Executive Summary of the ITU-T Study Group 20 Meeting and Joint Coordination Activity on Internet of Things and Smart Cities and Communities 
(Geneva, 25 July-5 August 2016)

Numbers and other links:

• ​Consented Recommendations: 4 at this meeting
• Recommendations Decided/Determined/Approved: 1 Determined at this meeting
• Recommendations agreed for Deletion: none at this meeting
• Other texts approved: (Total: 1) 1 Supplement
• New work items: 15
• Final text of the 44 outgoing Liaison Statements: see LS database.
• The meeting had around 181 registered participants during the meeting period. Remote participation services were provided; some delegates joined both remotely and physically. The final list of participants is available in TD 438 Rev.1.

Major accomplishments

• Draft new Recommendation ITU-T Y.4113 (ex. Y.IoT-network-reqts) “Requirements of the network for the Internet of Things” was developed by Q2/20. It was consented by ITU-T SG20 and is contained in TD 473 Rev.2
• Draft new Recommendation ITU-T Y.4451 (ex. Y.IoT-cdn) “Framework of constrained device networking in the IoT environments” was developed by Q3/20. It was consented by ITU-T SG20 and is contained in TD 500 Rev.1 
• Draft new Recommendation ITU-T Y.4452 (ex. Y.WoO-fw) “Functional framework of Web of Objects” was developed by Q4/20. It was consented by ITU-T SG20 and is contained in TD 547
• Draft new Recommendation ITU-T Y.4453 (ex. Y.IoT-ASF) “Adaptive software framework for IoT devices” was developed by Q4/20. It was consented by ITU-T SG20 and is contained in TD 550
• Draft new Recommendation ITU-T Y.4454 (ex. Y.SC-platform) “Platform Interoperability for Smart Cities” was developed by Q6/20. It was determined by ITU-T SG20 and is contained in TD 498 Rev.1
• ITU-T Y.Suppl.42 to ITU-T Y.4100 series (ex Y.UCS-usecase) “Use cases of User-Centric work Space (UCS) Service was developed by Q2/20. It was agreed and is contained in TD 474 Rev.3   

​Collaboration with other SDOs and Forums

• Mr Omar Elloumi, Liaison Rapporteur from oneM2M to SG20, gave a presentation about oneM2M's current status as well as application of oneM2M in the smart cities context. The presentation highlighted the features of oneM2M release 1 and release 2 and the relationship to existing open source projects and other standardization work. The application of oneM2M for smart cities based on recent market requirements was presented. oneM2M indicated that its legal group is in the process of finalizing a legal annex governing the use of oneM2M specifications (if submitted for approval as ITU-T Recommendations) before making a submission for consideration to ITU-T SG20. TD 399

Approval of the report of the second meeting of ITU-T Study Group 20

The report was approved with some modifications as contained in TD 376 Rev1.

Highlights of TSAG 2016

• TSAG endorsed the lead Study group role for SG20 on “Internet of things and its applications” and Smart Cities and communities”.
• TSAG approved the updated text of the six SG20 questions.
• TSAG agreed to change the mandate and scope of the JCA-IoT and SC&C.
• TSAG agreed to the new title of Y-series Recommendations proposed by SG20 to include IoT and Smart Cities. A.12 was amended reflecting the changes in Y-series title “Global information infrastructure, Internet protocol aspects, Next Generation Networks, Internet of Things and Smart Cities”.
• TSAG agreed that all IoT related recommendations currently enlisted on a number of series (e.g F, H and Y-series) be double numbered under Y.4000 sub-series in order to ensure greater visibility of the responsibility of ITU-T Study Group 20.
• It was noted that the double numbered Recommendations in the Y.4000 sub-series would not be republished only to insert the new number. It was strongly recommended to keep double numbering when a new version of the Recommendation is published.
• After discussion between the SG16 and SG20 chairmen, TSAG endorsed the proposal to propose to WTSA an amendment to one of the lead SG roles proposed by SG16 as "Lead study group on ubiquitous multimedia applications".
• TD578/TSAG on “ITU-T Study Group 20 report on SG20 as the lead study group on Internet of Things (IoT) and its applications, smart cities and communities” was presented by SG20 Chairman and the report was noted.
• TD525/TSAG on “proposed Questions and mandate of SG20 for the next study period” was presented by SG20 Chairman.
• Cooperation between SG17 and SG20 on IoT security and privacy issues was discussed in the TSAG meeting. The two Co-conveners prepared a joint report which highlighted the results of the Correspondence Group IoT-Sec. An agreement was reached and is contained in TD614Rev.2/TSAG.

