1. Standardization activities in ITU:
Document No:
GSC-19_109
Source:
ITU
Contact:
Dr Leo Lehmann, Colin Langtry
Agenda Item:
3.9
Standardization activities in ITU:
ITU-T Focus Group on Disaster Relief Systems, Network Resilience and Recovery (FG-DR&NRR)
ITU-R: Disaster prediction, detection, mitigation, relief
Dr Leo Lehmann, Chairman ITU-T Study Group 13, former vice-chairman ITU-T FG- DR&NRR
Colin Langtry, Chief, ITU-R Study Group Department

2. FG DR&NRR deliverables
Deliverabales
Title
Transferred SGs
Relevant SGs
(Information sharing)
FG-Overview
Overview of disaster relief systems, network resilience and recovery
Continue to be examined by
ITU-T SG2
ITU-T SG13, SG16, SG17, JCA-AHF, ITU-D Q5/2, ITU-R SG5
FG-Frame
Disaster Relief Systems, Network Resilience and Recovery (DR&NRR): Promising technologies and use cases
FG-Gap
Gap Analysis of Disaster Relief Systems, Network Resilience and Recovery 
FG-Term
Terms and Definitions for disaster relief systems, network resilience and recovery
Transferred to ITU-T SG2 with the aim of making new Recommendations
FG-DR
Requirements for disaster relief systems
FG-NRR
Requirements for network resilience and Recovery
Transferred to ITU-T SG15 with the aim of making new Recommendations
FG-MDRU
Requirements on the improvement of network resilience and recovery with movable and deployable ICT resource units (MRDU)
FG-TR
Technical report on telecommunications and disaster mitigation
Transferred to SG2
Note: all the deliverables above are published at

3. Arising activities in ITU-T Study Group 2
Requirements for Disaster Relief Mobile Message Service (text/voice)
Determined E.108
Requirements for Disaster Relief Systems (draft E.RDR, under study)
Terms and definitions for DR&NRR (draft E.TD-DR, under study)
Requirements for Safety Confirmation and Broadcast Message Service for Disaster Relief (draft E.RDR-SCBM under study)

4. Arising activities in ITU-T Study Group 15
Disaster management for improving network resilience and recovery with movable and deployable ICT resource units (L.dm-nrr-mdru under study)
Framework of disaster management for network resilience and recovery (L.nrr-frm under study)

5. Overview of work in ITU-R Study Groups
Disaster phases
Major radiocommunication services involved
Major tasks of radiocommunication services
Studies carried out by Radiocommunication
Prediction & Detection
Meteorological services (meteorological aids and meteorological-satellite service)
Earth exploration-satellite service
Weather and climate prediction. Detection and tracking of earthquakes, tsunamis hurricanes, typhoons, forest fires, oil leaks etc. Providing warning information
Study Group 7
Alerting
Amateur services
Receiving and distributing alert messages
Study Group 5
Broadcasting services terrestrial and satellite (radio, television, etc.)
Disseminating alert messages and advice to large sections of the public
Study Group 6
Fixed services terrestrial and satellite
Delivering alert messages and instructions to telecommunication centres for further dissemination to public
Study Group 5 Study Group 4
Mobile services (land, satellite, maritime services, etc.)
Distributing alert messages and advice to individuals
Relief
Amateur services
Assisting in organizing relief operations in areas (especially when other services are still not operational)
Study Group 5
Broadcasting services terrestrial and satellite (radio, television, etc.)
Coordination of relief activities by disseminating information from relief planning teams to population
Study Group 6
Earth exploration-satellite service
Assessment of damage and providing information for planning relief activities
Study Group 7
Fixed services terrestrial and satellite
Exchange of information between different teams/groups for planning and coordination relief activities
Study Group 5 Study Group 4
Mobile services (land, satellite, maritime services, etc.)
Exchange of information between individuals and/or groups of people involved in relief activities

6. Current activities in Working Party 5A Land Mobile Systems above 30 MHz*(excluding IMT); wireless access in the fixed service; amateur and amateur-satellite services
Draft New Report M.[PPDR] “Public protection and disaster relief communications”.
This report addresses:
the categorization of technical and operational requirements relating to PPDR;
the current use of narrow and wide-band PPDR;
the mobile broadband PPDR services and applications including further developments and the evolution of PPDR through advances in technology;
the needs of developing countries.
The Report is expected to be finalized and approved by ITU-R Study Group 5 on 21 July 2015

7. Backup

8. Disaster relief by ITU
ITU contributes to disaster prevention and response from the telecommunication/ICT aspect since many years
Disaster relief activities include preparation for possible disasters, early detection, rescue, evacuation assistance, safety confirmation, recovery assistance, etc.
ITU and it’s partners deploy satellite terminals and other emergency telecommunication equipment to affected countries within the first 24 to 48 hours aftermath a disaster to help restore vital communication links.

9. Mission of the Focus Group
Disaster relief for individuals (notify damage situation from victims)
disaster relief guidance (show victims the routes to evacuation shelters, home)
Network resilience and recovery capability of infrastructure to cope better with disasters

10. Integrated view of networks supporting disaster relief services

11. ITU-R focus on disaster prediction, detection, mitigation and relief
Radiocommunications Assembly 2007 (RA-07) approved Resolutions ITU-R 53 and ITU-R 55 instructing all ITU-R Study Groups to carry out studies on the use of radiocommunications in disaster prediction, detection, mitigation and relief.
In 2012 RA-12 revised and confirmed those Resolutions
WRC-12 agreed upon Agenda Item 1.3 for WRC-15: “to review and revise Resolution 646 (Rev.WRC 12) for broadband public protection and disaster relief (PPDR), in accordance with Resolution 648 (WRC-12)”. In addition, WRC-12 revised Resolutions 644, 646, and 647.
Nearly every Study Group within the ITU-R has a role to play in Disaster Relief