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 P Luthi Rapporteur for Q.1/16 patrick.luthi@tandberg.net

De P Jones Rapporteur for Q.2/16 paulej@packetizer.com R Gilman Rapporteur for Q.5/16 rrg@avaya.com B Lamer Rapporteur for Q.21/16 bastien.lamer@rd.francetelecom.com M Euchner Rapporteur for Q.25/16 Martin.Euchner@siemens.com L Lehmann Rapporteur for Q.29/16 Leo.Lehmann@bakom.admin.ch

------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Notice of Joint Rapporteur Meeting in Biel-Bienne/Switzerland Date: 17 May - 20 May 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Experts of Questions 2, 5, 21, 25 and 29/16,

The subject meeting of ITU-T SG16 experts will be held in Biel-Bienne/Switzerland at the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM). Details of the meeting are contained herein.

Please note that Q.1/16 will meet concurrently and we will have joint or serial sessions with these Questions."

1. Date ^^^^^^^

17th (Tuesday) May - 20 May (Friday) 2005 Meeting will start at 9:00 AM on the first day Closing around 18:00 on the final day

2. Venue ^^^^^^^^

Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) Rue de l'Avenir 44/ Zukunftstrasse 44 CH2501 Biel-Bienne Switzerland http://www.bakom.ch/en/amt/kontaktadressen/index.html

Please contact the reception of OFCOM in the morning of each meeting day to get access to the meeting room.

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.460.17 (RAS Tunneling) * H.460.geo * H.460.location * H.460.dhcp * H.460.gaam * H.460.presence - Discuss miscellaneous and new work items

3) Q.5/16 Control of NAT and Firewall Traversal for H.300-Series Multimedia Systems - Coordinate with other SDOs, Questions, or Study Groups - Progress work on H.proxy - Consider various solution proposals for NAT/FW traversal

4) 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

5) Q.25/16 Multimedia Security in Next-Generation Networks - Progress work on * H.235.x V4 subseries, * H.FSIC, * H.460.spn, - Coordination, - Maintenance H.235, - Consider new material.

6) Q.29/16 Mobility for Multimedia Systems and Services - Follow up status of work items - Service Mobility for Multi Media Architecture

7) Interaction with other groups

8) Future work plan

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

/// Registration of the document: by 23:59 UTC, 7 May 2005 /// /// Distribution of the document: by 23:59 UTC, 10 May 2005 /// /// Use the ftp site (or e-mail reflector) for distribution ///

1) When you are going to submit a document, please notify Paul Jones paulej@packetizer.com, document manager of this meeting, as soon as possible, by 23:59 UTC, Friday 7 May 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}| | 1,2,5,21,25 and 29/16 Rapporteur Meeting {Date}| | Biel-Bienne May 17 - 20 May 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/2005-2008/0505_Bie/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 9 May 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 0505_Bie directory of the ftp site once Mr. Jones 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/2005-2008/0505_Bie ftp://avguest:Avguest@ftp3.itu.int/avc-site/2005-2008/0505_Bie

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 the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) at the OFCOM premises in Biel-Bienne/Switzerland.

The meeting invitation containing logistic information can be found at:

http://ftp3.itu.int/av-arch/avc-site/2005-2008/0505_Bie/Biel_Invitation.d oc

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

To register your meeting attendance, please send the attached registration sheet via e-mail or fax to Aline Charmillot e-mail : aline.charmillot@bakom.admin.ch Fax : +41 32 327 55 28

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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

To secure a room please make you reservation directly to one of the hotels, which are listed in the meeting invitation (http://ftp3.itu.int/av-arch/avc-site/2005-2008/0505_Bie/Biel_Invitation.d oc) as soon as possible.

We are looking forward to meeting with you in Biel-Bienne.

Sincerely yours,

Paul JONES (document manager of this meeting) Robert GILMAN Bastien LAMER Martin EUCHNER (meeting organizer of this meeting) Leo LEHMANN (meeting host of this meeting)

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