Study Group 2 |
Operational aspects of service provision, networks and performance
Lead Study Group for service definition, numbering and routing.
Responsible for studies relating to:
- principles of service provision, definition and
operational requirements of service emulation;
- numbering, naming, addressing requirements and resource
assignment including criteria and procedures for reservation and
assignment;
- routing and interworking requirements;
- human factors;
- operational aspects of networks and associated
performance requirements including network traffic management,
quality of service (traffic engineering, operational performance
and service measurements);
- operational aspects of interworking between traditional
telecommunication networks and evolving networks;
- evaluation of feedback from operators, manufacturing
companies and users on different aspects of network operation.
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Study Group 3 |
Tariff and accounting principles including related telecommunication
economic and policy issues
Responsible for studies relating to tariff and accounting principles
for international telecommunication services and study of related
telecommunication economic and policy issues. To this end, Study
Group 3 shall in particular foster collaboration among its
Members with a view to the establishment of rates at levels as
low as possible consistent with an efficient service and taking
into account the necessity for maintaining independent financial
administration of telecommunication on a sound basis. |
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Study Group 4 |
Telecommunication management, including TMN
Lead Study Group on TMN.
Responsible for studies regarding the management of telecommunication services,
networks, and equipment using the telecommunication management
network (TMN) framework. Additionally responsible for other
telecommunication management studies relating to designations,
transport-related operations procedures, and test and
measurement techniques and instrumentation. |
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Study Group 5 |
Protection against electromagnetic environment effects
Responsible for studies relating to protection of telecommunication networks and
equipment from interference and lightning.
Also responsible for studies related to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), to
safety and to health effects connected with electromagnetic
fields produced by telecommunication installations and devices,
including cellular phones. |
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Study Group 6 |
Outside plant
Responsible for studies relating to outside plant such as the construction,
installation, jointing, terminating, protection from corrosion
and others forms of damage from environment impact, except
electromagnetic processes, of all types of cable for public
telecommunications and associated structures. |
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Study Group 9 |
Integrated broadband cable networks and television and sound transmission
Lead Study Group on integrated broadband cable and television networks.
Responsible for studies relating to:
- Use of cable and hybrid networks, primarily designed for
television and sound programme delivery to the home, as
integrated broadband networks to also carry voice or other time
critical services, video on demand, interactive services, etc.
- Use of telecommunication systems for contribution,
primary distribution and secondary distribution of television,
sound programmes and similar data services.
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Study Group 11 |
Signalling requirements and protocols
Lead Study Group on intelligent networks.
Responsible for studies relating to signalling requirements and protocols for Internet
Protocol (IP) related functions, some mobility related
functions, multimedia functions and enhancements to existing
Recommendations on access and internetwork signalling protocols
of ATM, N-ISDN and PSTN. |
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Study Group 12 |
End-to-end transmission performance of networks and terminals
Lead Study Group on Quality of Service and performance.
Responsible for guidance on the end-to-end transmission performance of networks,
terminals and their interactions, in relation to the perceived
quality and acceptance by users of text, speech, and image
applications. This work includes the related transmission
implications of all networks (e.g., those based on PDH, SDH, ATM
and IP) and all telecommunications terminals (e.g., handset,
hands-free, headset, mobile, audiovisual, and interactive voice
response). |
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Study Group 13 |
Multi-protocol and IP-based networks and their internetworking
Lead Study Group for IP related matters, B-ISDN, Global Information
Infrastructure and satellite matters.
Responsible for studies relating to internetworking of heterogeneous networks
encompassing multiple domains, multiple protocols and innovative
technologies with a goal to deliver high-quality, reliable
networking. Specific aspects are architecture, interworking and
adaptation, end-to-end considerations, routing and requirements
for transport. |
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Study Group 15 |
Optical and other transport networks
Lead Study Group on access network transport.
Lead Study Group on optical technology.
Study Group 15 is the focal point in ITU-T for studies on optical and other
transport networks, systems and equipment. This encompasses the
development of transmission layer related standards for the
access, metropolitan and long haul sections of communication
networks. |
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Study Group 16 |
Multimedia services, systems and terminals
Lead Study Group on multimedia services, systems and terminals.
Lead Study Group on e-business and e-commerce.
Responsible for studies relating to multimedia service definition and multimedia
systems, including the associated terminals, modems, protocols
and signal processing. |
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Study Group 17 |
Data Networks and Telecommunication Software
Lead Study Group on frame relay, communication system security,
languages and description techniques.
Responsible for studies relating to data communication networks, for studies relating to the application of open system communications
including networking, directory and security, and for technical languages, the method for their usage and other issues related to the software
aspects of telecommunication systems. |
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Special Study Group on IMT-2000 and beyond
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IMT-2000 and beyond
Lead Study Group on IMT 2000 and beyond and for mobility.
Responsible for studies
relating to network aspects of International Mobile
Telecommunications 2000 (IMT-2000) and beyond, including
wireless Internet, convergence of mobile and fixed networks,
mobility management, mobile multimedia functions,
internetworking, interoperability and enhancements to existing
ITU-T Recommendations on IMT-2000. |
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