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Standardization to ensure

Interoperability

Georg Lütteke, Philips CEChairman EICTA Interoperability Task Force

ETSI SOS Interoperability Workshop, 20 February 2006

Focus Area Interoperability

Convergence and Interoperability

Interoperability White Paper

Standardization and Interoperability

2EICTA Interoperability

Task ForceETSI SOS Interop 3, 20 Febr. 2006

• 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

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



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



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



Convergence



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



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



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


ServiceProvidersService

ProvidersBroadcastersBroadcastersDistributorsDistributorsContentProducersContent

Producers

Content Flow in a Convergent Multimedia World

ContentProducers Distributors Supporting

ServicesCont. Services (Aggregators)


Broadc. Network Operators

BroadbandInternetMobile Comm.

InnovativeDig. Broadcast

mobile /fixedwireless/ wired

Consumers in networked homes and on the move



Convergence of Services, Networks and Terminals



Kabel, Satellit,TerrestrikTerminals

Breitbandkabel,

DSL

CE – stationär, mobil

Mobil-,

Festnetz

horizontalconvergence

Networks

Broadcast

A/V Media

Terminals

Networks

InternetServices

TerminalsNetworks

Communi-

cation-

Services

e.g. Mobile TV

functionalconvergence

e.g. VoIP



e.g.. IPTV, VoD, mp3 download

Handy, Smartp

hone

Telefon, FAXPC, Laptop

Standardization



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Aspects in Standardization and Technology Development

Collaboration Compe

titio

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Standards Development

Ex-ante

Technology Development

Ex-post

Proliferation of Standards Communities

De jure standards De facto standards

Communication / CoordinationPropriatary standards

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Actors in Standardization

Standards Communities

Developers Implementers Users

Standards CommunitiesStandards BodyTechnical

contribution (may contain IPR)

Agree on common denominator

Requirements

IPR declaration

SpecificationsTest casesIPR declaration

Requirements

Product/Services Sales

IP licensingConformance / Interoperability issuesPrototypes Products

Conformance Claim

Implementation Feedback

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Interoperability Imperative for Standards Development Process

Need Initiator Core Group Standards Body

Identification of need Partnering

Development of technical specs

Initial implementn / testing

Incremental enhancemnt

Final / Maint.

PreparationPhase

DevelopmentPhase

ImplementationPhase

Agreed / common design principles for reaching interoperability



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



Facilitating Interoperability

Standards Development

Scoping and requirements

Openness

Testing, conformance

Maintenance, bug fixing

Awareness

IPR policy and licensing



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 contentservices.

ATHENA Link: http://www.athena-ip.orgEU FP6 Research project with focus on interoperability

Enterprise Interoperability Center (EIC) Link: http://www.eu-eic.orgInstitute 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.aspFocus on semantic interoperability



http://www.etsi.org/sos_interoperability/

http://sos-interop.org/

http://www.dlna.org/

http://www.athena-ip.org/

http://www.eu-eic.org/

http://www.cenorm.be/cenorm/businessdomains/businessdomains/isss/activity/ebif.asp

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