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Introduction

Consumer mobile devices like smartphones are becoming the entrance to digital services, such as mobile banking, electronic identity verification, digital key management, etc. Meanwhile more and more security attack vectors are being explored, such as malicious applications, network eavesdropping. Defining security and assurance requirements for mobile devices can mitigate potential risks and drive the mobile device security to an appropriate level in order to protect users of such mobile devices. Smartphones and tablets are typical consumer mobile devices.

ETSI TS 103 732 identifies key assets to be protected in typical consumer usage scenarios and identifies security threats associated to these key assets. The identified threats are mitigated by security objectives, which are in their turn fulfilled by implementing appropriate security functional requirements.

ETSI TS 103 732 is defined as a Protection Profile following the structure from the Common Criteria standards and therefore can be used for third party Common Criteria security assessments and certification.

Our Role & Activities

ETSI TS 103 732

ETSI TS 103 732 is developed by ETSI Technical Committee Cyber Security (CYBER). It is a multi-part specification covering the Consumer Mobile Device:

Part 1:  "Base Protection Profile"; Part 2:  "Biometric Authentication Protection Profile Module"; Part 3:  "Multi-user Protection Profile Module"; Part 4:  "Consumer Module Devices - Preloaded Apps PP-Module"; Part 5:  “Bootloader & Root of Trust Protection Profile Module”.

Specifications

The list of related specifications is accessible via the standards search.

Posted by Claire Boyer 12592 Hits

Introduction

Sensing refers to the use of radio signals to detect and estimate characteristics of target objects in the environment. By integrating sensing into the communications network, the network acts as a “radar” sensor, using its own radio signals to sense and comprehend the physical world in which it operates. This allows the network to collect data on the range, velocity, position, orientation, size, shape, image, materials of objects and devices.

The sensing data collected and processed by the network can then be leveraged to enhance the network’s own operations, augment existing services such as XR and digital twinning, and enable new services, such as gesture and activity recognition, object detection and tracking, along with imaging and environment reconstruction.

Our Role & Activities

ETSI ISG ISAC performs pre-standards work covering the following areas:

Develop a roadmap of prioritized ISAC 6G use cases and sensing types, focusing on advanced 6G use cases and sensing types that are not expected to be covered by 3GPP Release 19 and therefore have the potential to be included in future 6G releases of 3GPP, IEEE and ITU-R IMT-2030 deliverables. Develop advanced radio channel models for the target ISAC use cases and sensing types that can overcome the limitations of current baseline radio communication channels (e.g. 3GPP, IEEE 802, ITUR) and validate them through extensive measurement campaigns, address scattering for both communications and sensing channel measurements within the same framework, to enable verification of the different stochastic and deterministic cluster models. Specify KPIs and their evaluation methodology. Study architectural changes at System and RAN levels for ISAC in 6G, including end-to-end deployment considerations for different aspects: Level of integration of sensing and communication (full, partial, etc.). Sensing type to be performed (monostatic, multistatic, or combinations thereof). Deployment modes to be used (DL, UL, SL, or cross-link) and nodes involved (TRP, UE, non3GPP device). Radio access technologies (3GPP and non-3GPP) to be used for sensing Study mechanisms in the System and RAN architectures to meet security and privacy requirements for sensing. Study of impact of widespread deployment of ISAC on UN sustainability goals

Specifications

A full list of related standards in the public domain is accessible via the ETSI ISAC committee page.

Posted by Sabine Dahmen-Lhuissier 15295 Hits

Introduction

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is accelerating the digital transformation and ETSI is at the heart of digital. Design and implementation of AI is developing rapidly in many sectors of the market. ETSI develops globally recognized ICT standards with direct impacts on Industry, SMEs, Academia, Citizens, and Public Institutions.

The ETSI community has a strong interest in AI as a “tool”: in architectural models, to enhance Information/data models, to redesign operational processes, to increase solution interoperability, and for data management for new ICT standards.

ETSI specifications as well as workshops, webinars, guides and White Paper #52 ETSI Activities in the field of Artificial Intelligence Preparing the implementation of the European AI Act offer practical support to the introduction of AI into many areas.

The use of AI in ICT is considered to be a game changer, because it enables new business cases that take ICT beyond pure connectivity, supporting new services with added value and efficient operation. In the current crisis period of a health pandemic, ICT enhanced with AI can provide robust and sustainable logistics, as well as connectivity to citizens, and support to the health care sector (medicine development, medical knowledge sharing and disease spread monitoring, personal-distancing monitoring).

