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ITU and its work in the field ofStandardization
Presented at the
Workshop on ITU activitiesBangalore (India), 30-31 August 2001
by
Houlin ZHAODirector, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB)
International Telecommunication Union, GenevaPlace des Nations - CH-1211 Geneva 20 - Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 730 5851Fax: +41 22 730 5853
E-mail: [email protected] Home page address: http://www.itu.int
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1837 Invention of the first electric telegraph1844 Samuel Morse sent his first public message over a telegraph Iine
between Washington and Baltimore1865 Foundation of the International Telegraph Union by twenty States17 May with the adoption of the first Convention. First Telegraph Regulations.1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents his invention of the telephone
1924 Paris - Creation of CCIF (International Telephone Consultative Committee)1925 Paris - Creation of CCIT (International Telegraph Consultative Committee)1927 Washington - Creation of the CCIR (Intl. Radio Consultative Committee)1932 Madrid - Plenipotentiary Conference. Telegraph Union changes name to
International Telecommunication Union
1947 ITU becomes a Specialized Agency of the United Nations1956 Geneva - CCIF and CCIT merged into CCITT (International
Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee)1992 Geneva - Plenipotentiary Conference. Creation of 3 Sectors:
ITU-T replaces CCITT, ITU-R replaces IFRB, CCIR, and ITU-D replaces TCD1999/7 ITU becomes a founding Member of PSO of ICANN
ITU Landmarks
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TSBNew Structure of the ITU
PlenipotentiaryConference
RadiocommunicationSector
TelecommunicationStandardization Sector Development Sector
World Conferenceson International
Telecommunications
WorldTelecommunication
StandardizationAssembly (WTSA)
Council
Radio RegulationsBoard
StudyGroups
DirectorSecretary-GeneralDeputy Secretary-General
CoordinationCommittee
General Secretariat
StudyGroups
StudyGroups
AdvisoryGroup
Bureau
Director
Bureau
AdvisoryGroup Director
Bureau
AdvisoryGroup
World/RegionalConferences
RadiocommunicationAssembly
World/RegionalConferences
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TSBCCITT and ITU-T
CCITT (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee):1956 1st Plenary Assembly 1960 2nd Plenary Assembly Red Books1964 3rd Plenary Assembly Blue Books1968 4th Plenary Assembly White Books1972 5th Plenary Assembly Green Books
1976 6th Plenary Assembly Orange Books1980 7th Plenary Assembly Yellow Books1984 8th Plenary Assembly Red Books1988 9th Plenary Assembly Blue Books
ITU-T (International Telecommunication Union - Telecom. Standardization Sector):1993 1st World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC-93), Helsinki
1996 2nd World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC-96), Geneva
2000 3rd World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-2000), Montreal
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TSBINTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION (ITU)
A UN Specialized Agency
Intergovernmental organization, governments represented throughtheir telecommunication Administrations (constitutional Members)
Other entities (Recognized Operating Agencies, Scientific IndustrialOrganizations, regional and international organizations) admitted as Sector members
"Basic Law" = Convention and Constitution, to be modified by Plenipotentiary Conferences
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TSBFunctions of ITU-T
"The functions of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector
shall be, bearing in mind the particular concerns of the developing
countries, to fulfill the purposes of the Union relating to
telecommunication standardization, as stated in Article 1 of this
Constitution, by studying technical, operating and tariff Questions
and adopting Recommendations on them with a view to
standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis."
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Member States: 189
Sector Members: 180 ROAs (Recognized Operating Agencies - Network and service providers)
232 SIOs (Scientific and Industrial Organiz.s - Manufacturers)
42 others (including ISOC) (regional, International organizations, etc.)
19 Associates
Membership of ITU-T (by 1 August 2001)
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TSBOrganizational Structure of ITU-T
WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONSTANDARDIZATION ASSEMBLY
TELECOMMUNICATIONSTANDARDIZATIONADVISORY GROUP
STUDY GROUP
WORKINGPARTY
R
STUDY GROUP STUDY GROUP
WORKINGPARTY
WORKINGPARTY
R R R
R = RAPPORTEUR GROUP
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TSBApproval of new and revised Recommendations -Sequence of events
3 months minimum
1 month minimum
4 weeks
SG or WPmeeting
SG or WPdetermination
Chairman'srequest
Edited textavailable
Consultation period
Director'sannouncement
Director's request
Textdistributed
Director'snotification
Deadline forMember States' replies
SGdecision
SGmeeting
7 working days
maximum
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TSBAAP Sequence of events
Approved
Director’s Notification
SG or WP
Meeting
Edited Text
for LC
Director’s Announcement
and Posting for LC
(a)
(b)
(c)
Comment Resolution
Edited Text
Available
Director’s Announcement
and Posting
SG Meeting
(a)
(a)
(b)
Director’s Announcement
and Posting for AR
(b)
3 weeks
4 weeks LC
3 weeks AR
LC: Last Call AR: Additional Review
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TSBWorking methodsProcedures for comments and decision-making
ITU-T studies are driven by contributions from its membership
Contributions are discussed at meetings, with assessment made byRapporteurs and management team of Study Groups
Study Group meetings, Working Party meetings, Rapporteur Groupmeetings, Joint meetings, etc.
