Executive Summary of the ITU-T Study Group 5 Meeting (Kochi, 8-19 December 2014)
Statistics
Participants: 194 - The final list of participants is available in
TD810.
Contributions: 166
TDs (not counting the revisions): 260
Incoming liaison statements: 38
Outgoing liaison statements: 34
Main discussions and results
At its meeting in Kochi, 8-19 December 2014, ITU-T SG5 approved the following technical specifications and reports developed by the Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities (FG-SSC):
ITU-T SG5 agreed to the creation of a new Question 20/5 "Smart Sustainable Cities and Communities", to the revision of Question 12/5 (Guides and terminology on environment and climate change) and to the deletion of Question 1/5 (Copper cables, networks and fibre-optic connection hardware for broadband access).
Question 12/5 "Guides and terminology on environment and climate change" - Summary contained in
TD949.
A new ITU mobile application provides a guide to electromagnetic fields (EMF) which have raised public health concerns as a country’s mobile network infrastructure expands. ITU standards are designed to ensure the responsible consideration of human exposure to EMF. The mobile app, ‘EMF Guide’, was officially launched during ITU-T Study Group 5 at an ‘ITU Forum on Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields’ in Kochi, India, on 15 December 2014, organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India.
The new app (http://emfguide.itu.int), especially developed by experts working in
ITU-T Study Group 5 for smart phones, tablets and desktops, provides information on EMF in a language accessible to all citizens. It offers an introduction to EMF and their relationship with health, as well as the various internationally agreed guidelines and standards designed to ensure safety in the use of mobile phones and other wireless technologies.
Information on the “Green ICT Standards Landscape” was presented, as contained in
TD876. The “Green ICT Standards Landscape” aims at providing a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of ongoing worldwide standardization activities related to energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of ICT devices and infrastructures.
Meeting reports:
The draft Report of Working Party 1/5 can be found in
TD761.
The draft Report of Working Party 2/5 can be found in
TD762.
The draft Report of Working Party 3/5 can be found in
TD763.
Working Party 1/5 – Damage prevention and safety
Working Party 1 made significant progress on its Work Programme and achieved the following key outcomes:
Consented Recommendations
- ITU-T K.20: Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in a telecommunications centre to overvoltages and overcurrents (TD899).
- ITU-T K.21: Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in customer premises to overvoltages and overcurrents (TD910).
- ITU-T K.27: Bonding configurations and earthing inside a telecommunication building (TD796).
- ITU-T K.45: Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in the access and trunk networks to overvoltages and overcurrents (TD912).
- ITU-T K.44 Amd.1: Resistibility tests for telecommunication equipment exposed to overvoltages and overcurrents – Amendment (TD909).
- ITU-T K.98 Cor.1: Overvoltage protection guide for telecommunications equipment installed in customer premises – Corrigendum (TD826).
- ITU-T K.103: Surge protective component application guide - Silicon PN junction components (ex K.appl3) (TD877).
- ITU-T K.104: Method for identifying the transfer potential of EPR from HV and/or MV to the earthing system or neutral of LV network (ex K.hvps1) (TD729).
- ITU-T K.105: Lightning protection of photovoltaic power supply system feeding a radio base station (ex K.lsr) (TD797).
