Human Factors (HF) - Requirements for interoperable total conversation services

The present document provides detailed functional, service and accessibility requirements from the Human Factors perspective for the implementation of and compliance with the European Accessibility Act [i.27] which requires the provision of interoperable total conversation services wherever voice and video communication is available. It details how to provide an interoperable total conversation service, with voice, real-time text and sign language-supportive video communication media synchronized, as a context-optimized service, with no need for additional pre-registration. It also details viable fall-back options. Effective wireless coupling to hearing technologies, with the avoidance of interferences with assistive devices, and beyond, is also addressed. The necessary background information and specifications containing technical parameters is provided as informative annexes to the present document. The present document additionally provides guidance on how to implement the interoperable total conversation services for emergency communications so that the needs of all users, including people with disabilities, are met. As such the present document complements other standards developed in the area, such as EN 301 549 [1] and ETSI TS 101 470 [29].

Človeški dejavniki (HF) - Zahteve za interoperabilne storitve celovitega pogovora

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Publication Date
18-Sep-2025
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
11-Sep-2025
Due Date
16-Nov-2025
Completion Date
19-Sep-2025
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Final draft ETSI ES 204 009 V1.1.1 (2025-06)

ETSI STANDARD
Human Factors (HF);
Requirements for interoperable total conversation services

2 Final draft ETSI ES 204 009 V1.1.1 (2025-06)

Reference
DES/HF-00301559
Keywords
accessibility, HF, ICT, procurement, relay, service,
total conversation
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No recommendation as to products and services or vendors is made or should be implied.
No representation or warranty is made that this deliverable is technically accurate or sufficient or conforms to any law
and/or governmental rule and/or regulation and further, no representation or warranty is made of merchantability or fitness
for any particular purpose or against infringement of intellectual property rights.
In no event shall ETSI be held liable for loss of profits or any other incidental or consequential damages.

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No part may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and
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The content of the PDF version shall not be modified without the written authorization of ETSI.
The copyright and the foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.

© ETSI 2025.
All rights reserved.
ETSI
3 Final draft ETSI ES 204 009 V1.1.1 (2025-06)
Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 7
Foreword . 7
Modal verbs terminology . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 References . 8
2.1 Normative references . 8
2.2 Informative references . 9
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 13
3.1 Terms . 13
3.2 Symbols . 13
3.3 Abbreviations . 14
4 Total conversation service: General characteristics and usage scenarios . 14
4.1 General functionality of total conversation services. 14
4.1.1 Type of service . 14
4.1.2 Provided media . 15
4.1.2.1 General about provided media . 15
4.1.2.2 Real-time text . 15
4.1.2.3 Video . 15
4.1.2.4 Voice . 15
4.1.2.5 Other components in the session . 15
4.2 Usage scenarios: Typical communication situations . 16
4.2.1 Communication with any other users . 16
4.2.1.1 General . 16
4.2.1.2 Multimodal communication . 16
4.2.1.3 Multiparty communication . 16
4.2.1.4 Communication across different services . 17
4.2.2 Communication supported by relay services and transcription functions . 17
4.2.3 Using total conversation for emergency communication . 17
4.2.4 Usage with assistive technologies . 18
4.2.4.1 General on assistive technologies . 18
4.2.4.2 Accessibility of alerts in communication initialization . 18
4.2.4.3 Accessibility of voice communication by assistive technologies . 18
4.2.4.4 Accessibility of real-time text communication by assistive technologies . 19
5 Requirements for total conversation service provision . 19
5.1 General . 19
5.2 Performance requirements on media . 20
5.2.1 Real-time text . 20
5.2.1.1 End-to-end delay and smoothness of presentation . 20
5.2.1.2 Reliability . 20
5.2.1.3 Character representation and editing . 20
5.2.1.4 Other performance related aspects of RTT . 21
5.2.2 Video . 21
5.2.2.1 End-to-end delay of video . 21
5.2.2.2 Smoothness of motion reproduction. 21
5.2.2.3 Spatial resolution and sharpness . 21
5.2.2.4 Evaluation of video quality . 21
5.2.3 Voice . 21
5.2.3.1 End to end delay for voice communication . 21
5.2.3.2 Frequency range of voice communication . 22
5.2.4 Synchronization of multiple communication media . 22
5.2.4.1 General . 22
5.2.4.2 Voice and video synchronization . 22
5.2.4.3 Subtitling synchronization . 22
5.2.5 Multiparty considerations . 23
ETSI
4 Final draft ETSI ES 204 009 V1.1.1 (2025-06)
5.2.5.1 Video . 23
5.2.5.2 Voice . 23
5.2.5.3 Real-time text . 23
5.3 Service provisioning . 24
5.3.1 System architecture (informative) . 24
5.3.1.1 Functional elements . 24
5.3.1.2 Typical communication actions . 25
5.3.1.2.1 Communication between user equipment within a service . 25
5.3.1.2.2 Communication between user equipment of different services . 25
5.3.1.2.3 Communication between user equipment of different technologies . 25
5.3.1.2.4 Addressing . 26
5.3.1.2.5 Communication with relay service support . 26
5.3.1.2.6 Aspects of total conversation user equipment important for emergency communications . 26
5.3.2 Subscription of user equipment for use in a service . 27
5.4 Communication protocols . 27
5.4.1 General (informative) . 27
5.4.2 IMS MTSI . 27
5.4.3 IMS MTSI based on WebRTC and IMS data channel . 28
5.4.4 SIP as used in VoIP . 28
5.4.5 WebRTC .
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2025
Človeški dejavniki (HF) - Zahteve za interoperabilne storitve celovitega pogovora
Human Factors (HF) - Requirements for interoperable total conversation services
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETSI ES 204 009 V1.1.1 (2025-08)
ICS:
33.040.01 Telekomunikacijski sistemi Telecommunication systems
na splošno in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

