ITU-T IP Related Studies

Arshey Odedra
ITU-T TSB Engineer: arshey.odedra@itu.int
International Telecommunication Union
[ITU-T Seminar Botswana 24-26 July – 2002]
 ITU-T IP Related Studies
• (1) ITU-T IP Project
• (2) ) ITU-T SG11Signalling & IP activities
(3)IP Cable Communications
• (4)IP-QoS/Performance
• (5)IP-Optical Perfce
• (6)Numbering
• (7)IP and Security
• (8)Multimedia (MM)
 (1) The ITU-T IP Project
• ‘ITU-T IP Project’ Cover IP related ITU-T
work
• Project Doc Issue 4: SG13 Website
 Scope of the Project
4 Service Interworking
IP Applications
Including Multi media - Q 3/13 and SG 10 and SG16 Qs 2/13, 5/13
3

Signalling Support - SG 11 7
2

IP and Network Capabilities Qs 1, 2, and 3/13, SG 9 11 IP and

non-IP non-IP
Access - Access -
Qs 12/13, Interworking – Q5/13, SG16 and SSG 3
Qs 12/13,
14/13, 14/13,
SGs 15 SGs 15
and 16 IP Performance - Q 6/13, SGs 2 and 12 8 and 16

2
IP Transport – Qs10/13, 16/13, SG 15 6

Management - SG 4, 6/SSG, 4/15, 3/16 9

Naming, Numbering, Addressing and Routing - SG 2 5 7

Overall Network Architecture and Framework - Qs 1, 11, 14 and16/13 1

Operational Issues - SGs 2, 3, and 7 12 10

= Work area
 SG13 IP Work
• Y.1231 - IP Access Network Architecture
• Y.1310 - Transport of IP over ATM in public
networks
• Y.1401 - General requirements for
interworking with IP-based Networks
• Y.1241 - Support of IP-based services using
IP transfer capabilities
 SG13 IP work
• Y.17oam - OAM and protection switching for IP-
based networks
• Y.1540 - IP packet transfer and availability
performance parameters
• Y.1541 - IP performance objectives and allocations
• Y.1311 - IP VPN
• Y.1311.1 - IP VPN over MPLS
• Y.satip - Satellite IP networking architecture
• Y.123qos - IP access quality of service
• Y.ipbypass - IP bypass in access networks
 SG13 Future Plans

• SGs continue to build links with the IETF

• SG13 develop and manage the IP Project

(2) ITU-T SG11Signalling & IP
activities
• SCOPE:
• Defines Signalling requirements and protocols for:
– enhancements to existing Recommendations on access (UNI) and
(inter)-network (NNI) signalling protocols for PSTN, ISDN and
Packet (ATM and IP)-based networks
– Some Mobility & MM related functions
– the support of voice, data and Multi-media communications and
services
– emerging NGN architectures, signalling requirements, and
control Protocols including Internet Protocol (IP) related
control functions
• Lead Study Group for IN
 ITU-T SG11 Current work focus:

• Interactions between IN and IP-based networks

• IP-related signalling protocols

• Bearer (ATM, IP) Independent Call Control (i.e. BICC)

• Signalling transport over IP

SS7 Convergence towards Packet
based Networks
- Intelligent Network architecture and protocols
enhanced
- For Call control signalling, Bearer Independent
Call Control (BICC) protocols - over Packet
based transport networks
– BICC Recs approved (2000 & 2001).
– BICC CS3 Recs approval target: 2003.
 (3) IP Cable Communnications

• IPCablecom (SG9)
• Defines architecture and interface specs
 interactive services over cable
television network using IP
• Market driver: IP telephony
IPCablecom Service Possibilities
• Residential/ Business IP Telephony
• Video IP telephony
• Voice/data/video unified messaging
• Enhanced conferencing and media services
• Entertainment Services
Real-time multiplayer interactive gaming
 IPCablecom Components

