Future networks
The international standards (ITU-T Recommendations) developed by ITU‑T Study Group 13 (SG13) address the requirements, architectures, functional capabilities and application programming interfaces of converged future networks. Key areas of focus include network softwarization and orchestration, information-centric networking, content-centric networking, and the application of machine learning technologies.
SG13 focuses on non-radio networking aspects of IMT-2020 and beyond, a responsibility that includes project-management coordination across all ITU‑T study groups and the planning of standards releases.
It is responsible for studies relating to future computing, including cloud computing and data handling in ICT networks. This work covers network capabilities and technologies to support data utilization, exchange, sharing, and data quality assessment. It also covers computing-aware networking as well as end-to-end awareness, control and management of future computing, including cloud, cloud security and data handling.
SG13 studies aspects of fixed, mobile and satellite convergence for multi-access networks, mobility management, and enhances existing ITU‑T Recommendations on mobile communications, including the energy-saving aspects.
It develops standards for quantum key distribution networks, and related technologies. It further studies the concepts and mechanisms to enable trusted ICT, including framework, requirements, capabilities, architectures and implementation scenarios of trusted network infrastructures and trusted cloud solutions, in coordination with all study groups concerned.
