International Telecommunication Union ITUT Study Group 19 ITUT

International Telecommunication Union ITU-T Study Group 19 ITU-T Guide for Participants Tatiana Kurakova kurakova@itu. int ITU/TSB Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 – 17 December 2004 Page -

Contents Slide 4. ITU Structure ITU-T Study Group 19 5. ITU-T Study Groups and WPs 6. Others Activities: 6. Lead Study Groups, Focus Groups, Intersector Coordination Groups (1/2) 7. Workshops/Seminars, Special Projects (2/2) 8. Chairman’s Page 9. Questions, Rapporteurs and Editors 10. ITU-T Recommendations 11. Approval of Recommendations 12 AAP sequence Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 2

Slide Contents Meeting documentation: ITU-T Study Group 19 13 Contributions “Normal and Delayed”, Reports (1/3) 14 Temporary Documents and Working Documents (2/3) 15 Circulars, 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 i. FTP (1/2) 20. Access to documentation: LAN (2/2) 21. E-mail Reflectors 22. Additional Information 23. SG 19 Secretariat Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 3

ITU Structure Plenipotentiary Conference ITU-T Study Group 19 ITU Council General Secretariat ITU-T ITU-R ITU-D World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly World Radiocommunication Conference Radiocommunication Assembly World Telecommunication Development Conference • General Secretariat: Coordinates the Union's activities and the overall management of the Union TSB Telecommunication Standardization Bureau • ITU-T: Telecommunication standardization on a worldwide 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 Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 4

ITU-T Study Groups and Working Parties ITU-T Study Group 19 WTSA TSAG Study Groups Dec 04 STUDY GROUP 19 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 5

Other Activities ITU-T Study Group 19 • Lead Study Groups (1/2) Manage and coordinate ITU-T studies on a specific theme SG 19 is the Lead Study Group on mobile telecommunication networks and for mobility • Focus Groups (Rec. A. 7) Work on a well-defined topic and time-schedule for completion Ex. : 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 Groups Established 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. 10/13 and http: //www. itu. int/ITU-T/othergroups/icg-sat/index. asp Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 6

Other activities ITU-T Study Group 19 (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 • ITU-T Special Projects Study 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 Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 7

Chairmen’s Page ITU-T Study Group 19 Chairman: Mr. J. Visser (Nortel Networks, Canada) Vice Chairmen: Mr. P. Adams, (British Telecommunic. , UK)) Management team Dec 04 Mr. Mr. M. Ghazal (MPT, Lebanon) Y. K. Kim (Samsung, Korea) K. Lathia (Siemens, Italy) P. Masambu (Comm. , Uganda) B. Ramos (Anatel, Brazil) M. Tamura (NTT, Do. Co. Mo, Japan) K. Trofimov (NIIR, Russia) ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 8

ITU-T Study Group 19 Questions, Rapporteurs and Editors • Questions: Approved by Study Groups or WTSA Define a particular project to be studied 5 Questions within SG 19 • 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: Proposed by Rapporteurs, appointed by the WP or SG, prepare and follow-up draft Recommendations Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 9

ITU-T Recommendations ITU-T Study Group 19 Bookshop Catalogue of Publication on CD-ROM Dec 04 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. - ITU-T Up to three Recommendations Free of Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 10

Approval of Recommendations ITU-T Study Group 19 • Traditional Approval Process (TAP) For Recommendations subject to policy or regulatory implications Initiated by a SG or WP meeting and completed, for final approval, at the subsequent SG meeting (Res. 1) AAP SG 19 AAP History SSG/SG 19 Dec 04 • Alternative Approval Process (AAP) For Recommendations without policy or regulatory implications Once the text is considered sufficiently mature, it is submitted for AAP by a SG or WP meeting (Rec. A. 8) ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 11

AAP sequence ITU-T Study Group 19 Approved LC 4 weeks SG or WP meeting (1) 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) See Figure 1 (Rec. A. 8) Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 12

Meeting documentation ITU-T Study Group 19 • (1/3) Contributions - “Normal” or “COM 19 C” documents, submitted at least 2 months before the meeting (to be translated if necessary) - “Delayed” • Dec 04 Must be submitted at least 7 working days before the meeting Reports Official records of SG or WP meetings. To be available shortly after the closure of the meetings (Rec. A. 1) ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 13

Meeting documentation (2/3) • Temporary Documents ITU-T Study Group 19 participants - Submitted by a meeting ‘official’ (a member of the SG Management Team, Rapporteur, Editor, etc. ) or TSB Include 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 Documents Issued during meetings by small groups (limited distribution) Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 14

Meeting documentation (3/3) • Circulars ITU-T Study Group 19 Circulars SG 19 Information of general interest - Annual ITU-T meetings schedule - Announcement on Workshops - Announcement of Approval and deletion of Recommendations and Questions - Questionnaire • Collective-letters Invitation to a specific SG/WP meeting with agenda, registration forms, etc. • AAP Announcements Information on draft Recommendations under the AAP process (electronic version only) Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 15

ITU-T Study Group 19 Submitting Contributions WHO? Any ITU-T member 1) may submit (1/2) 2) contributions preferably electronically using the Templates Helpdesk HOW? - e-mail to EDH tsbedh@itu. int - e-mail to SG 19 tsbsg 19@itu. int - FTP via the Web (requires TIES account) 1) and ITU-T Associate 2) Please consult your home organization for national approval processes Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 16

Submitting Contributions (2/2) General Directives (Rec. A. 1; Rec. A. 2) ITU-T Study Group 19 • Documents are concisely and clearly written to be universally understood • They are directly related to one or more Questions (not of purely theoretical interest) Director’s Ad Hoc IPR Group ITU-T Patent Database ITU-T Software Copyright Database Dec 04 • Contributors are reminded that early disclosure of patent/software copyright information is desired - Patent Statement and Licensing Declaration - Form Software Copyright Statement and Licensing Declaration Form ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 17

Copyright ITU-T Study Group 19 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. ” Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 18

Access to documentation ITU-T Study Group 19 EDH i. FTP SG 19 (1/2) • TIES registered users can access to Documents (Contributions, Temporary Documents, Reports) related to ITU-T SG 19 meeting on the Website - Possibility of Bulk/download documents, and - Search for a specific subject (or document) - Search for the recently posted documents - New! Sorting by source or Question • Informal FTP areas are available to the Study Groups for their correspondence work http: //ties. itu. int/u/tsg 19/ Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 19

Access to documentation ITU-T Study Group 19 (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 • Wired LAN Ethernet (10 base. T) LAN facilities are also available in ITU-T conference rooms Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 20

E-Mail Reflectors ITU-T Study Group 19 • Each SG provides individual e-mail reflectors for WPs or Questions (Rapporteur’s Group) Structure of SG 19 i. FTP area • A TIES account is needed to subscribe/unsubscribe to the Reflector • Experts can sign up for their areas of interest Records of discussion available Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 21

Additional information ITU-T Study Group 19 Work Programme Databases ITU-T Sitemap • • • Work Programme Schedule of ITU-T Meetings Meeting Registration Allocation and Access Plan 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 • ITU-T Guide for beginners Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 22

SG 19 Secretariat ITU-T Study Group 19 Tatiana Kurakova Room M 426 Tel: +41 (0)22 730 5126 From ITU 5126 e-mail: tatiana. kurakova@itu. int Isabelle Garde Room M 507 Tel: +41 (0)22 730 5855 From ITU 5855 e-mail: isabelle. garde@itu. int Dec 04 ITU-T Study Group 19, Geneva, 13 -17 December 2004 23