To Experts of ITU-T SG16 Questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 21, 22, 24, 25, and 27/16 Cc Mr Y Naito, Chairman of SG16 Mr S-H Jeong, Vice-Chairman of SG16 Mr N Luo, Vice-Chairman of SG16 Mr M T Neibert, Vice-Chairman of SG16 Ms C Lamblin, Vice-Chairman of SG16 Mr I Oueichek, Vice-Chairman of SG16 Mr F Soumah, Vice-Chairman of SG16 Mr S Campos-Neto, ITU TSB Mr P Luthi, Rapporteur for Q1/16 De P Jones, Rapporteur for Q2 and 12/16 C Groves, Rapporteur for Q3/16 S-H Jeong, Rapporteur for Q4/16 B Kenrick, Associate Rapporteur for Q12/16 Y Goto, Rapporteur for Q21/16 MJ Sun, Associate Rapporteur for Q21/16 N Luo, Rapporteur for Q22/16 B He, Rapporteur for Q24/16 H J Kim, Rapporteur for Q25/16 Mr M T Neibert, Rapporteur for Q27/16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Notice of Joint Rapporteur Meeting in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA Date: 29 November - 3 December 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Experts of Questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 21, 22, 24, 25, and 27/16, The subject meeting of ITU-T SG16 experts will be held in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA at the kind invitation of Cisco Systems. Details of the meeting are contained herein. Please note that Q1/16 will meet concurrently at the same place and that many sessions will be joint with other Questions. 1. Date ^^^^^^^ 29 (Monday) November - 3 (Friday) December 2010 The meeting will start at 9:30 AM on the first day and close at around 6:00 PM on the final day. 2. Venue ^^^^^^^^ The meeting will be held in Building 5 on Cisco Systems campus in Research Triangle Park (RTP). The address to the campus is: Cisco Systems, Inc. 7025 Kit Creek Rd. Research Triangle Park, NC 27502 USA Note that the campus address may sometimes appear as Morrisville, rather than Research Triangle Park. Research Triangle Park is an area of land that touches a number of cities/towns, including Durham and Morrisville. 3. Topics (tentative) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1) Review of the relevant group activities 2) Q2/16 H.323 real-time multimedia system - Coordinate with other SDOs, Questions, or Study Groups - Review items proposed for the H.323-series Implementors' Guide - Progress work on: - H.450.1 - H.450.2 - H.460.23 Amendment 1 - H.460.24 Amendment 2 - H.323-Series Implementors' Guide clean-up - Discussion of miscellaneous and new work items 3) Q3/16 Multimedia gateway control architectures and protocols - Coordinate with other SDOs, Questions, or Study Groups - Progress work on: - H.248.48 (ex. H.248.QHR) - H.248.66 (ex. H.248.RTSP) - H.248.74 (ex. H.248.MRCP) - H.248.75 (ex. H.248.PIPA) - H.248.79 (ex. H.248.PACKETS) - H.248.80 (ex. H.248.SDPMAPPER) - H.248.DPI - H.248.ETS - H.248 Sub Series IG - H Series Supp. 2 - Consider new material 4) Q4/16 Advanced functions for H.300-series systems and beyond - Progress work on the revision of H.350 Sub-series and H-Series Supplements - Discussion of new topics on QoS/QoE, mobility, and security for multimedia services 5) Q5/16 Telepresence systems - Organize the work of the Question - Progress Topics related to the scope and definition of Telepresence - Progress Topics related to requirements of Telepresence Systems - Hold Joint Meetings with other WP2 questions to identify recommendations that might need extensions to support Telepresence system 6) Q12/16 Advanced multimedia system for NGN and other packet- based networks - Review input contributions to this meeting - Progress work on all aspects of the Advanced Multimedia System - Discussion of miscellaneous and new work items 7) Q21/16 Multimedia architecture - Home Network - Visual Surveillance - Network ID - Network based Speech-to-Speech Translation - Investigate the possibility area of joint work with ISO/IEC JTC1/SC31/WG6 8) Q22/16 Multimedia applications and services - Progress work on F.MSATC - Progress work on NID jointly with Q21 - Progress work on visual surveillance 9) Q24/16 Multimedia functions in NGN and other networks - Coordinate with other SDOs, Questions, or Study Groups. - Progress work on: o Scenarios and requirements