Electronic consultation, EDH
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TSBApproval and publication time of Recommendations
before 1988 1989-1993 1993-1996 1997-2000 2001-2004
Approval time
4 years
2 years
18 months
9 months
(exceptional case:
5 months)
2-9
months
Publication time
2-4 years
2 years
1-1.5 year
6-12 months
3-9 months
Notes: 1. Pre-published Recommendations, available on ITU-T Website, from a few daysto four weeks after approval of the text.
2. Recs in force, pre-published, superseded/obsolete: available on ITU-T Website.
3. Forms of publication: paper, CD-ROM, electronic bookshop, online, etc.
4. FREE ONLINE ACCESS SINCE JANUARY 2001 (one free access per member,3 free downloads for public)
5. “Approval time” counted between “determination/consent” and final approval
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TSBComparisons
1981-1984
1985-1988
1989-1992
1997-2000
Recommendations in force by the end of the period
1,280 1,600 1,897 2,625
Total pages by theend of the period
11,600(Red
Books)
18,000(Blue
Books)
26,000 76,180
Note: 1. Approx. 300 texts per year during 1997-2000 2. About 180 common texts between ITU-T and ISO/IEC JTC 1 3. ITU-T publishes handbooks and Operational Bulletin
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TSBITU-T Recommendations Series (1)
Series AOrganization of the work of the ITU-T
Series BMeans of expression: definitions, symbols, classification
Series CGeneral telecommunication statistics
Series DGeneral tariff principles
Series E Overall network operation, telephone service,service operation and human factors
Series F Non-telephone telecommunication services
Series G Transmission systems and media, digital systems and networks
Series HAudiovisual and multimedia systems
Series I Integrated services digital network
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Series J Transmission of television, sound programme and other multimedia signals
Series KProtection against interference
Series L Construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant
Series M TMN and network maintenance: international transmission systems, telephone circuits, telegraphy, facsimile andleased circuits
Series NMaintenance: international sound programme and television transmission circuits
Series O Specifications of measuring equipment
Series P Telephone transmission quality, telephone installations, local line networks
ITU-T Recommendations Series (2)
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TSBITU-T Recommendations Series (3)
Series Q Switching and signalling
Series RTelegraph transmission
Series S Telegraph services terminal equipment
Series T Terminals for telematic services
Series UTelegraph switching
Series V Data communication over the telephone network
Series X Data networks and open system communication
Series Y Global information infrastructure
Series Z Programming languages
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TSBBest Sellers
2000 - Best selling texts (in the order of sales number):
H.323 (09/99) G.703 G.723.1 Q.931 G.711 X.690 G.704
G.723 Annex A+disk V.90 E.164 X.680 H.323 (02/98)
G.692 H.263 G.729 G.826 G.957 H.225.0
G.729 Annex A+disk V.34
Some well-known ITU-T Recommendations:E.164 E.190 E.212G.711 G.720 G.729 G.982 G.990-series (xDSL)H.245 H.248 H.263 H.323 H.324 H.450 I.365 I.432 I.731 J.112 J.117M.3000 M.3200 M.3210Q.1700 Q.1721 Q.1731 Q.1751T.30 T.37 T.38 V.44 V.59 V.90 V.92X.25 X.36 X.208 X.509 X.680 X.840-seriesY.1310 Y.1540
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TSBITU-T's main work areas
Three major items:
- IP-related issues
- IMT-2000
- Accounting rates
Other items:
- Multi-media, access networks (xDSL), security, numbering and addressing, inter-operabilities, IPR,
etc.
Promotion
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approved the reports for the 1997-2000 activities
approved Recommendations:
- Rec. D.140, Annex E (transitional tariff and accounting arrangements)
- Rec. D.50 (cost-sharing principle for internet traffic)
established a Special Study Group on IMT-2000 and beyond
Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of SGs nominated
WTSA-2000 results
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TSBWTSA-2000 results
Recommendation A.AAP, now called “Rec. A.8”, (Alternative Approval Procedures), quicker, WEB consultation
EDH (Electronic Data Handling); e-mail, tele-conferencing, e-consulting, paperless meeting
Flexibility: new meeting arrangements
Resolution 17: Telecommunication standardization in relation to the interests of developing countries:- to cooperate with ITU regional office, possibly to hold ITU-T meetings in the region;- to strengthen cooperation with regional organizations;- to provide free electronic access to Recommendations if approved by the Council;- to encourage participation of developing countries in ITU-T activities;- to hold information meetings;- to assist developing countries with technical priority studies;- etc.