Contributions

The following contributions were noted during the SG20 Opening Plenary [TD 400] [C 258].

Update on Y.4000 series structure

An update on Y.4000 series was noted by the meeting as contained in TD 312 Rev.1              

Newcomers' session

The newcomers’session took place on 25 July. Mr. Marco Carugi, Q2/20 Rapporteur delivered the following presentations as contained in TD 300,
,TD 390, TD 393.

Dates of next SG20 meeting and interim Working Party meetings

• The next meeting of ITU-T SG20 is planned in February/March 2017 (dates to be confirmed).
• Interim Physical/Virtual Rapporteur Meetings are scheduled. Information on future physical and virtual meetings is available at: http://handle.itu.int/11.1002/db/rgm-sg20.​

Map of meeting reports & Liaison Statements (as seen by the SG20 Plenary) 

Summary of Questions' Results 

Question 1/20 summary

Question 1/20 had a successful meeting. Q1/20 adopted the Agenda contained in TD 401 Rev.8.

Q1/20 meeting received and reviewed 8 contributions and progressed on its 5 previously adopted work items. It additionally adopted a new work item titled: ITU-T Y.Req-Arch-CS "Requirements and Functional Architecture of IoT-related Crowdsourced Systems". The scope of this new draft Recommendation includes:

• concept of IoT-related Crowdsourced Systems (CS) platforms;
• use cases related to IoT-related Crowdsourced Systems (CS) platforms;
• requirements for IoT-related Crowdsourced Systems (CS) platforms;
• functional architecture of the  IoT-related Crowdsourced Systems (CS) platforms.

Working Party 1/20 – Internet of Things (IoT)

Question 2/20 summary

Question 2/20 had a very successful meeting. The group adopted the Agenda in TD 402 Rev.11.

The assigned documents to Q2/20 were addressed in 50 sessions. Q2/20 discussed 44 Contributions and reviewed 40 TDs including various incoming liaison statements. During the meeting, Q2/20 has made progress on 11 draft Recommendations and 1 draft Supplement with significant inputs from the floor, lively discussions and dedication from all the participants.

The main results of the meeting are as follows:

Q2/20 also proposed 3 new Work Items for approval and 9 outgoing Liaison Statement were prepared.

The meeting Report of Q2/20 can be found in TD 412 Rev.5

Question 3/20 summary

Question 3/20 had a very successful meeting. The group adopted the Agenda in TD 403 Rev.4.

The assigned documents to Q3/20 were addressed in 23 sessions. Q3/20 discussed 17 contributions and 28 incoming liaison statements. During the meeting, Q3/20 has made progress on 6 draft Recommendations. At the meeting, Q3/20 produced 13 output documents including revised texts of ongoing draft Recommendations and initial draft Recommendations, and the meeting report.

The main results of the meeting are as follows:

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Question 4/20 summary

Question 4/20 had a very successful meeting. The group adopted the Agenda in TD 404 Rev.8.

The assigned documents to Q4/20 were addressed in 28 sessions. Q4/20 discussed 25 contributions and 42 incoming liaison statements. During the meeting, Q4/20 has made progress on 8 draft Recommendations. At the meeting, Q4/20 produced 22 output documents including revised texts of ongoing draft Recommendations and initial draft Recommendations, living list and the meeting report.

