1. 12 March 20021 Workshop on Multimedia Convergence ITU-T Geneva, 12 March 2002 ETSI’s Approach to IPCablecom Standardization Jim Price, C.Eng, M.I.E.E. Chairman, ETSI OCG ad hoc group on IPCablecom

2. 12 March 20022 Introduction The example of standardisation of IPCablecom in ETSI Basic aims of ETSI in standardisation What is IPCablecom? IPCablecom for Europe The Issues, Opportunities and Challenges ETSI’s approach to IPCablecom standardisation The future of Euro-IPCablecom standardisation

3. 12 March 20023 a coherent set of standards a single standard in any area If this is not achievable: open to standards on competing solutions, no conflicting standards allowed standards not to be excluded for market reasons Also, ETSI shall ensure: interoperability and/or inter-working between its standards Firstly, ETSI’s basic aims:

4. 12 March 20024 And the pragmatic view…. workable solutions are for today perfect solutions are for tomorrow write good standards for the marketplace not to gather dust on the bookshelf! strive for systems interoperability strive to improve standards, must not slow down the implementation consider the significance of ONP use the expertise of any and all the ETSI TBs when and where required!

5. 12 March 20025 Some food for thought …. the user does not care about technology, he or she wants a good, cost-effective service! interoperability - a key issue in telecommunications standards have to ensure interoperability between all types of telecommunications networks should the same performance requirements apply to all types of network? does the EC ONP Directive extend to IPCablecom? should it? what about Lawful Interception and Security issues?

6. 12 March 20026 What is IPCablecom? (1) Simply another enabling technology Using the Cable TV infrastructure for faster and cheaper Internet access for direct competition with PSTN, ISDN for leased lines for entertainment for multimedia services of the future for business and residential customers

7. 12 March 20027 What is IPCablecom? (2 ) so much bandwidth, can be used for "anything" almost independent from classical network operator fosters competition and gives users more choice creates new opportunities for suppliers and operators complements policy laid down in Local Loop Directive provides a real alternative to local loop unbundling

8. 12 March 20028 IPCablecom for Europe …. ETSI is the recognised telecomms standards body for Europe ETSI’s targets are - to make IPCablecom fit in Europe to make IPCablecom fit for Europe to allow seamless interoperability with existing networks international and regional standardization of IPCablecom co-operation with SCTE and CableLabs each region has specific requirements

9. 12 March 20029 IPCablecom for Europe …. …. Recognising the issues European Cable Operators needed European IPCablecom standards Existing standards lacked features and services demanded by the European market ECCA produced an IPCablecom Requirements Document to ‘Europeanise’ the existing standards ECCA considered generation of its own standards but is not a recognised standards producing body Sought co-operation of ETSI which produced a Technical Report on Cable Industry requirements in Europe

10. 12 March 200210 IPCablecom for Europe…..... Recognising the opportunities European Cable TV Operators need to be able to compete with incumbent telecomms operators ETSI acknowledged European Cable TV Operator requirements Differing regulatory and operational scenarios in Europe Differing signalling types, regulatory regimes and service offerings Many cable operators already have existing telecomms operations Decisions were made to Build on International work but not be afraid to challenge it Utilise the expertise of multiple ETSI Technical Bodies

11. 12 March 200211 IPCablecom for Europe …..... The Challenges  Cable Operators have begun to recognize importance of being involved  A challenge for cable operators where decisions depend on consensus and where they are in minority  Incumbent and Cable Operators, competitors with comparable technical needs, have demonstrated the will to work together  IPCablecom standards were a high priority in ETSI  But so were lots of other things!  Time to market was of crucial importance  Good standards take time to produce  Base standards and local requirements needed to be mature  Expertise of multiple ETSI Technical Bodies has been harnessed  ETSI is now in the forefront of developing IPCablecom standards

12. 12 March 200212 IPCablecom for Europe…. ….ETSI’s approach  Operations Co-ordination Group established early in 2001 to oversee the work  ETSI Technical Report TR 101 963 defined European Industry Requirements, particularly operators’ needs  A multi-part document structure was devised to ensure consistency in the deliverables  A two stage process was established to translate the existing specifications  Several ETSI Technical Bodies working harmoniously together  The first stage work on the majority of the parts has been completed and published  Further work is well advanced to incorporate the ECCA requirements (second stage)

13. 12 March 200213 IPCablecom for Europe…. ….future Work in ETSI  As new parts of the international standards emerge, ETSI is well placed to translate them to match the European market needs  ETSI will to develop further parts of the work to cover European specific services and regulatory requirements  ETSI IPCablecom specifications for future multimedia services will be developed ahead of the US market  Together with appropriate liaison with ITU-T this will enable European equipment vendors to succeed in the US market  European operators will be able to offer world-beating, voice and multi-media services to their customers

14. 12 March 200214 Conclusions IPCablecom offers competition IPCablecom offers customers freedom of choice some regulatory questions still to be answered IPCablecom standards work alongside traditional telecommunications standards standardization is ‘business as usual’ at ETSI ETSI welcomes IPCablecom as a new telecommunications infrastructure for Europe

15. 12 March 200215 ETSI's experience has clearly proven that.…