Welcome and Introduction Dr. W. Charlton Adams, Jr., President-Elect, IEEE Standards Association; Program Director, Standards & Open Source, IBM Corporation
Abstract: The introduction to this conference on “Global Standards, Local Insight” will highlight the importance of global collaboration and cooperation in standards development. Such cooperation provides a paramount benefit to both manufacturers and users in industry, as well as to government and academia. Topics to be addressed include IEEE’s corporate standards program, intellectual property trends, and the role of the standards-developing organization in meeting industry's needs for a time-sensitive, cost-effective international standards environment along with an overview of significant technology programs positioning future market development.
Welcome Keynote Keiji Kimura, EVP, Corporate Executive Officer, Officer in Charge of Technology Strategies, Intellectual Property and Electronics Business Strategies, Sony Corporation
MIC presentation Masao Matsumoto, Director General for Technology Policy Coordination, Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)
METI presentation Kyoichi Hirota, Director General, Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Policy Unit, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Secretary General, Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC)
Overview of IEEE-SA Dr. W. Charlton Adams, Jr., President-Elect, IEEE Standards Association; Program Director, Standards & Open Source, IBM Corporation
Abstract: The IEEE is a leading global developer of standards that underpin many of today’s technologies. Its standards are developed in a unique environment that builds consensus in an open process based on input from interested parties. With nearly 1,300 standards either completed or under development, it is a central source of standards in traditional and emerging fields, particularly telecommunications, information technology, and power generation. This presentation will provide an overview of the structure and operations of the IEEE Standards Association and its position in the global standards infrastructure.
IEEE-SA IPR policy Steven M. Mills, IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group Chair; Senior Architect, Hewlett-Packard Company
Abstract: IPR policies are key components of any standards organization. The IEEE Standards Association recently undertook a thorough examination and updating of its patent policies, using an open process through the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee. Approved in late 2004 and implemented in 2006, this policy is considered to be leading-edge for standards organizations. This presentation will present the key elements of the IEEE-SA IPR policy.
IEEE-SA Corporate Program Overview Dr. Bilel Jamoussi, IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group Member; Director, Strategic Standards, Chief Technology Office, Nortel
Abstract: The ways standards are developed are as fluid and evolving as technical standards themselves. The IEEE has evolved from a singularly formal organization to an environment that embraces all three of the essential forms of standardization: the individual process, the corporate process, and consortia. This presentation will give an overview of the elements of this corporate program and its benefits.
Example of IEEE-SA Entity Standards Development Process Dennis B. Brophy, IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group Member; Director, Strategic Business Development, Mentor Graphics Corporation
Abstract: IEEE standards ensure that products and services perform as intended. They also foster interoperability; create uniform design, installation and testing methods; and protect users and the environment. The IEEE standards development process provides key mechanisms for opening markets, stimulating innovation, enabling competition, encouraging customer confidence, and optimizing industry business strategies. The IEEE-SA entity standards development process forges strategic partnerships that help move products to market quickly in an accelerating technology market. This presentation will give a detailed look at how specific entity standards were developed in the IEEE Standards Association.
Battery Standards Dr. Mikio Mukai, SonyCorporation The presentation describes the origin of the first IEEE Standards Association Corporate Program standard, “IEEE 1625-2004,” titled “Standard for Rechargeable Batteries for Multi-Cell Mobile Computing Devices,” and the standard’s revision, which started in November 2006. The standard references a number of international standards and specifications, so by definition the IEEE Std 1625 revision provides global and local benefits.
A number of the provisions in the revision of IEEE Std 1625 are more rigorous than the first version of the standard. Therefore, understanding the original standard and the revision provides information about the working group’s perspectives and their abilities to act locally and globally over a relatively short period of time in response to the industrial need for standardization.
Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Standardization Initiatives in Japan Satoshi Kojima, Technical Director, CyberWorkBench Division, NEC System Technologies, Ltd.
