1. ITU-T – ITS PROCESS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Ardhendu Ganguli
Consultant ITU-TSB

2. ITTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION
WHY THIS PRESENTATION
ITU PROVIDES UNPARALLELED PLATFORM
PRIVATE SECTOR RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF ITU
MEMBERSHIP IS WORTHWHILE
IDENTIFYING ITU-T ACTIVITIES
INCREASING VISIBILITY,KNOWLEDGE AND HENCE INFLUENCE
SUBMIT TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION
GAINING A PRACTICAL INSIGHT
LEARNING FROM OTHERS
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3. ITU-T : STANDARDIZATION
REGARDED BY INDUSTRY AS ITU’S MAIN FUNCTION
THE LARGEST PLATFORM
THE PARTICIPANTS
STUDY QUESTIONS
WORK PROGRAMMES
PARTICIPATION TO STANDARDIZATION WORK
INFLUENCE
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4. ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS DEVELOPMENT
Recommendations (standards), are non-binding, generally complied with because ;
GLOBAL standards, agreed on CONSENSUS basis
THOROUGH and TRANSPARENT technical study
Guarantee INTERCONNECTIVITY / INTEROPERABILITY
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5. ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS DEVELOPMENT (Cont.)
provide a hallmark of RELIABILITY
provide ‘ECONOMY OF SCALE
2,800 Recommendations on 82,000 pages
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6. ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS DEVELOPMENT (Cont.)
SPECIAL PROJECTS
IMT-2000 Network Aspects (SSG)
Call Back (SG3)
Accounting Rate Reform (SG3)
TMN (SG4)
ASN.1 (SG17)
IP Cablecom (SG9)
QoS and Performance (SG12)
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7. ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS DEVELOPMENT (Cont.)
IP (SG13)
NGN/GII (SG13)
Access Networks (SG15)
Optical Networks (SG15)
Mediacom (SG16)
E-commerce and E-business (SG16)
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8. WEB access to Study Groups
Study Group 4 (T.M. lead SG on TMN) as an Example
Information
Documents
Meeting Information
TIES account and access to the iFTP area required for the following
Recommendations
Guides, Tools and Templates
Special Projects and Issues
Alternative Approval Process (AAP)
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9. INTERNET PROTOCOL(IP) DOCUMENTS
Internet Protocol (IP)-based Networks (Contribution to the Secretary-General’s Report to the Council) [ WinWord | PDF ]
Version 5 of the IP Project description [ WinWord | PDF ]
Framework for the Y.1000 Recommendation Series on IP Related Issues
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10. Framework for the Y.1000 Rec. Series on IP Issues
Y.1000 Series General
Y.1100 Series Services and Applications
Y.1200 Series Architecture, Access, Network Capabilities and Resource MGMT
Y.1300 Series Transport
Y.1400 Series Interworking
Y.1500 Series QoS and Network Performance
Y.1600 Series Signalling
Y.1700 Series OAM
Y.1800 Series Charging
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MEADIACOM 2004
MEDIACOM 2004 Project Description - Version 2.0, June 2001
Actual list of Recommendations related to the MEDIACOM 2004 Project
Contact persons for the updating of the MEDIACOM 2004 Project
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MEADIACOM 2004 LIST OF REC.S
Architecture
Applications & services
Interoperability
Coding
Security
Accessibility
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13. Relationship with other Standards Development Organizations (SDO)
Foster awareness (with other SDOs, forums and consortia) within ITU-T
Coordinate and cooperate
To reduce duplication, inconsistencies
Assure that ITU-T work provides added value
Continue to participate in appropriate coordinating bodies
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14. ITTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION
Relationship with other Standards Development Organizations (SDO) (Cont.)
Examples
International Organizations (e.g. ISO, IEC)
National or Regional SDOs ; e.g. IEEE, ETSI, TTC, TTA
Forums and Consortia ; e.g. IETF, ATMF, FR Forum, TM Forum.
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15. ITTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION
ITU-T MEMBERSHIP
HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO BE A MEMBER
MEMBER STATES
SECTOR MEMBERS
ASSOCIATES
CONTRIBUTORY UNITS
VALUE OF THE UNIT FOR 2000 AND 2001
SECTOR MEMBERS CONTRIBUTORY UNIT
FOR AN ASSOCIATE
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LOOKING AHEAD
New Technologies
The building blocks for tomorrow’s high-speed networks
Enhance the capacity of existing networks
Optical Switching, ATM, SDH, WDM and DSL technologies
Study of IP based systems in nearly all of the 13 ITU-T Study Groups
Changeover to IP can not be overnight
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LOOKING AHEAD (Cont.)
Neither can it be for most of the Operators, isolated and exclusive
Operation and Management solutions for PSTN-IP hybrid networks are being planned
For third generation mobile networks standards defining enhanced management and security
Basic works on fourth generation mobile networks
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CONCLUSIONS
DEMONSTRATED ITS ABILITY TO COPE WITH THE REGULATORY CHANGES
EVOLVED IN THE FACE OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEMANDS
ADAPTED TO THE RAPIDLY CHANGING MARKET PLACE
USERS BELIEVE ITU-T AS THE PRE-EMINENT GLOBAL STANDARDS BODY
PRESTIGE AND CREDIBILITY OF A LONG-STANDING GLOBAL STANDARDIZATION BODY
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