Executive Summary of the ITU-T Study Group 5 Meeting
“EMF, Environment, Climate Action, Sustainable Digitalization, and Circular Economy”
(Rome meeting, 17 – 27 October 2022)
The second meeting of ITU-T Study Group 5 “EMF, environment, climate action, sustainable digitalization, and circular economy” in the 2022–2024 study period, convened by
TSB Collective letter 2 took place in Rome, Italy from 17 to 27 October 2022. The meeting was hosted by the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Remote participation was provided for all sessions.
The ITU-T SG5 meeting was chaired by Mr Dominique Würges (France), Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 5, and supported by the following Vice-chairmen: Jean Manuel Canet (France), Beniamino Gorini (Nokia Corporation, Finland), Byung Chan Kim (Korea (Rep. of), Shuguang Qi (China (P.R.), Kazuhiro Takaya (NTT Corporation, Japan), and Nevine Tewfik (Egypt).
Statistics
- Participants: 169 (38 physical / 131 remote only) (TD314-R1)
- Contributions: 82
- TDs (not counting the revisions): 271 (two withdrawn due to duplication).
- Incoming/ Outgoing Liaison Statements: 33 incoming Liaison Statements and 20 outgoing Liaison Statements TD333-R7 (See also LS database)
Main discussions and results
At its meeting held in Rome, from 17-27 October 2022, ITU-T Study Group 5 achieved the following outcomes:- Consented Recommendations: 8 (from which six are revised Recommendations)
- Recommendations Decided/Determined/Approved: none at this meeting;
- Recommendations agreed for Deletion: 3 at this meeting;
- Other texts agreed: 10 at this meeting;
- New work items: 17 at this meeting.
Remote participation was provided for all sessions using MyMeetings. The following TD was prepared in this regard: - TD315 Guidelines for remote participation at the ITU-T Study Group 5 meeting (Rome, 17−27 October 2022)
As the ITU-T SG5 meeting was a physical meeting, delegates were reminded that decisions were taken by those physically present in the Plenary meeting in Rome.
Major accomplishments
Approval of the report of the last SG5 meetingThe report of the last ITU-T SG5 meeting held in Geneva, from 21 June – 1 July 2022 was approved as contained in Report 1.
Approved Recommendations by ITU-T SG5 (according to A.8 §5)
Recommendations Consented by SG5 for Last Call (AAP - Recommendation A.8)
Revised Recommendations
K.20
| Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in a telecommunication centre to overvoltages and overcurrents | Q2/5 | TD502
|
K.45
| Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in the access and trunk networks to overvoltages and overcurrents | Q2/5 | TD504
|
| K.147 | Protection of networked information technology equipment | Q2/5 | TD561-R2 |
| K.80 | EMC requirements for telecommunication network equipment in the frequency range 1 GHz - 40 GHz
| Q4/5 | TD480-R2 |
| K.136 | Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for radio telecommunication equipment | Q4/5 | TD485-R1 |
| L.1400 | Overview and general principles of methodologies for assessing the environmental impact of ICT | Q9/5
| TD548-R1
|
New Recommendations
L.1306
| L.Spec_Edge DC | Specification of Edge Data Center infrastructure | Q11/5
| TD496-R6
|
| L.1630 | L.FrameworkBIMSssc | Framework of building infrastructure management system for sustainable city | Q13/5
| TD513 |
Agreed informative texts
K.Suppl.30 to ITU-T K.118
| K.Suppl.30
| Requirements for lightning protection of fibre to the distribution point equipment - Overview
| Q2/5
| TD518
|
K.Suppl.31 to ITU-T K.118
| K.Suppl.31
| Requirements for lightning protection of fibre to the distribution point equipment - Modelling earth potential rise (EPR)
| Q2/5
| TD517
|
K.Suppl.16
| K.Suppl.16
| Electromagnetic field compliance assessments for 5G wireless networks
| Q3/5
| TD506-R1
|
| K.Suppl.32 | K.Suppl.5GCase Studies
| Case Studies of RF-EMF assessments
| Q3/5 | TD490-R1 |
K.123 (2022) Cor.1
| Cor.1 K.123
| Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for electrical equipment in telecommunication facilities
| Q4/5
| TD481
|
L.Suppl.52
| L.Suppl.cdep | Computer processing, data management and energy perspective | Q6/5
| TD471-R1
|
| L.Suppl.53 | L.Suppl.gcai
| Guidelines on the Implementation of environmental efficiency criteria for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies
| Q6/5 | TD470-R1 |
L.Suppl.54 to L.1400 series
| L.Suppl.FinancialGains | Guidance for assessing the GHG emissions consequences of the financial effects generated by ICT
| Q9/5 | TD525-R1 |
| L.Suppl.55 | L.Suppl.DC&SDG | Environmental efficiency and impacts on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of data centres and cloud computing
| Q9/5 | TD526-R2
|
| L.Suppl.56 | L.Suppl.ConnectSDG | Guidelines for connecting cities and communities with the Sustainable Development Goal
| Q13/5 | TD493
|
New work items
K.Suppl.30 to ITU-T K.118
| Requirements for lightning protection of fibre to the distribution point equipment - Overview
| Q2/5
| |
K.Suppl.31 to ITU-T K.118
