International Telecommunication Union ITUT Study Group 15 ITUT

International Telecommunication Union ITU-T Study Group 15 ITU-T Guide for Participants • Paolo Rosa • TSB Counselor June 03 ITU-T SG 15 meeting October 2003 Page -

Contents ITU-T Study Group 15 June 03 - ITU Structure - Structure of ITU-T SGs and WPs (1/2) - Structure of ITU-T, WPs and other groups (2/2) - Questions, Rapporteurs and Editors - Approval of Recommendations - Chairman’s Page - AAP sequence - Meeting documentation: Contributions (1/2) - Meeting documentation: TDs and WDs (2/2) - Submitting Contributions (1/2) - Submitting Contributions: General Directives and IPR (2/2) - Access to documentation: Web and i. FTP (1/2) - Access to documentation: LAN (2/2) - E-mail Reflectors - Additional Information ITU-T Guide for Participants 2

ITU Structure Plenipotentiary Conference ITU-T Study Group 15 TSB Telecommunication Standardization Bureau ITU Council General Secretariat ITU-T ITU-R ITU-D World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly World Radiocommunication Conference World Telecommunication Development Conference • General Secretariat : Coordinates the Union's activities and the overall management of the Union • ITU-T: Telecommunication standardization on a worldwide basis on technical, operating and tariff Questions • ITU-R: Radio communications and wireless • ITU-D: Use and deployment of telecom networks and More info June 03 services in the developing nations ITU-T Guide for Participants 3

Structure of ITU-T SGs and WPs (1/2) ITU-T Study Group 15 WTSA TSAG Study Groups Recommendations Manuals June 03 STUDY GROUP XX ITU-T Guide for Participants 4

Structure of ITU-T SGs, WPs and other groups ITU-T Study Group 15 Special Projects Lead Study Groups IPCablecom JRG-1 (2/2) • Workshops/Seminars Cover the most important topics in modern telecommunication technology and applications. Speakers are renowned telecommunication experts. Usually free of charge and open to public • Focus Groups Participation of non-member experts welcome. Work on a well-defined topic and time-schedule for completion. Ex. : Focus Group for Full Service-Very High Speed Digital Subscriber (FS-VDSL) • Joint Coordination Groups Coordinate a broad study by more than one study group. They do not perform technical studies nor write Recommendations. June 03 ITU-T Guide for Participants 5

Some SG 15 Statistics ITU-T Study Group 15 n. Work Program (Questions for study) 19 n. Recommendations under development Approx. 100 n. Study Group meeting interval Approx. 8 m n. Rapporteur Group meetings Frequently n. Work by correspondence (EDH) Continuous n. Approval procedure AAP n. Rapporteurs 17 n. Editors Approx. 60 - 70 June 03 n. SG Representatives 14 n. SG meeting participants (Avrg. 97 -00/01 -03) 347/299 n. Number of countries (Admin. and/or ROA) 39/26 n. Number of Scient. & Indust. Orgs. 74/74 (SIO) ITU-T Guide for Participants 6

Main SG 15 Objectives ITU-T Study Group 15 n. Focal point for global standards on Transport Networks and Optical technologies n. Market driven and timely standards in major work areas n‘Value-added’ coordination and cooperation effort n. Support ITU-T as preeminent Internat. Stds. Organization n. Promote SG 15 standardization activities June 03 ITU-T Guide for Participants 7

Study Group 15 Management Team and Structure ITU-T Study Group 15 SG 15 - Optical and other Transport Networks Chairman Mr. Peter WERY WP 1 Network Access Chair Mr. Andrew NUNN WP 2 Network Signal Processing Chair Mr. Yoshio NAITO WP 3 OTN Structure Chair Mr. Steve TROWBRIDGE WP 4 OTN Technology Chair Mr. Gastone BONAVENTURA WP 5 June 03 Projects and Promotion Chair Mr. Haruo OKAMURA ITU-T Guide for Participants 8

Lead Study Group ITU-T Study Group 15 Access Network Transport Optical Transport Networks and Technologies June 03 ITU-T Guide for Participants 9

