Testing IMS Video Sharing in the IMTC’s SuperOp!
June 19, 2007
Hello friends.
I’m now facing a difficult task. I have to write enough material about our tests during SuperOp! 2007 to make this post interesting, and at the same time I have to keep the actual result and outcome secret, due to disclosure agreements. Let’s see how I do.
First of all, there was no scheduled test time dedicated to CSI (or VideoShare) during SuperOp! 2007. The testing we did was outside ordinary schedule. But still, we received lots of help from the fine people arranging this event, setting up environments, provisioning SIMs and so on. Thanks to everyone who helped out.
After having tested connectivity and server environments during Thursday evening, the actual testing began early Friday morning. A few hours later, we were forced to cut off, since networks were going down and plugs were being pulled. Nevertheless, we are happy with the outcome. We have tested according to the test specification, and we have some issues that should be addressed. Video has been sent, and video has been received.
Saturday morning we had our first F2F meeting. Finally. Due to some last minute changes, only five companies were represented. But we are still satisfied, we now have momentum. Several details were discussed regarding the test document, and we started planning a new test activity sometime during August/September. This time it will be an isolated CSI test activity. We will focus solely on the services that the group is involved in. Sweden or Israel seem to be hot candidates. Hope to see you all there!
All in all, it’s great to see the recognition we are gaining, after all our hard work. If we keep going like this, we are on our way to success. New companies are joining the group, and our liasons are welcomed by everyone. Hopefully, more test events will be reality soon, and we are also glancing at other features similar to CSI that we would like to bring into our group. Please join, you could be in for something good!
Take care!
Kristofer Jarl
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication
Technorati Tags: IMS, SuperOp, Video Sharing
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I’m very excited to be the first to welcome you to the IMTC Blog! As a popular saying goes, it is hard to teach old dogs the new tricks. IMTC is 14 years old, so in the terms of age technology, it is quite an honorable age. A lot of young engineers today might even question the sheer existence of the standards IMTC was all about. However, IMTC as an organization is evolving, and we do “learn new tricks” and reinvent ourselves. We moved from H.320 to H.323, then to Packet Switched, SIP and 3G Mobile Video. We continue evolving further to IMS and Content Delivery.
IMTC managed to build an incredibly valuable collection of standardization-related documents for such technologies like JPEG (we call this collection a Historical Archive). While organization evolved, the core things IMTC is all about stayed the same – standards, interoperability and expertise.
IMTC always advocated multimedia communications technologies based on open standards. The focus of the IMTC work is Real Life Interoperability. With numerous Interoperability testing events, including the flagship annual SuperOp! event, IMTC is well known in the industry as leading authority on interoperability testing. And with IMTC Forums, we always bring together world experts in multimedia communications and standards development. And this combination of expertise and leadership makes me believe in exciting future prospects of IMTC.
I do like science fiction a lot. While driving today to work, I was thinking about predictions made in the books about the ways we will communicate. And one thing did strike me is that almost everything which was dreamed of, except may be “Beam me up, Scotty”, is the reality today. We can see and hear each other any time any place, we always know our exact location, our cars can park themselves…if you are a science fiction writer, what kind of communication technologies will you envision? Well, I’m sure, whatever we will come up with, IMTC will be around to make sure it is interoperable and to promote it.
And while the new technologies are being invented, IMTC is continuing on its current way, and inviting you to join in. Next week at VON in San Jose, IMTC puts together a panel of experts who will discuss the role of standards in the today’s communications world. More info is available here: http://www.von.com/schedule_gcs31168946047.html
Then in April, IMTC members will get together for annual SuperOp! 2007 event ( April 23-27, in Jesi, Italy), to test all the latest developments in SIP, IMS, 3G-324M, Packet Switched and other technologies. And of course we have more events planned throughout 2007 and beyond. Bottom line is very simple – if your company is not a member of IMTC yet, make it high priority to join IMTC and help shaping the future of multimedia communications!
Have a great interoperable communications day!
SuperOp! 2007 – The Interoperability Testing Event
February 27, 2007
IMTC is holding its major test event - SuperOp!, in Jesie Italy in April 2007. The event, bringing together experts from across the globe, helps our member companies to roll out better products, after they were tested in real life environment, with competing companies. As a collaborative effort, it has a proven advantage to our members, in product readiness and shortened time to market. On top of rigorous testing effort, engineers from all around the world have the opportunity to network, discuss industry issues, and have some fun – organized trips, parties, and drinks are all part of the package.
The event is a must event for all companies and organizations delivering multimedia telecommunications products and services today, and provides unprecedented opportunities to interact and test new or next generation products and services.
IMTC and Aethra will be host to engineers from across the globe at the Federico II Hotel in Jesi, Italy from April 23 to April 27. IMTC AG leaders along with Aethra, Polycom, RADVISION, Tandberg, LifeSize and Ximpo have planned and will coordinate the event, along with the kind support of Regione Marche. Infrastructure equipment used for the event will be provided by Aethra, Polycom and Telecom Italia.
During the event, a live video link-up will take place with Andrew Davis, Senior Analyst and Managing Partner at Wainhouse Research, the independent market research firm that focuses on critical issues in the Unified Communications and rich media conferencing fields. The video link will take place during the Wainhouse Research Collaboration Summit in Berlin, an event focusing on new solutions for unified collaborative communications.
SuperOp! 2007 is open for registration until March 21.
See you all in Jesie!
