Motivation

The work on fixed / mobile core network convergence solutions should continue based on the FMC requirements that have been established in Q.1762/Y.2802 and should include all aspects required for this convergence including a vast range of terminal, customer network and access network interfaces (both wired and wireless) so that seamless operation of services between terminals and between access networks is achieved.

This Question is responsible for the Q.176x/Y.280x series of Recommendations.

Question

Study items to be considered include, but are not limited to:

• New Recommendations or enhancement of existing (or draft) Recommendations that specify requirements, network architecture and its interfaces that can utilize various wired and wireless terminals and customer network equipments (e.g. network controlled customer network gateways and home base stations) so as to provide delivery of access independent services to end users.
• What enhancements to existing Recommendations are required to provide energy savings directly or indirectly in information and communication technologies (ICTs) or in other industries? What enhancements to developing or new Recommendations are required to provide such energy savings?

Tasks

Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Identify and study the applicability of convergence related evolving IMT-standards in the context of the NGN architecture and FMC requirements and document these.
• Develop convergence proposals for evolving IMT networks with evolving fixed networks including aspects related to core network control of customer network equipment and document these for consideration by SDOs as part of their evolution plans.
• Identify and study architectural and network interface issues relating to FMC specific functions in the overall NGN architecture, and document these.

Relationships

Recommendations: Q./Y-series of Recommendations

Questions:

Study groups: ITU-T study groups dealing with: NGN related studies on scenarios and service descriptions, numbering, naming, addressing and routing, security QoS and network performance, signalling and control, public services and security issues (Study Group 17)

ITU-R study groups dealing with: Broadcasting service (Study Group 6), Terrestrial services (Study Group 5)

Standardization bodies: SDOs cooperating in partnership projects, IETF, IEEE