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International Telecommunication Union

ITU-T Special Study Group, Geneva, 17 – 21 November 2003

ITU-T Special Study Group

ITU-T Guide for ITU-T Guide for Participants Participants

Tatiana Kurakova

[email protected] ITU/TSB

2November 03 ITU-T Special Study Group, Geneva, 17 – 21 November 2003

ITU-TSpecial Study Group

ContentsSlide

4. ITU Structure

ITU-T Study Groups, WPs and Others Activities:

5. ITU-T Flow-chart (1/3)

6. Lead Study Groups, Focus Groups, Intersector Coordination Groups (2/3)

7. Workshops/Seminars, Special Projects (3/3)

8. Chairman’s Page

9. Questions, Rapporteurs and Editors

10. ITU-T Recommendations

11. Approval of Recommendations

12 AAP sequence



ContentsSlide

Meeting documentation:

13Contributions “Normal and Delayed”, Reports (1/3)

14Temporary Documents and Working Documents (2/3)

15Circulars, Collective-letters, AAP Announcements (3/3

16.Submitting Contributions (1/2)

17.Submitting Contributions: General Directives and IPR (2/2)

18.Copyright (Extract of Rec. A.1 for contribution)

19.Access to documentation: Web and iFTP (1/2)

20.Access to documentation: LAN (2/2)

21.E-mail Reflectors

22.Additional Information

23.SSG Secretariat



ITU Structure

• General Secretariat: Coordinates the Union's activities and the overall management of the Union

• ITU-T: Telecommunication standardization on a world-wide basis on technical, operating and tariff Questions(The Secretariat of ITU-T (TSB) provides services to ITU-T Participants)

• ITU-R: Radio communications and wireless

• ITU-D: Use and deployment of telecom networks and services in developing and least developed countries

TSBTelecommunication

StandardizationBureau

Plenipotentiary Conference

ITU Council

ITU-T

World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly

ITU-RWorld Radiocommunication

ConferenceRadiocommunication

Assembly

ITU-D

World Telecommunication Development Conference

GeneralSecretariat


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ITU-T Study Groupsand Working Parties, Flow-chart (1/3)

WTSATSAG

WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONSTANDARDIZATION ASSEMBLY

(WTSA)

TELECOMMUNICATIONSTANDARDIZATIONADVISORY GROUP

(TSAG)

SPECIAL STUDY GROUP STUDY GROUP X STUDY GROUP Y

WORKINGPARTY

Qs. V, W, X

WORKINGPARTY

Qs. V, W

WORKINGPARTYQs. Y, Z

WORKINGPARTY

Qs. X, Y, Z

R R R R R R R R R

R: RAPPORTEUR GROUP FOR QUESTIONS (QS)



ITU-T Study GroupsOther Activities (2/3)

• Lead Study GroupsManage and coordinate ITU-T studies on a specific theme

SSG is the Lead Study Group on IMT 2000 and Beyond and for Mobility

• Focus Groups (Rec. A.7)Work on a well-defined topic and time-schedule for completionEx.: Focus Group for Full Service-Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line (FS-VDSL)

Focus Group for Enhanced Telecom Operations Map (Participation of non-member experts welcome)

• Intersector Coordination GroupsEstablished only in exceptional cases by a joint meeting of TSAG and RAG. The ICG is for the purpose of coordinating work of both Sectors and assisting the Advisory Groups in coordinating the related activity of their respective Study Groups. The ICG shall not develop Recommendations, but shall prepare reports on its coordinating activities to be presented to the Advisory Groups.

ICG-SAT on Satellite matters ITU-T, ITU-R (and ITU-D), see Q.13/13 and http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/othergroups/icg-sat/index.asp



•Workshops/SeminarsCover the most important topics in modern telecommunication technology and applicationsSpeakers are renowned telecommunication expertsUsually free of charge and open to public

• ITU-T Special ProjectsStudy on a major topic, involving multiple Questions from one or several SGs

IMT-2000 Network Aspects http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/imt-2000/network.html

ITU-T Study Groups Other activities (3/3)



Chairmen’s Page

Management team

Chairman: Mr. J. Visser (Nortel Networks,Canada)

ViceChairmen: Mr. M. Ghazal (MPT, Lebanon)

Mr. M. Briggs, (British Telecommunic., UK) Mr. K. Lathia (Siemens, Germany)

Mr. L. Graf, (Ericsson, Australia) Mr. Y.K. Kim (Samsung, Korea) Mr. H. Nakamura (NTT, DoCoMo, Japan) Mr. B. Ramos (Anatel, Brazil) Mr. Y. Trofimov (NIIR, Russia)

Mr. S. Husain (Motorola, USA)Mr. P. Masambu (Comm. Comm., Uganda)Mr. K.K. Sirohi (C-DOT, India)



Questions, Rapporteurs and Editors

• Questions: Approved by Study Groups or WTSA

Define a particular project to be studied 7 active Questions within SSG

• Rapporteurs:Appointed by the SG or a WP to each Question

- Ensure progress of the group of experts towards Recommendations

- Lead, moderate debates (e-mails, conf. calls, etc.) and coordinate progress

- Chair the meetings of the experts (Rapporteur Group meetings)

• Editors:Proposed by Rapporteurs, appointed by the WP or SG, prepare and follow-up draft Recommendations

Questions, Rapporteurs and Editors

Authors'Guide for drafting ITU-T Recs



ITU-T Recommendations

Our main product

- Managed by 13 Study Groups divided into themed series: A-Series cover the Organization of the

Work of ITU-T and guidelines related to Recommendations (see also Resolutions)