ITU-T Study Group 15 Questions, Rapporteurs and Editors • Questions: Set up by WTSA or by the Study Group Define a particular subject to be studied • Rapporteurs: - Authors'Guide for drafting ITU-T Recs - 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: Appointed by Rapporteurs, prepare and follow-up draft Recommendations June 03 ITU-T Guide for Participants 10

Approval of Recommendations ITU-T Study Group 15 • Alternative Approval Process (AAP) For technical Recommendations Once the text is considered to be mature, it is submitted for AAP at an SG or WP meeting (Rec. A. 8) • Traditional Approval Process (TAP) More info June 03 For Recommendations subject to policy or regulatory implications Initiated at an SG or WP meeting and completed, for final approval, at the subsequent SG meeting (Res. 1) ITU-T Guide for Participants 11

AAP sequence ITU-T Approved Study Group 15 SG or WP meeting (1) LC 4 weeks Edited text for LC (2) (a) 4 3 weeks Approved (b) Director's announcement (c) (7) and posting for LC Comment resolution (3) LC: Last Call AR: Additional Review Director's SG announcement Meeting and posting (6) AR (5) (a) (b) 3 weeks Approved 9 11 (b) (a) Edited Director's notification announcement text for AR and posting and publication for AR (8) (see Rec. A. 11) (10) (12) TG 120480 -00 See Figure 1 (Rec. A. 8) June 03 ITU-T Guide for Participants 12

Meeting documentation ITU-T Study Group 15 (1/2) • Contributions - “Normal” COM documents, submitted at least 2 months before the meeting “Delayed” Contributions not submitted prior to the twomonth deadline; they must be submitted at the latest 7 working days before the meeting • Reports More info June 03 Official records of SG or WP meetings. To be available shortly after the closure of the meetings (Rec. A. 1) ITU-T Guide for Participants 13

Meeting documentation (2/2) • Temporary Documents ITU-T Study Group 15 - Submitted by an ‘official’ (a member of the SG Management Team, Rapporteur, Editor, etc. ) within the meeting participants Include for example: Reports of interim Rapporteur meetings or other activities (Workshop, forum, etc. ) Latest draft texts for Recommendations Inputs from other SGs and from other Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), known as “Liaison Statements” Reports from Ad hoc groups generated during the meeting, etc • Working Documents Issued during meetings by small groups (limited distribution) June 03 ITU-T Guide for Participants 14

Submitting Contributions ITU-T Study Group 15 Helpdesk (1/2) Any ITU-T member may submit contributions preferably electronically using the Templates, by: - e-mail to TSB EDH - FTP via the Web (requires TIES account) More info June 03 ITU-T Guide for Participants 15

Submitting Contributions (2/2) General Directives (Rec. A. 2) ITU-T Study Group 15 ITU-T Patent Database ITU-T Software Database More info June 03 • 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 required - Patent Declaration Form for use with the ITU-T/ISO/Software Copyright Declaration Form ITU-T Guide for Participants 16

Access to documentation ITU-T Study Group 15 EDH i. FTP SG XX (1/2) • TIES registered users can access to Documents (Contributions, Temporary Documents, Reports) related to each ITU-T SG meeting on the Website. - Possibility of Bulk/download documents, and - Search for a specific subject (or document) • Informal FTP areas are available to the Study Groups for their correspondence work. More info June 03 ITU-T Guide for Participants 17

Access to documentation ITU-T Study Group 15 June 03 (2/2) • Wireless LAN IEEE 802. 11 b wireless network covers the ITU main conference room areas and CICG building. Wireless LAN cards for PCs are available at the ITU Bookshop. ITU-T Guide for Participants 18

E-Mail Reflectors ITU-T Study Group 15 SGxx i. FTP area • 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 More info June 03 ITU-T Guide for Participants 19

Additional information ITU-T Study Group 15 Databases ITU-T Sitemap • • • Work Programme Schedule of ITU-T Meetings Meeting Registration Allocation of Meeting rooms CYBER-CAFÉ ITU‑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 More info June 03 ITU-T Guide for beginners ITU-T Guide for Participants 20