SG13: Future networks and emerging network technologies
Executive summary of the WP1/13, WP2/13 and WP3/13 meetings,
25 November 2022, Geneva, Switzerland
These meetings attracted 156 participants (49 physical and 107 remote only) and 258 documents.
Main meeting results
Working Party 1/13 “IMT-2020 and Beyond: Networks & Systems" meeting, 25 November 2022, Geneva, Switzerland
Recommendation determined (Resolution 1 - TAP)
ITU-T Rec. No. | Q | Base text | Status | Title |
Y.3082 (Y.MNS-DLT-fr) | 22/13 | TD243/WP1
| New | Mobile network sharing based on distributed ledger technology for networks beyond IMT-2020: Requirements and framework
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See TSB Circular 57 (dated 7 December 2022).
Recommendations consented for Last Call (Recommendation A.8 - AAP)
ITU-T Rec. No. | Q | Base text | Status | Title |
Y.3121 (Y.det-qos-reqts-lan) | 6/13 | TD213/WP1 | New | QoS requirements and framework for supporting deterministic communication services in local area network for IMT-2020 |
Y.3120 (Y.IMT2020-fa-lg-lsn) | 6/13 | TD212/WP1 | New | Functional Architecture for latency guarantee in large scale networks including IMT-2020 and beyond |
Y.3183 (Y.ML-IMT2020-VNS) | 20/13 | TD173/WP1 | New | Framework for network slicing management assisted by machine learning leveraging QoE feedback from verticals |
Y.3119 (Y.IMT2020-DN-CCF) | 20/13 | TD174/WP1 | New | Future networks including IMT-2020: capability classification framework for dedicated networks |
Y.3159 (Y.IMT-2020-NSL-fra) | 21/13 | TD228/WP1 | New | Framework for classifying network slice level in future networks including IMT-2020 |
Y.3325 (Y.IMT-2020-DL-AINW-fra) | 21/13 | TD229/WP1 | New | Framework for high-level AI-based management communicating with external management systems |
Y.3140* (Y.SBN-TR) | 23/13 | TD186/WP1 | New | Service brokering network framework for Trusted Reality |
Y.3201 (Y.FMSC-frame) | 23/13 | TD185/WP1 | New | Fixed, mobile and satellite convergence – Framework for IMT-2020 networks and beyond |
* Subsequent to the meeting, on 29 November 2022 ETRI submitted the patent declaration for Recommendation ITU-T Y.3140 “Service brokering network framework for Trusted Reality". It was duly registered in the ITU-T Patents declaration database https://www.itu.int/ipr.
Supplement agreed to (Recommendation A.13)
ITU-T Doc. No. | Q | Base text | Status | Title |
Suppl 59 to ITU-T Y.3100-series | 21/13 | TD230/WP1 | Revised
| IMT-2020 standardization roadmap
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14 new work items were agreed for establishment (from all Qs forming WP1/13). Among those, Q20/13 agreed to start work a new work item on architecture framework for autonomous networks coming out from the FG-AN (see TD60/PLEN and TD222/WP1).
The work items Y.ICN-pubsub-arch, Y.ICN-inc-arch and Y.ICN-core-arch were removed from the Q22/13 work programme as those hadn't received any contribution for the last three meetings.
Working Party 2/13 “Cloud Computing & Data Handling" meeting, 25 November 2022, Geneva, Switzerland
Recommendations consented for Last Call (Recommendation A.8 - AAP)
ITU-T Rec. No. | Q | Base text | Status | Title |
Y.3607 (Y.bdp-arch) | 18/13 | TD90/WP2 | New | Big data – Functional architecture for data provenance |
Y.3539 (Y.ccrm) | 19/13 | TD111/WP2 | New | Cloud computing - Framework of risk management |
Supplement agreed to (Recommendation A.13)
ITU-T Doc. No. | Q | Base text | Status | Title |
Suppl 72 to ITU-T Y.3000-series (Y.sup.aisr) | 17/13 | TD95/WP2 | New | Artificial Intelligence Standardization Roadmap |
Q17/13 progressed the Artificial Intelligence standardization roadmap (Supplement) towards agreement (see table above) and Big data and data handling standardization roadmap (Supplement) work, TD97/WP2.
The meeting agreed initiation of the four new work items (in Qs 7/13 and 18/13).
Working Party 3/13 “Network Evolution, Trust and Quantum Enhanced Networking” meeting, 25 November 2022, Geneva, Switzerland
Recommendations consented for Last Call (Recommendation A.8 - AAP)
ITU-T Rec. No. | Q | Base text | Status | Title |
Y.2247 (Y.frd) | 1/13 | TD112/WP3 | New | Framework and Requirements of Network-oriented Data Integrity Verification Service based on Blockchain in Future Network |
Y.2248 (Y.esm) | 1/13 | TD113-R1/WP3 | New | Service model for Entry-level Smart Farm |
Y.3813 (Y.QKDN-iwrq) | 16/13 | TD144/WP3 | New | Quantum key distribution networks interworking - functional requirements |
Y.3814 (Y.QKDN-ml-fra) | 16/13 | TD145/WP3 | New | Quantum key distribution networks - functional requirements and architecture for machine learning enablement |
Q16/13 progressed the Standardization roadmap on Quantum Key Distribution Networks (Supplement) work, TD151/WP3.
Q16/13 started the work on trustworthiness evaluation for autonomous networks based on the FG-AN outcome (see TD60/PLEN and TD161/WP3).
In total, ten new work items were initiated at this WP3/13 meeting (in Questions 1, 2, 5 and 16/13). New work item Y.Arch-NGNe-ncp on architectural evolution for NGN control plane by applying SDN technology, TD140/WP3, was approved with reservation from UK.
The new technical report TR.QN-UC “Use cases of quantum networks beyond QKDN", TD158/WP3, is based on the FG-QIT4N deliverable.
The AAP Last Call starts on 16 December 2022 for each of the 14 consented Recommendations listed above.
Next meeting of SG13 will take place in Geneva from 13 to 24 March 2023.