-----Original Message----- From: Jerry Skene [SMTP:Jerry.Skene@tellabs.com] Sent: Thursday, January 07, 1999 10:41 AM To: sigtran@BayNetworks.COM; list iptel; 'tsg16q13@itu.int'; 'stg16q14@itu.int'; Taylor, Tom-PT [SKY:B318-I:EXCH]; 'TIPHON_WG6@LIST.ETSI.FR'; 'TIPHON_WG2@LIST.ETSI.FR'; 'TIPHON_WG5@LIST.ETSI.FR' Subject: Notice of Meeting and Call for Contributions on new ITU question on Internet Gateway Equipment

Notice of Meeting and Call for Contributions on new ITU question on Internet Gateway Equipment

In October, the Telecommunications Standardization Bureau of the International Telecommunications Union, (ITU-T) Study Group 15 (Transport Networks, Systems and Equipment)approved a new Question dealing with interconnection equipment between the GSTN and IP Networks. The first meeting of this new Question (Q21/15)will be held in conjunction with the Study Group 15/Working Party 2 interim meeting on 16 - 19 February, 1999.

ITU members can find the full text of the question on the ITU Informal FTP Area, at: http://ftp.itu.int/u/tsg15/sg15/wp2/q21/q21_index.htm Note that this site is password protected, and is accessible to ITU members only.

Non-ITU members can find the text of the Question at: http://www.coherent.com/itu

This message is a call for contributions on this important new work. The goal of the February meeting is to establish working methods for the Question, the baseline structure for the Recommendation, a timetable for completion of the work, and to begin drafting text.

The Recommendation being developed in this Question will be of interest to the following parties: - GSTN telephony carriers interfacing or planning to interface their networks to the Internet - Internet Service Providers carrying or planning to carry telephony traffic originating or terminating on the GSTN - Network equipment vendors providing or developing Internet Telephony interface equipment

Meeting Registration ITU and interested non-ITU members may attend this meeting. Details on registration for the interim meeting may be obtained from the host, Tom Oshidari [toshidari@ditechcorp.com]. The venue for the meeting is the Sheraton on Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco. The meeting will be one day long, and will be held during the week of February 15-19. The specific day will be known by January 15.

Contributions If you plan to attend this meeting, please let the Rapporteur, Mr. Jerry Skene and the host, Mr. Oshidari know. If you plan to submit a contribution on this topic, please email it to the Rapporteur, and it will be included in the discussion.

If you are a non ITU member, you are most welcome to attend and to submit contributions. Please contact the rapporteur for guidance on this.

To ensure proper consideration of a contribution, the title of the contribution must be received by the rapporteur no later than January 8, 1999.

Sincerely;

Jerry Skene Rapporteur, Q21/15

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