| Requirements for lightning protection of fibre to the distribution point equipment - Modelling earth potential rise (EPR)
| Q2/5
| |
K.20
| Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in a telecommunication centre to overvoltages and overcurrents
| Q2/5
| TD502
TD503 A.1
|
K.45 | Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in the access and trunk networks to overvoltages and overcurrents
| Q2/5
|
|
K.143
| Guidance on safety relating to the use of surge protective devices and surge protective components in telecommunication terminal equipment
| Q2/5
|
|
K.60
| Emission levels and test methods for wireline telecommunication networks to minimize electromagnetic disturbance of radio services
| Q4/5
| TD497
TD508 A.1
|
L.FCC
| Energy consumption management and optimization platform Framework for cloud computing
| Q6/5
| TD530-R2
|
L.MCI_Gen
| Monitoring and Control Interface for Infrastructure Equipment (Power, Cooling and Building Environment Systems used in Telecommunication Networks) - Generic Interface
| Q6/5
| TD556-R1
|
L.MCI_MIM
| Monitoring and Control Interface for Infrastructure Equipment (Power, Cooling and Building Environment Systems used in Telecommunication Networks) - ICT equipment power, energy and environmental parameters monitoring information model
| Q6/5
| TD560-R2
|
L. D4PI
| An information model for digital product information on sustainability and circularity
| Q7/5
| TD529-R2
|
L.SimplifiedLCA
| Guidance on simplified life cycle assessments of Information and Communication Technologies
| Q9/5
| TD566-R1
|
L.PCF_Smartphone
| Guidelines for the assessment of the carbon footprint of a smartphone
| Q9/5
| TD568-R2
|
L.PCF_Server
| Guidelines for the assessment of the carbon footprint of a server
| Q9/5
| TD576-R1
|
L.SE_MI
| Smart Energy Solutions for Manufacturing Industry
| Q11/5
| TD521-R1
|
L.VMPS
| Virtual micro power station scheme based on carbon emission reduction of telecommunication base station
| Q11/5
| TD542-R2
|
L.FIMS
| Reference model of firefighting infrastructure management system for buildings in sustainable cities
| Q13/5
| TD512
|
Recommendations proposed for deletion.
K.43 (2009)
| Immunity requirements for telecommunication network equipment
| Q4/5
| TD495
|
K.48 (2006)
| EMC requirements for telecommunication equipment – Product family Recommendation
| Q4/5
| TD495
|
K.88 (2011)
| EMC requirements for next generation network equipment
| Q4/5
| TD495
|
Contributions
The full list of Contributions can be found in
TD329.
The following Contribution was addressed to the Plenary (QAll/5) and also to Q8/5:
- C107-R1 on Creating a database of phrases and words from Recommendations and Supplements, submitted by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) (United States).
As this Contribution was also addressed to Q8/5, it was decided that it would be discussed during the Q8/5 session.
Correspondence Group on Green and Low-carbon Deployment and Operation for Information and Communication Network.
During the ITU-T SG5 meeting from 21 June to 1 July 2022, it was decided to create a Correspondence Group on Green and Low-carbon Deployment and Operation for Information and Communication Network. The related tasks of this correspondence group were to:
- Study the possibility of creating a new Question and, if necessary, draft its terms of reference. The terms of reference of the current SG5 Questions should be taken into consideration to avoid overlapping. This study could be based on a gap analysis.
- Identify a clear direction for future Green and Low-carbon Deployment and Operation for Information and Communication Network standardization and potential work items
At the ITU-T SG5 opening plenary on 17 October 2022, the convenor of this Correspondence Group, Mr Derick Simiyu Khamali (Communications Authority Kenya), presented the report of the activities carried out of this correspondence group from August to October 2022. The convenor also presented a summary of the different points of view expressed about the proposed new Question (which, in the meantime, has been renamed).
During the discussion, views were expressed, in particular, about the scope of the proposed new Question, its relationships with other study groups, its relation to Internet architecture, and the timing of the proposal.
Based on the discussion, the following were proposed by the Chairman and agreed by the meeting:
- The proposed Question will not be created by ITU-T SG5 at this stage; however, it was noted that the topic on green and low-carbon deployment and operation for information and communication network is important. It was agreed to take this topic into consideration for the revision of the Questions for the preparation for WTSA-24 for the next study period (2025–2028) and to take into consideration the different views expressed during the meetings of the Correspondence Group.
- The report of the Correspondence group was revised, presented and approved during the closing plenary, as contained in TD467-R1. It was noted that in the report the term “some” or “other” delegates in TD467-R1 may also reflect the views of some Administrations.