ETSI STANDARD
Human Factors (HF);
Requirements for interoperable total conversation services

2 ETSI ES 204 009 V1.1.1 (2025-08)

Reference
DES/HF-00301559
Keywords
accessibility, HF, ICT, procurement, relay, service,
total conversation
ETSI
650 Route des Lucioles
F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE

Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00  Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16

Siret N° 348 623 562 00017 - APE 7112B
Association à but non lucratif enregistrée à la
Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (06) N° w061004871

Important notice
The present document can be downloaded from the
ETSI Search & Browse Standards application.
The present document may be made available in electronic versions and/or in print. The content of any electronic and/or
print versions of the present document shall not be modified without the prior written authorization of ETSI. In case of any
existing or perceived difference in contents between such versions and/or in print, the prevailing version of an ETSI
deliverable is the one made publicly available in PDF format on ETSI deliver repository.
Users should be aware that the present document may be revised or have its status changed,
this information is available in the Milestones listing.
If you find errors in the present document, please send your comments to
the relevant service listed under Committee Support Staff.
If you find a security vulnerability in the present document, please report it through our
Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) program.
Notice of disclaimer & limitation of liability
The information provided in the present deliverable is directed solely to professionals who have the appropriate degree of
experience to understand and interpret its content in accordance with generally accepted engineering or
other professional standard and applicable regulations.
No recommendation as to products and services or vendors is made or should be implied.
No representation or warranty is made that this deliverable is technically accurate or sufficient or conforms to any law
and/or governmental rule and/or regulation and further, no representation or warranty is made of merchantability or fitness
for any particular purpose or against infringement of intellectual property rights.
In no event shall ETSI be held liable for loss of profits or any other incidental or consequential damages.

Any software contained in this deliverable is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, express or implied, including but not
limited to, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property
rights and ETSI shall not be held liable in any event for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of profits, business interruption, loss of information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of or related to the use
of or inability to use the software.
Copyright Notification
No part may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and
microfilm except as authorized by written permission of ETSI.
The content of the PDF version shall not be modified without the written authorization of ETSI.
The copyright and the foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.

© ETSI 2025.
All rights reserved.
ETSI
3 ETSI ES 204 009 V1.1.1 (2025-08)
Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 7
Foreword. 7
Modal verbs terminology . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 References . 8
2.1 Normative references . 8
2.2 Informative references . 9
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 13
3.1 Terms . 13
3.2 Symbols . 13
3.3 Abbreviations . 14
4 Total conversation service: General characteristics and usage scenarios. 14
4.1 General functionality of total conversation services . 14
4.1.1 Type of service . 14
4.1.2 Provided media . 15
4.1.2.1 General about provided media . 15
4.1.2.2 Real-time text . 15
4.1.2.3 Video . 15
4.1.2.4 Voice . 15
4.1.2.5 Other components in the session . 15
4.2 Usage scenarios: Typical communication situations . 16
4.2.1 Communication with any other users . 16
4.2.1.1 General . 16
4.2.1.2 Multimodal communication . 16
4.2.1.3 Multiparty communication . 16
4.2.1.4 Communication across different services . 17
4.2.2 Communication supported by relay services and transcription functions . 17
4.2.3 Using total conversation for emergency communication . 17
4.2.4 Usage with assistive technologies . 18
4.2.4.1 General on assistive technologies . 18
4.2.4.2 Accessibility of alerts in communication initialization . 18
4.2.4.3 Accessibility of voice communication by assistive technologies . 18
4.2.4.4 Accessibility of real-time text communication by assistive technologies . 19
5 Requirements for total conversation service provision . 19
5.1 General . 19
5.2 Performance requirements on media . 20
5.2.1 Real-time text . 20
5.2.1.1 End-to-end delay and smoothness of presentation. 20
5.2.1.2 Reliability . 20
5.2.1.3 Character representation and editing . 20
5.2.1.4 Other performance related aspects of RTT . 21
5.2.2 Video . 21
5.2.2.1 End-to-end delay of video . 21
5.2.2.2 Smoothness of motion reproduction . 21
5.2.2.3 Spatial resolution and sharpness . 21
5.2.2.4 Evaluation of video quality . 21
5.2.3 Voice . 21
5.2.3.1 End to end delay for voice communication . 21
5.2.3.2 Frequency range of voice communication . 22
5.2.4 Synchronization of multiple communication media . 22
5.2.4.1 General . 22
5.2.4.2 Voice and video synchronization . 22
5.2.4.3 Subtitling synchronization . 22
5.2.5 Multiparty considerations . 23
ETSI
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5.2.5.1 Video . 23
5.2.5.2 Voice . 23
5.2.5.3 Real-time text . 23
5.3 Service provisioning . 24
5.3.1 System architecture (informative) . 24
5.3.1.1 Functional elements . 24
5.3.1.2 Typical communication actions . 25
5.3.1.2.1 Communication between user equipment within a service . 25
5.3.1.2.2 Communication between user equipment of different services . 25
5.3.1.2.3 Communication between user equipment of different technologies . 25
5.3.1.2.4 Addressing . 26
5.3.1.2.5 Communication with relay service support . 26
5.3.1.2.6 Aspects of total conversation user equipment important for emergency communications . 26
5.3.2 Subscription of user equipment for use in a service . 27
5.4 Communication protocols .
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