The main results of the meeting are as follows:

During this joint session a presentation by DONA Foundation on Handle System was delivered, TD 448 Rev.1.

Working Party 2/20 – Smart cities and Communities (SC&C)

Question 5/20 summary

Question 5/20 had a very successful meeting. The group adopted the Agenda in TD 405 Rev.6.
Q5/20 discussed 12 Contributions and 4 Liaison Statements. During the meeting, Q5/20 has made progress on 3 draft Recommendations and has agreed to submit 3 new work items for ITU-T SG20 approval as initial draft Recommendations. At the meeting, Q5/20 produced 16 output documents including revised texts of on-going and initial draft Recommendations and the meeting report. 

The main results of the meeting are as follows:

Question 6/20 summary

Question 6/20 had a very successful meeting. The group adopted the Agenda in TD 406 Rev.4.
Q6/20 discussed 16 Contributions and one Liaison Statement. During the meeting, Q6/20 has made good progress on 3 draft Recommendations and has agreed to submit 2 new work items for ITU-T SG20 approval as initial draft Recommendations. At the meeting, Q6/20 produced 16 output documents including revised texts of on-going and initial draft Recommendations and the meeting report. 

The main results of the meeting are as follows:​

The meeting Report can be found in TD 416 Rev.4.

Recommendations consented for Last Call (AAP – Recommendation ITU-T A.8)

The SG20 plenary meeting gave consent (AAP) to four draft new ITU-T Recommendations for Last Call according to Recommendation ITU-T A.8:

Recommendations Approved by SG20 on the closing Plenary (according to A.8 §5)

None at this meeting.

Recommendations Determined (TAP-WTSA-12 Resolution 1)

The SG20 plenary meeting determined (TAP) one draft new ITU-T Recommendation in accordance with WTSA-12 Resolution 1, Section 9.

   
Recommendations agreed for deletion by SG20

None at this meeting.

Updates in the SG20 management team and Rapporteurs 

(Click here for the complete list of SG20 Rapporteurs). Please also see: TD 302 Rev.1, TD 327 and TD 432.

Resignations:

New Appointments:

Representatives and other roles:

Please see: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/studygroups/2013-2016/20/Pages/representatives.aspx  

Special Session on Security and Privacy

A Special Session on Security and Privacy was held on 1 August 2016. The group adopted the Agenda in TD 460 Rev.2. The objectives of this session were to:

Joint Coordination Activity on Internet of Things and Smart Cities and Communities (JCA-IoT and SC&C)

The sixteenth meeting of the JCA-IoT and SC&C took place on 29 July 2016 under the Chairmanship of Hyoung Jun Kim and Fabio Bigi. All the meeting documents can be found here. The Final Report of the 16th JCA-IoT and SC&C meeting can be found here. (also TD 499 Rev.1)

Other activities

• The Flipbook on Unleashing the potential of the Internet of Things was launched during the SG20 opening plenary on 25 July 2016. This flipbook presents a compendium of the first set of ITU international standards for IoT, providing a resource of great value to standards experts interested in contributing to the work of ITU-T Study Group 20.
• During the ITU-T SG20 Opening plenary, it was announced that the First meeting of the United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative was held on 21 and 22 July 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.
  
  The U4SSC is a new global platform launched by ITU and UNECE for smart city stakeholders to shape smart sustainable cities worldwide. U4SSC is supported by 15 other UN agencies/funds and programmes. It advocates for public policies to encourage the use of ICTs to facilitate and ease the transition to smart sustainable cities.
  
  The work of the U4SSC will be conducted under 3 Working Groups:
• WG1 – Setting the Framework
• WG2 – Connecting Cities and Communities
• WG3 – Enhancing Innovation and Participation
  
  More information can be found in TD 436 or at: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/ssc/united/Pages/default.aspx

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