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

De Sakae OKUBO Rapporteur for Q.12/16 in ITU-T SG16 Graphics Communication Laboratories 6F Annex Toshin Bldg. 4-36-19 Yoyogi Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151 Japan Tel: +81 3 5351 0181 Fax: +81 3 5351 0184 E-mail: okubo@gctech.co.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: 5 March 1998 ------------------------------------------------

Dear SG16 Colleagues,

The subject meeting of ITU-T SG16 experts will be held in Yokosuka, Japan at the kind invitation of Group of Interested Organizations in Japan.

Please note that Q.11 (system aspects) will meet concurrently at the same place and have joint sessions with Q.12-14/16.

1. Date ^^^^^^^

14 (Tuesday) - 17 (Friday) April 1998 starting at 9:00 on the first day

2. Venue ^^^^^^^^

Yokosuka Research Park (YRP) YRP Center #1 Building 3-4 Hikarino-oka, Yokosuka-shi 239-0847 Japan Tel: +81 468 47 ???? (to be advised later) Fax: +81 468 47 ???? (to be advised later)

3. Topics (tentative) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

1) Review of the relevant group meetings

2) Q.12/16 B-ISDN multimedia systems and terminals

- Generate white contribution for H.310 V2 - Generate white contribution for H.bmultipoint - Progress in other technical topics

3) Q.13/16 Packet switched multimedia systems and terminals

- Liaison to SG8 Q4 re RT fax - H.323 Annex D for RT fax (generate white) - Work with Q.14 on MIBs - Other technical work

4) Q.14/16 Common protocols, MCUs and protocols for interworking with H.300-series terminals

- H.235 V2 issues - H.245 V4 for Decision (9/98) - H.245 V5 issues - H.246 Annex B for Determination (9/98) - Other H.246 annexes and issues - H.MediaMIB for Determination (9/98) - Audio and video control - Other technical issues

5) Any other Q.12-14/16 related matters

- Interaction with other groups

6) Future work

4. Documents ^^^^^^^^^^^^

/// Registration of the document: by April 3 /// /// Distribution of the document: by April 7 /// /// 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 April 3 (Friday) at the latest. Document number (APC-1nnn) will be allocated. Early indication of your submission plan is welcome.

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}| | Yokosuka, 14-17 April 1998 | | | | 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 April 7) by posting them at either of the following:

- GCL ftp site (please advise S. Okubo of your posting)

Site: ftp.gctech.co.jp Login name: itu-t Password: sg15!avc 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.

Use of Word for Windows 2.0 or 6 or pure text is recommended.

4) Input documents can be retrieved from 9804_Yok directory of the ftp site.

5) Please bring 60 copies of your document to Yokosuka. 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 limited.

5. Logistic information ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Please see the invitation which has been provided by the meeting host (/9804_Yok/invitation98.zip at the ftp site).

6. Registration ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Please notify Mr. Harasaki (e-mail: harasaki@ccm.CL.nec.co.jp) with copy to Rapporteurs (e-mail: okubo@gctech.co.jp, Dale.Skran@ascend.com, gthom@delta-info.com) as soon as possible if you plan to attend the Yokosuka meeting.

7. Hotel Room Reservation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Please directly contact the following hotel using the form contained in the invitation.

Yokosuka Prince Hotel 3-27 Hon-cho, Yokosuka 238-0041, Japan Tel: +81 468 21 1111 Fax: +81 468 21 1141 URL: http://www.princehotels.co.jp/yokosuka-e/index.html

We are looking forward to meeting with you in Yokosuka.

Sincerely yours,

Sakae OKUBO Dale SKRAN Gary THOM