1. International Telecommunication Union ITU-T Seminar – Madrid, 12-13 December 2002 Traditional and Alternative Approval Processes Gary Fishman ITU-T Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) Chairman garyfishman@lucent.com

2. ITU-T 2 12-13 December 2002 ITU-T Seminar – Madrid, December 2002 Overview o Questions (Standards Projects) Approval processes o Recommendations Traditional Approval Process Alternative Approval Process o Other document types

3. ITU-T 3 12-13 December 2002 ITU-T Seminar – Madrid, December 2002 Approval of Questions – Choices Available o Approve new work once every 4 years at Standardization Assembly Convenient periodic check-point This is not sufficient o Simple process to approve new work or revise existing work projects on a continuous basis

4. ITU-T 4 12-13 December 2002 ITU-T Seminar – Madrid, December 2002 Approval Process for Questions o Proposal submitted to a Study Group (SG) o Member States and Sector Members present at the SG reach consensus on draft Question and work can begin o Membership is notified and TSAG can examine the proposed Question o Question is approved by consensus at next SG meeting

5. ITU-T 5 12-13 December 2002 ITU-T Seminar – Madrid, December 2002 Recommendation Approval Processes SG or WP DETERMINES SG or WP CONSENTS Member State CONSULTATION by mail SG DECIDES Post to web ~10 months TAP AAP Comment s Post to Web N Y (2 times max) SG DECIDES <10 weeks (average) Approved SG: Study Group WP: Working Party Post to web

6. ITU-T 6 12-13 December 2002 ITU-T Seminar – Madrid, December 2002 TAP and AAP o TAP – Traditional Approval Process DETERMINATION at a physical meeting CONSULTATION of Member States by mail DECISION to approve is taken at next study group meeting, about 9 months later o AAP – Alternative Approval Process CONSENT at a physical meeting E-mail notification of AAP initiation LAST CALL and ADDITIONAL REVIEW via web If no substantive comments are submitted, Recommendation is approved

7. ITU-T 7 12-13 December 2002 ITU-T Seminar – Madrid, December 2002 Approval time for ITU-T Recommendations o Before 19884 years o 1989-19932 years o 1993-199619 months o 1997-200010 months o 2000 AAP: 4 week (min.), <10 week (ave.) TAP: 10 months

8. ITU-T 8 12-13 December 2002 ITU-T Seminar – Madrid, December 2002 AAP Results (as of 1 December 2002)

9. ITU-T 9 12-13 December 2002 ITU-T Seminar – Madrid, December 2002 Other Approved Documents o Normative – approved by TAP or AAP Annexes to Recommendations Corrigenda to Recommendations o Non-normative – approved by Consensus of Study Group Appendices Supplements Implementers Agreements Handbooks