- As the activities of the Correspondence Group were concluded, participants considered that there is no need to continue with the work of this Correspondence Group. This correspondence group is now closed.
Action plans for the implementation of WTSA-20 Resolutions 72, 73, and 79 (Rev. Geneva, 2022) (human exposure to EMF, environment, climate change and circular economy, and e-waste)
TD444-R1 contains the “Action Plan” for the implementation of WTSA-20 Resolutions 72, 73 and Resolution 79 (Geneva, 2022) (Human exposure to EMF, environment, climate change, and circular economy and e-waste). This document was updated during the meeting.
Highlights of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference PP (Bucharest, 2022) relevant to ITU-T SG5
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference took place from 26 September to 14 October 2022, in Bucharest, Romania.
The SG5 Chairman informed the meeting about the major revisions agreed during the conference pertaining to the following Resolutions relevant to ITU T SG5:
- PP Resolution 182 (rev. Bucharest, 2022) The role of telecommunications/information and communication technologies in regard to climate change and the protection of the environment
- PP Resolution 176 (rev. Bucharest, 2022) Measurement and assessment concerns related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields
The following TDs were presented by TSB and were noted during the ITU-T SG5 opening plenary:
- TD442 ITU recognition of the testing laboratories that have competency to test products against ITU-T Recommendations and TD484 Presentation on ITU Testing Laboratories Recognition procedure, were presented by Mr Denis Andreev.
- TD323 United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative was presented by the ITU-T SG5 Secretariat.
The following TDs were noted during the ITU-T SG5 opening plenary:
- TD319 Template for A.1 justification information
- TD320 Template for A.13 justification information
- TD321 Template for A.25 justification information
- TD322 ITU-T SG5 Work Programme
- TD324 SG5 mailing lists
- TD325 Bridging the standardization gap and Regional Groups
- TD326 Meeting facilities and electronic working method
- TD328 Organization of the ITU-T K series and L Series Recommendation
- TD330 Rapporteur Group Meeting (RGM) Document Management System guide
During the ITU-T SG5 closing plenary, a presentation on ASTM was delivered by Mr Craig Updyke as contained in
TD473.
Promotion activities and bridging the standardization gap
The following TD was presented by TSB and was noted during the ITU-T SG5 opening plenary:
- TD334 BSG e-learning course: A.1 online course
Additionally, information was provided on:
ITU-T SG5 Newcomers' session
A
Newcomers’ session was held on 18 October 2022. The following TDs were prepared and presented:
- TD331 ITU-T Study Group 5: Newcomers’ Presentation.
- TD332 ITU-T Contribution tutorial
List of stale work items
TSB provided information on the list of stale and possible work items as contained in
TD318-R2. The Rapporteurs of the concerned Questions were encouraged to discuss these work items during their respective sessions and take appropriate action. The concerned work items were updated during the sessions as follows:
Q7/5 | L.ME_RM
| Assessment of material efficiency of ICT network infrastructure goods (circular economy). Part 4: Server and data storage product critical raw materials
| Stale | 2020-06-08
| Updated
TD539 |
Q8/5 | Terminology Handbook
| Extension of the Terminology Handbook to cover relevant L-series terminologies
| Stale | 2010-11-08
| None
|
Q11/5 | L.Suppl.GR_Deal
| Green deal best practices
| Stale | 2020-11-12
| To be discontinued
|
Working Party meetings- The draft Report of Working Party 1/5 can be found in TD360-R4.
- The draft Report of Working Party 2/5 can be found in TD365-R4.
- The draft Report of Working Party 3/5 can be found in TD370-R4.
Working Party 1/5 - EMC, lightning protection, EMF
Working Party 1/5, chaired by Mr Fryderyk Lewicki, has made significant progress on various work items and achieved the following key outcomes:
Q1/5: Electrical protection, reliability, safety, and security of ICT systems
The Rapporteur of Q1/5 (Mr Chuanyou Dai) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD341-R1, which was approved without modifications. The meeting received and reviewed three Contributions relevant to Q1/5.
The main discussions were:
- One Liaison Statement was reviewed, and one answer was provided.
- Progress was made to the following work items:
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T K.SPDM “Performance Requirements and Test Methods for Surge Protective Device Modules Used in AC power port of Telecommunication Equipment”: One contribution, C138, was discussed during the meeting. The editors anticipated finishing the draft Recommendation at the next SG5 meeting. However, it would be sent to IEC SC37A WG5 for any comments. Therefore, it is expected that this draft Recommendation will not be consented at the next SG5 meeting. A TD document, TD498, was proposed to reflect the revision of the discussion and act as the base text for draft Recommendation ITU-T K.SPDM
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T K.lp “Using data of lightning positioning system for network protection”: Two contributions, C121 and C147-R1, were discussed during the meeting. It is suggested to change the title of draft Recommendation ITU-T K.lp to “Guidance for operating telecommunication facilities using data related to lightning strikes” in order to clarify the purpose of this work item. Furthermore, the structure of draft Recommendation ITU-T K.lp was also discussed. A TD document, TD501-R1, was proposed to reflect the revision of the discussion and act as the base text for draft Recommendation ITU-T K.lp.
