Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)

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Alliance for Telecommunications
Industry Solutions (ATIS)

Standards that Drive the Business of Communications

W a y n e Z e u c h O n b e h a l f o f
Chief Technology Office
Alcatel-Lucent
zeuch@alcatel-lucent.com

S u s a n M i l l e r
President and CEO
ATIS
smiller@atis.org

ATIS Overview

• Established in 1983, an accredited technical planning and

standards development organization.

(cid:127) Committed to rapidly developing and promoting technical
and operations standards for the communications and
related information technologies industry worldwide.
(cid:127) Uses a pragmatic, flexible, open, and market-driven
approach to develop end-to-end, implementable,
interoperable standards and solutions.

(cid:127) 300+ ATIS member companies represent a wide cross

section of the global communications industry.

• An Organizational Partner of 3GPP, Global Standards

Collaboration, ITU-T and ITU-R Sector Member and a
leading contributor to the ITU, via the U.S. State
Department.

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ATIS Board of Directors and
Executive Level Activities

(cid:127) A CTO-Level Board of Directors identifies Business

Objectives and Business Problems
– The Technology and Operations (TOPS) Council – Sets

and defines priorities for the industry

(cid:127) Focus Groups, Exploratory Groups, and Task Forces provide

various depths of assessment

(cid:127) Deliverables are work plans and recommendations initiating
development of standards required for priority implementation
– The Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council – Sets IT

priorities for standards/best practices development

(cid:127) Recognizes convergence of Network/IT
(cid:127) Working Groups and Initiatives provide perspective and direction

on standards for IT priorities facing service providers

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ATIS Standards Committees
(cid:127) 23 Industry Standards Committees and Forums provide end-

to-end solutions for:
– Network Architecture and Interconnection
– Optical Transport and Synchronization
– Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
– Ordering, Billing and Provisioning
– Information and Data Security
– IPTV Interoperability
– Outside Plant
Incubator Solutions Program:
– Provides an Alternate approach with Innovative, Focused, Problem-Solving

– Packet-Based Systems
– Fraud Prevention
– Performance Monitoring
– Network Reliability
– Wireless Systems
– Emergency Services
– Industry Numbering

Environment to fast track solutions with little to no impediment

(cid:127)

(cid:127) AISP.4-HAC: Mission is to investigate interoperability and usability for consumers

with hearing aids with digital wireless devices.

(cid:127) AISP.5-ISSI: Mission is to seek solutions for the “Integration Ban” for Multiple
Video Service Providers (MVSP) to separate the security functions of their
networks from the navigational aspects for IPTV service.

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ATIS TOPS Priorities

(cid:127) The TOPS Council, since its formation in 2001, has

identified the following priorities:
– Voice Over the Internet Protocol (VoIP)
– Wide Area Ethernet
– Mobile Wireless Services
– Security Issues
– Data Interchange (Billing)
– Next Generation Networks
– IPTV
– Internet Protocol v6

(cid:127) Current Priorities are:

– Wireless/Wireline Convergence
– Service Capabilities Interaction Manager (SCIM)
– FTTx/Access Optical Networking
– Broadband Services
– NGN Identity Management
– Inter-Carrier VoIP Call Routing

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ATIS Current Priorities
(cid:127) Wireless/Wireline Convergence: A Report and

Recommendations was released in September 2007 to support
NGN interworking and evolution:
– Defines the scope and meaning of convergence;
– Inventories current standards and requirements activities; and
– Develops use cases, requirements, and a “bootstrap” assessment of NGN

– Identifies high level issues and recommendations for their resolution
– Included study of Service Interaction Management and Broadband

architecture.

Services

(cid:127) Inter-Carrier VoIP Routing: Assessment to analyze the issues,
identify gaps and develop a work plan surrounding the need to
ensure interoperability for VoIP interconnection
– Developed high-level architecture reference models to illustrate current
and possible routing scenarios to identify where standards need to be
developed.

– Anticipated completion 3Q07

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ATIS Current Priorities
(cid:127) Optical Networking/FTTx: OAN Assessment and Work Plan
released in July 2007, identifies high priority areas where
standards and industry agreements must be developed including:
– More detailed G-PON architecture, the policing/marking functions

required of the ONT, and preferred methods for providing network timing
for Ethernet sourced OLTs.

– The development of system-level implementation agreements and

organizational processes/resource allocation for interoperability testing.

(cid:127) Internet Protocol version 6: Task Force formed to create a

consensus view/position on IPv6.
– Initial report in May 2006, examined and identified the drivers for and
issues and complexities raised by the transition from IPv4 to IPv6.
– Second report in July 2007, addresses “transition challenges” with the

identification of standards and initiatives to enable the transition to enable
a secure, logical transition to IPv6 that addresses the needs of vendors and
network operators.

– Currently evaluating the scope of a “National Readiness Plan”

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ATIS NGN

(cid:127) ATIS NGN

– In 4Q04, ATIS released the ATIS NGN Framework, Part I: NGN

Definitions Requirements and Architecture.

– In 2Q05, ATIS completed the ATIS NGN Framework, Part II:

– In 2Q06, ATIS completed the ATIS NGN Framework, Part III:

NGN Roadmap 2005.

Standards Gap Analysis.

(cid:127) Ongoing work on NGN takes place:

– in the ATIS committees (PTSC, PRQC, WTSC, TMOC, ESIF,

– in further TOPS priority-related activities (Convergence, NGN

OBF) and

Identity Management).

(cid:127) Ongoing collaboration with other organizations (ITU, ETSI,

3GPP, and others)

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