[SIPForum-discussion] ATIS and SIP Forum Complete New IP-Based Network to Network Interface (NNI) Technical Specification

Tue Jul 21 18:26:37 UTC 2015

ATIS and SIP Forum Complete New IP-Based Network to Network Interface (NNI)
Technical Specification

Joint task force delivers major milestone with the publication of the first
standardized, industry-based, consensus-driven specification designed to
achieve IP-based interconnection of service provider networks.

WASHINGTON, DC AND NORTH ANDOVER, MA (July 21, 2015)- ATIS and the SIP Forum
today announced completion of the first standardized IP-based
network-to-network interconnection (NNI) with consensus across North
American Service providers.  This accomplishment enables a major objective
identified in the  <https://www.fcc.gov/national-broadband-plan> United
States National Broadband Plan, to ensure that all service connections
between providers occur at the Internet Protocol (IP) level. It also helps
the industry advance a major business objective of achieving the
interconnection needed to reliably deliver a range of exciting new IP-based
services.  This work is the product of the
<https://www.atis.org/ipnni/index.asp> ATIS/SIP Forum Joint Task Force,
which is at the forefront of conducting an industry effort to evaluate the
current state of IP-IP interconnection, identify problem areas, and provide
detailed protocol-level specifications to advance solutions.

Two recently completed documents provide a detailed, protocol-level IP-NNI
specification for one service - voice. From this initial profile, further
specifications can more easily be developed. The two new ratified documents
are (1) IP Interconnection Profile, which describes a reference architecture
and specifications for both the protocol and media as it appears
"on-the-wire" at interconnect points; and (2) IP Interconnection Routing
Report, which documents mechanisms for identifying the preferred IP
interconnection point for a given phone number. 

"By simplifying IP interconnection for voice and making it easier to set up
IP services, the groundwork is in place for delivering ubiquitous advanced
real-time communications," said ATIS President and CEO Susan Miller. "The
opportunities are virtually limitless, but examples of new services
envisioned on the horizon are high-definition voice, point-to-point video
calling and multimedia text across wireless, wireline and cable providers.
ATIS is excited about the value our collaboration with the SIP Forum is
delivering the industry."

With the new specification in place, work on Phase 2 of the ATIS/SIP Forum
IP-NNI Joint Task Force is underway. It will address inter-carrier video
calling, enhanced calling name delivery (CNAM), and develop an
implementation profile for secure caller ID based on the IETF STIR (Secure
Telephone Identity Revisited) Working Group. These technical initiatives
represent the commitment and leadership of the industry to protect consumers
and enterprises from the plague of Caller ID Spoofing and Robocalls.

Phase 2 will also provide requirements for IP-NNI interoperability testing
and conduct a detailed assessment of the ongoing security requirements for
VoIP (Voice over IP) interconnect. 

"It is our intention to build on success.  We are delighted with our
collaboration with ATIS," said Richard Shockey Chairman of the SIP Forum.
"We are jointly committed to fulfilling the promise of the "any-to-any"
model of real-time communications over an all-IP infrastructure.  In
addition, we will fully integrate our SIPconnect Specification for seamless
IP-PBX or Cloud- based services into the NNI effort.  Once that is achieved,
we will have fulfilled the promise of ubiquitous multi media Enterprise
Unified Communications."  

Both of the new specifications are available free of charge in the atis.org
<http://www.atis.org/newsroom/whitepapers.asp> White Paper Center: 

IP Interconnection Routing: 

https://access.atis.org/apps/group_public/download.php/22840/ATIS-1000062-SI
PForum_TWG-6.pdf

IP NNI Profile:
https://access.atis.org/apps/group_public/download.php/22841/ATIS-1000063-SI
PForum_TWG-6.pdf

These documents are also available from the SIP Forum website free of
charge.

IP Interconnection Routing: 

http://www.sipforum.org/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,77
1/Itemid,261/

IP NNI Profile:

<http://www.sipforum.org/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,7
72/Itemid,261/>
http://www.sipforum.org/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,77
2/Itemid,261/

About ATIS
As a leading technology and solutions development organization, the Alliance
for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) brings together the top
global ICT companies to advance the industry's most pressing business
priorities. ATIS' nearly 200 member companies are currently working to
address 5G, the All-IP transition, network functions virtualization, big
data analytics, cloud services, device solutions, emergency services, M2M,
cyber security, network evolution, quality of service, billing support,
operations, and much more. These priorities follow a fast-track development
lifecycle - from design and innovation through standards, specifications,
requirements, business use cases, software toolkits, open source solutions,
and interoperability testing.

ATIS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). ATIS
is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation
Partnership Project (3GPP), a founding Partner of the oneM2M global
initiative, a member and major U.S. contributor to the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), as well as a member of the Inter-American
Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, visit
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About the SIP Forum

The SIP Forum is an IP communications industry association that engages in
numerous activities that promote and advance SIP-based technology, such as
the development of industry recommendations, the SIPit, SIPconnect-IT and
RTCWeb-it interoperability testing events, special workshops, educational
seminars, and general promotion of SIP in the industry. The SIP Forum is
also the producer of the annual SIPNOC conferences (for SIP Network
Operators Conference), focused on the technical requirements of the service
provider community. One of the Forum's notable technical activities is the
development of the SIPconnect Technical Recommendation - a standards-based
SIP trunking recommendation that provides detailed guidelines for direct IP
peering and interoperability between IP PBXs and SIP-based service provider
networks. Other important Forum initiatives include work in Fax-over-IP
interoperability, User Agent Configuration, Video Relay Service
interoperability, security, NNI, and SIP and IPv6. For more information,
please visit: http://www.sipforum.org.

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Marc Robins

President and Managing Director

SIPNOC Program Chair

SIP Forum

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Mobile: 203-829-6307

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