ITU-T OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR 2002-2003

INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
	COUNCIL	Document C2002/EP/4-E 5 February 2002 Original: English
GENEVA — SESSION 2002 — (22 APRIL - 3 MAY)

Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

ITU-T OPERATIONAL PLAN
FOR 2002-2003

Introduction:

Pursuant to Resolution 72 (Minneapolis, 1998), the document presents the Operational Plan of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector for the year 2002 and the linkage between strategic, operational and financial planning.

For each ITU-T project or activity listed, the related allocation of financial and human resources is provided, as well as the relationship to the Strategic Plan adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998), the decisions adopted by the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Montreal, 27 September - 6 October 2000) and the TSAG agreements reached at its March 2001 meeting.

The Operational plan for 2003 is also attached but for information purpose only, as the results of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakech, 2002) may have an impact and modify our planning for 2003.

Summary:

A series of new activities will be launched in 2002 to respond to the concerns of ITU-T membership.

The newly created Study Group 17 “Data Networks and Telecommunication Software” will start its activities in 2002. New Questions will steadily be put under study in other Study Groups according to technological evolution, while other items will complete.

Different technical workshops will be organized in order to disseminate expert knowledge on state-of-the-art technologies and increase awareness of ITU-T studies and projects. Four workshops are already scheduled:

- Tutorial Workshop on ENUM, on 8 February 2002, in Geneva, in collaboration with Study Group 2 and experts from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

- Workshop on IP Cablecom/Mediacom 2004/Interactivity in Multimedia, from 25 to 28 March 2002, in Geneva, in collaboration with Study Group 9, 16, ITU-R Study Group 6, and the contribution of experts from several study groups and standards developing organizations.

- Workshop on IP/Optical from 9 to 11 July 2002, in Chitose, Japan, in collaboration with Study Group 13, 15 and the experts from study groups and SDOs.

- Workshop on the Role of Satellites in IP-based and Multimedia Networks and Services from 9 to 13 December in Geneva, organized in the framework of the activities conducted by the Intersector Coordination Group on Satellite Matters.

Regional presence will be strengthened according to Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) and Council 2001 decisions. Some Study Group meetings and technical workshops will be convened in the regions; contributions from various regions reflecting regional concerns to the ITU-T activities will be encouraged. A regional briefing session will be organized in each region focusing on priority questions and dissemination of ITU-T studies and Recommendations.

ITU will host the General Assembly of ICANN Protocol Supporting Organization in 2002 and assume the secretariat for one year.

In parallel, effort will be made to promote the ITU-T and its activities through active press release policy, presentation of the ITU-T products, activities and working methods at external fora or events.

In the technical field, strategic ITU-T priorities will remain in 2002:

- Interworking of IP-based and telecommunication networks

The interoperability of IP-based services and telecommunication services means providing real time Internet or other IP based multimedia services with the speed, capacity, ease of use, reliability and integrity of the public telephone networks in use around the world. These are aspects of telecommunication network standardization in which the ITU-T has an excellent track record. These aspects of telecommunication network standardization are the main goals of IP Project.

In particular, collaboration with IETF in the development of a Recommendation to enable the implementation of the ENUM protocol, which should facilitate the interconnection of circuit-switched (telephone) and packet-switched (IP) networks

Another important step towards interoperability and interworking is the effort of GII Project . The ultimate goal of this project is to support communications anywhere at anytime in any medium and thus allow users to have access to a wide range of services. The GII also supports the goal of an international consensus on common principles governing the need of access to networks and applications and their operability based on a seamless federation of interconnected, interoperable communication networks, information processing equipment, databases and terminals

- Mobility, IMT-2000 and beyond

The requirements for new or enhanced Mobility Management protocols are important to support Global Roaming in IMT-2000 and beyond. The increasing desire for accessing services such as those available from Internet on the move has created new fields of services such as “mobile multimedia”. Convergence of fixed and wireless networks and ultimately migration to interoperable and harmonised network architectures to provide services transparently to the users across different access arrangements is becoming an industry requirement. A major objective of the harmonization of IMT-2000 networks is the development of common network solutions that can facilitate cost-effective IMT-2000 network deployments based on the standardized open interfaces, stimulate the commercial uptake of IMT-2000 services, and foster global roaming across all evolving IMT-2000 systems

- Optical transport network

An Optical Transport Network (OTN) is composed of a set of Optical Network Elements connected by optical fibre links, able to provide functionality of transport, multiplexing, routing, management, supervision and survivability of optical channels carrying client signals. Optical network functions include multiplexing function, cross connect function, including grooming and configuration, management functions and physical media functions.