The work programme was updated. The report of the Q1/5 meeting is contained in
TD361-R2.
Q2/5: Protecting equipment and devices against lightning and other electrical events
The Rapporteur of Q2/5 (Mr Michael Maytum) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD342-R1, which was approved without modifications.
The meeting received and reviewed 16 Contributions relevant to Q2/5.
The main discussions were:
- It was decided to open five work items, namely:
- TD518 Supplement 30 to ITU-T K.118, Requirements for lightning protection of fibre to the distribution point equipment - Overview
- TD517 Supplement 31 to ITU-T K-series Recommendations ITU-T K.118 - Requirements for lightning protection of fibre to the distribution point equipment - Modelling earth potential rise (EPR)
- TD520 K.143rev “Guidance on safety relating to the use of surge protective devices and surge protective components in telecommunication terminal equipment”
- TD502 K.20rev “Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in a telecommunication centre to overvoltages and overcurrents”
- TD504 K.45rev “Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in the access and trunk networks to overvoltages and overcurrents”
- Three draft Recommendations were submitted for consent, namely:
- TD561-R2 Draft revision of ITU-T K.147 “Protection of networked information technology equipment”
- TD502 Draft revision of ITU-T K.20 “Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in a telecommunication centre to overvoltages and overcurrents”
- TD504 Draft revision of ITU-T K.45 “Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in the access and trunk networks to overvoltages and overcurrents”
- Two draft Supplements were submitted for agreement, namely:
- TD518 Draft new Supplement 30 to ITU-T K.118 – “Requirements for lightning protection of fibre to the distribution point equipment - Overview"
- TD517 Draft new Supplement 31 to ITU-T K.118- Requirements for lightning protection of fibre to the distribution point equipment - Modelling earth potential rise (EPR)
- One Liaison Statement was reviewed (LS “Home Network Transport”), and comments were provided as this LS was submitted to QAll/5 (TD491).
- Progress was made to the following work items:
- TD520 K.143rev “Guidance on safety relating to the use of surge protective devices and surge protective components in telecommunication terminal equipment”
- Draft Recommendation ITU-TK.gm “Test Methods and preferred values for hybrid integrated circuit components containing gas discharge tube and metal oxide varistor technologies”
- The following topics were also covered:
- Voltage ramp generators for K.gm component testing (TD486-R1)
- US National Electrical Code (NEC) Class 4 power (TD483-R1)
- Creating a database of phrases and words from Recommendations and Supplements (C107-R1)
- Database of phrases and words from WP1/5 Recommendations and Supplements (C109)
The work programme was updated.
The report of the Q2/5 meeting is contained in
TD362-R2.
Q3/5: Human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) due to digital technologies
The Rapporteur of Q3/5 (Mr Fryderyk Lewicki) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD343-R3, which was approved without modifications.
The meeting received and reviewed seven Contributions relevant to Q3/5.
The main discussions were:
- It was decided not to open new work items in this meeting
- No draft Recommendations were submitted for consent.
- Two Draft Supplements were submitted for agreement, namely:
- Draft revised Supplement ITU-T K.Suppl.16 “Electromagnetic field compliance assessments for 5G wireless networks” TD506-R1
- Draft new Supplement ITU-T K.Suppl.5Gcase studies “Case studies of RF-EMF assessments” TD490-R1
- Two Liaison statements were reviewed, and two outgoing LS were prepared and agreed.
- The results of measurements and results of calculations with special care concerning the 5G system were provided and considered.
- Progress was made to the following work items:
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T K.small “Small base stations - impact on the overall exposure level”:
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T K.reflection “Impact of the metallic structures for the EMF exposure level” and
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T K.peak “Comparison between peak and real exposure in the long-term considerations”
Additionally, in parallel to the meeting, the “ITU-T activity on Human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs)” were presented in the “14th Symposium on ICTs, Environment, Climate Change and Circular Economy”, 25 October 2022, Rome, Italy.
The work programme was updated.
The report of the Q3/5 meeting is contained in
TD363-R2.
Q4/5: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) aspects in ICT environment
The Co-Rapporteurs of Q4/5 ( Messrs Beniamino Gorini & Xing Hai Zhang) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD344-R2 which was approved with modifications.
The meeting received and reviewed five Contributions and one TD relevant to Q4/5.
The main discussions were:
- It was decided to open one work item for the revision of Recommendation ITU-T K.60 “Emission levels and test methods for wireline telecommunication networks to minimize electromagnetic disturbance of radio services”, see TD497 and A.1 justification in TD508.
