To Experts of ITU-T SG16 Questions 2,3,4,5,21,22,24,25 and 29/16. Cc Mr. P-A. Probst, Chairman of SG16 <probst-pa@bluewin.ch> Mr. Paul Barrett, Vice Chairman of SG16 <paul.barrett@psytechnics.com> Mr. Yushi Naito, Vice Chairman of SG16 <naitoy@attglobal.net> Ms. Claude Lamblin, Vice Chairman of SG16 <claude.lamblin@rd.francetelecom.com> Mr. I Sebestyen, Vice Chairman of SG16 <Istvan.Sebestyen@siemens.com> Mr. S. Campos-Neto, ITU TSB <simao.campos@itu.int> De P Jones Rapporteur for Q.2/16 <paulej@packetizer.com> C Groves Rapporteur for Q.3/16 <Christian.Groves@ericsson.com.au> S Okubo Rapporteur for Q.4/16 <sokubo@waseda.jp> R Gilman Rapporteur for Q.5/16 <rrg@avaya.com> B Lamer Rapporteur for Q.21(B)/16 <bastien.lamer@rd.francetelecom.com> S Okubo Interim Rapporteur for Q.22(C)/16 <sokubo@waseda.jp> S.H. Jeong Rapporteur for Q.24(F)/16 <shjeong@hufs.ac.kr> M Euchner Rapporteur for Q.25(G)/16 <Martin.Euchner@siemens.com> L Lehmann Rapporteur for Q.29(K)/16 <Leo.Lehmann@bakom.admin.ch> ------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Notice of Joint Rapporteur Meeting in Melbourne, Australia Date: 28 February - 4 March 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Experts of Questions 2,3,4,5,21,22,24,25 and 29/16, The subject meeting of ITU-T SG16 experts will be held in Marysville, outside of Melbourne, Australia at the Maryland Country House. Details of the meeting are contained herein. 1. Date ^^^^^^^ 28th (Monday) February - 4 (Friday) March 2005 Meeting will start at 9:00 AM on the first day Closing around 18:00 on the final day 2. Venue ^^^^^^^^ Maryland Country House, Marysville Victoria Australia Falls Rd, Marysville, Victoria 3779 Australia http://www.marylands.com.au/ Ph: +61 3 5963 3204 Fax: +61 3 5963 3251 3. Topics (tentative) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1) Review of the relevant group activities 2) Q.2/16 Real-Time Audio, Video, and Data Communication over Packet-Switched Networks - Coordinate with other SDOs, Questions, or Study Groups - Review items proposed for the H.323-series Implementers Guide - Progress work on the following work items * H.323 Annex Gv2 * H.323 Annex I * H.323 Annex Ov2 * H.460.17 (RAS Tunneling) * H.460.cdor * H.460.geo * H.460.location * H.460.dhcp * H.460.gaam * H.460.presence * H.460.sms - Discuss miscellaneous and new work items 3) Q.3/16 Multimedia Gateway Control Architectures and Protocols - Coordinate with other SDOs, Questions, or Study Groups - Progress work on * H.248.1v3, * H.248.1 Annex F * Revised H.248.8 * H.248.36 * H Series Supplement BHCoA, * H.248.1 V1 IG * H.248 Sub-series IG * H Series Supplement 2 v7. - Consider new material. 4) Q.4/16 Advanced multimedia communication service features on top of the ITU-T defined multimedia system platforms - Progress work on * H.350-series maintenance * Addition to H.350-series * Study of new service features 5) Q.5/16 Control of NAT and Firewall Traversal for H.300-Series Multimedia Systems - Coordinate with other SDOs, Questions, or Study Groups - Work to finalize the requirements for NAT/FW traversal - Progress work on H.proxy - Consider various solution proposals for NAT/FW traversal 6) Q.21/16 Multimedia Architecture - Progress work on * Multimedia Architecture and End to end Open Services Architectural Framework. * Analysis of relevant Architectures prepared by other bodies 7) Q.22/16 Multimedia applications and services - Progress work on * F.VTIP, * F.MMCIP, * F.DL, * F.AVoD * Other new services ? Service description and requirements 8) Q.24/16 Quality of Service and End-to-end Performance in Multimedia Systems - Progress work on * H.323 Annex N (QoS) * H.priority (Service Priority) * H.trans.control (QoS Signalling to Transport Domains) - Discussion on new and miscellaneous items 9) Q.25/16 Multimedia Security in Next-Generation Networks The objectives for this meeting are: - Progress work on * H.235.x V4 subseries, * H.FSIC, * H.460.spn, - Coordination, - Maintenance H.235, - Consider new material. 