of multimedia optimization control components o Service Awareness and Traffic Control Functional Component o User data exchange between functional components in network entities or terminals 10) Q25/16 USN Applications and Services - Make progress on H.SNMF - Make progress on F.USN-CC - Make progress on F.USN-SM - Discuss contributions on USN applications and services, but are not limited to. 11) Q27/16 USN Applications and Services - Progress work on the service and functional requirements of Vehicle Gateway Platforms 12) Interaction with other groups 13) Future work plan 4. Documents ^^^^^^^^^^^^ /// Registration of the document: by 23:59 UTC, 19 Nov. 2010 /// /// Distribution of the document: by 23:59 UTC, 22 Nov. 2010 /// /// Use the ftp site (or e-mail reflector) for distribution /// 1) When you are going to submit a document, please notify Mr Paul Jones , document manager of this meeting, as soon as possible, by 23:59 UTC, Friday 19 Nov. 2010 at the latest. Document number AVD-nnnn will be allocated. Early indication of your submission plan is welcome and encouraged. Note - Prefix "AVD" comes from Audio, Video and Data. 2) You are advised to use the document template available at the following place: http://ftp3.itu.int/av-arch/avc-site/2009-2012/1011_Res/ \ AVD-template_1011_Res.doc 3) File format: Use of Word, PDF, ASCII or HTML is recommended. 4) All the contributors are requested to distribute their documents as early as possible, at least 7 calendar days in advance of the meeting (23:59 UTC, Monday 22 November 2010 or before) by posting them at either of the following: - Uploading via FTP Site: ftp3.itu.int/ User ID: avguest Password: Avguest201007 (Note the uppercase 'A') Directory: avc-site/Incoming - E-mail reflector E-mail address: itu-sg16@lists.packetizer.com To subscribe: please visit http://lists.packetizer.com/mailman/listinfo/itu-sg16 Please avoid the use of reflector when your document is voluminous (i.e., more than 100 kbytes). 5) Input documents can be retrieved from 1011_Res directory of the ftp site once Mr Goto has an opportunity to put them into place. The documents will be available through the following URLs: http://ftp3.itu.int/av-arch/avc-site/2009-2012/1011_Res/ ftp://ftp3.itu.int/avc-site/2009-2012/1011_Res/ user: avguest, password: Avguest201007 6) The document distribution/presentation at the meeting will be all electronic. Participants must bring along a laptop with a wireless network interface in order to access the documents. Internet access will be available in the meeting rooms. Note: Please make sure you have the right power adapter for the USA. The US power outlets are 120V/60Hz NEMA 5 outlets as shown here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEMA_connector#NEMA_5 5. Logistic Information ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The meeting will be hosted by Cisco Systems at its campus in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. Research Triangle Park is 28 sq km area of land set aside to foster growth and development of technology companies in North Carolina. There are approximately 170 companies with offices in the park. For more information about the park, visit http://www.rtp.org/. No hotels have been reserved for this meeting, though there are a number near the Cisco campus as discussed in Section 7. The airport nearest the Cisco campus is the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), located about 15 minutes by taxi from the campus. Taxi service is available from the airport by RDU Taxi, Inc. (www.rdutaxiinc.com). Rates are based on distance, with cost to the hotels listed below between US$9 and US$15. Note that RDU Taxi provides service only to and from the airport. There are other area taxi services, including: http://www.appletransport.net/ http://affordable-transport-service.com/ http://www.rdutaxicabservice.com/ Those who expect to travel frequently might also wish to consider renting a car. A number of popular rental car companies are located at the RDU Airport, including Alamo, Avis, Enterprise, Budget, Hertz, National, and Thrifty. Several hotels reportedly provide a free shuttle service to and