Agreed informative text
| TD |
Title |
| TD897 | K.96 Appendix II – IEC 61000-4-5 Edition 3 impulse (surge) waveshape duration |
New work item
| TD |
Title |
| TD924 | Lightning protection and earthing of miniature wireless base station |
| TD950 | Characteristics and ratings of silicon PN junction components for the protection of telecommunications installations and/or Parameters of silicon PN junction clamping components for the protection of telecommunications installations |
| TD119 | Mitigation techniques for induction problems on fibre optical cables |
| TD766 | Mitigation techniques for ITU-T K.104 and K.5 |
| TD909 | Resistibility tests for telecommunication equipment exposed to overvoltages and overcurrents - Amendment 1 |
Working Party 2/5 – Electromagnetic fields: emissions, immunity and human exposure
Working Party 2 made significant progress on its Work Programme and achieved the following key outcomes:
Consented Recommendations
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ITU-T K.106 (ex K.mhn) "Techniques to mitigate interference between radio devices and cable or equipment connected to wired broadband networks and cable television networks” aims to introduce the relevant EMC requirements applicable to wired home network devices, and feasible solutions to resolve EMC problems caused by the use of radio devices in proximity to other wired network equipment. (TD738)
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ITU-T K.74 “Electromagnetic compatibility, resistibility and safety requirements for home network devices” was revised to require immunity to impulsive and broadband transmission signals. (TD739)
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ITU-T K.79 “Electromagnetic characterization of the radiated environment in the 2.4 GHz ISM band” was revised to add train and the aeroplane environments where devices using ISM band getting popular. (TD920)
Agreed informative texts
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TD |
Title |
| TD933 |
K.52 Supplement 1 – Software K.52 calculator |
New work items
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TD |
Title |
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TD907 | Immunity requirements for telecommunication equipment when wireless devices are used in close proximity |
Working Party 3/5 – ICT and climate change
Working Party 3 made significant progress on its Work Programme and achieved the following key outcomes:
Consented Recommendations
Energy efficiency
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ITU-T L.1330 (ex L.MandM_network) “Energy efficiency measurement and metrics for telecommunication network” reports a set of metrics for the assessment of energy efficiency of TLC mobile networks, together with proper measurement methods. Such metrics are of extremely high importance for Operators. Operators through the metrics reported in this Recommendation, a better comprehension can have a vision of networks energy efficiency, not only for “total” networks, but also for “partial” networks, definable through either geographic or demographic boundaries. (TD814).
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ITU-T L.1301 (ex L.DC_minimum_set) “Minimum data set and communication interface requirements for data center energy management” specifies the communication interface and defines the parameters to be communicated depending on the equipment used in data centres, such as power system (alternating current, (AC)/direct current (DC) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS), energy distribution), cooling system and information and communication technology (ICT) equipment. (TD894).
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ITU-T L.1321 (ex L.model EE ICT) Reference operational model and interface for improving energy efficiency of ICT network hosts” describes a reference operational model and interface for improving energy efficiency of ICT network hosts. The operational model and interface specify network proxy operation to support IPv4 ARP and DHCP in order to promote the deployment of network proxy. (TD861).
Efficient power feeding solution
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ITU-T L.1202 (ex L.performance) “Methodologies for evaluating the performance of up to 400VDC power feeding system and its environmental impact” establishes a frame for assessing performances of up to 400VDC power feeding systems and savings compared to other power feeding systems such as -48VDC power system and AC UPS commonly used in ICT sites. This Recommendation deals with performances such as efficiency, reliability/availability, and environmental impact. (TD812).
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ITU-T L.1440 (ex L.methodology_ICT in cities) “Methodology for environmental impact assessment of information and communication technologies at city level” gives general guidance for city level environmental assessments related to ICT, and provides a description of methodologies to be used for the assessment of the environmental impact of ICT in cities. The document provides specific guidance in setting the city boundaries, preparing and performing the assessment of ICT related GHG emissions and energy consumption at city level. (TD931).