Optical networks will be able to create a network needed by the market requirements to deliver high speed service, that can be supported only partially by the existing copper network, to the customers.

A distinguishing characteristic of the OTN is its provision of transport for any digital signal independent of client-specific aspects.

- Access networks

Network access between Telecommunication Network Operators, Private Network Providers, Satellite and Cable TV Networks and Information Technologies is under study in the access network project. Various Access Network Transport scenarios have been envisaged, such as:

· Voice/data/video services over existing infrastructures and Cable Networks

· Voice/data/video services over cable networks using B-ISDN

· ADSL or VDSL video BW over copper pairs

· Fiber accesses

· Use of radio in Local Loop

· Use of satellites

· Internet Access

This project evaluates the different ANT scenarios with the corresponding standardization requirements. In the framework of this project have been developed all X-DSL standards and their interworking with the existing systems.

- Accounting rate reform

A paradigm shift occurred in the international telecommunication sector. The emerging regime is based on cross-border interconnection and the trading of international traffic minutes. It is urgent to readapt traditional tariff/accounting principles to the new market situation and to provide also the transitional arrangements, in order to facilitate the transition to the new regime.

- Multimedia services and systems

The standardization in this field, aimed at the creation of a global platform for the delivery of multimedia services and systems over all network types (including the internet), will also consider their access, the security and other related technical aspects going to the convergence.

- Signalling Requirements and Protocols

for support of applications based on IP, intelligent and advanced networks

- Quality of Service and Performance

The works on end-to end Quality of service, for networks, equipments, protocols and interworking of them will progress on the definition of Classes of service for the different "layers" (user, applications, transport…) and for the different services (voice, multimedia, data…) to complete the global figure of the Quality of service and Performance. They should include principles and means for measurement, monitoring, signalling and guarantee of these QoS classes.

New initiatives and special ITU-T projects will be conducted in the field of IP, GII, Mediacom-2004, ASN.1, E-commerce, E-business and IP Cablecom.

ITU-T will continue its technical studies in cooperation with other standard developing organizations, regional entities and duly attention will also be paid on related IPR questions.

Use of TSB resources in 2002 - Overall recapitulation

ITU-T activities	P staff-months	G staff-months	Direct costs CHF	Document costs CHF
- TSAG (Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group)	9	8	127,000	120,000
1 planned meeting, 5 working days
- Chairmen’ meetings:	1	1	-	-
1 planned meeting, 2 working days
- Study Group meetings:	89	134	3,023,000	5,732,000
20 planned meetings, 151 working days
12 Study Groups
1 Special Study Group
199 Questions under study
315 new ITU-T Recommendations,
12,500 pages of text
16,880 pages of translation
45,260 pages of typing pool
37,620,000 pages of reprography
- Seminars and technical workshops:	9	6	100,000	-
4 planned workshops, 13 working days
- Regional presence:	9	9	225,000
4 regional briefing meetings
Study Group meetings in the regions
Workshops in the regions
Regional tariff group meetings
- Promoting ITU-T activities	18	10	100,000
- External cooperation	9	12

- ICANN-PSO General Assembly and Secretariat	7	2

- Study Group publications:	22	178	264,500	232,000
12,000 pages of Recommendations to published
per language (x3)
- Operational Bulletin:	15	16	14,500	20,000
24 issues a year
- Databases accessible to public	5	3	5,000-	-
- UIFN registrar	3	13	374,000	-
(Universal International Freephone Numbers)
3,750 UIFN

- UIPRN/UISCN registrar	1	2	47,500	-
(Universal International Premium Rate Numbers)
(Universal International Shared Cost Numbers)
600 UIPRN/UISCN

- AESA registrar	1	1	-	-
(ATM End System Addresses)
300 AESA

- Bureau support	32	20	10,020,500	139,000

- EDH (Electronic Document Handling)		40
Documents & information posted on ITU Website

