MAN MACHINE INTERFACE (MMI)
Ease of use is a key factor for the commercial success of
any telecommunication product or service. The growing complexity of telecommunication
services and equipment makes this aspect more and more important. Amongst other tasks, TC
HF is working on the Man-Machine Interface (MMI) aspects. Contributions are provided in
the following areas:
User interfaces for the Internet
Mobile communications like Universal Personal
Telecommunications (UPT)
Multimedia and Videotelephony
User interfaces for network management
Numbering, addressing and service codes
For the time being the following
deliverables have been published:
ES 201 125
Specification of the minimum Man-Machine Interface (MMI) for
Phase 1 UPT
ETS 300 738 Minimum Man-Machine Interface (MMI) to public network
based
supplementary services
TCTR 004 Harmonisation of code schemes as
minimum Man Machine
Interface for Telecommunication Terminals.
In order to ensure an harmonized future
standard development a set of technical reports titled "Assessment and definition of
a harmonized minimum man-machine interface (MMI) for accessing and controlling public
network based supplementary services" has been published as follows:
ETR 261-1 Part 1:
General approach and summary of findings;
ETR 261-2: Part 2: Literature review - Memory and related issues for dialling
supplementary services using number codes;
ETR 261-3: Part 3: Experimental comparison of two MMIs - Simulated UPT
access
and prototype ISDN supplementary services;
ETR 261-4: Part 4: Experimental comparison of the effect of categorized and
non-categorized formats within user instructions;
ETR 261-5: Part 5: Experimental evaluation of the CEPT and GSM code
schemes;
ETR 261-6: Part 6: Survey of existing PSTN, ISDN and mobile networks, and a
user survey of supplementary service use within Centrex and PBX
environments;
ETR 261-7: Part 7: Experimental evaluation of draft ETS 300 738.
Currently studies are being carried out to draft MMI Guidelines for Emergency
Services Equipment (DEG/HF-00040)
and an MMI report on the basic elements of mobile telecommunication devices and
services (DEG/HF-00041).
TC HF work programme
CEPT |
Conférence des administrations Européennes
des Postes et Télècommunications |
MMI |
Man-Machine Interface |
GSM |
Global System for Mobile communications |
ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
UMTS™ |
Universal Mobile Telecommunication Services |
UPT |
Universal Personal Telecommunications |

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