Agreed informative texts
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TD |
Title |
| TD737 |
Supplement on Life-cycle management of ICT goods |
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TD836 |
Supplement on Guidelines for developing a sustainable e-waste management system |
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TD870 |
Supplement on Validation test of a data centre cooling method using renewable energy in a cold region |
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TD869 |
Supplement on Rationale for minimum data set for evaluating energy efficiency and for controlling data centre equipment in view of power saving |
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TD868 |
Supplement on Potential for primary energy savings in TLC/ICT centres through free cooling |
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TD867 |
Supplement on Case study of reduction of air-conditioning energy by optical fibre based thermometry |
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TD866 |
Supplement on Verification experiments related to increase of efficiency of air-conditioning and control technologies at a data centre |
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TD864 |
Supplement on Verification test and feasibility study of energy and space efficient cooling systems for data centres with high density ICT devices |
Agreed questionnaires
New work items
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TD |
Title |
| TD835 | Supplement on Collection of sustainable models for e-waste management by private corporations |
| TD837 | Supplement on Assessment of quantity of E-waste in developing countries |
| TD855 | Supplement on Circular Economy |
| TD911 | Supplement on Implementation guidance for ICT SME supply chains due diligence on conflict minerals |
| TD925 | Best practices in using ICTs for adaptation in the agriculture sector |
| TD893 | Functionality requirements and framework of green data center energy-saving management system |
| TD891 | Energy efficient architectures of ICT systems |
| TD872 | Green ICT solutions for telecom network facilities |
Dates of next SG5 meeting
The next meeting of ITU-T SG5 will take place from 28 September to 9 October 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Rapporteur group meetings (including e-meetings)
A Rapporteur Meeting of Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17, Q18, Q19 and Q20/5 will take place on 8-12 June 2015 in Sophia Antipolis, France together with ETSI EE.
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Regional Groups of SG5
The report of the Regional Group of SG5 for the Arab Region (SG5 RG-ARB) can be found in
TD822.
The report of the Regional Group of SG5 for the Americas (SG5 RG-AMR) can be found in
TD717.
The report of the Regional Group of SG5 for the Asia and the Pacific (SG5 RG-AP) can be found in
TD718.
The report of the Regional Group of SG5 for Africa (SG5 RG-AFR) can be found in
TD809.
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SG5 RG AFR meeting will take place on 23-27 March 2015 in Dakar, Senegal.
Results in terms of Recommendations and Other Publications
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Updates in the SG 5 Management Team and Rapporteurs
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Joint Coordination Activity on ICT & Climate Change (JCA ICT&CC)
The sixteenth Meeting of the JCA ICT&CC was held on 9 December 2014 under the Chairmanship of Ahmed Zeddam and Dave Faulkner. The meeting focused on “Cooperation with SDOs and other organizations” in the area of ICT and Climate Change.
The documents and the presentations of the meeting can be found
here. The summary of meeting can be found in
TD840.
The next meeting will be announced on the
JCA ICT&CC website.
Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities (FG-SSC)
A meeting of Working Group 3 of the FG-SSC was held on 11 December 2014. The objective of this meeting was to advance work on key performance indicators for smart sustainable cities.
The progress report of the FG-SSC can be found in
TD782. It was agreed not to extend the lifetime of the focus group for an additional year.
Information on the FG-SSC and on the management team can be found
here. The next meeting of the FG-SSC will take place in Reading, United Kingdom on 4-6 March 2015, preceded by a Forum on "Smart sustainable cities: a rising priority for decision-makers" to be held on 3 March 2015.
Focus Group on Smart Water Management (FG-SWM)
The progress report of the FG-SWM can be found in
TD783. It was agreed not to extend the lifetime of the focus group for an additional year.
Information on the FG-SWM and on the management team can be found
here. The next meeting of the FG-SWM will take place in Reading, United Kingdom on 2 March 2015.
Ninth ITU Symposium on ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change
ITU together with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Law and Justice of India held a “Symposium on ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change” on 15 December 2014 to move forward the agenda on using ICTs to monitor climate change, mitigate and adapt to its effects and, in this light, identify future requirements for ITU's related work – including standardization of ICT equipment and networks as well as development activities.
Programme and presentations can be found
here.
ITU Forum on “Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields in India"
ITU together with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Law and Justice of India held a forum on “Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields in India" on 15 December 2014. The objectives of this forum were to respond to WTSA-12 Resolution 72 "Measurement concerns related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields", to provide an overview of EMF issues to policy makers and other stakeholders with a special focus on India and to identify a few actions for consideration of Working Party 2 of the ITU-T Study Group 5.
Programme and presentations can be found
here.