Total of allocated resources	230	455	14,301,000	6,243,000

Assumption: 10 staff-months per person per year

TSB - Linkage between Strategic, Financial and Operational Planning - 2002

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98

			Article 14A of the Convention
Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group
			Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998):
Reviews priorities and strategies for ITU-T’s activities	Expected results:	1 planned meeting	Strategic plan for the Union (1999-2003)
Reviews progress of work program & working methods		with its working parties	Res. 74 (Minneapolis. 1998):
Maintains the A Series (Organization of the work of	Advices to the TSB Director	5 working days	Review and improvement of the management,
ITU-T)			functioning and structure of the ITU
Acts on behalf of the WTSA between WTSAs	A Series of Recommendations	9 P staff-months	Res. 16 (Minneapolis, 1998):
Establishes / discontinues Study Groups	(Organization of ITU-T work)	8 G staff-months	Refinement of the ITU-R and ITU-T Sectors
Advises on financial matters			Res. 82 (Minneapolis, 1998):
cooperation and coordination	Achievement indicators:	127,000 F direct costs:	Approval of Questions and Recommendations
		Interpretation,	Res. 72 (Minneapolis, 1998): Linking strategic,
	Minimized duplication of work	Meeting staff	financial and operational planning in ITU
New activity:	Harmonized technical standards		Res. 66 (Minneapolis, 1998):
	Enhanced operational efficiency	120,000 F document costs :	Documents and publications of the Union
Preliminary draft Strategic Plan for 2003-2006	of ITU-T	Translation, typing pool
		Reprography	Res. 1141 Council 1999
			Reduction of the cost and volume of documentation
			for Conferences and Assemblies and the Council

			Res. 18 (WTSA-2000)
			Principles and procedures for the allocation of work
			to, and coordination between, the
			Radiocommunication and Telecommunication
			Standardization Sectors
			Res. 22 (WTSA-2000)
			Authorization for TSAG to act between WTSAs
			Res. 32 (WTSA-2000)
			Strengthening the use of electronic document
			Handling for the work of ITU-T
			Res. 33 (WTSA-2000)
			Guidelines for ITU-T strategic activities
Chairmen's meeting

Definition and coordination of SG work plan		1 planned meeting
Finalization of meeting schedule for following year		2 working days
Discussion on budget allocation on the various SG
Improvement in communication amongst SG		1 P staff-month
Priority in studies		1 G staff-month

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans/ PP-98

Study Group Meetings

Study Group responsibility and mandates:	Expected results:	Total for all the Study Groups:	Article 17 of the Constitution
See Res. 2 (WTSA-2000)
	315 new ITU-T Recommendations	20 planned SG meetings	Article14 of the Convention
12 Study Groups	totaling about 12,500 pages	with their working parties
1 Special Study Group		151 working days	Resolutions of Minneapolis, 1998
199 technical, operating and tariff Questions under study	Development of a programme of		See below
	technical workshops	89 P staff-months
Attention is paid to improvement of telecommunications		134 G staff-months
in developing countries and cooperation with national,	Key performance indicators:
regional and international organizations		3,023,000 F direct costs:
	Worldwide utilization of ITU-T Recs.	Interpretation
	Text quality & market response	Meeting staff
	Reduction in time-to-market for	Mail expenses
	Recs (AAP implementation)
	Stability of texts and avoidance of	5,732,000 F document costs :
	document reprocessing	Total French +English +Spanish:
	Membership satisfaction	16,880 pages of translation
		45,260 pages of typing pool
		37,620,000 pages of reprography

Workshops

Dissemination of expert knowledge on state-of-the-art	Expected results:	9 P staff-months
technologies,		6 G staff-months
Promotion of awareness of ITU-T activities,	Participation of delegates from
working methods and priorities	developing countries in the	100,000 F direct costs:
	activities of the Sector	Fellowships for SG 3
New initiatives
: - Tutorial workshop on ENUM, 8 February 2002, Geneva	Strengthening regional presence	1 planned workshop, 1 day

- Workshop on IP Cablecom/Mediacom 2004	Achievement indicators:	1 planned workshop, 4 days
/Interactivity in Multimedia
25-28 March 2002 in Geneva	Dissemination of expert technology

- Workshop on IP/Optical	Integration of developing countries	1 planned workshop, 3 days
9-11 July 2002 in Japan	concerns in ITU-T outputs
- Workshop on the role of Satellites in IP-based and	Coordination of activities within	1 planned workshop, 5 days
Multimedia Networks and Services	Study Groups and with other SDOs
9-13 December 2002 in Geneva

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans/ PP-98

SG 2 – Operational aspects of service provision,			Res. 99 (Minneapolis, 1998): Status of Palestine in ITU
networks and performance			Res. 21 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998): Alternative calling
			procedures on international telecom. networks
Priorities:	Expected results:	2 planned SG meetings
Service definition, Numbering, Routing and Global Mobility		and their WPs	Res. 79 (Minneapolis, 1998):
Numbering Coordination Team (NCT)	25 Recommendations to be	18 working days	International Telecommunication Regulations
Resolution 20 and coordination with TSB	approved in 2002 = 1,000 pages		Res. 101 (Minneapolis, 1998):
		7 P staff months	Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks
Lead Study group for service definition, numbering		5 G staff months
and routing
		83,000 F direct costs	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998) Goal 3:
New activities:		205,000 F document costs	Developing and implementing administrative
ENUM			procedures for numbering plans for
Service level agreements (SLAs)		2 Rapporteur Group meetings	international networks and services
Human factors			Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
			facilitating the interworking of global personal
			radiocommunication systems with public
9 Questions			telecommunication networks