10) Q.29/16 Mobility for Multimedia Systems and Services - Follow up status of work items - Finalization of technical report regarding combined mobility 11) Interaction with other groups 12) Future work plan 4. Documents ^^^^^^^^^^^^ /// Registration of the document: by 23:59 UTC, 18 February 2005 /// /// Distribution of the document: by 23:59 UTC, 21 February 2005 /// /// Use the ftp site (or e-mail reflector) for distribution /// 1) When you are going to submit a document, please notify Sakae Okubo < sokubo@waseda.jp>, document manager of this meeting, as soon as possible, by 23:59 UTC, Friday 18 February 2005 at the latest. Document number AVD-nnnn will be allocated. Early indication of your submission plan is welcome and encouraged. Note - Prefix "AVD" comes from Audio, Video and Data. 2) You are advised to include a header as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector Document AVD-{nnnn}| | Study Group 16 {Version m if relevant}| | 2,3,4,5,21,22,24,25 and 29/16 Rapporteur Meeting {Date}| | Melbourne, 28 February - 4 March 2005 | | | | SOURCE*: { } | | TITLE : { } | | PURPOSE: {Proposal, Discussion, Information, Report, etc.} | | | | _________________________ | | | | | | | | *Contact: Name, e-mail | ------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: A template for the AVD document can be found at: <http://ftp3.itu.int/av-arch/avc-site/2005-2008/0502_Mel/AVD-template.doc> This may be modified and used for the purpose of document submission at this meeting. 3) File format: Use of Word, PDF, ASCII or HTML is recommended. 4) All the contributors are requested to distribute their documents as early as possible, at least 7 calendar days in advance of the meeting (23:59 UTC, Monday 21 February 2005 or before) by posting them at either of the following: - Uploading via FTP Site: ftp3.itu.int/ User ID: avguest Password: Avguest (Note the uppercase 'A') Directory: avc-site/Incoming - E-mail reflector E-mail address: itu-sg16@external.cisco.com To subscribe: Send e-mail to majordomo@cisco.com In the body of the message, put: subscribe itu-sg16 Please avoid the use of reflector when your document is voluminous. 5) Input documents can be retrieved from 0502_Mel directory of the ftp site once Mr. Okubo has an opportunity to put them into place. The documents will also be available through the following URLs: http://ftp3.itu.int/av-arch/avc-site/2005-2008/0502_Mel ftp://avguest:Avguest@ftp3.itu.int/avc-site/2005-2008/0502_Mel 6) The document distribution / presentation at the meeting will be all electronic. Participants must bring along a laptop, wireless lan card and/or Ethernet card, and Ethernet cable in order to access the documents. 5. Logistic information ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The meeting will be hosted by Ericsson Australia at the Maryland Country House in Marysville outside Melbourne Australia. The meeting invitation containing logistic information can be found at: <http://ftp3.itu.int/av-arch/avc-site/2005-2008/0502_Mel/Mel_Invitation.do c> 6. Registration ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To register your meeting attendance, please send e-mail to Christian Groves <Christian.Groves@ericsson.com>, providing the family name, given name, company name, and e-mail address of person(s) attending. Early registration of your attendance is welcome and encouraged. 7. Hotel Room Reservation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The meeting will be held at the Maryland Country House. This will be a "live-in" meeting. To secure a room please fill in the hotel registration form in the meeting invitation (http://ftp3.itu.int/av-arch/avc-site/2005-2008/0502_Mel/Mel_Invitation.do c) as soon as possible and return as indicated on the form. We are looking forward to meeting with you in Melbourne. Sincerely yours, Paul JONES Christian GROVES (meeting organizer of this meeting) Sakae OKUBO (document manager of this meeting) Robert GILMAN Istvan Sebestyen Bastien LAMER Seong-ho JEONG Martin EUCHNER Leo LEHMANN ----------