from the Cisco campus, including Homewood Suites, Marriott, Sheraton, Hilton, and Radisson. Please verify this information directly with your hotel if you need shuttle service. There is also a public bus service for getting around the RTP area. For information on public bus service, visit http://www.triangletransit.org/ There are a number of places to eat scattered around the park, with a high concentration of restaurants at the intersection of Highway 54 and Highway 55. Here's a link that will show those on Google Maps: http://flq.us/WN. 6. Registration and Visa Information ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To register your meeting attendance, please send e-mail to Mr Noah Luo , copying shjeong@hufs.ac.kr, providing the family name, given name, company name, and e-mail address of person(s) attending. We would remind you that citizens of some countries are required to obtain a visa in order to enter and spend time in the United States. The visa must be requested and obtained from the office (embassy or consulate) representing the United States in your country. Participants who need an invitation letter for visas should contact Mr Paul Jones, providing the family name, first name, and other identifying information required by the US embassy in your country. Visa processing times vary from country to country, check with the US embassy or consulate that applies to you. Early registration of your attendance is welcome and encouraged, but preferably before 18 Oct. 2010 to ensure adequate meeting space is available. 7. Hotel Room Reservation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ No hotel rooms have been reserved for this meeting, though there are several choices near the Cisco campus from which to choose. Participants should contact hotels directly regarding room availability and for making room reservations. Here are a few hotels within a 5-mile radius of the campus: Comfort Suites 5219 Page Road Durham, NC 27703 +1 919 314-1200 +1 800 228-5150 http://www.comfortsuites.com/hotel-durham-north_carolina-NC013 Courtyard by Marriott 301 Residence Inn Boulevard Durham, NC 27713 +1 919 484-2900 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rdurt-courtyard-durham-research-triangle-park/ Homewood Suites Hotel Airport 4603 Central Park Drive Durham, NC 27703 +1 919 474-9900 +1 800 225-5466 http://homewoodsuites1.hilton.com/en_US/hw/hotel/RDUDMHW-Homewood-Suites-by-Hilton-Raleigh-Durham-AP-Research-Triang--North-Carolina/index.do Marriott Hotel 4700 Guardian Drive Durham, NC 27703 +1 919 941-6200 +1 800 228-9290 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rducp-marriott-at-research-triangle-park/ Residence Inn 201 Residence Inn Boulevard Durham, NC 27713 +1 919 361-1266 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rdudr-residence-inn-durham-research-triangle-park/ Sheraton Imperial Hotel 4700 Emperor Blvd Durham, NC 27709 +1 919 941-5050 +1 800 325-3535 http://www.sheratonrtp.com/ Wingate Inn 5223 Page Road Durham, NC 27703 +1 919 941-2854 +1 800 228-1000 http://www.wingatehotels.com/Wingate/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=09822 Wyndham Gardens Hotel 4620 S Miami Blvd Durham, NC 27703 +1 919 941-6066 +1 800 972-0264 http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/RDUAP/main.wnt Hilton Hotel Page Road and Exit 282 RTP, NC 27709 +1 919 941-6000 +1 800 465-4329 http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/RDURTHF-Hilton-Raleigh-Durham-Airport-at-Research-Triangle-Park-North-Carolina/index.do Radisson Governors Inn I-40 at Davis Drive, Exit 280 RTP, NC 27709 +1 919 549 8631 +1 800 333-3333 http://www.radisson.com/researchtrianglenc Fairfield Inn 2750 Slater Road Morrisville, NC 27560 +1 919 468-2660 +1 800 228-9290 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rdufa-fairfield-inn-and-suites-raleigh-durham-airport-rtp/ We are looking forward to meeting with you in Research Triangle Park! Sincerely yours, Paul JONES (document manager for this meeting) Stephen BOTZKO Christian GROVES Brody KENRICK Ming Jun SUN Baohong HE Hyoung Jun KIM Noah LUO (meeting organizer for this meeting) Seong-Ho JEONG Yoshinori GOTO Mark NEIBERT