Our Roles & Activities

The Operational Co-ordination Group on Artificial Intelligence (OCG AI) acts as a coordination group for the standardization activities related to AI that are handled in the technical bodies, committees and ISGs of ETSI mainly as listed below.

3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project)

ARF (Augmented Reality Framework)

CIM (Context Information Management)

CYBER (CyberSecurity)

eHealth

ENI (Experiential Network Intelligence)

INT (Core Network and Interoperability Testing)

MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing)

NFV (Network Functions Virtualisation)

oneM2M (Standards for M2M and the Internet of Things)

PDL (Permissioned Distributed Ledger)

SAI (Securing AI)

SmartM2M (Smart Machine-to-Machine)

ZSM (Zero-touch Service Management)

Specifications

A full list of related specifications in the public domain is accessible via the standards search.

Posted by Sabine Dahmen-Lhuissier 7789 Hits

Introduction

Huge amount of bandwidth is available in THz bands (ITU has identified 137 GHz of spectrum between 275 and 450 GHz).  At such frequencies it is possible to achieve extremely high data rates and ease spectrum scarcity problems.  

The small wavelength of THz signals enables the realization of compact and miniaturized devices and antennas. It is possible to integrate multiple antenna elements within a limited form factor and realize pencil-sized beams.

The specific propagation properties of THz signals enable accurate sensing and imaging capabilities and may be exploited for integrated sensing and communication functionalities.Advancements in the semiconductor industry and the emergence of new materials are facilitating the realization of THz devices. These include three main fabrication approaches:

electronic (high output power); photonic (low noise); plasmonic (energy efficient).

Our Role & Activities

ETSI ISG THz performs pre-standards work covering the following areas:

Definition and selection of relevant use cases for THz communications; Mapping of selected use cases to relevant channel measurement scenarios; Definition of frequency bands of interest; Analysis of existing work in the area of THz channel measurements and modeling Performing of radio channel measurements and modeling, including: indoor and outdoor environments, with and without mobility, intra/inter device measurements and models, sounding for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), sounding including reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), machine learning (ML) methods to generate and analyze radio channels; Specification of the evaluation methodology for THz communication systems.

ISG THz:

Provides an opportunity for ETSI members to progress their pre-standards for research efforts on THz technology resulting from  various EU/other collaborative research projects, extended with relevant global initiatives, towards paving the way for future standardization of the technology. Prepares systematic output on channel models, system parameters, and evaluation assumptions for the evaluation of THz communication systems. Encourages a continual exchange with relevant standardisation groups/bodies (either inside or outside of ETSI) to ensure they are informed and consider the work of ISG THz in their further relevant technology specifications developments.

Specifications

A full list of related standards in the public domain is accessible via the ETSI THz committee page.

Posted by Sabine Dahmen-Lhuissier 12039 Hits

Tracking Future Technology Evolutions

In ETSI we create strong links between Researchers, Innovators & Standards Makers by examining emerging technology trends in combination with initiatives such as:

The ETSI Technology Radar (ETR), tracking the evolving technology trends Building enablers to encourage Research and Innovation to engage in Standards Creation of new technical groups [Technical Bodies (TBs) / Industry Specification Groups (ISGs) / Software Development Groups (SDGs) / others] in ETSI Publication of technology White Papers Organizing ETSI conferences and presenting technology standards updates at relevant external Events

The ETSI Technology Radar (ETR) provides a high-level description of the main technology trends emerging in ICT and their potential relevant for ETSI's present and future work.

The most recent edition of the ETR was published in December 2023.

During the revision of the original ETR (see below) the ETR drafting group has considered the most recent technology vision and framework documents, particularly the numerous global 6G vision papers published late 2022 and early 2023.

The latest ETR has expanded upon the original ten (10) technology trends to include twenty one (21) technology areas that are all relevant to ETSI's ongoing Work Programme.

The first edition of the ETR was published in April 2021.

The original ETR identified ten (10) broad technology trends as well as describing their importance, possible evolution timescales and most importantly, the eventual impact on ETSI's work programme.

The ETSI Technology Radar (ETR) is available for consultation and review. Your feedback is welcome and encouraged.

Please send any feedback or ideas on the ETR to research@etsi.org.

  1. Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
  2. Smart Grids and Meters
  3. F5G Proofs of Concept
  4. Consumer IoT security