			Res. 20 (WTSA-2000)
			Procedures for allocation and management of
			International numbering resources

			Opinion D (WPTF-2001):
			Essential studies by ITU to facilitate the introduction
			Of “IP Telephony”

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98
SG 3 - Tariff and accounting principles, including
related telecommunications, economic and
policy issues
	Expected results:	2 planned SG meeting	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
Priorities:		and its WPs	Develop Recommendations to achieve
Accounting rate reform and implementation of new	5 Recommendations to be	10 working days	accounting rate reform and to propose
remuneration systems	approved in 2002: 250 pages		means to encourage their implementation
Transitional arrangements		5 P staff months	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), D.1, 28.2
Development and implementation of cost methodologies		6 G staff months	Achieving Accounting rate reform and proposing
Impact of new practices bypassing accounting rate system		176,000 F direct costs	means to encourage their implementation
Tariff principles for services using new technologies		153,000 F document costs
			Res. 21 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998): Alternative calling
New activities:			procedures on international telecom. networks
Impact of IP-Telephony		2 Rapporteur meetings
Impact and tariff of Internet / IP-based Network		5 working days	Res. 22 (Minneapolis, 1998): Apportionment of
Review of International Telecommunication Regulations			revenues in providing international telecom. services

4 Questions			Res. 101 (Minneapolis, 1998):
			Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks
Tariff Group for Africa (TAF)
Tariff Group for Latin America (TAL)			Res. 103 (Minneapolis, 1998):
Tariff Group for Asia and Oceania (TAS)			International Telecommunication Regulations
Priorities:	Expected results:	3 planned meetings	Res. 26 (WTSA-2000)
TAF: Accounting rates system in connection		10 working days	Assistance to the Regional Tariff Groups
with IP-Telephony, Tariff rebalancing, Cost model	Preparation of Recommendations
development and implementation	and regional cost model	3 P staff months
TAL: Cost model development including interconnection		3 G staff months
Determination of accounting rates for mobile services			Res. 29 (WTSA-2000)
TAS: New cost model development,			Alternative calling procedures on international
Regional case study on cost/price			telecommunication networks
Regional tariff model for Internet
			Res. 41 (WTSA-2000)
New activities:			Accounting rate principles for international
TAF: Implication of new technologies for African			telephone services
incumbent operators
TAL: Impact of IP Telephony in the region

Tariff Group for Europe and the Mediterranean Basin
Activity in abeyance

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98
SG 4 – Telecommunication management,
including TMN

Priorities:	Expected results:	1 planned SG meeting
Management of telecommunication services, networks,		and its WPs	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
and equipment using the telecommunication management	25 Recommendations to be	10 working days	Further evolution of network infrastructures in the area
network (TMN) framework	approved in 2002: 1,250 pages		of control
Additionally responsible for other telecommunication		8 P staff months
management studies relating to designations,		8 G staff months
transport-related operations procedures, and test and
measurement techniques and instrumentation		90,000 F direct costs
		517,000 F document costs
Cooperation with other standard developing organizations
		20 Rapporteur meetings
Lead Study Group on TMN		100 working days

New activities:
CORBA based TMN and IP related TMN activities
Creation of IP-based SNMP infrastructure
Support of optical and IP-based networks
17 Questions

SG 5 - Protection against electromagnetic
environment effects

Priorities:	Expected results:	1 planned SG meeting	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
Resistibility, EMC and safety aspects related to		and its WPs	Covering the further evolution of network infrastructures
telecommunications networks	7 Recommendations to be	5 working days
Cooperation with other international organizations	approved in 2002: 100 pages
		3 P staff months
New activity:		3 G staff months
Protection against the effects of mobile equipment and		46,000 F direct costs
radio systems		107,000 F document costs

Workshop on SG 5 activities		1 WP 1/5 & 2/5 meeting, 4 days

14 Questions		1 Rapporteurs’meeting, 5 days
		(1 Panel session
		at EMC Symposium, Wroclaw)

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98

SG 6 - Outside plant

Priorities:	Expected results:	1 planned SG meeting	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
Outside plant and access for telecommunication		and its WPs	Covering the further evolution of network infrastructures
networks	5 Recommendations to be	5 working days
	approved in 2002 = 170 pages		Development of case studies, guidelines & handbooks
Cooperation with IEC		2 P staff months
		2 G staff months
10 Questions		46,000 F direct costs
		115,000 F document costs







