QoE WP3/12 is responsible for conducting studies leading to new Recommendations related to multimedia Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) in emerging networks. This includes operational aspects of QoS/QoE, end to end interworking and traffic management, identification of KPIs and QoS metrics for different services, multimedia performance assessment methods and models, and fundamental performance criteria for packet-based networks.

40. Questions Allocated to SG 12 (1/2)

41. Questions Allocated to SG 12 (2/2)

42. Next meeting of SG12 The next meeting of Study Group 12 will be held 18 – 27 January 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland, at the ITU Headquarters

43. Thank you Judit.katona-kiss@itu.int

44. Additional Slides

45. Lead Study Group concept (Resolution 1) • A study group may be designated by WTSA or TSAG as the lead study group for ITU‑T studies forming a defined programme of work involving a number of study groups. This lead study group is • responsible for the study of the appropriate core Questions • has the responsibility, in consultation with all relevant bodies, to define and maintain the overall framework and prioritize the studies to be carried out by the study groups, and • has to ensure the preparation of consistent, complete and timely Recommendations. • shall inform TSAG on the progress of the work. 45

46. Lead Study Groups (1/2) • SG 2 • service definition, numbering and routing • telecommunication for disaster relief/early warning • telecommunication management • SG 5 • electromagnetic compatibility and electromagnetic effects • ICTs and climate change • SG 9 • integrated broadband cable and television networks • SG 11 • signalling and protocols • intelligent networks • test specifications • SG 12 • quality of service and quality of experience

47. Lead Study Groups (2/2) • SG 13 • future networks and NGN • mobility management and fixed-mobile convergence • SG 15 • access network transport • optical technology • optical transport networks • SG 16 • multimedia coding, systems and applications • ubiquitous applications ("e-everything", such as e-health) • telecommunication/ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities • SG 17 • telecommunication security • identity management (IdM) • languages and description techniques

48. Work in Focus Groups • Works on a well-defined topic • Work in a scheduled time-frame • Esthablish its own working methods • Non-ITU Members can participate • Output “ITU-T Specification” (not Recommendations!) • However, output of FG can be input to a study group to make it an ITU-T Recommendation

49. Current Focus Groups • Focus Group on Car Communication (FG CarCOM) • focus is on sub-system level requirements, in car communication and requirements/testing of frontends used for speech recognition in cars (In operation since 2009-11) • Focus Group on Future Networks (FG FN) • Discussion to ensure global common understanding about Future Networks – participation of researchers on future internet • Recently established new (TSAG 02/10): • Focus Group on Smart Grid • Focus Group on Cloud Computing

50. Joint Coordination Activities • Currently nine JCAs (www.itu.int/ITU-T/jca) • Management tool when subject spans more than one study group • For coordination and planning, • Technical work done by the study groups • External organizations can join a JCA