Abstract: Electronic Design Automation (EDA) technologies have substantially contributed to electronic industries, especially emerging new products such as microprocessors, ASICs, FPGAs and SoCs in semiconductor industries in terms of design productivity and design quality improvement. Most design languages standardized at IEEE and IEC in last two decades have been enabling not only smooth design data transfer, but also design tool integration among various EDA vendors to implement sophisticated design technologies and methodologies to meet keen design requirements.
The EDA Technical Committee at JEITA (formerly-EIAJ) was formed in 1990. Since then they have been actively contributing to most standard design languages such as EDIF, VHDL, Verilog HDL, System Verilog, and System C in cooperation with IEEE DASC, IEC TC93, and feeder organizations. Currently, they are focusing on verification and synthesis subsidiaries of Sytem C and standard power format for low power design.
The IEEE 1666 Project : SystemC Standardization Effort in Japan Takashi Hasegawa, Director, ESL & Verification Department, SoC Design Engineering Division, Fujitsu Microelectronics Ltd.
Abstract: SystemC is now widely used in Japan as the Electronic System Level (ESL) language both for modeling and verification of the systems and/or System on Chip (SoC). The standardization of the SystemC language is important to Japan’s electronics and information technology industries. The Electronic Design Automation Technical Committee (EDA-TC) of the Japan Electronics & Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) established the SystemC Working Group (SCWG) in October 2003, as the sole organization for SystemC standardization in Japan. Over 10 SystemC experts have actively contributed to the international standardization of SystemC, in cooperation with the IEEE P1666 Working Group members and the OSCI Language Working Group. The SCWG is now focusing on Transaction Level Modeling (TLM) standardization.
The other mission of the SCWG is to promote SoC design methodologies using SystemC in Japan. Since January 2005, SCWG has hosted the Japan SystemC User Forum (JSCUF) every year, in conjunction with the Electronic Design & Solution Fair (EDSF) in Yokohama, with support from OSCI, which hosted JSCUF in 2003 and 2004. Six years of the attendees' survey results show interesting trends for the SystemC user in Japan, which are slightly different from other regions in the world. SCWG also created the composition requirement of the SystemC Style Guide for Synthesis, and created the recommended design methodology with SystemC (effective use of synthesis).
Power Line Communications and IEEE P1901 Activity Masato Ohura, Senior Coordinator, Standardization & Collaboration Center, Panasonic
Abstract: Broadband connectivity to and within the home has been available to consumers for some time through various technologies. Among those technologies, Power Line Communications (PLCs) is an excellent candidate for providing broadband connectivity, as it exploits an already existing infrastructure that is much more pervasive than any other wired alternative (both to and within the home) and it allows virtually every line-powered device to become the target of value-added services. Therefore, PLCs may be considered as the technological enabler of a plethora of future applications that would probably not be available otherwise.
For the widespread adoption of broadband PLCs, it is important to create an international technical standard issued by a credible and globally recognized standards-setting body. For this purpose, the IEEE P1901 corporate standards working group, created in June 2005, is going ahead with standardization of PLC technology, and it is entering now a crucial phase. This presentation will describe the marketing and technology of PLCs, and will give an overview of the current activities of the IEEE P1901 working group.
NGSON: Emerging Vision for Future Service Networks Thomas Lee (Li Li), Vice Director, Industry Standards Department, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
Abstract: As a new entity-based IEEE standards project, IEEE P1903 (NGSON: Next Generation Service Overlay Networks) is ready to launch. This presentation describes the vision of NGSON from the viewpoint of Huawei Technologies, discussed the approved PAR (Project Authorization Request), and presents backup materials for IEEE P1903 supplied by several key companies. Future events and planning will also be presented. Japanese telecom companies are invited to join in the standardization of NGSON and share in its vision and benefits.