SG 9 – Integrated broadband cable networks and
television and sound transmission

Priorities:	Expected results:	1 planned SG meeting:	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
IP and GII over cable distribution networks		and its WPs	Multimedia applications arising from the convergence
Television and sound over the core network	20 Recommendations to be	5 working days	of telecommunication, broadcasting, computer and
Coordination with ITU-R on broadcasting matters	approved in 2002: 1,500 pages		information technology
		6 P staff months
Lead Study Group on integrated broadband cable		9 G staff months	Res. 101 (Minneapolis, 1998):
and television networks		66,000 F direct costs	Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks
		596,000 F document costs
New activity
Webcasting		IPCablecom/Mediacom workshop
Packet cable, IP over cable		4 working days

21 Questions

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98
SG 11 - Signalling requirements and protocols

Priorities:	Expected results:	2 planned SG meeting:	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), D.2, 29.2:
		and its WPs	Developing Recommendations for new technologies
Signalling support for Internet (IP)-based applications	47 Recommendations to be	20 working days	and applications - global multimedia and mobility
	approved in 2002: 2,350 pages
Intelligent Networks.		8 P staff months	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
		7 G staff months	Facilitating the integration of existing and new
Lead Study Group on intelligent networks		162,000 F direct costs	transmission media in public networks,
		1,090,000 F document costs	in the area of signalling
Signalling for Access, N&B-ISDN,
and new generation networks			Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
			Internet Protocol (IP) related aspects as well as the
Cooperation and development of ITU-T Recommendations			interoperability and convergence of IP-based networks,
with regional standards bodies/fora on IP			the Internet, with existing network infrastructures
			Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
Cooperation and development of ITU-T Recommendations			Covering the future evolution of network infrastructures,
with regional standards bodies/for a on signalling-related			e.g. in the areas of network access, signalling and
activities for IP			control

Coordination with relevant ITU-T/ITU-R SGs/Wps for
signaling support of fixed-mobile aspects

15 Questions

SG 12 - End-to-end transmission performance of
networks and terminals

Priorities:	Expected results:	1 planned SG meeting
Performance assessment		and its WPs
	18 Recommendations to be	5 working days	Res. 101 (Minneapolis, 1998):
Lead Study Group on Quality of services and performance	approved in 2002: 400 pages		Performance quality assessment of IP-based networks
		5 P staff months
New activities:		6 G staff months	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
Development of Recs. on Quality aspects of IP-based		38,000 F direct costs	Multimedia applications
network		276,000 F document costs

Workshop on ITU-T & SG 12 activities		4 Rapporteurs meeting
		20 working days
16 Questions

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98

SG 13 – Multi-protocol and IP-based networks
and their internetworking

Priorities:	Expected results:	2 planned SG meeting:
General network aspects, Global Information		and its WPs	Res. 73 (Minneapolis, 1998):
Infrastructures (GII), B-ISDN and IP (Internet Protocol)	31 Recommendations to be	18 working days	World Summit on the information society
Fostering cooperation with IETF	approved in 2001: 1,550 pages
		3 P staff months	Res. 101 (Minneapolis, 1998):
Monitoring IP and GII projects		3 G staff months	Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks
		130,000 F direct costs
Lead Study Group for IP related matters, B-ISDN,		749,000 F document costs	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), D.2, 29.2:
Global Information Infrastructure and satellite matters			Developing Recommendations for new technologies
		10 Rapporteur meetings	and applications such as appropriate aspects of the GII
		50 working days	and global multimedia and mobility

New activities:			Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
			Internet Protocol (IP) related aspects as well
NGW			as the interoperability and convergence of
VoIMPLS			IP-based networks, the Internet, with
		1 workshop	existing network infrastructures
Integrated communication architecture, including the		1 day
impact of convergence			Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
			Facilitating the integration of existing and
Workshop on ITU-T & SG 13 activities			new transmission media in public networks,
			in cooperation with ITU-R for radio
			transmission aspects

16 Questions			Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
			Further evolution of network infrastructures in
			the areas of network access and interfaces

			Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
			Implementation of the GII

			Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
			Integration of existing and new
			transmission media in public networks

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98

ICG SAT
Intersector Coordination Group on Satellite Matters
Under the Lead of SG 13 for the ITU-T Sector

