Information and Communications Technologies Standards Board (ICTSB)

.. to coordinate the standardization activities in the field of Information and Communications Technologies

IP Cable Communications

Criteria Description
Short area title IP Cable Communications
Full area title IP Cable Communications
Standardization aspects 1. Functionality:
  • Voice and data services
  • Video services
  • Fast Internet access
2. Interoperability:
Interoperability between services such as PSTN and ISDN services
3. Legal context:
All aspects of public service provisioning
4. Safety:
Not applicable
5. Environmental aspects:
Restricted to functionality
6. Human factors - Man-machine interface:
Does not specify man-machine interfaces
7. Testing:
  • Conformance testing
  • Interoperability testing
Standardization Organizations / Technical Bodies Standards organizations
  • ITU-T SG 9
  • SCTE (USA)
  • ETSI/TC AT, TIPHON, SPAN, STQ
Specification provider
  • CableLabs
  • DVB
  • ECCA
National Regulators
Identified work items or deliverables IP Cable Communications Architecture, interfaces, protocols
ETSI TS 101 909-1 to 27 (13 TSs are published in 2001)
Established liaisons
  • ETSI - ITU-T SG 9
  • ETSI - SCTE
Standardization gaps
Phase approach: Phase 1 completed by (11/2001); phase 2 to be followed.

Overlapping standardization activities

 ETSI work in compliance with ITU-T but will add European aspects.
ETSI-internal work share between TBs in the field of architecture and interoperability.
Overlapping areas none
Proposal for future investigation  
ICTSB co-ordinator n/a
Remarks  

 

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