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TSBWTSA-2000 results
TSAG (Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group):
more power, including:
- establishment or discontinuation of Study Group(s)
- endorsement of new working methods
- review of approval procedures
- taking care of external relationships
- strategic guidance
“Associate”: Sfr. 10.500 per year (1/3 of Sector Membership fee)
Reform of ITU-T
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TSBNew structure (1)
Study Group 2: Operational aspects of service provision, networks and performance
Study Group 3: Tariff and accounting principles including related telecommunications economic and policy issues
Study Group 4: Telecommunication management, including TMN
Study Group 5: Protection against electromagnetic environment effects
Study Group 6: Outside plant
Study Group 7: Data networks and open system communications
Study Group 9: Integrated broadband cable networks and television and sound transmission
Study Group 10: Languages and general software aspects for telecommunication systems
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Study Group 11: Signalling requirements and protocols
Study Group 12: End-to-end transmission performance of networks and terminals
Study Group 13: Multi-protocol and IP-based networks and their internetworking
Study Group 15: Optical and other transport networks
Study Group 16: Multimedia services, systems and terminals
Special Study Group: IMT-2000 and beyond
TSAG
New Structure (2)
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TSBFuture public activities of ITU
WTDC-2002, March 2002, Istanbul, Turkey
PP-02, September-October 2002, Marrakesh, Morocco
World Telecom Exhibition: TELECOM 2003,Geneva, Switzerland, October 2003
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS),Geneva, Switzerland, December 2003
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Task Force
IETF
IntergovernmentITU
(ITU-T and ITU-R)
NGOsISO,IEC,
IEEE, ETSI, ECMATTC, Committee T1,ARIB, TIA, SCTE
Forums & Consortia1394TA 3GPP 3GPP2 AIM AMF AMI-CAOEMA AOW ATMF BINTERMS Bluetooth Cable ModemsCBOP CDG CIF CII CommerceNetCommerceNet JCOS CTFJ DHF DISA DOPG DSLFECE ECHONET ECOM ECTF EDIFICE EEMAEIDX EMA EMF ERTICO EWOS FCIAFCIA-J FIPA FRF FSAN GSM Assoc. HNFHome API HomePNA HRFWG IDB Forum IFIP IFSAIMTC IMWA IrDA ITS America ITS UK JAVAJCTEA JECALS JEDIC JEMA JICSAP JIMMJMF LONMARK MCPC MDG.org MITF MMCFMobile Web MOPA MPLSF MSForum MWIF OASISODVA OIF OMG OSGi PCCA PCISIGPCMCIA PHS MoU PICMG POF Salutation SCFSDR SSIPG STA TINA-C TMForum TOGTSC UMTS USBIF UWCC W3C WAPWDF Web 3D WfMC WIN Forum WLIF XTP Forum
ITU positioning
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Budget SDO Membership fees NoteAnnual fee
(US$)
(25,000,000 $)
40,000,000 SFr
ITU-TITU-R
choice minimum ½ unit (31,500 SFr) 20,000
20,275,000 $
(21,909,000 Euros)
ETSI obliged turnover 45 units (5,000 Euros/unit) 211,050
IETF Depending on participation
350 $/500 $ per meeting per person,3 meetings per year
1050/1500 x ?
1,200,000 $ ECMA Obliged $ 42,000 / $ 18, 000 / $ 10,000standards free
42,000
(18,300,000 $)
29,305,000 SFr
ISO Through national members
Shared by national members(five big members pay 9% of the budget)
(individual company up to 50,000)
(11,900,000 $)
19,000,000 SFr
IEC
(4,456,200 Euros)
4,000,000 $
3GPP Shared by 6 SDOs Average500,000/SDO
1,840,000 $ 3GPP2 Shared by 5 SDOs Average360,000/SDO
W3C Obliged 50,000 $ / 5,000 $, standards free
50,000
IEEE Obliged 5,000
2,870,000 $ ATM obliged + meeting fees
$ 14,000/5,000/3,500/1,500,$ 250/275 per meeting4 meetings/year, standards free
14,000+1,000/1,100 x?
Company’s dues to SDOs
(Some SDOs receive secretariat support from their members; such expenditures are not counted in the budget.)
(ITU-T Associate fee: US$ 6,000)
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Administrations (96/2208)
ROAs (87/1783) SIOs (167/1875)
U.S.A. 342 NTT 188 Lucent 166+58 +
China 232 FT 184 Ericsson 147+5+
Germany 187 BT 148 Siemens 136+17+
France 106
DT 134 Nortel 91+51+
Russia 99 ATT 77 Alcatel 35+23+40+18+
U.K. 95 KDDI 69 CSELT 69
Canada 63 Telecom Italia 65 NEC 47
Japan 63 Swisscom 65 Nokia 46
India 62 KT 59 Fujitsu 42
Ukraine 58 Telenor 58 Telecordia 36
Italy 56 Royal KPN 58 Motorola 27+8
Syria 53 Telia 46 OKI 32
Korea 50 Telekom Austria 37 ETRI 32
Total: 1466 (66%)
Total: 1188 (67%)
Total: 1126 (60%)(Note – Cisco: 13)
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