Priorities:	Expected results:	No planned meeting so far	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
			Facilitating the integration of existing and new
To take into account satellite specificity within	Performance		transmission media in public networks, in cooperation
telecommunication network including impact of	Achieved consistency of		with ITU-R for radio transmission aspects
IP-based network and multimedia network and system	Recommendations of various
Keeping up to date database	Study Groups for full integration
	of the sat-transmission in
Coordination with ITU-R	public networks

New activity:

Organization of workshop
Strengthening relationship with ITU-D


SG 15 – Optical and other transport networks

Priorities:	Expected results:	1 planned SG meeting	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
Access Network		and its WPs	Further evolution of network infrastructures
- broadband optical access	30 Recommendations to be	10 working days	in the areas of network access, interfaces
- refinements & enhancements to SDL	approved in 2002: 1,000 pages		and optical networking
- phone line networking		6 P staff months
- IP on Access Network		7 G staff months	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
Network signal processing		90,000 F direct costs	Facilitating the integration of existing and
- interaction of signal processing (OTN)		800,000 F document costs	new transmission media in public networks,
Optical transport network structure			in cooperation with ITU-R for radio
- automatic switched optical network (ASON)		20 Rapporteur meetings	transmission aspects
- network management & control		100 working days
OTN technology
-coarse & dense wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)		1 IP/Optical workshop, 3 days
- fiber characteristics
- transmission technology
- IP on WDM
Cooperation with IEC and other SDOs
Lead Study Group on access network transport
Lead Study Group on optical technology
19 Questions

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98

SG 16 - Multimedia services, systems and
terminals

Priorities:	Expected results:	2 planned SG meetings
Modems and facsimile terminals		and its WPs
Multimedia platform and interworking	50 Recommendations to be	18 working days	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
Media Coding	approved in 2002: 2,000 pages
Multimedia framework, MEDIACOM-2004 project		10 P staff months
Cooperation with other Standard Development Org.		8 G staff months	Multimedia applications arising from the convergence
Lead Study Group on multimedia services,		142,000 F direct costs	of telecommunication, broadcasting, computer and
systems and terminals		749,000 F document costs	information technology
Lead Study Group on e-business and e-commerce
		4 days workshop
New activities:			Res. 101 (Minneapolis, 1998):
Steering committee for MEDIACOM-2004			Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks
Joint video team with ISO/IEC
Workshop on IP Cablecom/MEDIACOM-2004

23 Questions

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98

SG 17 - Data Networks and Telecommunication
Software

Priorities:	Expected results:	2 planned SG meetings	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
Additions to a set of Directory Recs.		and its WPs	Further evolution of networks infrastructures
Open Distributed Processing (ODP), Frame Relay	50 Recommendations to be	17 working days	in the area of security
Communication System Security and for interworking	approved in 2002: 2,000 pages		Interoperability of IP-based networks with
with IP-based networks		6 P staff months	existing networks
Additions to/revision of the set of ASN.1 Recs		6 G staff months
Cooperation with ISO/IEC
Contribution to the coordination effort with ISO, IEC and		150,000 F direct costs	Res. 101 (Minneapolis, 1998)
UN/ECE for E-business standardization		713,000 F document costs	Collaborative activities on IP-based network with
			ISOC/IETF
Lead Study Group on Frame Relay
Lead Study Group on Communication System
Security			Network languages
Lead Study Group on Languages and Description
Techniques			TSAG (Geneva, 19-23 March 2001)
			TSAG approved the merger of Study group 7 and 10
New activities:			into a single Study Group 17
Enhancement of communication system security for
E-commerce
Development of the ITU-T ASN.1 Project
Continuation of the provision of ASN.1 modules to the
ASN.1 database

Organization of a workshop on Security


27 Questions

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98

SSG – Special Study Group IMT-2000 and beyond
			Res. 38 (WTSA-2000)
Priorities:	Expected results:	2 planned SSG meetings	Coordination among ITU-T, ITU-R and ITU-D for
Network aspects of IMT-2000 and beyond		and its WPs	IMT-2000 activities
(International Mobile Telecommunications-2000)	10 Recommendations to be	10 working days
Wireless access to IP-based networks	approved in 2002: 500 pages
Convergence of mobile and fixed networks		8 P staff months
Mobility management, mobile multimedia functions	2 Technical reports to be	9 G staff months
Internetworking, interoperability	approved in 2002: 50 pages	58,000 F direct costs
		147,000 F document costs
Enhancement of ITU-T Recommendations on IMT-2000	2 NTO (New Type of Output) to be
	approved in 2002: 80 pages
Lead Study Group on IMT-2000 and beyond		4 Rapporteur meetings
and for mobility	1 handbook to be produced	12 working days
	together with ITU-R and ITU-D	10 conference calls
New activities:	in 2002: 100 pages	6 electronic meetings
Workshop on ITU-T & SSG activities		1 workshop, 1 full day
Joint session with ITU-R WP 8F		1 joint session with ITU-R WP 8F
Electronic meetings		1 add. Editors’ meeting, 3 days
Development of New Types of Outputs		1 add. WP meeting, ½ day