- Two draft Recommendations were submitted for consent, namely:
- Revision of Recommendation ITU-T K.80 “EMC requirements for telecommunication network equipment in the frequency range1 GHz - 40 GHz”; TD480-R2
- Revision of Recommendation ITU-T K.136 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for radio telecommunication equipment”; TD485-R1
- 10 Liaison Statements were reviewed, and for the liaison in TD399 should be added the new Recommendation K.152 (08/22) “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for power equipment in telecommunication facilities”, in the SG5 liaison response to ITU-T SG11.
- Progress was made to the following work items:
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T K.plc.emc “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and measurement methods for outdoor equipment and installation using power line communication technology”; consideration on the requirements to include are in TD500-R1
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T K.DMEI “Determination and mitigation of electromagnetic interference between base stations due to tropospheric radio-duct”; new draft is in TD509.
A corrigendum was produced to correct two figures in the revised Recommendation ITU-T K.123 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for electrical equipment in telecommunication facilities” that is in publication; see
TD481.
Q4/5 has analysed the published EMC Recommendations and has defined a maintenance plan; see
TD494. Furthermore, Q4/5 agreed to request the deletion of the following Recommendations because they are replaced by new Recommendations (see
TD495):
- ITU-T K.43; 2009 “Immunity requirements for telecommunication network equipment”
- ITU-T K.48; 2006 “EMC requirements for telecommunication equipment – Product family Recommendation”
- ITU-T K.88; 2011 “EMC requirements for next generation network equipment”
Q4/5 Work programme was reviewed and updated.
Mr Hattori informed those present that he would be retiring in March 2023. The meeting wished him all the best and thanked him for his excellent work throughout his years on ITU-T SG5 as official, editor and contributor.
The report of the Q4/5 meeting is contained in
TD364-R1.
Working Party 2/5 - Environmental efficiency, e-waste, circularity, and sustainable ICT networks
Working Party 2, chaired by Mr Paolo Gemma, has made significant progress and achieved the following key outcomes:
Q6/5: Environmental efficiency of digital technologies
The Rapporteur of Q6/5 (Mr Magnus Olsson) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD346-R1 , which was approved with modifications.
The meeting received and reviewed six Contributions relevant to Q6/5. In addition, during the meeting one contribution was re-allocated from Q11/5 to Q6/5.
The main discussions were:
- It was decided to open three work item on:
- Draft new Recommendation ITU-T L.FCC “Energy consumption management and optimization platform Framework for cloud computing”, TD530-R2
- Draft new Recommendation ITU-T L.MCI_Gen “Monitoring and Control Interface for Infrastructure Equipment (Power, Cooling and Building Environment Systems used in Telecommunication Networks) – Generic Interface”, TD556-R1
- Draft new Recommendation ITU-T L.MCI_MIM “Monitoring and Control Interface for Infrastructure Equipment (Power, Cooling and Building Environment Systems used in Telecommunication Networks) – ICT equipment power, energy and environmental parameters monitoring information model”, TD560-R2
- No draft Recommendations were submitted for consent.
- Two draft Supplements were submitted for agreement, namely:
- Draft Supplement L.Suppl.cdep “Computer processing, data management and energy perspective”, TD471-R1.
- Draft Supplement L.Suppl.gcai “Guidelines on the Implementation of environmental efficiency criteria for artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies”, TD470-R2.
- Five Liaison Statements were reviewed, and one answer was provided (TD558-R1).
- Progress was made to the following work items:
- L.BBU: Requirements and use cases of liquid cooling solutions and high energy efficiency solutions for 5G BBU in C-RAN mode
- L.EEMDC: Energy Efficiency in Micro Data Centre for Edge Computing
- L.FEMS: Reference Model of Factory Energy Management System
- L.GAL_3: Power management capabilities of the future energy telecommunication fixed network nodes. Enhanced Interface for power management in Network Function Virtualization (NFV) environments
- L.soft_ES: The functional requirements and test methods of software energy-saving for 5G network
- L.Sup.MDEE: Study of Multi-dimensional network energy efficiency metrics (new title)
Additionally, during the meeting, it was decided to change the title of L.Sup.MDEE to “Study of Multi-dimensional network energy efficiency metrics” (updated A.13 justification in
TD472).
A joint session with ETSI TC EE was organized on 24 October 2022, discussing the joint work items L.BBU, L.GAL_3 and L.Sup.MDEE.
The work programme was updated.
The report of the Q6/5 meeting is contained in
TD366-R1.
Q7/5: E-waste, circular economy, and sustainable supply chain management
The Co-Rapporteurs of Q7/5 (Ms Nevine Tewfik & Mr Leandro Navarro) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD347-R3, which was approved with modifications.
The meeting received and reviewed 16 Contributions relevant to Q7/5.
The main discussions were:
- It was decided to open one work item on draft Recommendation ITU-T L. D4PI “An information model for digital product information on sustainability and circularity” (TD 529-R2)
- No draft Recommendations were submitted for consent
- No Draft Supplements were submitted for agreement
- Four Liaison Statements were reviewed, and no answers were provided.
