1. Issued by Iskratel; All rights reserved OBR70121a Standards and interoperability – Do they matter for ETPs? If so, how far can we/should we go? Panel discussion Dr. Roman Kužnar

2. Issued by Iskratel; All rights reserved Relations between ETP and SDOs

3. Issued by Iskratel; All rights reserved Strengthening connections between ETSs and SDOs….

4. Issued by Iskratel; All rights reserved Example: ETSI and Sintesio* initiatives for NGN interoperability testing infrastructure * 1st ETSI-endorsed interop test site for NGN technologies.

5. Issued by Iskratel; All rights reserved Facilitating exchange of knowledge & expertise bw. ETPs and SDOs Marie-Curie R&D Marie-Curie R&D mobility program that will: facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experiences bw. Research Inst., SDOs and Industry partners enable more efficient use of resources (e.g. standardization experts, …) facilitate the use of standardized test methods. & industry practice at research inst. providing quality feedback to SDOs.

6. Issued by Iskratel; All rights reserved Summary + Key issues in ETP/SDO relationship: Early detection and forward of standardizations scope; Early availability of open (even draft) specifications in the development phase; Providing interoperability of new ETP deliverables with existing technologies and deliverables from other initiatives; Providing ETPs quality feedback about the validation/use of open specifications; Proposals to address these issues: + Proposals to address these issues: Set-up of flexible, open, vendor-neutral networked testbed infrastructure for experimentation, prototyping, standard validation for complex ICT technologies (e.g. NGN/IMS); Facilitating the RTD human resources mobility enabling more efficient utilization of RTD resources for production of open standards; +Actions taken: ETSI and SINTESIO initiatives to setup interoperability testing infrastructure for IMS and NGN technologies (partnership program with ntw. operators, NGN equip. vendors, test equip.vendors, research institutions and SDos).