8 Questions

Regional presence

Strengthening the regional presence	Expected results:	4 regional briefing meetings	Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), F.4:
Participation in external conferences		SG meetings in the regions	to work with BDT with special attention to
Assistance to ITU-D	Strengthened regional presence	Workshops in the regions	telecommunication development in developing
	Awareness of ITU-T activities	Regional tariff group meetings	countries, and to cooperate with the other Sectors
New activities:			in the organization of information meetings, seminars
	Achievement indicators:	9 P staff-months	and workshops and in the development of
Organization of seminars in the field		9 G staff-month	case studies, guidelines and handbooks.
Assistance to the Regions	Membership satisfaction
Regional briefing meetings	Dissemination of ITU-T studies	225,000 F direct costs	Res. 25 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998),
	and Recommendations		Strengthening the Regional presence

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98

Promoting the ITU-T

Press releases	Expected results:	18 P staff-months
ITU-T presence in external events	Awareness of ITU-T activities	10 G staff-month
Presentation of ITU-T activities during	Increased interest of Membership
external workshops		100,000 F direct costs
Promotion events	Achievement indicators:
	Higher number of Sector Members
	Increased participation in the
	Sector activities


External cooperation

Assistance to membership and Telecom community	Expected results:	9 P staff-months
Assistance and cooperation with other Sectors	Worldwide coordination	12 G staff-months
Liaison and coordination with international and regional	Promotion of ITU-T activities
organizations	Signature of MoUs
Cooperation with other standard organizations
Participation in external conferences	Achievement indicators:
IPR issues	Customer and membership
	satisfaction
	Dissemination of ITU-T studies
	and Recommendations



ICANN-PSO General Assembly and Secretariat
		1 General Assembly meeting
Secretariat assumed for one year (rotation principle)
ITU will host the General Assembly		7 P staff-months
		2 G staff-months
Conference calls with PSO-PC members, reports		Monthly conference calls

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98
Study Group Publications

Editing and publication of approved texts in F, E, S	Expected results:	22 P staff-months
		178 G staff-months	Res. 66 (Minneapolis, 1998):
Priorities:	Publication of 12,000 p. of Recs		Documents and publications of the Union
Availability of pre-published Recommendations within	and 1,000 p. of handbooks in	TSB Publication budget =
one month of approval.	three languages	264,500 F direct costs
		232,000 F invoiced costs
Quickpub procedures	Key indicators:		Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998):
		Covered by sales revenues	Production high-quality Recommendations
Quality control of texts	Decrease time to edit publications		quickly in response to market demands
	Pre-published Recs within 1 month
Common text procedure with the ISO	Quality control of texts

	Worldwide dissemination
	Increased use of ITU-T Recs.


Operational Bulletin

Publication containing administrative and operational	Expected results:	15 P staff-months	Res. 66 (Minneapolis, 1998):
information exchanged between administration, ROAs etc		16 G staff-months	Documents and publications of the Union
	24 issues per year
Lists of country codes and dialing codes for all		14,500 F direct costs
international services		20,000 F invoiced costs

Priority:		Covered by sales revenues
Immediate posting of information to members
Increase the distribution of the Operational Bulletin
Relations with State Members and Sector Members

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98

Database development available to public

List of ITU-T Sector Members	Expected results:
Work program database	Availability of the information	5 P staff-months
Patent statement database	to public	3 G staff-months
Software statement database
Terminology database	Achievement indicators:	5,000 F direct costs
List of Recommendations in force
List of recognized SDOs	Rapid and up-to-date
General and Meeting schedule Information on the WEB	Consultation
International numbering resources
	Dissemination of operational
Priority:	Information to public
Improve the user-friendliness of public databases

New activity:

ASN.1 Module database
AAP database
Development of new databases as per request of Study
Group

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98

UIFN registration			Res. 91 (Minneapolis, 1998):
			Cost recovery for some products and services
Universal International Free phone Numbers registrar	Expected results:	3 P staff-months
	3,750 UIFN Reservations	13 G staff-months	ITU-T Recommendation E.169
Priority:
Immediate reservations of UIFN numbers	Achievement indicators:	374,000 F direct costs
	Immediate registration of UIFNs
	Customer satisfaction
		Full cost recovery


