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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Folks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Earlier this year, there were several that expressed an
interest in a short message service within H.323. The idea was to have
something that would be similar to what we have today with GSM mobile networks
and, as much as possible, allow the two networks to interwork relatively
well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>(This H.sms service would <EM>not</EM> be used to
replace the existing real-time text communication described in H.323 Annex
G.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>This document was reviewed during the May 2003 meeting,
with just a few comments-- mainly calling for simplifying the service
specification. The editor, as he usually does, did an excellent job at
providing a complete service specification and he and I are both wondering which
direction we should go in order to progress this work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Is it the desire of the experts to reduce the scope of
H.sms?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>If there is a desire to have something simpler,
precisely what should be changed?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>What requirements do companies have for a short message
service within H.323?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>I want to solicit some comments on this document and get
feedback from folks. This is primarily for the benefit of the editor, but
certainly it is to the benefit of anybody wanting a short message service within
H.323 systems.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>For the benefit of all, I have placed the editor's
initial draft document here:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><A
href="http://geneva.packetizer.org/misc/h-sms.zip">http://geneva.packetizer.org/misc/h-sms.zip</A></FONT></DIV>
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<TD><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG><EM>Your input is very much needed to see
this work move forward.</EM></STRONG></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Paul E. Jones</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Rapporteur, Q2/16</FONT></DIV>
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