1. ITU Regional Standardization Forum for Americas (Washington D.C., United States, 21 September 2015) The CITEL Standards Coordination Role in Bridging the Standardization Gap Wayne Zeuch Vice Chair, Working Group on Deployment of Technologies and Services CITEL PCC.I waynezeuch@aol.com

2. One goal of Bridging the Standardization Gap is to facilitate increased awareness of standards and increased participation in the benefits of their deployment Due to rapidly evolving technologies and the increasing number of ICT standards and applications under development, there is a real need for a coordination process CITEL has developed its Standards Coordination process for the purposes of: – raising awareness to those in the Region not directly involved in standards development – highlighting those standards of significant benefit to the Region Summary CITEL’s Standards Coordination Process: Bridging the Standardization Gap

3. CITEL PCC.I Rapporteurship on Standards, Conformity and Interoperability Focus on the study of standards that are necessary for the smooth transition to Next Generation and Future Networks Address issues relating to the convergence of existing networks in a way that maintains interoperability across networks of the Region Utilize the tools available (Standards Coordination Documents, Technical Notebooks, etc.) to identify standards that best serve the current and future needs of users throughout the Region. Mandate:

4. CITEL PCC.I Rapporteurship on Standards, Conformity and Interoperability Identify and evaluate technical issues related to the service, architecture and protocol standards required for the interconnectivity and interoperability of existing and future communication networks (wireline and wireless) across the Region. Draw primarily on the work of existing standards-setting bodies, including the ITU-T, IETF, and other fora as appropriate. Develop Technical Notebooks that best serve the current and future needs of the users of telecommunications networks throughout the Region. Establish liaisons with other standards bodies and industry fora as necessary to progress the work. Terms of Reference:

5. Standards Coordination Next Generation Networks and services Multimedia service definition and architectures IP-based services (VOIP, IPTV, etc.) Communication system security (security framework, protocols, lawful intercept, identity management, fraud prevention) Signaling requirements and protocols (converged networks) Interworking between traditional and evolving networks Standards topics identified: Cloud Computing Machine-to-Machine Communication Smart Grid Conformance and Interoperability Optical transport networks Network aspects of IMT-2000 and beyond (wireless internet, mobility, roaming, convergence, etc.) Access network transport (xDSL. wireless LANs, Ethernet, fiber, etc.) Management of communications services, networks and equipment Numbering, Naming and Addressing (ENUM) Performance, QoS, QoE Emergency services

6. CITEL PCC.I Technical Notebook DESCRIPTION Provides a formalized means of maintaining an archive of technologies, best practices, policies, or regulatory information – made available to the OAS Member States and participating organizations TNs document relevant activities - completed or in progress As a ”living document”, TNs are updated on an ongoing basis with relevant information from contributions submitted to the Working Groups Identifying issues and archiving valuable information for the use of the CITEL ICT community CITEL Standards Coordination

7. Next Generation Networks: Standards Overview Technical Notebook Identifies ICT related standards under study by CITEL PCC.I Provides an archive of technical information that is available to the ICT industry and the OAS Member States Documents ICT related standards, completed or in progress, which may be considered for future development into an SCD in accordance with the CITEL approval procedures Bridging the standardization gap by identifying issues and archiving valuable standards information for the use of the ICT community in anticipation of future CITEL endorsement

8. Standards Coordination Process Raising awareness by socializing technology standardization activities/progress. Archiving standards development activity in anticipation of future endorsement. Standards Development (ITU, IETF, …) PCC.I Standards Coordination Technology and Standards Presentations, Discussions NGN Standards Technical Notebook (if applicable) Standards Coordination Document (SCD) PCC.I Resolution Endorsing Standard 8 CITEL does not develop standards. CITEL identifies relevant standards and endorses their use in the Americas Region.

9. Standards Coordination Document A documented case for the endorsement of a standard. Each SCD includes: a summary of the standard development and approval (in the ITU-T, IETF, or other relevant forum) a summary of the standard a summary of presentations and discussions of the standard within PCC.I a discussion of the relevance of the standard to the Americas Region a recommendation that CITEL-PCC.I endorse the standard a recommendation for future work on the standard’s topic (if any) When an SCD is approved by the Working Group, a Resolution is drafted for PCC.I approval, to which the SCD is attached.

