TSB provided a brief overview of the outcomes of the 5th TSAG meeting that took place from 10 to 14 February 2020 relevant to ITU-T SG5, as contained in
. TSB highlighted the following outcomes:
The following TDs were presented by TSB and were noted during the ITU-T SG5 opening plenary:
At the opening plenary of WP1/5 on 11 May 2020, Dr Emilie van Deventer from WHO, delivered a presentation on Updates on WHO Activities on EMF, as contained in
TD1341.
The Rapporteur of Q2/5 (Mr Mick Maytum) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD1232-R2, which was approved without modifications.
Q2/5 experts achieved the following results:
Finalized and submitted for consideration the following Recommendations to WP1/5 for consent:
- Finalized and submitted for consideration the following Recommendations to WP1/5 for Draft new Recommendation ITU-T K.Eth “Ethernet port resistibility testing for overvoltages and overcurrents"
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Draft revised Recommendation ITU-T K.64 “Safe working practices for outside equipment installed in particular environments"
- Amendment 1 to Recommendation ITU-T K.50: “Safe limits for operating voltages and currents of telecommunication systems powered over the network"
- Corrigendum 2 to Recommendation ITU-T K.98: “Overvoltage protection guide for telecommunication equipment installed in customer premises"
- Amendment 1 to Recommendation ITU-T K.21: “Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in customer premises to overvoltages and overcurrents"
- Amendment 1 to Recommendation ITU-T K.45: “Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in the access and trunk networks to overvoltages and overcurrents"
- Agreed on a new work item on draft Recommendation ITU-T K.gm “Test Methods and preferred values for hybrid integrated circuit components containing gas discharge tube and metal oxide varistor technologies".
- Reviewed an incoming liaison statement on new version of the Home Network Transport (HNT) Standards Overview and Work Plan. After discussion it was revealed the need for four new component application guides.consent:
- The Q2/5 work programme was updated.
The report of Q2/5 meeting is contained in
TD1252-R4.
Question 3/5 - Human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from information and communication technologies (ICTs)
The Rapporteur of Q3/5 (Mr Fryderyk Lewicki) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD1233-R5, which was approved with modifications.
During ten Q3/5 sessions, 23 input documents (including 11 Contributions) were discussed.
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Two revised Recommendations were submitted for consent to ITU-T SG5:
- Draft revised Recommendation ITU-T K.91 “Guidance for assessment, evaluation and monitoring of the human exposure to RF EMF", and
- Draft revised Recommendation ITU-T K.83 “Monitoring of the electromagnetic field levels".
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The existing Appendix IX to ITU-T Recommendation K.91 has been agreed as a new Supplement K.Supp.RF-underground “RF Exposure evaluation around base station installed underground" and sent for agreement to ITU-T SG5.
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ITU-T K.Suppl 1 to ITU-T Recommendation K.91 “Guide on electromagnetic fields and health" was revised and submitted for agreement to ITU-T SG5. The discussion on the revision of this Supplement was the main subject considered during Q3/5 sessions, as new information concerning 5G mobile systems has been added, and new WHO ICNIRP and IEEE guidelines have been taken into account. Q3/5 experts agreed to recommend Administrations to refer to ICNIRP 2020 Guidelines.
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The terms of references of Q3/5 for the upcoming Study Group period (2021–2024) were revised to add reference to the informative documents concerning exposure from non-radiocommunication sources that simultaneously operate close to radiocommunication installations.
- Two outgoing Liaison Statements were prepared. One provides information on the main results of Q3/5 virtual meeting. This LS will be sent to ITU-R and ITU-D to continue the good collaboration with both sectors. The second LS was prepared as a response to the ITU-R WP6A request concerning EMF exposure from bonded cellular devices.
- The new Appendix to Recommendation ITU-T K.145 “Use of an RF exposimeter" will be further discussed during the next Q3/5 meeting, in order to add additional information.
- Many informative documents were discussed and will be used to enrich the future work of Q3/5. The work programme has been discussed, updated and approved.
