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ITS Standards Work in FY 2007
Standards Leadership Roles and Membership in Standards Development
Organizations
David J. Atkinson, Vice-Chair of the APIC Vocoder Teresa Rusyn, Member of Working Party 3K and
Task Group affiliated with TIA TR-8. 3M, ITU-R Study Group 3; CCV Rapporteur for
Working Parties 3J, 3K, 3L, and 3M.
Christopher J. Behm, Member of Working Party 3L
and 3K, ITU-R Study Group 3. Frank Sanders, Chair of ITU-R Radar Correspond-
ence Group (radar technical spectrum issues);
Randall S. Bloomfield, Vice-Chair of the ISSI Task Delegate to ITU-R Working Party 8B (radar spec-
Group (ISSI TG) and Vice-Chair of the P25 Systems trum allocation and sharing) and Joint Rapporteur
Architecture Working Group (PSAWG) (both within Group 1A-1C-8B (radar spectrum efficiency issues).
the APCO Project 25 Interface Committee); Editor
of Project 25 Statement of Requirements (P25 SoR). Neal B. Seitz, Vice Chair of ITU-T Study Group 13
(Next Generation Networks); Chair of ITU-T Study
Carolyn Ford, Member of Video Quality Experts Group 13 Working Party 4 (OAM and QoS); Vice
Group (VQEG); Member IACP DVS Minimum Chair of ATIS Network Performance, Reliability,
Performance Specification Project. and Quality of Service Committee (PRQC); Chair of
PRQC's Quality of Service Task Force (PRQC-QoS).
Paul M. McKenna, U.S. Chair of ITU-R Study
Group 3 (Radiowave Propagation); Working Party Bruce R. Ward, Co-Editor (TIA TR8.19), TIA.102-
3J, 3K, 3L, and 3M; Chair of (international) Sub- CACA, "ISSI Measurement Methods for Voice
group 3K.2. Services," and TIA.102-CACB, "ISSI Performance
Recommendations for Voice Services."
Margaret Pinson, Independent Lab Group member
for Multimedia test and Co-chair of HDTV effort, Arthur Webster, Co-chair of Video Quality Experts
Video Quality Experts Group. Group (VQEG); Rapporteur for Question 14/9
(Objective and subjective methods for evaluating
Patricia J. Raush, Member of Working Party 3J and perceptual audiovisual quality in multimedia ser-
3K, ITU-R Study Group 3. vices within the terms of Study Group 9) in ITU-T
Study Group 9 (Integrated broadband cable networks
Timothy J. Riley, Member of Alliance for Telecom- and television and sound transmission); Chair of
munications Industry Solutions (ATIS) commit- Joint Rapporteur Group on Multimedia Quality
tee WTSC-G3GRA (Wireless Technologies and Assessment (JRG-MMQA); Chair of ATIS PRQC's
Systems Committee -- Radio Aspects of GSM/3G Security Task Force. Study Group 9's Liaison Offi-
and Beyond) and issue champion and editor for cer for the ITU's Telecommunications for Disaster
development of a document addressing interference Relief and Mitigation - Partnership Co-ordination
issues affecting wireless communication systems. Panel (PCP-TDR); Chair of the ATIS Joint Ad-Hoc
Member of the US delegation to Working Party 5D Technical Committee for Issues PRQC A0029 and
(IMT Systems), ITU-R Study Group 5 (Terrestrial TMOC 95. Co-Chair of ITU-T Study Group 9's
Services) (formerly Working Party 8F (IMT-2000 Working Group 5 "Quality Assessment"; Head of
and systems beyond IMT-2000), ITU-R Study Group U.S. Delegation to ITU-T Study Group 9.
8 (Mobile, radiodetermination, amateur and related
satellite services)).
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ITS Standards Work
Representative Technical Contributions
Contributions listed below are a sample of the extensive standards work that ITS does each year. More details
of this work can be found in the individual write-ups throughout this report.
Emergency Telecommunications Service Projects High-power Radars and Spectrum Sharing
· "Proposed Draft New Recommendation
J.prefrm `Roadmap for implementing · "Measuring HF (2-30 MHz) Radars Using ITU-
preferential telecommunications in IPCablecom R M.1177 and Time Sampling Techniques,"
networks' " ITU-T Study Group 9, Contribution ITU-R Joint Rapporteurs Group 1A-1C-1B on
48 (USA) (A. Webster and G. Bain (NCS/ Radar Unwanted Emissions and ITU-R WP-8B
DHS)) (now WP-5B), Feb. 2007 (F.H. Sanders and R.
Sole)
· "Revisions to draft new Recommendation
J.pref `Specifications for preferential · "Comparison of Frequency Domain
telecommunications over IPCablecom Measured Radar Emissions to Time- Sampled
networks.' " ITU-T Study Group 9, Contribution Waveforms," ITU-R Joint Rapporteurs Group
49 (USA) (A. Webster and G. Bain (NCS/ 1A-1C-1B on Radar Unwanted Emissions and
DHS)) ITU-R WP-8B (now WP-5B), Feb. 2007 (F.H.
