1. SOS-III Workshop 20-21 February, 2006 OCG Working Group on Interoperability and Testing
Anthony Wiles
ETSI PTCC
On behalf of Hans Van der Veer
Lucent and Board Champion for Interoperability

2. OCG-IOP ad hoc Group
Interoperability and Testing is an ETSI strategic topic for 2006
Hans Van der Veer (Lucent) is Board Champion
ETSI OCG –IOP is
Operational Co-ordination Group (TB Chairs)Ad hoc group on Interoperability (and testing)
Chair is Hans Van der Veer
First meeting held 23 January 2006
The group’s primary role is to provide a horizontal co-ordination structure for issues related to interoperability.
Focus/coordinate activities on interoperability issues towards the ETSI Technical Organisation
Act as a steering group for the OCG interoperability STFs
Ensure alignment regarding related activities of PTCC
E.g., IOP test specifications and validation activities
Ensure closer alignment of PlugtestTM events with the ongoing standards development work within ETSI
Meetings will be by audio conference
Physical meetings in conjunction with OCG meetings
Contact if you wish to participate

3. Main Actions for 2006 White paper on Interoperability (and testing)
Compile feedback from TBs and other organisations
IMS/NGN testbed at ETSI
Support OCG-IOP ad hoc Group and STFs
Expand PTCC services (main task IOP issues)
Strengthen alignment of PlugtestTM with Technical Bodies
Ensure update of ETSI IOP methodologies
Produce long-term action plan (based on recommendations from the white paper)

4. OCG-IOP Specialist Task Forces
The ETSI Board has proposed two (project) activities to improve the strategic positioning of ETSI in the field of interoperability (B53(05)29 )
STFs will be run under OCG-IOP ad hoc Group
Proposal 1: Development/improvement of 'Standards Engineering' process
Proposal 2: Trial Implementation of a Standards Validation Service
These projects will be run as two ETSI STFs
May be combined as one STF (to be decided at B56)
Looking for experts to participate in these STFs

5. Goal of the STFs
Review and update ETSI Technical Working Procedures with respect to standardisation in a multi-SDO context and with a view to interoperability
Demonstrate validation of standards by pragmatic means such as
Walk-throughs
Testbed activities
Testing
Work with MTS, PTCC and Plugtests to define IOT procedures
Define standards feedback process
Will be based on NGN case study
Will make use of testbeds, where possible