The report of Q3/5 meeting is contained in
TD1253-R3
Question 4/5 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) issues arising in the telecommunication environment
The Co-rapporteurs of Q4/5 (Messrs Beniamino Gorini and Xing Hai Zhang) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD1234-R3, which was approved with modifications.
Eight technical Contributions were received and discussed.
No Recommendations were completed to be submitted for consent. Initially, the goal was to consent the revision of Recommendation ITU-T K.34 “Classification of electromagnetic environmental conditions for telecommunication equipment – Basic EMC Recommendation". However, this was deferred until the next Q4/5 meeting because Q4/5 experts agreed to add further information on the field strength generated by 5G base stations.
Progress was made on the following Work Items:
- Draft new Recommendation ITU-T K.pim “Passive intermodulation test methods of array antenna systems in mobile communication systems"; the stable draft was discussed and a new TD with improved text was produced (TD1409)
- Draft revised Recommendation ITU-T K.123 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for electrical equipment in telecommunication facilities"; the first draft was discussed and revised (TD1387)
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Draft revised Recommendation ITU-T K.34 “Classification of electromagnetic environmental conditions for telecommunication equipment - Basic EMC Recommendation"; the stable draft was discussed and 5G data will be added before proceeding for consent (TD1373)
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Draft revised Recommendation ITU-T K.136 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for radio telecommunication equipment"; the first draft of this work item was discussed and a new TD was produced (TD1376)
- Draft revised Recommendation ITU-T K.137 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and measurement methods for wireline telecommunication network equipment"; the first draft of this work item was discussed and a new TD was produced (TD1374)
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Draft Supplement K.suppl.5G.EMC “Impacts of Electromagnetic compatibility test methods for 5G AAS"; the first draft of this work item was also discussed and improved (TD1381)
The title of the new Recommendation K.plc.emc “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and measurement methods for outdoor equipment and installation using power line communication technology" was revised.
The proposal of a new draft Recommendation ITU-T K.power_emc to cover the EMC requirements of “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for power equipment in telecommunication facilities" (including Grid interconnection equipment, Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS)) was agreed and the A.1 justification was produced
(TD1393R1). The first draft of this new draft Recommendation ITU-T K.power_emc was produced and is contained in
TD1419.
Q4/5 experts discussed Recommendation ITU-T K.76 “EMC requirements for telecommunication network equipment (9 kHz-150 kHz)" and it was noted that this document should be revised. This Recommendation contains requirements that do not reflect the latest state of the art. Contributions for the revision of this Recommendation will be presented at the next Q4/5 meeting.
A Contribution on the issues with CDNs for surge immunity test in IEC 61000-4-5 was also discussed (C634). It was agreed to reconsider this issue at the next Q4/5 meeting for a possible liaison to IEC SC77B.
The Q4/5 Work programme was reviewed and updated. The liaison statements assigned to Q4/5 were discussed and responses were prepared, where required.
The report of Q4/5 meeting is contained in
TD1254-R3.
Question 5/5 - Security and reliability of information and communication technology (ICT) systems from electromagnetic and particle radiations
The Rapporteur of Q5/5 (Mr Yuichiro Okugawa) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD1235-R2, which was approved without modifications.
Q5/5 experts reviewed and discussed new draft Recommendation ITU-T K.soft_dev “Information of semiconductor devices required for design of telecommunication equipment applying soft error mitigation measures" and ITU-T K.hemptest “HEMP immunity test method for telecommunication equipment". The content of both drafts was agreed. With particular regard to Recommendation ITU-T K.hemptest, the discussion will be raised in the next meeting about whether or not this draft should be merged into the existing Recommendation ITU-T K.78. It was noted that both draft Recommendations are almost in a mature state and might submitted for consent at the next meeting.
In addition, the reply to an incoming liaison statement from ITU-T SG17 was prepared and reviewed.
The report of the Q5/5 meeting is contained in
TD1255-R2.