AN CMS
PSTN
Gateway

CM Managed IP
HFC Network
PSTN
MTA CM
Embedded MTA
AN Access Node
CM Cable Modem Back Office
CMS Call Management Servers Servers
HFC Hybrid Fiber Coax network
MTA Multimedia Terminal Adapter
PSTN Public Switched Tel. Network
 IPCablecom Recs. for interoperability
intra-zone and with PSTN
A set of recommendations approved (2001/2002)
Architecture Media/Codecs
J.160 Architecture J.161 Audio Codec
Signaling Requirements.
J.162 Network Call OSS
Signalling J.164 Event Messaging
J.165 IPCablecom Signalling J.166 MIB Framework
Transport Protocol J.167 MTA Provisioning
J.171 Trunk Gateway Control J.168 MTA MIB
Protocol J.169 NCS MIB
Quality of Service Security
J.163 Dynamic QoS J.170 (02/02) Security
 IPCablecom Recs. for interoperability
inter-zone and inter-domain directly over
managed IP backbones

Quality of Service Signaling

J.174 (02/02)Inter- For further study
domain QoS OSS
Security J.164 (03/01) Event
Messaging
J.170 (02/02) Security
Architecture
For further study
 (4)IP-QoS/Performance
•QoS Classes :
Basis for IP Network QoS Control

•IP QoS control: IP/PSTN network convergence

•Y.1541(05/2002)

•Y.1540=I.380

• QoS signaling protocols  Y.1541

 QoS
Parameters
ITU-T SG12/16

User Perceived QoS SERVICE

ITU-T SG16/11

Codec Performance, VAD, Frames per Packet, APPLICATION

Jitter Buffer Size,Codec Delay, FEC (Redundancy)

ITU-T SG13/IETF

Max Packet Loss, Max Mean Delay, Max Delay VariationTRANSPORT

 Some Discussion topics on IP
Network QoS Control

• Harmonised IP QoS signaling

• Interworking IP QoS mechanisms

 (5) IP-Optical Network &
Performance Aspects

• IP-Optical Networks: Motivation

- Infrastructure Attributes

- Capabilities

- Operational Benefits
 IP/Optical Networks:
Performance Benefits & Challenges
• Performance Benefits
– Increased transmission capacity
– Reduced packet transfer delay, delay variation, loss, error
– Lower call set up delays and blocking probabilities
– Improved service availability
• Some Challenges
– Specify interoperable performance signaling protocols
– Relate IP user/client requirements with control mechanisms
– Define compatible network management strategies
 IPPM and Question 6/13
• New RFCs
– Loss Patterns
– Bulk Transfer Capacity
• Current (IETF) Drafts
– Packet Reordering
– Active Meas. Protocol Req.
– IPPM MIB
• New Work on
– Link Bandwidth Capacity
• Performance Objectives
– Y.1541 (May 2002), six
QoS Classes
• Suggest QoS Signaling
Support/Methods
• Parameter Revisions
– Y.1540 (Nov 2002)
• “other” Packet Transfer
– MPLS?
 (6) Numbering
• ENUM Significance:
- Mapping telephone numbers onto Internet.
- Could allow conventional telephones to call IP
terminals (PCs).
- ITU Responsibility: Define and implement
administrative procedures that coordinate delegations of
E.164 numbering resources into the agreed DNS name
servers
- Draft Recommendation E.A-ENUM is being prepared by
Study Group 2: (target E.A-ENUM, Dec. 2002?)
 (7)IP and Security

Directory Access Control with X.509 Attribute

Certificates:
• The user given Attribute Certificate (AC) which
strongly binds his/her name to the privileges being
given to him/her
• The AC is signed by the Attribute Authority (Resource
Owner or his delegate)
• Similar to X.509v3 certificate, only holds a sequence
of attributes rather than a public key
• An attribute certificate can be stored anywhere since it
is secure and self contained
 Standardisation Work of
Q.9/17
• Friends attributes in X.501, X.511
• Distributed page results service in X.518
• Related Entries in X.501, X.511, X.518
• Alignment with IETF standards
• Defect reports in entire X.500-series
 SSG Role on Security
• Q.3/SSG Identification of existing and evolving
IMT-2000 Systems
– Q.1741 3GPP security specifications
• Q.1/SSG Service and network capability requirements and
network architecture
• & Q.7/SSG Convergence of fixed and existing IMT-2000
systems
Study Group 16 - Security-related
Qs in the MediaCom2004 project
Q.C/16 - MM Applications & Services F.706

