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EuroCableLabs6th Floor, Kennedy HouseAvenue des Arts / Kunstlaan 36 1040 BrusselsBelgium
http://www.eurocablelabs.com
EUROEUROCABLECABLELABSLABS – Das neue Centre of – Das neue Centre of Excellence der Europäischen KabelindustrieExcellence der Europäischen Kabelindustrie
Sitzung des ITG-Fachausschusses 3.3München, 25.10.2005
Dr. Dirk Jaeger
Institut für N achrichtentechnik
Dirk Jaeger
Slide 2EUROEUROCABLECABLELABSLABS – das neue Centre of Excellence – das neue Centre of Excellence
EUROCABLELABS EUROCABLELABS – Motivation for Creation of ECL– Motivation for Creation of ECL
• Many separate groups involving same industry players – needed consolidation of technical activities for common voice
• ECL formed as consolidation of technical work from various groups• ECCA Technical Committee – ECCA-TC• Euro-DOCSIS Certification Board – ECB
• Anticipate close working relationship with the European Cable Communications Association – ECCA
• Involvement of and funding from a broad MSO and Cable community• Initially formed from ECCA membership• Complemented by ECB members• Developing structure for vendor participation
• Set up as autonomous department of ECCA
Dirk Jaeger
Slide 3EUROEUROCABLECABLELABSLABS – das neue Centre of Excellence – das neue Centre of Excellence
ECL CharterECL Charter
• Consolidated technical organization for European MSOs
• ECL will focus on
• Development of emerging technologies
• Contribution to technology standardization
• Product certification and interoperability testing
• Provision of common communication platform for industry in Europe
• Key strategies of ECL to accomplish its goals
• Close co-operation and co-ordination with CableLabs
• Inter-working with manufacturers to give them “industry-wide” view
• Be MSO’s primary representation in industry organizations and standardization bodies
• Provide interface and input to European regulators
Dirk Jaeger
Slide 5EUROEUROCABLECABLELABSLABS – das neue Centre of Excellence – das neue Centre of Excellence
EUROEUROCABLECABLELABSLABS – Organigram – Organigram
all member companies
Executive Committee
ECL MD: C. Carroll
ECCA TD & ECL Deputy MD: D. Jaeger
ECCA/ECL Secretariat
Standardization
S. Ispahani (UGC) – PresidentM. Kull (com hem),
S. Upton (ntl), J. Vorstermans (Telenet),
N. Thöry (KDG)
CTO Board
Emerging Technologies
Certification
Dirk Jaeger
Slide 6EUROEUROCABLECABLELABSLABS – das neue Centre of Excellence – das neue Centre of Excellence
EUROEUROCABLECABLELABSLABS – Technical Pillars – Technical Pillars
Standardization
European SOsCENELEC
ETSI
International SOsITUIEC
OthersCableLabs
DVBSCTE
Emerging Technologies
IP NG€DVoIP
TVSTBPVR
HDTV
OthersWireless
Netw. Manag.
Certification
ECBEuroDOCSIS
EuroPacketCable
External LabstComLabs
OthersVendor meetings
Dirk Jaeger
Slide 7EUROEUROCABLECABLELABSLABS – das neue Centre of Excellence – das neue Centre of Excellence
European Cable TV – The Current Status of European Cable TV – The Current Status of Broadband over Cable in EuropeBroadband over Cable in Europe
People involved:• Sudhir Ispahani – President• Niel-Kristian Hersoug – Managing Director• Dirk Jaeger – Technical Director• Volker Leisse – Project Manager IP• Niels Rosenhäger – Project Manager digitalTV• Chuck Carroll – Senior Consultant • Malcolm Taylor – Director Certification• Jutta Nottbohn – Office Manager
Dirk Jaeger
Slide 8EUROEUROCABLECABLELABSLABS – das neue Centre of Excellence – das neue Centre of Excellence
Relation to Other OrganizationsRelation to Other Organizations
• CableLabs U.S.• General Agreement of Cooperation signed at ECCA Congress in
March 2005• Coordination Committee established – regular consultations on
executive level• Cooperation on working group level under NDA and IPR
agreement
• tComLabs• Remains chosen lab for certification and interoperability testing
for EuroDOCSIS and EuroPacketCable Technologies• Evolving the relations pertaining to the new role of ECL in the
certification process
Dirk Jaeger
Slide 9EUROEUROCABLECABLELABSLABS – das neue Centre of Excellence – das neue Centre of Excellence
Relation to Vendor CommunityRelation to Vendor Community
• ECL launched program to involve vendor community• Communication and regular information exchange to identify
early trends of emerging technologies important for cable• Cooperation to develop specifications on new cable technologies• Coordination to achieve efficient representation in key standards
bodies• Partnership possibly based on Associate ECL Membership
• Teleste and Gallery IP Telephony applied• Further vendors manifested serious interest to join,
e.g. SA, Arris, NDS