International Telecommunication Union V 18 The bridge between
International Telecommunication Union V. 18 The bridge between old and future communication for deaf people Products & Concepts George Skorkowski DSPG/Sensory Communication Plenary Session on ITU-T Standards 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Page -
Contents ITU-T • V. 18 practical aspects & misconceptions • Current developments in V. 18 Recommendation • Consumer products based on V. 18 technology • V. 18 Mobile access • Simultaneous Voice and Text products • Service type products based on V. 18 technology 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2
ITU-T V. 18 Practical aspects of the standard and general misconceptions about it 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 3
Why V. 18 ? ITU-T ØInternational standard - Accepted as a standard in all European countries, Australia & New Zealand ØBridge between old and new technologies - Higher speed modems - Multimedia ØInter-working - Can inter-work with any existing text Telephone - Future global integration with Internet & Multimedia ØEase of use - More reliable call set-up - User friendly operation 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 4
V. 18 Modes ITU-T Compatibility Mode V. 18 Mode Used with existing Textphones Used between two V. 18 Textphones - V. 21 (Sweden, UK) - Baudot (45 and 50 bps) (USA, UK, Ireland) - EDT (Italy, Germany) - Bell 103 (USA) - V. 23 (France) - DTMF (Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands) 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 5
Current development of V. 18 ITU-T • CTM Mobile access for the textphones • Simultaneous Text & Voice 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 6
ITU-T V. 18 Conformance testing to the standard Why it is important 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 7
Why V. 18 Conformance testing is Important ITU-T Ø Specified in V. 18 Recommendation Appendix 4 Ø Ensures interworking between textphones Small volumes and lack of competition between textphone manufacturers means they are not subject to the same market forces to ensure interoperability. Ø Benefits the deaf and hard of hearing To maximise the benefits of V. 18, all features should be implemented - automoding, all compatibility modes, V. 18 universal transfer mode, etc. Verification of various implementations ensures these benefits are gained. 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 8
Why V. 18 Conformance testing is Important ITU-T ØReduces complaints about textphones - Tighter control of textphone quality in the market ensures better reliability of textphone operation and reduces failure rate. ØBenefits V. 18 implementers - Allows verification of the implementation. 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 9
V. 18 based Text Telephony Products ITU-T V. 18 conformance Tester Applications: Verification of proper implementation of V. 18 according to the Appendix 4 of V. 18 ITU-T Recommendation 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 10
ITU-T Review of some of existing legacy text telephone products used in Europe 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 11
Existing Text Telephony Products ITU-T Type: DTS Manufacturer: Ecotron (Italy) View: Front 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 12
Existing Text Telephony Products ITU-T Type: Uniphone Manufacturer: Ultratec (USA) View: Front 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 13
Existing Text Telephony Products ITU-T Type: Qwerty phone Manufacturer: BT Merlin (UK) Status: discontinued 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 14
Existing Text Telephony Products ITU-T Type: Minicom pro 400 Manufacturer: Ultratec (USA) View: Front 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 15
ITU-T V. 18 Implementation of the standard Products & Concepts 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 16
Text. Link Mobile textphone ITU-T Speaker Microphone (optional) DC Power Ultra bright LED Line In Expansion Port (incl. Printer port) 14 -16 July 2003 GSM Mobile Port Ext Telephone 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 17
Tex. Link Mobile main features ITU-T 14 -16 July 2003 ØTwo modes of operation - PSTN ( includes parallel phone support) - Mobile supports any type of GSM phone with hands-free interface ØIncoming Call Indicator ØTwo lines by 40 characters Text display Ø Emergency Alarm Button (only in PSTN mode) ØFull implementation of V. 18 protocol in PSTN ØFull implementation of CTM in Mobile mode Ø Standard & Custom Automatic Greetings (Voice & text) CLI and Call Sign implementation ØFuture-proof, no proprietary chips (software driven) - Remote Upgrade Via Telephone Line ØEasy maintenance 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 18
Examples of Text. Link Mobile use ITU-T Home stationary use with optional telephone pedestal Portable use with “Filofax” type case & optional mobile phone 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 19
PC Link working environment ITU-T RRS 232 cable Features ØEmulates Texlink keyboard display and function keys on any PC via Com-port interface ØAllows touch typing in the office environment ØSelection of fonts for vision impaired deaf persons 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 20
PC Link working environment ITU-T Tex. Link Function keys emulated on the screen 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 21
Text. Link 800 portable V. 18 Modem ITU-T Lighter for comparison only Features –Com-port connection to laptop/palm top PC. –Battery or mains operated. –Full implementation of V. 18 & CTM Recommendations –User friendly GUI, –Long battery (PP 3) operation 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 22
ITU-T V. 18 CTM Mobile Access 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 23
Text. Link Mobile textphone ITU-T Speaker Microphone (optional) DC Power Ultra bright LED Line In Expansion Port (incl. Printer port) 14 -16 July 2003 GSM Mobile Port Ext Telephone 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 24
Text. Link 600 Mobile adapter ITU-T Allows some selected textphones (only available in USA) to be connected to a mobile phone Q-90 textphone Textlink 600 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 25
ITU-T V. 18 Simultaneous Voice & Text Relay Server 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 26
Text. Link 9200 Simultaneous Voice & Data ITU-T 14 -16 July 2003 Combines V. 18 and Simultaneous Voice & Data 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 27
Textlink 9100 mobile applications ITU-T Textlink user Other textphone user SMS messages FAX email messages Tex. Gate server Tex. Box LAN 14 -16 July 2003 Call centre operator 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 28
ITU-T Wireless Home monitoring, security & panic alarms 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 29
Textlink 9100 home security centre ITU-T Vibrating Pad PIR Detector Smoke Detector Panic Button 14 -16 July 2003 Door Sensor 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 30
ITU-T V. 18 Implementation of standard Commercially available Products in Services aimed at deaf people 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 31
What is Tex. Box? ITU-T Tex. Box is a text gateway which connects hard of hearing, deaf or speech impaired customers who use textphones, to almost anyone in the organisation or business via existing internal computer network (LAN or WAN), where the textphone call is routed via menu system to a relevant person’s PC. Tower Based System 14 -16 July 2003 Rack Based System 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 32
Tex. Box Specification ITU-T Tex. Box is a stand-alone solution with no need for integration with existing call centre equipment. ØPC platform running Linux (Unix). ØCustom designed and built V. 18 hardware text modems which connect to standard analogue telephone lines. ØConnection to the local area network via 10/100 Base T Ethernet connection. 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 33
Advantages of Tex. Box ITU-T ØElimination of textphones in the organisation. ØUser friendly. ØNo additional software to be installed on the users PC’s. ØInternal text calls between deaf and hearing colleagues. ØStores personal or group messages from incoming calls. ØIncoming call & text conversation transfers. ØLow maintenance costs. ØSimple training. 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 34
Tex. Box Communicator ITU-T Call dialler User login/ logout Message handling User settings Save conversation Conversation window Internal call/ Call transfer Status bars 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 35
Tex. Gate V. 18/Mobile Server ITU-T 14 -16 July 2003 Applications: ØEmail, Fax, SMS ØBanking, shopping etc ØInstant messaging 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 36
V. 18/CTM Global Integration ITU-T Information Service Internet Mail Service V. 18 Textphone Internet PC & V. 18 Modem V. 18 Gateway Any Textphone Information Gateway Text to/from Voice Service Standard Telephone 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 37
ITU-T Thank You 14 -16 July 2003 15 th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 38
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