Global Collaboration on Future Network Standardization Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14 DOCUMENT #: GSC14-PLEN-44R1 FOR: Presentation or Information SOURCE: TTA AGENDA ITEM: 7 (New and Novel Topics) CONTACT(S): khj@etri.re.kr Global Collaboration on Future Network Standardization Hyoung-Jun KIM, Chair of PG210, TTA Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Background (1/2) The Future Network (FN), which is anticipated to provide futuristic functionalities beyond the limitation of the current network including Internet, is getting a global attention in the field of communication network and services. To support the requirements of future emerging applications and users, telecommunications technologies beyond current IP oriented technologies will need to be developed. To support the development of global and harmonized frameworks (e.g. requirements, functional architectures and protocols) Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Background (2/2) Future Networks have become a part of global agenda. ITU-T (Q21/SG13 and FG-FN), ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6 IRTF (International), GENI/FIND (US), FP7/FIRE (EU), FIF(Korea), AKARI/NwGN (Japan), etc. However, all these activities seems to be in their early stage of investigation. Global harmonization between these different activities are extremely important and necessary to build up globally interoperable future ICT infrastructures. Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Current Activities (1/7) ITU-T Q.21/SG13 The title of SG13 in the new study period (2009-2012) is “Future Networks including Mobile and NGN” reflecting the importance of “Future Networks”. A new Question on Future Networks has been approved as Q21/13 and has started the works. Future Network : Vision, Concepts, and Requirements Requirements of Network Virtualization Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Current Activities (2/7) Study items (or deliverables) of Q.21/13 to be considered include, but are not limited to: Problem statement on current IP-based network architecture Design goals and general requirements for the FN   Gap analysis between existing standards and FN Meta architecture (network virtualization, cross-layer communications) and architectural framework for the FN Incorporating new communication and service technologies into FN  Identifying functions and capabilities to support new services for the FN Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Current Activities (3/7) ITU-T FG-FN SG13 has established “Focus Group on Future Networks (FG-FN)” to share the discussion on Future Networks and ensure global common understanding about Future Networks with collaboration and harmonization with relevant entities and activities. Supported by the Focus Group, SG13 can establish the clear roadmap of studies for Future Networks and good collaboration with relevant organizations/projects which are imperative to standardization activities for the Future Networks. Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Current Activities (4/7) The Focus Group, by collaborating with worldwide future network (FN) communities (e.g., research institutes, forums, academia and etc), aims to collect and identify visions of future networks, based on new technologies assess the interactions between future networks and new services, familiarize ITU-T and standardization communities with emerging attributes of future networks, and encourage collaboration between ITU-T and FN communities. Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Current Activities (5/7) 1st Meeting of FG-FN Luleå, Sweden, June 29-July 3 (co-located with FP7/FIREweek event) Chairman : Naotaka Morita (NTT, Japan) Vice-chairman : Hyoung Jun Kim (ETRI, Korea) Outcome at the first meeting More than 20 contributions FP7/FIRE projects in Europe are introduced. China, Korea, and Japan project are also discussed. FIRE and ITU-T Joint Meeting Target time frame of FN (2015-2020) was clarified. The two draft deliverables are agreed to develop. Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Current Activities (6/7) ISO/IEC JTC1 SC6/WG7 has launched similar standardization activities on Future Network. Future Network : Problem Statement and Requirements Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Current Activities (7/7) Korean Activities on FN Issues Actively involved in standardization activities ITU-T Q.21/13, FG-FN, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6 Management Team Domestic Future Internet Forum (FIF) was launched in 2006. A lot of members from universities, institutes, and industries ETRI has started the work on development of virtualized programmable platform for Future Network research and experimentation. PG 220(Future Internet) of TTA has recently launched with its ToR. Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Challenges Taking into consideration the importance of global connectivity and interoperability between devices, networks, services and applications, global harmonization on Future Network between these different activities are extremely important and necessary to build up globally interoperable future ICT infrastructures. Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Future Networks : Initial thinking For the sake of better understanding of Future Networks, an initial definition of ‘Future Networks’ was proposed in Q.21/13 meeting Future Network (FN) is a network which is able to provide revolutionary services, capabilities, and facilities that are hard to provide using existing network technologies. FN provides mechanisms that benefit every participant as much as they contribute. It will be studied based on clean-slate approaches. Clean-slate approach was understood as a design principle, not deployment. Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Future Networks : Clean-slate design Two Design Choices Incremental Design : A system is moved from one state to another with incremental patches Clean-Slate Design: The system is re-designed from scratch It is assumed that the current IP’s shortcomings will not be resolved by conventional incremental and “backward-compatible” style designs. So, the FN designs must be made based on clean-slate approach. Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

New Design Goals for FN Scalability Security Mobility Quality of Service Heterogeneity Robustness Customizability Economic Incentives Scalability Security Economics Mobility FN : Design Goals Customizability Quality of Service Robustness Heterogeneity Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Next Steps/Actions Global collaboration on Future Network required To make good collaboration with relevant organizations/projects To collect and identify visions of future networks with relevant organizations/projects To establish the roadmap of studies for Future Networks So, if we agree with the collaboration on FN inside of the GSC, TTA would like to propose this topic to be added in HIS at the next GSC. Geneva, 13-16 July 2009

Question & Discussion !! Hyoung Jun Kim E-mail: khj@etri.re.kr Geneva, 13-16 July 2009