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ITU and Standards

Arthur LevinArthur LevinChief, Operations and Planning Chief, Operations and Planning

DepartmentDepartmentITU Telecommunication Standardization ITU Telecommunication Standardization

BureauBureau

ITU Regional Workshop on Bridging the ITU Regional Workshop on Bridging the Standardization GapStandardization Gap

(Session 4)(Session 4)Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

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Plenipotentiary Conference

ITU Council

ITU-TWorld Telecom Standardization Assembly

ITU-RWorld/Regional

Radiocomm ConferenceRadiocommAssembly

ITU-DWorld/Regional

Telecom Development Conference

GeneralSecretariat

TELECOM

ITU Structure

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ITU Membership Member States: 192 governments

ITU-T, ITU-R, ITU-D Sector Members (565)

ITU-T Sector membership fee:

31,800 CHF (= 20 kEUR)

Associates (154): have right to participate in one study group

Associate membership fee:

10,600 CHF (= 7 kEUR)

Today, 95% of the work in ITU-T is done by the private sector (Sector Members and Associates)

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ITU-T Structure

Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group

Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group

WTSA World TelecommunicationStandardization Assembly

Study GroupStudy Group SGSG

Workshops,Seminars,

Symposia…

IPR

Working Party

Questions: Develop Recommendations

SGSG

WP WP WP

Q Q Q

Q Q Q

Focus Group

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As the name Recommendation suggests, ITU standards are just that – Recommendations which only become mandatory if adopted in national law.

ITU-T and ITU-R Recommendations

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ITU-T Key Features Open, transparent, consensus based,

fast working, public/private partnership

technical standards developed by industry members and approved by 192 governments

ITU standards are therefore truly global, open standards, unlike those of many other standards bodies, fora or consortium, and are available free of charge

Organising interoperability events Clear IPR policy

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ITU-T has two approval processes The vast majority of ITU standards pass

without any problems; very few are “difficult”

Two approval processes:“AAP” (= Alternative Approval Process”) for

technical standards today 95% of all ITU-T standards go thru AAP

“TAP” (= Traditional Approval Process) for standards with regulatory/policy implications

today only 5% of all ITU-T standards go thru TAP

An approved standard has the backing of 192 Member States

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ITU-T is fastStart work:

within 1 day / few weeks

Approve work: 4(+) weeks (average 2 months)

for technical standards (95% of work)

Develop work: from weeks to 2-3 yrs

Publish work: within days after approval

(“pre-published” standard = non-edited version Edited version: typically a few months after approval)

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SG2 Operational aspects

SG3 Economic and policy issues

SG5 Environment and climate change

SG9 Broadband cable and TV

SG11 Protocols and test specifications

SG12 Performance, QoS and QoE

SG13 Future networks

SG15 Transport and access

SG16 Multimedia

SG17 Security

ITU-T Study Groups

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Range of official roles Chairmen: SG, WP Vice-chairmen: SG, WP Rapporteurs

Variations: co-Rapporteurs, Associate Rapporteurs, Vice-Rapporteurs

Liaison officers: one- or two-wayRepresentatives of the SG elsewhereRepresentatives of other groups into

the SG Editors (not codified) Other: E-Work Methods, Promotion

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Work in Focus Groups

Works on a well-defined topic Work in a scheduled time-frame Establish its own working methods Non-ITU Members can participate

Output Deliverables, Specification(not Recommendations!)

However, output of FG can be input to a study group to make it an ITU-T Recommendation

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ITU-T role reinforced at PP10

new Resolution “The role of telecommunications/ICTs on climate change and the protection of the environment” A strong mandate for ITU-T to show

leadership in methodology First ever resolution on Accessibility Renewed work on Conformance and

Interoperability

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Fees to Join ITU

Universities/institutes from developed countries CHF 3,975

Universities/institutes from developing countries CHF 1,987.50

Sector Member: CHF 31,800 as little as 3,975 SFR from countries with

GDP <2,000 USD Associates: 10,600 SFR

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Arthur.levin@itu.int

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