Major issues related to work programme and working

Major issues related to work programme and working methods of ITU-T Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTSA-12 Durban, South Africa 21 May 2012 Alexander Ntoko ITU Committed to connecting the world

Overview § Strengthening Study Groups § ITU-T Working Methods Committed to connecting the world 2

Strengthening Study Groups Committed to connecting the world

SG 9 § Home Network: Proposal to revamp Q 9; and Move Home Networking from SG 15 to SG 9 to boost SG 9’s mandate and participation. § A new Focus Group on Smart cable television § Recent meeting: 40% increase in participation, 100% increase in contributions Committed to connecting the world 4

SG 11 § Proposal to move the JCA-CIT and Q 14/17 from SG 17 to SG 11 § Proposal to carry the output of the M 2 M FG on API and Protocols in SG 11 Committed to connecting the world 5

SG 15 § MPLS-TP: Ø Draft Recommendation ITU-T G. 8113. 1 was not approved. Opposed by USA, Israel, UK, Finland, and Germany. Ø The SG 15 Chairman declared that this Draft Recommendation as contained in COM 15 -R 22 be sent without modification to WTSA-12 for approval. § Recommendation ITU-T G. 9980 Remote management of CPE over broadband networks – CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP) was not approved Ø G. 9980 has also been sent to WTSA-12 for approval Committed to connecting the world 6

ITU-T Working Methods Committed to connecting the world

Work methods inventory-1 § WTSA-08 Resolution 1 – in particular Ø § 7: Procedure for new/revised Questions Ø § 8: Selection of approval process (AAP vs TAP) Ø § 9: Traditional approval process § A-series Recommendations Ø A. 1: Work methods for ITU-T study groups Ø A. 7: Focus groups: Working methods and procedures Ø A. 8: Alternative approval process Committed to connecting the world

Work methods inventory-2 § A-series Recommendations (cont’d) ØA. 4: Communication process between ITU-T and Forums and Consortia ØA. 5: Referencing documents of other organizations in ITU-T Recommendations ØA. 6: Cooperation and exchange of information with national and regional standards development organizations ØA. 23: Collaboration with ISO/IEC JTC 1 Committed to connecting the world

ITU-T A. 4, A. 5, and A. 6 § Scopes: Ø A. 4 - Communication between ITU-T and Forums and Consortia Ø A. 6 - Cooperation and exchange of information between ITU-T and national and regional standards development organizations Ø A. 5 - References to documents of other organizations in ITU-T Recommendations § Issues Ø Nested referencing not addressed in A. 5 Ø Discussions on updating A-Series Supplement 3 may lead to clarifications in A. 4 Committed to connecting the world

ITU-T A. 7 § Focus groups: Working methods and procedures § Scope ØDefines the rules for ITU-T FGs § Current issues ØRefinement of rules based on recent experience ØFunding of FG activities Committed to connecting the world

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