- Progress was made to the following work items:
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.ME_DD: Assessment of material efficiency of ICT network infrastructure goods (circular economy). Part 2: server and data storage product secure data deletion functionality.
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.ME_RM: Assessment of material efficiency of ICT network infrastructure goods (circular economy). Part 4: Server and data storage product critical raw materials -
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.GPSIM: Good practices for the sanitization of the information media in end-of-life ICT devices
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.ICT_PROCURE: Public procurement of ICTs to mitigate the adverse effects of e-waste
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.e-waste-collection: Guidelines on the collection, pre-treatment, dismantling, valorization and final disposal of WEEE
- Draft revised Recommendation ITU-T L.1023 Rev: Guidelines on the collection, pre-treatment, dismantling, valorization and final disposal of WEEE;
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.GDSPP: Requirements for a global digital sustainable product passport to achieve a circular economy
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.DMTT: Specification for the durability assessment of mobile telecommunication terminals -Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.SCCA: Supply-chain based carbon accounting information guidelines for ICT manufacturing industries
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.DLB: Guidelines for the durability assessment of Lithium-ion Batteries
Additionally, during the meeting, a presentation made by Mr João Alexandre Zanon (Chairman of WP4/11 and Rapporteur of Q15/11), on the current and future work of Q15/11 related to Recommendation ITU-T L.1034 “Adequate assessment and sensitization on counterfeit information and communication technology products and their environmental impact”. The presentation was provided during Q7/5 session on 19 October 2022. The presentation is found in
TD474. Experts agreed to continue cooperation and to consider a possibility of a presentation of ITU-T SG5 on Recommendation ITU-T L.1034 at Q15/11 session.
A joint meeting was also held with ETSI TC EE EEPS to discuss the status of the joint work items with Q7/5. The meeting tackled
TD466 on draft Recommendation ITU-T L.ME_AF; and
TD465 on L.ME_DIS, as well as L.ME_DD, as well as the overall report of joint work items with Q6/5 & Q7/5 (ITU-T SG5 WP2) provided by the Liaison Rapporteur to ETSI TC EE
The work programme was updated.
The report of the Q7/5 meeting is contained in
TD367-R1.
Q13/5: Building circular and sustainable cities and communities
The Rapporteur of Q13/5 (Mr Leonidas Anthopoulos) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD353-R1, which was approved with modifications.
The meeting received and reviewed five Contributions relevant to Q13/5.
The main discussions were:
- It was decided to open one work item on draft Recommendation ITU-T L.FIMS “Reference model of firefighting infrastructure management system for buildings in sustainable cities” (TD512), which are based on the discussion results of C118 and C119.
- One draft Recommendation was submitted for consent, namely:
- TD513 L.FrameworkBIMSssc “Framework of building infrastructure management system for sustainable city”
- One Draft Supplement was submitted for agreement, namely:
- TD493 L.Suppl.ConnectSDG “Guidelines for connecting cities and communities with the Sustainable Development Goal”
- 24 Liaison statements were reviewed, and one answer was provided.
Additionally, during the meeting, it was commented that draft Recommendation ITU-T L.FrameworkBIMSssc “Framework of building infrastructure management system for sustainable city” - the updated baseline text for consent (
TD513) should address the requirements for energy sources, and the editors complied with this remark. Moreover, it was commented that the new work item L.FIMS must justify how it complies with the objectives of Q13/5.
The work programme was updated.
The report of the Q13/5 meeting is contained in
TD373-R2.
Working Party 3/5 - Climate change, adaptation, mitigation, and net-zero emissions
Working Party 3, chaired by Ms Qi Shuguang, has made significant progress, and achieved the following key outcomes:
Q9/5: Climate change and assessment of digital technologies in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement
The Co-Rapporteurs of Q9/5 (Mr Jean Manuel Canet & Ms Pernilla Bergmark) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD349-R1, which was approved with some modifications and uploaded as
TD349-R2.
The meeting received and reviewed twenty Contributions relevant to Q9/5.
The main discussions were:
- It was decided to open two work items on
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.SimplifiedLCA: Guidance on simplified life cycle assessments of Information and Communication Technologies
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.PCF_Smartphone: Guidelines for the assessment of the carbon footprint of a smartphone
- One draft Recommendations was submitted for consent, namely:
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.1400rev: Overview and general principles of methodologies for assessing the environmental impact of information and communication technologies
- Two Draft Supplements were submitted for agreement, namely:
- Draft Supplement ITU-T L.Suppl.FinancialGains “Guidance for assessing the GHG emissions consequences of the financial effects generated by ICT”
- Draft Supplement ITU-T L.Suppl.DC&SDG “Assessing environmentally efficient data centre and cloud computing in the framework of the UN sustainable development goals” (revised title)
- One Liaison Statement was reviewed and noted, as well as three TDs from liaison officers.
- Six outgoing Liaison Statements were prepared.