UIPRN & UISCN registration

Universal International Premium Rate Numbers registrar	Expected results:	1 P staff-month	Res. 91 (Minneapolis, 1998):
Universal International Shared Cost Numbers registrar	600 UIPRN/UISCN reservations	2 G staff-months	Cost recovery for some products and services

	Achievement indicators:	47,500 F direct costs	ITU-T Recommendations E.169.2 and E.169.3
	Immediate registration
	Customer satisfaction	Full cost recovery


AESAs registration
			Res. 91 (Minneapolis, 1998):
New initiative:	Expected results:	1 P staff-month	Cost recovery for some products and services
ATM End System Addresses registrar	300 AESAs reservations	1 G staff-month
			ITU-T Recommendations E.191.1
	Achievement indicators:	Full cost recovery
	Immediate registration
	Customer satisfaction

Codes for Groups of countries Opening E.164 numbering resources UPT numbering administration

Operational Activities	Objectives and Performance Indicators	Allocated Resources from the 2002 budget	Relationship to Strategic Policies and Plans / PP-98

Bureau support

Membership		32 P staff-months	Res. 72 (Minneapolis, 1998): Linking strategic,
Meeting organization and logistical support		20 G staff-months	financial and operational planning in ITU
Document control			Res. 104 (Minneapolis, 1998):
Administrative support		10,025,500 F direct costs	Reduction of the volume and cost of documentation
Finance and budget		139,000 F document costs	for ITU conferences
Director Office			Res. 71 (Minneapolis, 1998), annex 2:
Internal management			Goals for improved management
Operational planning

Gender perspective issues			Res. 70 (Minneapolis, 1998):
			Inclusion of gender perspective in the work of ITU

Director’s Ad Hoc IPR Group			Res. 1187 Council 2001
		2 P staff-months	Gender perspective in ITU Human Resource
		3 G staff-months	management policy and practice
		2 planned meetings 4 working days

EDH (Electronic Document Handling)			Res. 66 (Minneapolis, 1998):
			Documents and publications of the Union
Posting of documents	Expected results:	40 G staff-months	Res. 1141 Council 1999
WEB development	Immediate posting of information		Reduction of the cost and volume of documentation for
Customer support (TSB helpdesk)			Conferences and Assemblies and the Council
Alternate Approval Process Implementation	Achievement indicators:
	Increased number of visitors		Res. 32 (WTSA-2000)
Maintaining of the ITU-T Website and relevant information	Customer satisfaction		Strengthening the use of electronic document handling
			for the work of ITU-T

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Telecommunication Standardization Sector

Linkage between Strategic, Financial and Operational Planning for the year 2003

Resolution 72 (Minneapolis, 1998)

This document presents a general overview of the Operational Plan of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector for the year 2003.

Use of TSB resources in 2003 - Overall recapitulation

ITU-T activities	P staff-months	G staff-months	Direct costs CHF	Document costs CHF
- TSAG (Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group)	13	8	255,000	240,000
2 planned meetings, 10 working days
- Chairmen’ meetings:	1	1
1 planned meeting, 2 working days
- Study Group meetings:	89	134	3,45,000	5,850,000
22 planned meetings, 167 working days
12 Study Groups
1 Special Study Group
199 Questions under study
375 new ITU-T Recommendations,
12,500 pages of text
17,140 pages of translation
46,030 pages of typing pool
42,180,000 pages of reprography
- Seminars and technical workshops:	9	6	100,00
3 planned workshops, 12 working days
- Regional presence:	9	9	225,000
4 regional briefing meetings
Study Group meetings in the regions
Workshops in the regions
Regional tariff group meetings
- Promoting ITU-T activities	18	10	100,000

- External cooperation	9	12

- Study Group publications:	22	178	264,500	232,000
12,000 pages of Recommendations to published
per language (x3)
- Operational Bulletin:	15	16	14,500	20,000
24 issues a year
- Databases accessible to public	5	3	5,000
- UIFN registrar	3	13	374,000
(Universal International Freephone Numbers)
3,750 UIFN
- UIPRN/UISCN registrar	1	2	47,500
(Universal International Premium Rate Numbers)
(Universal International Shared Cost Numbers)
600 UIPRN/UISCN
- AESA registrar	1	1	-	-
(ATM End System Addresses)
300 AESA
- Bureau support	35	22	10,020,500	139,000
- EDH (Electronic Document Handling)		40
Documents & information posted on ITU Website
Total of allocated resources	230	455	14,451,000	6,481,000

Assumption: 10 staff-months per person per year

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