Overview of the CEPT/ECC Report

Numbering and Addressing

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M2M Communications
Sascha Gemming
Chairman of PT Future Numbering Issues within the CEPT
ETSI TC M2M workshop
Sophia Antipolis, 19-20 October 2010

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Overview

Who are we?

Motivation of our Report
Process and status of the Report
Our understanding of M2M
Assessment of required mobile number ressources
Numbering options for M2M applications
Conclusion
Draft recommendations

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Who are we?

CEPT European Conference of Postal and

Telecommunications Administrations
Group of 48 countries developing policies on numbering and
spectrum
Electronic communications committee (ECC) within CEPT

ECC WG NaN (Chaired by Jan Vannieuwenhuyse, BIPT)

Prospective regulations on numbering, harmonisation in Europe
and cooperation between public authorities

WG NaN PT FNI (Chaired by Sascha Gemming BNetzA)

Expert group on M2M- numbering, evolution of geographic
numbering
Future work: numbering of VoIP on mobile networks
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Motivation of our report

 Great advantages of M2M services for business and consumer
purposes  expected large amount of M2M devices
 Machines need to be uniquely identified and addressed
 Use of existing network infrastructure: Economic reasonable
solution for OP and M2M SP  logical choice E.164 numbers
 high demand for E.164 numbers Impact on numbering plans
POLICY GOALS
 Help regulators to develop efficient numbering solutions and to
avoid possible numbering exhaustions of existing number ranges
 Meet the needs of operators and M2M service providers and to
avoid the possible lock in of M2M users e.g. service providers
 MNC aspects fall outside of the scope (softSIM, direct assignment
to M2M users)
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Process
 Common effort by members of the PT FNI
 Many cycles of interactions and dialog with mobile operators, M2M
consultants and M2M service providers
 Result is the report with 4 options and draft recommendations
 Is under public consultation (website: www.ero.dk)
 In essence we ask the market to make a SWOT analyses of each
option
 Get involved, if needed anonymity is ensured (final deadline
consultation: 31 October)
 Final report will be adopted in WG NaN meeting (end of November)

CONCLUSION: WE NEED YOUR OPINION!

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Our understanding of M2M

M2M communications is understood as a fully or largely
automated communication (data transfer) between two or more
information and communications (ICT) entities, that may be part of
a predetermined group
 In our context M2M includes H2M and M2H
 Usually the Operator assigns numbers to the M2M SP
 Today many M2M SP deploy business models on mobile
infrastructures  in practise E.164 mobile numbers are needed
 Typically M2M end-users buys whole M2M package including
CPE, communication process and number numbers not visible for
end users  no need for user friendliness concerning numbers

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Assessment of required mobile number resources

 Little reliable information on existing market situation for M2M
 Difficult to estimate the success of different M2M products
 Estimates do not necessarily take account of all future machine
related applications
Methodology:
 Information from different sources were collected
 We use the number of inhabitants as starting point
 Amount of used M2M numbers per capita today were assumed
 Different grow rates were assessed (2010-2020)

Assumptions are not based on scientific facts but rather

estimates on markets by different players.
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Other M2M growth assumptions

 Berg Insight estimates an increase of 32,9% M2M connections to
networks in Europe- giving 52m in 2011
 Service provider estimation for the Netherlands (16,5 million
inhabitants): 25 million M2M numbers required within 10 years
 Operator estimation for France (~63m inhabitants): 5m M2M
devices in 2010 and more than 70m M2M devices in 2020
 An household (given that 75% have 3 smart metering systems, 25%
have security systems and 50% of the cars have 2 M2M devices)
based approach results in 1.4 devices per capita in 2020
CONCLUSION
 For our study we assume that in 2020 1,4 devices i.e. numbers per
capita are needed (average grow rate of 20%)
 Highly unpredictable: immature market
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Numbering options for M2M applications

 Most M2M applications will be based mainly on mobile networks
 Mobile networks today are not capable to support IP based mobile
access
 E.164 numbers from national numbering plans seems to be the
most suitable solution for the short and medium run.
 Likely that IPv6 addressing become more important in the long run
Following options were considered:
A: Existing mobile number ranges
B: A new number range
C: An international number range
D: Network internal numbers

 E.164 numbers
 E.164 numbers
 E.164 numbers
 NO E.164 numbers

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Option A: Existing mobile number ranges

 Complies with ITU-T Rec. E.164 (interconnection and international
traffic is possible; max. 15 digits)
 Number portability is directly applicable (flexibility to change
operator)
 May not allow separate back-office solutions for M2M applications
 Number ranges may be quite full already (8 CEPT countries do not
have sufficient numbering resources according to our estimation)
 Less new capacity than the network internal number option D
 Advantage: Business as usual  no changes needed

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Option B: New number range

 Must comply with ITU-T Rec. E.164 (interconnection and
international traffic is possible; max 15 digits)
 Number portability is applicable (flexibility to change operator)
 Enough capacity available if full number length is used
 A fresh start for number analysis
 Different regulatory requirements possible if needed
 May allow easier back-office solutions, such as charging and billing

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Option C: international number range

 Comply with ITU-T Rec. E.164 (interconnection and international
traffic is possible; max 15 digits)
 Number portability is applicable (flexibility to change operator)
 Full capacity of numbers is available
 Number range needs to be assigned by the ITU and the applicant
needs to be qualified
 International number, i.e. international prefix has to be always used
 Challenges in number analysis and effective routing
 New interconnection agreements might be negotiated
 May need to be treated in the same way as other international
traffic

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Option D: Network internal numbers

 Not regulated in many countries; decisions and management by
operators
 Same numbers can be used in every network allowing multiplied
capacity
 Allows long numbers with much capacity even longer than 15
digits numbers are possible if technical feasible
 No need for determining number length
 Allows use of hexadecimal digits if technical feasible
 Number portability is in practise not possible  M2M SP is locked
with one operator => possible competition issues
 Difficult or impossible to evolve to network external mode if
required for some reason
 Didnt comply with ITU-T Rec. E.164  International traffic and
Interconnection only possible with special routing agreements
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Conclusion
 High level of uncertainty on average grow rate of required M2M
E.164 numbers
 Significant number of CEPT countries dont have sufficient capacity
in the mobile number ranges
 In the long run IPv6 addresses will become superior
 No harmonised approach on M2M numbering Solutions in Europe is
needed
 Combination of options A-D is possible
 What are further requirements on M2M communications which
might impact the numbering solutions?
- Different markets
- Data retention
- CLI
- Emergency calls
- Legal interception
- Directory services
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Draft Recommendations
 NRA should in cooperation with marked players develop M2M
numbering policies to accommodate future growth
 Policies should be flexible enough to accommodate also a longer
term solution
 IPv6 addresses should preferably be used as long term solution for
M2M and other device based communication services
 The new numbering schemes should not prohibit competition
 Option A (existing Numbering ranges) should not be used where
M2M and traditional telecommunication need to be distinguished
(e.g. from a regulatory point of view)
 Option B (new number range) and D (network internal numbers) are
needed if existing numbering ranges can not accommodate the
need for numbers
 For M2M services where NP is an obligation option D should be
excluded
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Considerations regarding new M2M number ranges

New numbering ranges should accommodate also future

applications similar to M2M and do not have prohibitive conditions
to such applications
New numbering ranges should not be used as alternative to existing
numbering ranges to escape regulatory requirements

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Thank you

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