To Experts of ITU-T SG16 Q.12/16, Q.13/16 and Q.14/16
Cc Mr. P-A. Probst, Chairman of SG16 Mr. G. Helder, Vice-Chairman of SG16 Mr. F. Tosco, Chairman of WP2/16 Mr. F. Bigi, ITU-TSB Mr. T. Geary, Rapporteur for Q.11/16 Mr. G. Sullivan, Rapporteur for Q.15/16 Mr. I. Sebestyen, IMTC BoD Member
De Sakae OKUBO Rapporteur for Q.12/16 in ITU-T SG16 TAO Waseda Research Center 5th Floor, Nishi-Waseda Bldg. 1-21-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051 Japan Tel: +81 3 5286 3830 Fax: +81 3 5287 7287 E-mail: okubo@giti.or.jp
Dale SKRAN Rapporteur for Q.13/16 in ITU-T SG16 Ascend Communications, Inc. 621 Shrewsbury Avenue Shrewsbury, NJ 07702 USA Tel: +1 908 450 1635 Fax: +1 908 450 1611 E-mail: Dale.Skran@ascend.com
Gary Thom Rapporteur for Q.14/16 in ITU-T SG16 Delta Information Systems Inc. Horsham Business Center Bldg. 3 300 Welsh Road, Horsham, PA 19044 Tel: +1 215 657 5270 ex 23 Fax: +1 215 657 5273 E-mail: gthom@delta-info.com
------------------------------------------------ Subject: Notice of Q.12-14/16 Rapporteur Meeting Date: ?? January 1999 ------------------------------------------------
Dear SG16 Colleagues,
The subject meeting of ITU-T SG16 experts will be held in Monterey, USA at the kind invitation of IMTC.
Please note that Q.11/16 and Q.15/16 will meet concurrently at the same place and have joint sessions with Q.12-14/16.
1. Date ^^^^^^^
15 (Monday) - 19 (Friday) February 1999 starting at 9:00 on the first day
Please note that this time we meet for FIVE days.
2. Venue ^^^^^^^^
Embassy Suites on Monterey Bay 1441 Canyon Del Rey, Seaside California 93955 USA Tel: +1.831.393.1115 Fax: +1.831.393.1113 or +1.831.899.1928
3. Topics (tentative) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1) Review of the relevant group meetings
2) Q.12/16 B-ISDN multimedia systems and terminals
- H.321 Implementors Guide - MPEG packetization (jointly with Q.13) - Future audiovisual communication system
3) Q.13/16 Packet switched multimedia systems and terminals
- Advance the work of H.323 V3/H.225.0 V3 - Discussion of H.323 Annex C V3 - Further development of GK-GK communications - Preparation of new H.450.x drafts for determination - Discussion of new SUDs
4) Q.14/16 Common protocols, MCUs and protocols for interworking with H.300-series terminals
- Preparation of H.GCP for determination - Preparation of H.224 V2 for determination - Discussion of ISUP signaling transport - Discussion of new H.246 interworking Annexes
5) Coordination with Q.11/16 and Q.15/16
- Requirements for IMT-2000 - Requirements for H.26L
6) Interaction with other groups
7) Future work plan
4. Documents ^^^^^^^^^^^^
/// Registration of the document: by 5 February /// /// Distribution of the document: by 8 February /// /// Use the ftp site (or e-mail reflector) for distribution ///
1) When you are going to submit a document, please notify S. Okubo as soon as possible, by 5 February (Friday) at the latest. Document number (APC-1nnn) will be allocated. Early indication of your submission plan is welcome and encouraged.
Note - Prefix "APC" comes from Atm (Q.12/16), Packet based (Q.13/16) and Common protocols (Q.14/16) based on coordination with Q.1 ("Q1City"), Q.3 ("T120"), Q.11 ("Q11"), Q.15 ("Q15") groups.
2) You are advised to include a header as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector Document APC-{1nnn}| | Study Group 16 {Version m if relevant}| | Q.12-14/16 Rapporteur Meeting {Date}| | Monterey, 15-19 February 1999 | | | | SOURCE*: { } | | TITLE : { } | | PURPOSE: {Proposal, Discussion, Information, Report, etc.} | | | | _________________________ | | | | | | | | *Contact: Name, e-mail | ------------------------------------------------------------------
3) All the contributors are requested to distribute their documents as early as possible, at least 7 calendar days in advance of the meeting (by 8 February) by posting them at either of the following:
- PictureTel ftp site (please advise S. Okubo of your posting)
Site: standard.pictel.com/avc-site Login name: anonymous Directory: Incoming
- Q.12-14/16 experts reflector
e-mail address: itu-sg16@mailbag.jf.intel.com
Please avoid the use of reflector when your document is voluminous.
4) Input documents can be retrieved from /9902_Mon directory of the ftp site.
5) Please bring 60 copies of your document to Monterey. Your cooperation is needed to start the meeting with all the documents at hand; please note that the copying capacity at the meeting site is very limited.
6) The document distribution / handling at the meeting will be electronic (i.e. participants must bring their laptops along).
5. Logistic information ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Please see the invitation distributed by the meeting host (ftp://standard.pictel.com/avc-site/9902_Mon/Invitation_Monterey.zip).
6. Registration ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
To confirm your meeting attendance, please reply directly to Georgia Lund (georgia@inventures.com) and include the following information for each individual from your organization attending the meeting:
Mr./Ms. ?: Name: Job Title: Company: Official Mailing Address: Phone: Fax: E-mail:
Will you attend the reception on Tuesday, February 16, 1999?
Please indicate which of the group(s) below you intend to participate in:
* Plenary meeting (Q.11-15) * Q.11 * Q.12-14 * Q.15
with copy to three Rapporteurs (e-mail: okubo@giti.or.jp, Dale.Skran@ascend.com, gthom@delta-info.com).
7. Hotel Room Reservation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Please directly contact Embassy Suites on Monterey Bay using the form included in the host's invitation as indicated in 5 above.
Participants are requested to book at the Embassy Suites, as its "conference arrangement" price is very reasonable, paying also for the conference facilities including beverages. Your cooperation helps the meeting host.
CUTOFF DATE for the special room rate is Wednesday, 27 January 1999.
We are looking forward to meeting with you in Monterey.
Sincerely yours,
Sakae OKUBO Dale SKRAN Gary THOM
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