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From: "P.A.Probst" probst-pa@bluewin.ch To: sokubo@waseda.jp, mmatsumoto@waseda.jp,"Dave Lindbergh" lindbergh@92F1.com, Leo.Lehmann@bakom.admin.ch,"Patrick Luthi" patrick.luthi@tandberg.net,Christian.Groves@ericsson.com.au, istvan@sebestyen.de Cc: simao.campos@itu.int, tsg16mgt@itu.int Subject: TSAG Restructuring - Results of the July 2004 meeting Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 11:01:14 +0200 X-Priority: 3 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Jul 2004 09:01:31.0101 (UTC) FILETIME=[FBC490D0:01C46D6E] Sender: owner-tsg16mgt@itu.int Reply-To: "P.A.Probst" probst-pa@bluewin.ch X-Biglobe-VirusCheck: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 18:04:04 +0900

Dear All, after a busy week, last Friday TSAG approved the report of WP2 on "Work Programme" (TD 455). This report contains also the results of the discussion on the restructuring issues. For SG16, I would like to draw your attention to the following results:

1. The new SG structure includes a SG F - "Multimedia Terminals,

Systems and Applications" (this is agreed and not questioned anymore!)

2. SG E "Integrated broadband cable networks and television and

sound transmission" (former SG9) remains separate, with the requirements to improve the coordination with other SGs, in particular with SG F. The provisional meeting schedule includes collocated meetings in November 2004 and July/August 2005 (see TD402Rev1). I have agreed with Richard Green/Chairman SG9, that we should before November 2004 already identify issues for coordination and initiates joint activities if needed.

3. Q 3/16 and 5/16 have been redrafted to clarify the interface with

SG11. Both questions remains in SG F. The new draft can be found in TD 446. It is my understanding, that we have still not the same vision as SG11 concerning future work on Q 3/16, so that we will have to improve the coordination with them. According to the present provisional meeting schedule we have 3 days of overlap in November 2004 (see TD402Rev1). We should also consider the possibility to hold Joint rapporteurs Meetings in future with SG11.

4. Q K/16 remains in SG F. A good coordination with the SG J "Mobile

Telecommunications Networks" is required.

5. WP15/C is transferred to SG F. We are requested to work in close

cooperation with SG G (former SG12).

6. TDR/ETS:

• Q I/16 remains in SG F
• TDR/ETS basic requirements are not yet allocated, they are three options:

1. SG M "Operational aspects of service provision, networks and performances"
2. SG K "Security, Languages and Telecommunications Software"
3. SG I "Architecture and convergence for NGN"

• PCP-TDR will report to the SG responsible for the basic ETS/TDR

requirements.

We should also note, that there are still three important open issues: i) the future of SG2 ii) the three options for the allocation of the TDR/ETS requirements iii) the components of NGN SG

The consequence from iii) is that is is still open whether SG 11 and SSG will remain as stand alone SGs or not!

From SG16 perspective, we have reached the objectives agreed upon at our last plenary session in January as described in our liaison to TSAG (TD319). We should however not forget that the final decision will be made at WTSA-2004 in October (e.g. we already know that regional groups are preparing proposals to the WTSA on this restructuring issues!).

I would like to take the opportunity to express my sincere thanks to those present at TSAG who have helped me in representing SG16 views during the meeting, in particular to Messrs Istvan Sebestyen, Dave Lindberg, Patrick Luthi, Leo Lehmann, Yushi Naito, Simao Campos Neto and Keiichi Hibi. Also my best thanks to Yukio Hiramatsu/Chairman SG11, Val屍ie Barnole/FT and Stewart Alexander/BT to have been open to a compromise solution on Questions 3/16 and 5/16.

Regards Pierre-Andr