On 12 March 2021, the International Telecommunication Union Standardization Sector (ITU-T) adopted the first international standard on the network technology of industrial Internet: ITU-T Y.2623, Network Technical Requirements and Framework of Industrial Internet (Based on Packet Data Network Evolution). The standard was led by CAICT and was adopted during the plenary meeting of the 13th Research Group (Future Internet and Clouds).
ITU-T Y.2623 focuses on the the production and services of customized, collaborative, service-oriented and intelligent industrial internet. Specifically, it outlines for the first time a clear definition of industrial Internet, which is put in the terminology database of ITU-T; it also standardizes the general technical requirements for networking for industrial internet, as well as the technical requirements of intranet and extranet of factories. Furthermore, the standard defines the networking framework of industrial internet, and regulates the main functional components and interrelationships of network interconnection (including factory intranet, factory extranet, campus network) and data interworking.
The network technology, which together with platforms and security technologies is one of the three functional systems of industrial Internet, is considered to be the cornerstone of the development of the industrial Internet; it is also the critical backup for the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry. Therefore, the network is a strategic leading field in which every country wants to obtain first-mover advantage. In June 2019, with the aim to take the lead in the technical research and standardization development of the industrial Internet network, CAICT led the establishment of the standardization project Research on the Framework and Requirement of Industrial Internet Network for Development of New International Standards – in Q22 of ITU-T SG13 (Upcoming network technologies for IMT-2020 & Future Networks). In March 2021, the technical content of the project was adopted during the SG 13 plenary meeting, with a unanimous agreement reached after five meetings for deliberation and multiple meetings for coordination.
The adoption of this CAICT-led international standard, not only reflects China’s initial achievement in international standardization of industrial Internet; it also reflects the fact that, to some extent, China’s efforts in industrial Internet technology and standardization have reached a leading position worldwide. The approval of the standard will undoubtedly expand China’s influence on the development of international standards in the field. In the future, under the support of government policies, the Chinese industrial Internet industry will gain more competitive edge.
Background:
In recent years, the Chinese government has attached great importance to the development of industrial Internet. For example, the National Development and Reform Commission has positioned industrial Internet as one of the seven key fields of ‘new infrastructure’; while the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has set up a special working group on industrial Internet, to coordinate all government departments to jointly promote the development of the industry. Over the last three years, MIIT issued more than 10 policy documents on industrial Internet, including, among others, the ‘512 Promotion Project’ of 5G Industrial Internet, the Notice of Accelerating Industrial Internet Development, and the Action Plan for Industrial Internet Innovation and Development (2021-2023), showing Chinese government’s aspiration to foster the advantageous industry of industrial internet.
Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/DhJdkBMpKhbJkVX1lyhQLw