Q.D/16 - Interoperability of MM Systems & Services

Q.G/16 - Security of MM Systems & Services H.233, H.234, H.235

Q.F/16 - MM Quality of Service & E-2-E Performance in MM Systems

Q.1/16 Q.2/16 Q.3/16 Q.4/16 Q.5/16

Mobility
MM Systems, MM over Infrastructure Video and
for MM
Terminals & Packet & Data
Systems
Data Networks Interoperability conferencing
&
Conferencing using for MM over using
Services
H.323 Packet Internet
systems Network supported
Systems Services

H.225.0
H.320 H.501
H.245
H.323
H.324
H.246 H.510
H.450
T.120
H.248
H.460 H.530
 Q.G/16 Work and Study Items
Some Highlights
• Investigate confidentiality and privacy of all
signaling
• Address centralized key management for MM
systems
• Security for MM Mobility
• Optimize voice encryption, develop video
encryption
• MM security support for emergency services
• Consolidate or develope new security profiles
• Security interworking H.323-SIP
 Emergency Telecoms Services (ETS)
Security for MM Applications and Systems
• Security objectives:
– prevent theft of service and denial of service by
unauthorized user
– support access control and authorization of ETS
users
– confidentiality and integrity of calls
– provide rapid and user-friendly authentication of
ETS users
• H.SETS : provisional title for a new work item
under study in Q.G/16 - focus on the
multimedia security aspects of ETS
 (8)Multimedia (MM)
ITU-T Study Group 16 Project: MediaCom 2004
Objective:

• to create a framework for the harmonized and coordinated

development of multimedia communication standardization
for use across all ITU-T and ITU-R Study Groups, and in
close cooperation with other regional and international
SDOs and industry forums
MEDIACOM 2004 Framework in SG16

FSA Framework Study Areas

MEDIACOM 2004 (Q A/16)

Generic Questions B/16 to H/16
Framework Standardisation Areas (FSA)

Equipment and system questions

1/16 to 15/16
 Framework Study Areas (FSA)
• Project MediaCom 2004 (A/16)

• MM Architecture
(B/16)
• MM Applications and Services (C/16)
• Interoperability of MM Systems and Services (D/16)
• Media Coding (E/16)
• QoS & E-to-E performance in MM Systems (F/16)
• Security of MM Systems and Services (G/16)
• Accessibility (H/16)
 MM Element Interdependence
Network Independent Recommendations Network Specific Recommendations
User perspective
Service Descriptions

ISDN B-ISDN PSTN Mobiles Packets

F.MDS
F.700 F.MRS F.MDS.1 F.MDS.2 F.MDS.3 F.MDS.4 F.MDS.5
Service Description Process F.MRS.1 F.MRS.2 F.MRS.3 F.MRS.4 F.MRS.5
F.MCVS
F.MCV.1 F.MCV.2 F.MCV.3 F.MCV.4 F.MCV.5
Communication Capabilities : F.MCS = F.702
F.MCS.1 F.MCS.2 F.MCS.3 F.MCS.4 F.MCS.5
Media Generic = F.731 = F.732
Comm.
MSEs
Tasks Comp. Multimedia
Services

H.321
Equipment/protocol perspective

G.729 H.263 H.320 H.310 H.324 H.324 H.323 Terminals or

G.728 H.262 End-points
G.723 H.261
Technical Descriptions

H.243
G.722
H.231 H.247 N. A. N. A. H.332 Multipoint
G.711

H.242
T.120 H.230 H.245 H.245 H.245 H.245 In-band
Signalling
H.222.1
T.130 H.221 H.222.0 H.223 H.223
Multiplex
H.225.0

H.248 Q.931 Q.2931 Q.23 Q.--- Call Control

Protocols Audio Coding Video Coding ISDN B-ISDN PSTN Mobiles Packets

MSEs = middleware service elements

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