1. International Telecommunication Union eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004) What ITU-T can do for GRIDs – or ITU-T in an 8-minute nutshell reinhard.scholl@itu.int Deputy to the Director Telecommunication Standardization Bureau International Telecommunication Union www.itu.int/ITU-T

2. 2 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 Outline 1. ITU-T – The Organization 2. ITU-T – The Work & Services 3. What can ITU-T do for the Grid industry?

3. 3 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 1. ITU-T – The Organization

4. 4 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 Structure of ITU: 3 Sectors 1. ITU-D: aid to developing countries 2. ITU-R: radio spectrum & satellite slot allocations 3. ITU-T: standardization (this talk) Telecom network: arguably one of mankind’s most complex projects ITU-T made the necessary standards o ITU Secretariat: based in Geneva o ITU = UN agency

5. 5 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 Who comprises ITU/ITU-T? o ITU: Member States (189 countries) o ITU-T: Sector Members = private sector Operators & manufacturers From start-ups to big companies Telecom and Computing o ITU-T Product: Recommendations (ITU-T speak for “standards”) o Work is done by Member States & Sector Members: 95% of work is done by private sector Member States: if regulatory impact

6. 6 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 ITU-T has changed dramatically in last years o ITU-T is fast to start work: 1 day / few weeks (from 2-4 yrs) develop work: weeks to 2-3 yrs (from 2-3 yrs) approve work: 2 months (from 4 yrs) “Speedy Gonzalez approval procedure” for technical standards (=95% of work) publish work: couple of days after approval (from 2-4 yrs) o ITU-T standardizes hot topics o ITU-T is very flexible & unbureaucratic

7. 7 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 Flexible collaboration: ITU-T Focus Group Concept o Create forum-like entities as an “arms- length” organization under ITU-T Study Group o Goal: Encourage participation of members of other organizations / non-members o Very flexible, e.g. Focus group can establish its own rules of approval

8. 8 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 Strengths of ITU-T o Unique partnership of industry & government o Truly global o Consensus decisions guarantee wide acceptance o Excellent, transparent, fast procedures o Very flexible to collaborate with fora and standards organizations o Excellent networking opportunities o Brand name o IPR Policy o World-class meeting facilities o Excellent Secretariat staff

9. 9 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 2. ITU-T – The Work & Services

10. 10 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 Making Standards: Recent highlights o Quadrupling fibre optic transmission capacity (10 Gbit/s to 40 Gib/s): ITU-T Rec. G.959.1 o Fat pipes get fatter through Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing (ITU-T Rec. G.695) o Novel video coding algorithm (with ISO/IEC) - expected to be deployed in all future DVD players, 3G phones and video-conferencing equipment (ITU-T Rec.H.264) o Opening up world for interactive TV providers (ITU-T Rec. J.202)

11. 11 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 ITU-T Study Groups o SG 2 Operational aspects of service provision, networks and performance o SG 3 Tariff and accounting principles including related telecommunications economic and policy issues o SG 4 Telecommunication management, including TMN o SG 5 Protection against electromagnetic environment effects o SG 6 Outside plant o SG 9 Integrated broadband cable networks and television and sound transmission o SG 11 Signalling requirements and protocols o SG 12 End-to-end transmission performance of networks and terminals o SG 13 Multi-protocol and IP-based networks and their internetworking o SG 15 Optical and other transport networks o SG 16 Multimedia services, systems and terminals o SG17 Data networks and software for Telecommunication o SSG Special Study Group "IMT-2000 and beyond" o TSAG Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group

12. 12 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 Further ITU-T Services o Management of numbering resources o Organization of workshops: Convergent regulation – is it becoming technology-neutral?, 17 May 04 All Star network access, 2-4 June 04 Home networking and home services, 16-18 June 04

13. 13 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 3. How ITU-T can help the Grid industry

14. 14 eInfrastructures Open Workshop (Internet & Grids), 15 April 2004 Possible steps forward o Grid-community to give talks at ITU-T standards meetings (mostly in Geneva) – and vice versa Has already been started o ITU-T Workshop on Grids with focus on interaction Grid & telecom industry o Focus group concept: very flexible way to form partnerships

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