Research and Development toward Cognitive Radio Standards Dr. Hiroshi Harada, Director, Ubiquitous Mobile Communication Group National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Abstract: This presentation summarizes the cognitive radio needs on the basis of the latest Japanese frequency allocation environment. To realize this technology, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) supported a project undertaken by National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and some Japanese companies to research and develop enabling technologies on cognitive radio/dynamic spectrum access equipment. This presentation also shows the objectives, the network image, and the results of this project. Finally, this presentation will address the current activities toward cognitive radio standards in order to realize cognitive/dynamic spectrum access based communication systems.
Research of Cognitive Radio Using Multi-Transmission Links in Japan and Standardization Activities Dr. Kazunori Takeuchi, Senior Manager, Cognitive Radio Laboratory, KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc.
Abstract: An objective of cognitive radio is to address improvements in frequency utilization, flexible selection of optimal frequency bands, wireless channel bandwidth, modulation schemes, and access methods.
In metropolitan areas, a large number of wireless stations consume a variety of frequency bands. In such a radio environment, it is difficult to utilize DSA (Dynamic Spectrum Access) continuously because of the lack of vacant areas for secondary usage. On the other hand, if a wireless station has a multi-transmission links scheme and feeds its transmission data to the wireless system with the largest margin of capability, it can effectively utilize “white space” and improve the performance of all wireless connections.
In Japan, with the support of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, research into cognitive radio systems using multi-transmission links has been carried out by several players. This system has the advantage of implementing existing wireless technologies within the current wireless regulations.
This presentation will summarize the research results of cognitive radio using multi-transmission methods and address the importance of IEEE P1900 activities to push these research results into the deployment phase.
Extending Ethernet for the Future Kenji Amemiya, ManagerMetro Ethernet NetworksNortel Networks Japan
Abstract : The IEEE 802 standards body has been evolving Ethernet along many technology fronts. Due to its simplicity and efficiency, Ethernet has become the most popular interface to access computer networks. Recently, Ethernet services and Ethernet networking have been evolving to meet service provider needs to leverage the ubiquity and utility of Ethernet communication services. This demand has established a new technology segment called Carrier Ethernet. This presentation will introduce some of the relevant recent topics in standards being developed for Carrier Ethernet.
WiMAX—Commercial Deliverables of the IEEE P802.16 Standard and Its Deployment in Japan Dr. Hideo Okinaka, VP & GM, Emerging Technologies and Spectrum, KDDI
Abstract: WiMAX is one of the prominent broadband wireless access systems in
the Internet era. It is a product of the WiMAX Forum, based on the
IEEE 802.16 standard. IEEE P802.16 provides reliable and sound PHY and MAC layer specifications, while the WiMAX Forum defines profiles of PHY and MAC for implementation that are tailored for particular market needs. The WiMAX Forum also develops network layer specifications to complement the IEEE P802.16 standard and offers equipment certification program for global interoperability. In Japan, UQ Communications, Inc., which is a joint venture company led by KDDI, is planning to launch commercial services using WiMAX in 2009.
This presentation addresses how the IEEE Standards Association and the market-driven WiMAX Forum collaborate to make a standard reality and through it to assist society and industry. It also touches on the WiMAX deployment plan developed by UQ Communications.
IEEE P802.20 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems Supporting Vehicular Mobility Kazuhito Ishida, Senior Staff Engineer, Qualcomm Japan Dr. Radhakrishna Canchi, Director of Engineering, KTRC
Abstract: IEEE P802.20 is developing a standard for an efficient packet-based air interface that is optimized for the transport of IP-based services. IEEE P802.20 air interfaces provide interoperable mobile broadband wireless access systems that operate in licensed bands below 3.5 GHz and are optimized for IP data transport with peak data rates per user in excess of 1 Mbps. The draft standard supports various vehicular mobility classes up to 250 Km/h and targets spectral efficiencies, sustained user data rates, and numbers of active users that are all significantly higher than those achieved by existing mobile systems. The IEEE P802.20 draft standard consists of 625k-MC (TDD) mode and wideband modes (TDD and FDD), which are well developed to achieve these requirements. IEEE P802.20 has a liaison relationship with ARIB, Japan.