Working Party 2/5 – Environment, Energy Efficiency and the Circular Economy
Working Party 2 has made significant progress and achieved the following key outcomes:
Question 6/5 - Achieving energy efficiency and smart energy The Rapporteur of Q6/5 (Ms Qi Shuguang) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD1236-R7, which was approved with modifications.
All 11 received contributions were reviewed and the documents under study were improved based on the Contributions received. Five incoming liaison statements were discussed in detail and three outgoing liaisons were prepared.
Based on the Q6/5 discussions, the following draft Recommendations were proposed for consent:
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.SE_DC on Smart Energy Solution for Data Centre
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.SE_TR on Smart Energy Solution for Telecommunication Rooms
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.SP_OB on A methodology for assessing and scoring the sustainability performance of office buildings
- Draft revised Recommendation ITU-T L.1310 on Energy efficiency metrics and measurement methods for telecommunication equipment
- Draft revised Recommendation ITU-T L.1331on Assessment of mobile network energy efficiency, which is jointly developed with ETSI EEPS
The following new work items were established:
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.EE_sgpu on Energy Efficiency measurement methodology and metrics for servers: Graphical Processor Unit (GPU) solution based.
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Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.GAL_3 on Power management capabilities of the future energy telecommunication fixed network nodes. Enhanced Interface for power management in Network Function Virtualization (NFV) environments.
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.EE_dse on Energy efficiency metrics and measurement methods for data storage equipment.
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.EE_serv on Energy Efficiency measurement methodology and metrics for Servers.
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.10kVAC_400VDC on Specifications of 10kV AC input and up to 400VDC output integrated power system in data centre and telecommunication room.
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.SE_TR on Smart energy solution for telecommunication rooms.
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.EE_5G_evo on Assessment of mobile network energy efficiency covering network slicing.
Additionally, Q6/5 experts made progress on draft Recommendation ITU-T L.5G_sav “Energy saving technologies and best practices for 5G RAN equipment" based on the Contributions received. The baseline document is available in
TD1423.
A presentation by the Liaison Rapporteur to ISO/IEC JT1 SC 39 was held as contained in
TD1324.
The report of the Q6/5 meeting is contained in
TD1256-R3.
Question 7/5 – Circular economy including e-waste
The Rapporteur of Q7/5 (Ms Nevine Tewfik) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD1237-R3, which was approved with modifications.
Q7/5 received a total of 15 Contributions on different work items, in addition to a number of TDs reflecting 13 e-meetings that took place during the interim period between SG5 meetings. All Contributions were reviewed during the Question Sessions. One more Contribution was reviewed in agreement with Q9/5 which is
C605 “Climate change and assessment of information and communication technology (ICT) in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)".
The following work items were discussed during the meetings: L.CE_2; L.SEEQ; L.Counterfeit; L.SM_Batteries. Moreover, L.ARCH_EoL_CE and L.methodology_arch were discussed briefly. A number of Contributions were made in the area of e-waste management.
A joint session with ETSI EEPS was held. Experts discussed
TD1288 “LS/i on ETSI EE WIs proposed to ITU-T for consideration to become technically aligned deliverables" which includes ETSI's proposal for a number of joint work items that fall under the mandate of Q6/5 and Q7/5.
Additionally, Mr Arne Campen from Apple Inc made a presentation on Standards on WEEE treatment including an introduction to
EN50625-x. The presentation is found in
TD1401.
During the meeting, experts agreed to send seven new work items for WP2/5 consideration. During the meeting, experts agreed to seek consent for Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.CE_2 “Assessment method for Circular Scoring" as contained in
TD1428-R1 and submitting to WP2/5 for consideration.
The report of the Q7/5 meeting is contained in
TD1257-R4.
Question 9/5 - Climate change and assessment of information and communication technology (ICT) in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Co-rapporteurs of Q9/5 (Mr Jean Manuel Canet/ Ms Pernilla Bergmark) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD1239-R4, which was approved with modifications.
Q9/5 received 14 Contributions (and five input documents reviewed during previous e-meetings were resubmitted for information). An initial version of Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.TCFD “Application of the activities of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures in the ICT sector" has been made available as
TD1356.
