COMMITTEE 4 ITU-T Structure: Points of agreement and Issues needing further discussion

Note The identified areas refer to the SG structure Certain specific proposals related to SG mandate, points of guidance and allocation of Recommendations will be dealt with later in the meeting

Three categories Green light Yellow light Red light Consensus exists: all expressed proposals in essential agreement Yellow light Essential consensus exists: majority of proposals in agreement with minor issues Red light Consensus possible but not yet achieved: different proposals have been identified and further discussion will be needed

Green light SG A (Tariff and accounting principles, telecommunication economic and policy issues) SG D (Optical and other Transport Network Infrastructures) SG E (Integrated broadband cable networks and television and sound transmission ) SG G (Performance and Quality of Service) SG K (Security, Languages and Telecommunications Software)

Yellow light (1) SG B (Protection against electromagnetic environment effects) SG C: (Outside Plant and related indoor installations) All proposals but one support separate SGs C63 (BT) supports merger of SGs, or as a minimum, co-location of meetings Possible way forward:  separate SGs but collocated meetings

Yellow Light (2) SG F (Multimedia Terminals, Systems and Applications) No controversy about SG F as such Open issue: possible allocation of block 2D if SG2 Option 1 is adopted Possible way forward: agree that SG F will continue and, if SG2 Option 1 is adopted, adjust the mandate and points of guidance for SG F accordingly

Yellow light (3) SG H (Telecommunications Management) Continuation as a separate SG is not contested Two proposals may affect the complete work programme of SG H, if SG 2 Option 1 is adopted (Docs 40 + Cor.1; 58) Possible way forward: agree to create SG H and adjust its work programme as needed depending on the SG2 Option decisions.

Red Light (1) SG J: Mobile Telecommunications Network All contributions but one support keeping mobility studies in a separate SG C62 (Senegal) supports merger of mobility study with NGN SG Possible compromise: separate SG but collocated meetings with NGN SG

Red Light (2) Allocation of TDR work SG I (NGN)  C40 SG K (Security)  C61 (presumed) SG M  C52 Add.15, C58 (presumed)

Red light (3) Dependency on: Signalling Options SG 2 Options SG I (Next Generation Networks - architecture, evolution and convergence) multiple expressions of support for an NGN SG need to work through details SG L (Signalling requirements and protocols for convergence toward NGN) relationship to NGN SG and potential evolution path need to be further discussed SG M (Operational aspects of service provision, networks and performance)  next slide

Red light (4) SG M (Operational aspects of service provision, networks and performance) Three options identified Implications and impacts of options need to be examined, esp. wrt NNAR for NGN

Options Explained “SG2 Options” “Signalling Options” “Mobility Option” Option (1) – Allocation of SG2 blocks Option (2) – SG2 as is Option (3) – Merge SG2 and SG4 “Signalling Options” Option (i) – Architecture and signalling in separate SGs Option (ii) – Architecture and signalling in single SG Option (iii) – Compromise: through 2006 & reassess “Mobility Option” Mobility as a stand-alone group or merged into NGN