Q-Series cover Switching and signalling In particular, Signalling requirements and

protocols for IMT-2000

- On-line access, CD-ROMS or paper copies.- Up to three Recommendations Free of charge per year

Bookshop

Catalogue ofPublication

Publication on CD-ROM Search Recommendation



Approval of Recommendations

• Traditional Approval Process (TAP)For Recommendations subject to policy or regulatory implicationsInitiated by an SG or WP meeting and completed, for final approval, at the subsequent SG meeting (Res. 1)

• Alternative Approval Process (AAP)For Recommendations without policy or regulatory implicationsOnce the text is considered sufficiently mature, it is submitted for AAP by an SG or WP meeting (Rec. A.8)

AAP SSG

AAP History SSG



AAP sequence

SG orWP

)

LC: Last Call

AR: Additional Review

meeting(1

Editedtext

for LC(2)

Approved

4(b)

(c)

9 11

(a)

(a) (b)

(a)(b)

Director'sannouncementand postingfor LC

(3)

Editedtext

for AR(8)

Director'sannouncementand postingfor AR

(10)

Director'sannouncement

and posting(5)

SGMeeting

(6)

Director'snotification

and publication(see Rec. A.11)

(12)

3 weeks Approved

Approved

Commentresolution

AR3 weeks

LC4 weeks

(7)

See Figure 1 (Rec. A.8)



Meeting documentation (1/3)

• Contributions

- “Normal”

or “SSG C” documents, submitted at least 2 months before the meeting(to be translated if necessary)- “Delayed”

Must be submitted at least 5 working days before the meeting

• ReportsOfficial records of SG or WP meetings. To be available shortly after the closure of the meetings (Rec. A.1)



• Temporary DocumentsSubmitted by a meeting ‘official’ (a member of the SG Management Team, Rapporteur, Editor, etc.) or TSBInclude for example:

- Reports of interim Rapporteur meetings or other activities (Workshop, forum, etc.)

- Latest draft texts for Recommendations- Inputs from other SGs known as “Liaison

Statements”- Inputs from other

Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), forums and consortia, also known as “Liaison Statements”

- Group Reports generated during the meeting

• Working DocumentsIssued during meetings by small groups

(limited distribution)


participants




• CircularsInformation of general interest- Annual ITU-T meetings schedule- Announcement on Workshops- Announcement of Approval and deletion of Recommendations and Questions- Questionnaire

• Collective-lettersInvitation to a specific SG/WP meeting

with agenda, registration forms, etc.

• AAP AnnouncementsInformation on draft Recommendations

under the AAP process (electronic version only)

Circulars SSG



Submitting Contributions (1/2)

Any ITU-T member 1) may submit 2)

contributions preferably electronically

using the Templates

- e-mail to EDH [email protected] e-mail to SSG [email protected] FTP via the Web (requires TIES account)

1) and ITU-T Associate 2) Please consult your home organization for national approval processes

Helpdesk

WHWHO?O?

HOHOW?W?



Submitting Contributions (2/2)

• Documents are concisely and clearly written to be universally understood

• They are directly related to one or more Questions (not of purely theoretical interest)

• Contributors are reminded that early disclosure of patent/software copyright information is desired- Patent Statement and Licensing Declar

ation Form

- Software Copyright Statement and Licensing Declaration Form

General Directives (Rec. A.1; Rec. A.2)

ITU-T Patent

Database

ITU-T Software Copyright

Database

Director’s Ad Hoc IPR Group



Copyright

Rec. A.1 Clause 3.1.5:

“Material such as text, diagrams, etc., submitted as a contribution to the work of ITU‑T is presumed by ITU to have no restrictions in order to permit the normal distribution of this material for discussions within the appropriate groups and possible use, in whole or in part, in any resulting ITU‑T Recommendations which are published. By submitting a contribution to ITU‑T, authors acknowledge this condition of submission. In addition, authors may state any specific conditions on other uses of their contribution.”



Access to documentation (1/2)

• TIES registered users can access to Documents (Contributions, Temporary Documents, Reports) related to ITU-T SSG meeting on the Website

- Possibility of Bulk/download documents, and- Search for a specific subject (or document)

- Search for the recently posted documents

• Informal FTP areas are available to the Study Groups for their correspondence work http://ties.itu.int/u/imt2000/imt2000/

EDH

iFTP SSG



Access to documentation (2/2)

• Wireless LANIEEE 802.11b wireless network covers the ITU main conference room areas and CICG buildingWireless LAN cards for PCs areavailable at the ITU Bookshop

• Wired LANEthernet (10baseT) LAN facilities are also available in ITU-T conference rooms



E-Mail Reflectors

• Each SG provides individual e-mail reflectors for WPs or Questions (Rapporteur’s Group)

• A TIES account is needed to subscribe/unsubscribe to the Reflector

• Experts can sign up for their areas of interest

Records of discussion available

Structure ofSSG iFTP area



Additional information

• Work Programme

• Schedule of ITU-T Meetings

• Meeting Registration

• Allocation and Access Plan of Meeting rooms

• CYBER-CAFÉITU‑T provides delegates with PCs and Printers

- in the second basement of the Tower building - on level 2 of the Montbrillant building - on level –1 of the CICG

These areas provide also Ethernet ports

• Hotels

• ITU-T Guide for beginners

Databases

ITU-T Sitemap

Work Programme



SSG Secretariat

Tatiana Kurakova Room M 426Tel:+41 (0)22 730 5126From ITU 5126

e-mail: [email protected]

Alexandra Gaspari Room M 425

Tel:+41 (0)22 730 5158From ITU 5158e-mail: alexandra.

[email protected]

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