Future networks and emerging network technologies
ITU-T Study Group 13 is responsible for studies relating to the requirements, architectures, capabilities and application programming interfaces (APIs), softwarization, orchestration and the use of artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning of future networks (FN). It develops standards related to information-centric networking (ICN). Regarding International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) systems, including IMT-2030, it particularly focuses on the non-radio part. The responsibility of ITU‑T Study Group 13 also includes project coordination on future networks (FNs) across all ITU‑T study groups and release planning. Moreover, it includes the study on the integration of computing and networking from the viewpoint of future networks.
ITU‑T Study Group 13 is also responsible for studies relating to future computing, including cloud computing and data handling in telecommunication networks. This covers capabilities and technologies from the network side to support data utilization, exchange, sharing and data quality assessment, and also end-to-end awareness, control and management of future computing, including cloud, cloud security and data handling.
ITU‑T Study Group 13 studies aspects relating to fixed, mobile and satellite convergence for multi-access networks, including various ways to manage them, and enhancements to existing ITU‑T Recommendations on mobile communications, including the energy-saving aspects.
ITU‑T Study Group 13 develops standards for quantum networks and their related technologies including networking aspects of quantum key distribution networks (QKDN).
ITU‑T Study Group 13 further studies concepts and mechanisms to enable trusted ICT, including framework, requirements, capabilities, architectures and implementation scenarios of trusted network infrastructures and trusted cloud solutions in coordination with all study groups concerned. In this context, digital asset treatment over future networks is also a study target.
