ETSI TR 101 374-2 V1.1.1 (2000-03) Technical Report Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES); Broadband satellite multimedia; Part 2: Scenario for standardization 2 ETSI TR 101 374-2 V1.1.1 (2000-03) Reference DTR/SES-00038-2 Keywords satellite, broadband, multimedia ETSI Postal address F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE Office address 650 Route des Lucioles - Sophia Antipolis Valbonne - FRANCE Tel.:+33492944200 Fax:+33493654716 Siret N° 348 623 562 00017 - NAF 742 C Association à but non lucratif enregistrée à la Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (06) N° 7803/88 Internet [email protected] Individual copies of this ETSI deliverable can be downloaded from http://www.etsi.org If you find errors in the present document, send your comment to: [email protected] Important notice This ETSI deliverable may be made available in more than one electronic version or in print. 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ETSI 3 ETSI TR 101 374-2 V1.1.1 (2000-03) Contents Intellectual Property Rights................................................................................................................................9 Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................9 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................9 Executive Summary..........................................................................................................................................12 1 Scope......................................................................................................................................................15 2 References..............................................................................................................................................15 3 Abbreviations .........................................................................................................................................20 4 Trends in Telecommunication Networks...............................................................................................23 4.1 General .............................................................................................................................................................23 4.2 Fixed - Mobile Convergence ............................................................................................................................24 4.3 Network Convergence ......................................................................................................................................25 4.4 Global Multimedia Mobility.............................................................................................................................27 4.5 Intelligent Networking......................................................................................................................................29 4.5.1 Virtual Home Environment.........................................................................................................................29 4.5.2 Number Portability .....................................................................................................................................31 4.6 IP ......................................................................................................................................................................32 4.7 ATM.................................................................................................................................................................33 4.8 UMTS/IMT-2000/3GPP ..................................................................................................................................34 4.8.1 Fourth Generation Systems.........................................................................................................................35 4.9 LMDS...............................................................................................................................................................35 4.10 Broadcasting Trends.........................................................................................................................................35 4.11 Standardization Trends.....................................................................................................................................35 4.12 Discussion ........................................................................................................................................................35 5 Trends in Satellite Networks..................................................................................................................36 5.1 Satellite Technology Trends.............................................................................................................................36 5.2 Specific Satellite System Issues........................................................................................................................37 5.2.1 Satellite Orbits ............................................................................................................................................37 5.2.2 Frequency Bands.........................................................................................................................................38 5.2.3 Air Interfaces ..............................................................................................................................................38 5.2.4 Multicasting and Broadcasting....................................................................................................................38 5.2.5 Service Classes and QoS.............................................................................................................................38 5.2.6 OBP ............................................................................................................................................................39 5.2.7 Coverage Areas...........................................................................................................................................40 5.3 DVB over Satellite ...........................................................................................................................................40 5.4 ATM over Satellite...........................................................................................................................................40 5.5 IP over Satellite ................................................................................................................................................40 5.6 Satellite IMT-2000 ...........................................................................................................................................40 6 Related Standardization in other Bodies................................................................................................42 6.1 ITU...................................................................................................................................................................42 6.1.1 ITU-T..........................................................................................................................................................42 6.1.1.1 GII Activities.........................................................................................................................................42 6.1.1.2 IP Project...............................................................................................................................................43 6.1.2 ITU-R .........................................................................................................................................................44 6.1.2.1 WP 4B - ATM via Satellite...................................................................................................................44 6.1.2.2 WP 4B - Satellite Link Performance for Transmission of IP ................................................................47 6.1.2.3 Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS) ............................................................................................................47 6.1.2.4 ITU-R activities on digital broadcasting ...............................................................................................48 6.1.3 ICGSAT......................................................................................................................................................49 6.2 TIA Telecommunications Industry Association ...............................................................................................50 6.2.1 Satellite Standards Activities of TR-34.......................................................................................................50 ETSI 4 ETSI TR 101 374-2 V1.1.1 (2000-03) 6.2.1.1 Satellite Communications Division (SCD) and TR-34..........................................................................50