- Progress was made to the following work items:
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.1400rev “Overview and general principles of methodologies for assessing the environmental impact of information and communication technologies”
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.1410rev “Methodology for environmental life cycle assessments of information and communication technology goods, networks and services”
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.1420rev “Methodology for energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions impact assessment of information and communication technologies in organizations”
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.Database “Guidance for the creation of an ITU database on GHG emissions of the global ICT sector”
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.VirtualMeetings “Methodology for estimating GHG emissions in the frame of virtual meetings and events”
- Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.Biodiversity_footprint “Methodology for the assessment of the footprint of an ICT organization on biodiversity”
- Draft Supplement ITU-T L.Suppl.FinancialGains “Guidance for assessing the GHG emissions consequences of the financial effects generated by ICT”
- Draft Supplement ITU-T L.Suppl.DC&SDG “Assessing environmentally efficient data centre and cloud computing in the framework of the UN sustainable development goals”
- Draft Supplement ITU-T L.Suppl.OperatorsScope3 “Guidance for assessment of Scope 3 emissions for operators”
Additionally, during the meeting, the resolutions for AR comments on draft Recommendation ITU T L.1480 “Enabling the Net Zero transition: Assessing how the use of ICT solutions impacts GHG emissions of other sectors” were discussed and agreed (
TD475). This draft Recommendation is planned to be approved by ITU-T SG5 during a plenary in December 2022.
A joint session with ETSI TC EE EEPS on draft Recommendation ITU-T L.1410rev/ETSI EE EEPS ES 203 199 was held. This was the initial session on the revision of this joint deliverable.
It was agreed to ask TSB to investigate whether an A.5 relationship could be set up with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
The work programme was updated.
The report of the Q9/5 meeting is contained in
TD369-R2.
Q11/5: Climate change mitigation and smart energy solutions
The Co-Rapporteurs of Q11/5 (Ms Qi Shuguang & Mr Sangjin Jeong) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in
TD351-R4, which was approved without modifications.
The meeting received and reviewed 10 Contributions relevant to Q11/5.
The main discussions were:
- It was decided to open three work items on
- ITU-T L.SE_MI “Smart Energy Solutions for Manufacturing Industry”
- ITU-T L.FR-ESC “Framework and requirements of environmentally sustainable computing”
- ITU-T L.VMPS “Virtual micro power station scheme based on carbon emission reduction of telecommunication base station”
- One draft Recommendation was submitted for consent, namely:
- Draft new Recommendation ITU-T L.Spec_Edge DC “Specification of Edge Data Center infrastructure”
- 22 Liaison Statements were reviewed, and two answers were provided.
- Progress was made to the following work items:
- ITU-T L.PSU_for server “Methodologies for evaluating the functionality and performance of power supply unit configured for servers”
- ITU-T L.MM&BP_DC “Measurement methodology and Best Practices for decarbonization of Data Center and Telecommunication Room in support of Net Zero”
- ITU-T L.NZ solutions “Best practices to achieve Net Zero with information and communication technologies”
- ITU-T MM&BP_IP “Measurement methodology and Best Practices for decarbonization of Industrial Park in support of Net Zero”
In addition, another new work proposal regarding the energy consumption management and optimization platform framework for cloud computing was discussed. During the discussion, it was identified that this new work item proposal should be dealt in Q6/5; consequently, the
TD530-R2, which contains the A.1 justification for proposed draft new Recommendation ITU-T L.FCC“Energy consumption management and optimization platform framework for Cloud Computing”, was submitted and discussed in Q6/5.
Furthermore, the new work proposal contribution
C132 from China regarding the green and low- carbon development of Metaverse was received and discussed during the Q11/5 session. It was agreed that green and low-carbon aspects of Metaverse is a very important topic. However, considering Liaison Statement
TD402 received from ITU-T SG17 indicating that there may be establishment of Focus Group on Metaverse (or immersive virtual universe) in TSAG, it was decided to postpone this new WI proposal, which could be opened in this upcoming Focus Group, if the Focus Group is created.
During the ITU-T SG5 Liaison Statement session held on 26 October 2022, it was agreed to send a Liaison Statement to TSAG informing them about the proposed new work item submitted to ITU-T SG5 on the green and low-carbon development of Metaverse, as contained in
TD570-R1. Should a new Focus Group on Metaverse be created, ITU-T SG5 requests TSAG to consider the environmental sustainability aspects in its terms of reference and to encourage members to contribute to TSAG on this topic.
Q11/5 experts discussed the list of stale work items and items that will become stale in three months. The experts agreed to discontinue the work on L.Energy_Crypto_currency
“Energy consumption of crypto currency” and L.Suppl.Gr_Deal “Green Deal Best Practices”. The work programme was updated accordingly.
The report of the Q11/5 meeting is contained in
TD371-R3.
Q12/5: Adaptation to climate change through sustainable and resilient digital technologies
The Co-rapporteurs of Q12/5 (Messrs Claudio Bianco and Derick Khamali) opened the meeting and presented the draft agenda contained in TD352-R1, which was approved without modifications.