10. Standards Endorsed by CITEL PCC.I for the Americas Region (1/3) StandardDate Gateway Control Protocol (ITU-T Rec. H.248)March 2001 Intelligent Networks Capability Set 3March 2001 Intelligent Networks Capability Set 4Dec 2002 ITU-T Y.2000-Series Recs for NGN (SG13)Sept 2003 ANSI-41 Evolved Core Network with CDMA2000 Access Network Sept 2003 GSM Evolved UMTS Core Network with UTRAN Access NetworkSept 2003 Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol (IPsec)March 2004 Security Architecture for Systems Providing End-to-End Communications (ITU-T Rec. X.805) March 2004 CITEL Standards Endorsement

11. Standards Endorsed by CITEL PCC.I for the Americas Region (2/3) StandardDate Packet-Based Multimedia Communications Systems (ITU-T Rec. H.323) March 2004 Interworking Between SIP and BICC Protocols or ISUP (Rec. Q.1912.5) Sept 2004 SIP: Session Initiation ProtocolApril 2005 ITU-T Rec. G.993.2, VDSL2: Very High Speed DSL-2 Transceivers Sept 2006 ITU-T Rec. J.122, “Second-Generation Transmission Systems for Interactive Cable Television Services – IP Cable Modems” Sept 2006 Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)Sept 2006 E.164 to Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI) Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Application (ENUM) Sept 2007

12. StandardDate ITU-T Rec. E.106, “International Emergency Preference Scheme for Disaster Relief Operations” March 2008 ITU-T Rec. E.107, “Emergency Telecommunications Service (ETS) and Interconnection Framework for National Implementations of ETS” March 2008 ITU-T Rec. Y.1910, “IPTV Functional Architecture”May 2009 ITU-T Rec. Y.2270, “NGN Identity Management”May 2009 ITU-T Rec. L.75, “Test Acceptance and Maintenance Methods of Copper Subscriber Pairs” May 2010 ITU-T Rec. G.9701 “Fast Access to Subscriber Terminals – Physical Layer Specification” May 2015 CITEL Standards Endorsement Standards Endorsed by CITEL PCC.I for the Americas Region (3/3)

13. CITEL has integrated its “Regional Standardization Secretariat” role into its normal operating structure A Rapporteurship is established for the preparation and approval of Inter-American Proposals (IAPs) directed to an external forum (e.g., WTSA) Summary CITEL’s Role as ‘‘Regional Standardization Secretariat’’

14. DEFINITIONS: – PROPOSAL: a proposal submitted for discussion with a view to it becoming a DRAFT INTER-AMERICAN PROPOSAL and, subsequently, and INTER- AMERICAN PROPOSAL. – DRAFT INTER-AMERICAN PROPOSAL (DRAFT IAP): A PROPOSAL that, after being considered and discussed by the Member States, has the support of more than 1 (one) Administration. – INTER-AMERICAN PROPOSAL (IAP): A PROPOSAL or DRAFT IAP for which the Rapporteurship has concluded its considerations and discussion, and that has the support of at least six (6) Administrations and is not opposed by more than 50% (fifty percent) of the number of supports obtained. – LIMIT MEETING: The penultimate meeting of the Rapporteurship held prior to the target forum (e.g., WTSA) – FINAL MEETING: The last meeting of the Rapporteurship prior to the target forum (e.g., WTSA) Summary CITEL’s Role as ‘‘Regional Standardization Secretariat’’

15. Rapporteurship for Preparation for WTSA: Introduction and discussion of proposals Evaluation of support for and opposition to proposals Determination of Draft IAPs and IAPs, based on support Limit Meeting: Draft IAPs and IAPs are listed (also proposals with insufficient support) Final Meeting Process Example (IAPs submitted to WTSA): CITEL Secretariat circulates proposals, Draft IAPs, IAPs to Member States for comment CITEL Secretariat forwards IAPs to ITU Input Proposals including discussions of advanced services, network infrastructure evolution/best practices)

16. Summary CITEL plays a key role in bridging the standardization gap in the Americas Region CITEL continues to monitor standards activities within the ITU and other relevant bodies and has initiated work on new technologies CITEL is utilizing technology and standards workshops, Technical Notebooks, and Standards Coordination Documents to increase awareness of standards issues and to assess best practices and strategies in order to implement those standards

17. Summary CITEL is utilizing Standards Coordination Documents to increase awareness of relevant standards and to endorse the use of those standards in the Region. Contributions are encouraged that highlight standards from a broad range of SDOs that are of significance to Regional networks. Continued cooperation within the Americas Region and continued input from its members on internet standards development and deployment will allow CITEL to remain focused on the most relevant ICT issues so as to provide recommendations for the Region and provide value to other bodies internationally CITEL has integrated a type of “Regional Standardization Secretariat” function into its normal processes to socialize, discuss, and approve Inter-American Proposals

18. Thank You Wayne Zeuch CITEL PCC.I Vice Chair, Working Group on Deployment of Technologies and Services Rapporteur, Standards Coordination, Conformity and Interoperability waynezeuch@aol.com