Sanders and R. Sole)
· "Proposed text for inclusion into a new Draft
New Recommendation to support Priority · "The Effects of Zero-Padding FFTs and the
treatment in IPCablecom2 networks." ITU-T Windowing Function on Time- Sampled
Study Group 9, Contribution 66 (USA) (A. Waveforms," ITU-R Joint Rapporteurs Group
Webster and G. Bain (NCS/DHS) ) 1A-1C-1B on Radar Unwanted Emissions and
ITU-R WP-8B (now WP-5B), Feb. 2007 (F.H.
Sanders and R. Sole)
· "Draft Revision of T1.TR.79-2003 `Overview
of Standards in Support of Emergency
Telecommunications Service (ETS).'" ATIS · "Synthetic Airborne Radar (SAR) L-Band
PRQC-2006-014R8 (A. Webster and A. Nguyen Emission Data," ITU-R Joint Rapporteurs
(NCS/DHS), editors) Group 1A-1C-1B on Radar Unwanted
Emissions and ITU-R WP-8B (now WP-5B),
Feb. 2007 (F.H. Sanders and R. Sole)
· "Security for Next Generation Networks An
End User Perspective." ATIS PRQC-2007-008,
Draft Technical Report (A. Webster, editor)
APCO Project 25
· Revised T1.523-2001 TELECOM
GLOSSARY." ATIS PRQC-2007-009 (A.
Recent Publications · NIST/OLES Letter Ballot Comments on Draft
Webster, J. Colombo (Verizon), editors) TIA-102.CACA (ISSI Measurement Methods
for Voice Services), TR8-19, Feb. 2007 (R.
Bloomfield, B. Ward, N. Walowitz (Protiro for
· PRQC Security Task Force Presentation to ITS)).
3GPP. ATIS PRQC-2007-120 (A. Webster)
· NIST/OLES Letter Ballot Comments on
Draft TIA-102.CACB (ISSI Performance
Recommendations for Voice Services), TR8-
19, Feb. 2007 (R. Bloomfield, B. Ward, N.
Walowitz (Protiro for ITS)).
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Quality of Service
· ISSI Interoperability Test Procedures Standards
Development White Paper: Summary of
Conclusions and Recommendations, CAPP TG, · "SIP-based call processing performance," ITU-
Aug. 2007 (B. Ward, N. Walowitz (Protiro for
Outputs T Study Group 12 C 73, Aug. 2007 (N. Seitz).
ITS)).
· "Interworking guidelines for transporting
· ISSI Interoperability Test Procedures Standards assured IP flows," ITU-T Study Group 12 C 72,
Development White Paper, CAPP TG, Aug. Aug. 2007 (N. Seitz).
2007 (B. Ward, N. Walowitz (Protiro for ITS)).
Video Quality
· ITS Response to Motorola Comments on ISSI
Interoperability White Paper, CAPP TG, Oct.
2007 (R. Bloomfield, B. Ward, N. Walowitz
(Protiro for ITS)). · "Draft American National Standard for Trial
Use: Reduced Reference Video Calibration
Estimation Method," PRQC-2007-061R1, Sep.
· ITS and NIST/ANTD Questions on ISSI 2007 (A. Webster, S. Wolf, and M. Pinson).
Messages and Procedures Document (TIA.102-
BACA), TR8.19, Feb. 2007 (B. Ward, M.
Ranganathan (NIST/ANTD), N. Walowitz · "Draft New Recommendation J.vcrr, Video
(Protiro for ITS)). Calibration-Reduced Reference." ITU-T Study
Group 9, Contribution 50 (USA) (A. Webster
and M. Pinson).
· ITS and NIST/ANTD Comments on ISSI
Conformance Test Document (07-019), ISSI
TG, Mar. 2007 (B. Ward, M. Ranganathan · "Proposed changes to Preliminary Draft new
(NIST/ANTD), N. Walowitz (Protiro for ITS)). Recommendation J.cal `Calibration methods for
constant misalignment of spatial and temporal
domains with constant gain offset.` " ITU-T
Figure
· ITS and NIST/ANTD Comments on ISSI Study Group 9, Contribution 67 (USA) (A.
Conformance Test Document (07-019-R3), Webster, M. Pinson, and S. Wolf)
ISSI TG, Oct. 2007 (B. Ward, M. Ranganathan
(NIST/ANTD), N. Walowitz (Protiro for ITS)).
· Proposed Draft New Recommendation J.trv
"Subjective video quality assessment methods
· Working Document Issue F, Identification of for recognition tasks," Sep. 2007 (A. Webster,
P25 SoR Requirements for Updating of Current C. Ford, M. McFarland).
(March 9, 2006) P25 SoR, P25 UNS, July, 2007
(R. Bloomfield).
· "Video Quality Work in ITU-T Study Group 9,
JRG-MMQA, and VQEG." ATIS PRQC-2006-
· P25 Statement of Requirements (Approved 160, (A. Webster)
Aug. 4, 2007), P25 UNS and P25/34 Steering
Committee, Aug. 2007 (R. Bloomfield).
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