The meeting received and reviewed four Contributions relevant to Q12/5. The meeting also reviewed all the e-meeting reports and documents that were in progress.
The main discussions were:
The four contributions were given in
C124-R1 as Draft New Recommendation L.5G Network Sharing and Co-construction,
C154 A.13 Justification for a proposed new work item on new supplement in Agriculture adaptation,
C180-R1 Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.CArural “Low-cost sustainable ICT solutions for climate change adaptation in rural areas and communities” and
C183 Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.SRDT_adaptation “Sustainable and Resilient Digital Technologies for Adaptation to Climate Change”.
The reports of the e-meetings held on 5 August and 7 October 2022 were reviewed. The documents progressed were updated and forwarded as TDs for further engagement. The first was the report of the e-meeting held on 5 August 2022 given in
TD405, and the e-meeting held on 7 October given in
TD423. The meetings advanced discussions on the two subjects of rural and coast given in
TD421 and
TD422 respectively. These two documents were discussed in the Rome meeting and are reposted as new TDs with an improved text.
The meeting also reviewed two incoming Liaison Statements
TD383 on current activities of FG-AI4A and
TD452-R1 on status of technically aligned deliverables between ITU and ETSI TC EE.
The work on draft Recommendation ITU-T L.KPIs_Infrastructure “Environment Key Performance Indicators for Digital Infrastructure Adapting to Climate Change” has not been started. It is expected to be started in the course of the period before the next meeting.
No new work items are proposed. There are no new Recommendations submitted for consent. There are no new Supplements proposed for agreement. There are no Liaison Statements to be sent out.
The work programme was updated, and the latest version is here below.
The report of the Q12/5 meeting is contained in
TD372-R1.
Question 8/5 - Guides and terminology on environment and climate change
The Rapporteur of Q8/5 Mr Michael Maytum opened the meeting and then presented
TD457 Applying the Author's Guide. The main content was in three sections; key reference items with Web URLs, a check sheet for Author's Guide compliance and examples of terms and definitions that needed improvement. More details on the key reference items were contain in Annexes A to J, which contained extractions from the items. A review of AAP documents was presented, and any non-compliances illustrated (TD571 Draft LS/o to SCV on SG5 Recommendations appearing in the AAP 2022 processing list)
The meeting received and reviewed two Contributions relevant to Q8/5.
The main discussions were:
- Author's Guide compliance
- One outgoing Liaison Statement was reviewed.
The work programme was updated.
The report of the Q8/5 meeting is contained in
TD368-R1.
Updates in the SG5 Management Team, Rapporteurs and Associate Rapporteurs and Liaison Rapporteurs :
During the ITU-T SG5 opening plenary the following expert was nominated as Associate Rapporteur for Q13/5:
- Kyoungjae Sun from Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea (Rep. of).
During the ITU-T SG5 closing plenary the following expert was nominated as Associate Rapporteur for Q3/5:
- Mwapwani Mnzava from Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), Tanzania.
Additionally, during the closing plenary the following experts were nominated as ITU-T SG5 mentors:
- Nevine Tewfik, SG5 Vice-chairman
- Paolo Gemma, WP2/5 Chairman
- Click here for the complete list of SG5 Rapporteurs and Associate rapporteurs.
- Click here for the complete list of SG5 Liaison Rapporteurs and other representative roles.
- Click here for the complete list of SG5 management team.
Focus Group on “Environmental Efficiency for Artificial Intelligence and other Emerging Technologies" (FG-AI4EE)
The FG-AI4EE Co-Chairman, Mr Paolo Gemma, presented the progress report of the FG-AI4EE as contained in
TD403.
The sixth and final meeting of the FG-AI4EE will take place on 1–2 December 2022, at the Norwegian Maritime Competence Center, Borgundvegen 340, 6009 Ålesund, Norway.
The Focus Group meeting will be preceded by an ITU Workshop on Environmental Efficiency for AI and other emerging technologies which will take place on 30 November 2022 from 0930 to 1700 hours (CET), at the same venue.
These meetings are being hosted by AugmentCity AS, Ålesund, and will be held as physical events with remote participation. The workshop programme, along with the Focus Group meeting agenda are available on the FG-AI4EE
homepage.
The FG-AI4EE website is available
here.
Dates of the next ITU-T SG5 meeting
- The third meeting of ITU-T SG5 is planned to be held fully virtual on 5 December 2022.The purpose of this meeting is to approve draft Recommendation ITU-T L.1480 “Enabling the Net Zero transition: Assessing how the use of ICT solutions impacts GHG emissions of other sectors”.
- A Working Party 2/5 meeting is planned to take place virtually on 9 February 2023, and it will be preceded by Q6/5, Q7/5, and Q13/5 Rapporteur e-meetings.
- The fourth meeting of ITU-T SG5 is planned to take place in June 2023.