The supplement giving guidance to operators of mobile networks, fixed networks and data centres on setting 1.5°C aligned targets compliant with Recommendation ITU-T L.1470 has been actively discussed, and a final version for agreement by SG5 WP2 has been finalised and is available in
TD1370-R1.
Moreover, several new Work Items have been agreed, with the objectives being:
- to develop a new Supplement giving guidance to ICT manufacturers and ICT suppliers on setting 1.5°C aligned targets compliant with Recommendation ITU-T L.1470. The WI description is proposed for approval in TD1358-R1;
- to develop a new Supplement to make detailed assessments of the impacts of actual implementations of specific ICT services in TD1402-R2; and
- to develop a new Supplement to produce a high-level roadmap, providing guidance on decarbonisation strategies for ICT organizations in TD1398-R1.
A discussion took place on the possibility for ITU, as the UN agency for the ICT sector, to supervise and support the regular assessment of the ICT/digital sector GHG worldwide footprint. Q9 Co-rapporteurs will develop a rationale to assist TSB to evaluate the possibilities of ITU in this process.
Moreover, the Terms of Reference of Q9/5 were reviewed in
TD1379-R1 and presented to SG5, which approved the amendments.
The report of the Q9/5 meeting is contained in
TD1259-R4.
Rapporteur group meetings (including e-meetings)
The complete list of planned meetings can be found
here.
Updates in the SG5 Management Team and Rapporteurs:
- Click here for the complete list of SG5 Rapporteurs and Associate Rapporteurs.
- Click here for the complete list of SG5 Liaison Rapporteurs and other representative roles.
- Click here for the complete list of SG5 management team.
New Focus Group on "Environmental Efficiency for Artificial Intelligence and other Emerging Technologies" (FG-AI4EE)
The FG-AI4EE Co-chairman, Mr Paolo Gemma, provided a brief overview of the main results of the first meeting of the FG-AI4EE which was held on 12 December 2020 in Vienna, Austria. The work of the FG-AI4EE will be carried out in three Working Groups:
- Working Group 1: Requirements of AI and other Emerging Technologies to Ensure Environmental Efficiency
- Working Group 2: Assessment and Measurement of the Environmental Efficiency of AI and Emerging Technologies
- Working Group 3: Implementation Guidelines of AI and Emerging Technologies for Environmental Efficiency
The FG-AI4EE Co-chairman also requested the approval of the FG-AI4EE management team as contained in
TD1220-R1 and presented the Call for experts to join the work of the FG-AI4EE as contained in
TD1323.
The FG-AI4EE website is available
here.
Special session on ITU-T Study Group 5 future and WTSA preparations
One session to discuss ITU-T SG5 future in preparation of WTSA-20 was held on Thursday, 14 May 2020. The session was continued on Monday, 17 May 2020.
During the first session the following documents were discussed:
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C606-R1 Suggested title for ITU-T SG5 during the new Study Period (2021–2024) – Egypt
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TD1299 Food for thought on SG structure in preparation for WTSA-20
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TD1287 LS/i on WTSA-20 preparations concerning work programme and structure
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TD1379-R1 on Proposed revised terms of reference for Q9/5 continuation
ITU- T SG5 has agreed to suggest the following title for the new study period (2021–2024): “EMF, environment, climate action, sustainable digitalization and circular economy"
The outcome of the discussion is contained in the outgoing liaison statement addressed to TSAG, as contained in
TD1346-R2.
A summary of the Special Session on SG5 Future is contained in
TD1392.
Dates of next ITU-T SG5 meeting
- The next ITU-T Study Group 5 meeting is scheduled to take place in 19 to 23 October 2020. It is planned that the meeting will take place in Geneva; however, the final decision will depend on the evolution of the Covid-19 crisis.
It was agreed that Ms Qi Shuguang, ITU-T SG5 Vice-chairman will serve as Acting Chairman for the next ITU-T SG5 meeting.
