Priorities of
the Telecommunication Standardization Sector
The priorities
of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector for 1999-2003, in addition to
those that may be identified by future conferences, are:
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to produce
Recommendations responding to technological developments, including
Recommendations: |
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covering
the implementation of the GII, including the definition of
an integrated global framework reference model with
network-network and network-user interfaces;
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covering
Internet Protocol (IP) related aspects as well as the
interoperability and convergence of IP-based networks, the
Internet, and existing network infrastructures;
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covering
the multimedia applications arising from the convergence of
telecommunication, broadcasting, computer and information
technology;
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covering
the further evolution of network infrastructures, for
example in the areas of network access, signalling and
control, interfaces, security and optical networking;
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facilitating
the interworking of global personal radiocommunication
systems with public telecommunication networks;
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facilitating
the integration of existing and new transmission media in
public networks, in cooperation with ITU-R for radio
transmission aspects;
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to continue to improve the working methods of the Sector
through the: |
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accelerated
development of Recommendations to keep pace with rapid
technical progress and market demand;
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fostering
of cooperative relationships with other relevant
standardization organizations and with forums and consortia
to avoid duplication of work, identify gaps in work
programmes and encourage work sharing where possible;
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increased
use of EDH techniques to increase efficiency and
productivity;
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greater
use of project teams for the study of urgent issues in a
relatively short time-frame;
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to develop Recommendations to achieve accounting rate
reform and to propose means to encourage their implementation; |
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to work with BDT with special attention to
telecommunication development in developing countries, and to
cooperate with the other Sectors in the organization of information
meetings, seminars and workshops and in the development of case
studies, guidelines and handbooks; |
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to assist in developing for ITU-T an open and
transparent "bottom-up" budget proposal that incorporates
financial management principles and techniques, including cost
recovery as appropriate. |
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