1. ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)
ITU-T Activities
Greg Jones
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)

2. Overview ITU-T working methods ITU-T studies ITU-T products & services
ITU-T strategy and priorities
Conclusion
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3. Working methods Recommendation A.1 Contributions Delayed Contributions
Temporary Documents
reflectors
Informal FTP areas
Physical meetings
SG, WP, Rapporteur, Editor
Recommendation A.9 for SSG
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4. Approval methods TAP – traditional approval process (Res. 1)
Determination at physical meeting
Approval at physical meeting
Text available before approval meeting
AAP – alternative approval process (Rec. A.8)
Consent at physical meeting
Last call period
Approval if no substantive comments
Additional review or revert to SG or TAP
Non-normative texts approved at Study Group level
e.g. Appendices, Supplements, Handbooks
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5. Approval time for ITU-T Recommendations
Before years
years
months
months (5 months in exceptional circumstances)
2000  Minimum 4 weeks (AAP) 9 months (TAP)
AAP = Alternative Approval Procedure
TAP = Traditional Approval Procedure
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6. Cooperation A.4 – Communication with forums/consortia
A.5 – Organizations qualified for referencing
A.6 – Communication with SDOs
MoUs
MoU ICANN Protocol Supporting Organization, 14 July 1999
MoU between IEC, ISO, ITU and UN/ECE Concerning Standardization in the Field of Electronic Business, 24 March 2000
MoU between ITU and ETSI, 14 June 2000
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7. Migration towards an IP-based backbone network
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8. GII: Technology convergence (based on Figure 5-1/Y.110)
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9. Ensuring global interoperability
Quality of Service (QoS)
Numbering and routing
Security
Tariffs and Accounting rates
Interworking
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10. ITU-T publications Recommendations WTSA Resolutions Appendices
Supplements
Handbooks
Directives
ITU Operational Bulletin
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11. Free and discounted ITU-T publications
Discounts of 15% and one free online subscription are granted to Member States and Sector Members participating in the work of ITU.
A discount of 80% of the catalogue price on all ITU publications is granted to Administrations of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), as well as to libraries of educational institutions (for online subscriptions and CD-ROM publications only).
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12. ITU-T Series (A-L) Organization of the work of ITU-T
Means of expression: definitions, symbols, classification
General telecommunication statistics
General tariff principles
Overall network operation, telephone service, service operation and human factors
Non-telephone telecommunication services
Transmission systems and media, digital systems and networks
Audiovisual and multimedia systems
Integrated services digital network
Transmission of television, sound programme and other multimedia signals
Protection against interference
Construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant 
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13. ITU-T Series (M-Z)
TMN and network maintenance: international transmission systems, telephone circuits, telegraphy, facsimile and leased circuits
Maintenance: international sound programme and television transmission circuits
Specifications of measuring equipment
Telephone transmission quality, telephone installations, local line networks
Switching and signalling
Telegraph transmission
Telegraph services terminal equipment
Terminals for telematic services
Telegraph switching
Data communication over the telephone network
Data networks and open system communications
Global information infrastructure and Internet protocol aspects
Languages and general software aspects for telecommunication systems
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14. Handbooks & Directives (recent examples)
Protection of telecommunication buildings from fire (SG6)
Construction, Installation, Jointing and Protection of Optical Fibre Cables (SG6)
Application of Computers and Microprocessors to the Construction, Installation and Protection of Telecommunication Cables (SG6)
Directives Concerning the Protection of Telecommunication Lines against Harmful Effects from Electric Power and Electrified Railway Lines (SG5)
Handbook on Telephonometry (SG12)
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15. Freely accessible web resources
ITU-T patent database
International numbering resources
A.4, A.5 and A.6 recognized organizations
Terms and definitions
List of ITU-T Recommendations
ITU-T Work programme
ASN.1 module database – new
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