1、 I n t e r n a t i o n a l T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n U n i o n ITU-T A.7 TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION SECTOR OF ITU Amendment 1 (06/2015) SERIES A: ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF ITU-T Focus groups: Establishment and working procedures Amendment 1: Appendix I Guidelines for the efficient t
2、ransfer of focus group deliverables to its parent group Recommendation ITU-T A.7 (2012) Amendment 1 Rec. ITU-T A.7 (2012)/Amd.1 (06/2015) i Recommendation ITU-T A.7 Focus groups: Establishment and working procedures Amendment 1 Appendix I Guidelines for the efficient transfer of focus group delivera
3、bles to its parent group Summary ITU-T focus groups, as per Recommendation ITU-T A.7, are a flexible tool for progressing new work. Such flexibility may allow for groups developing a wide range of deliverables. Since there have been many instances in which the membership of a focus group does not ha
4、ve experience in the development of technical specifications, it has been common that focus group deliverables, although useful, needed to be reworked by the parent study groups. The creation of focus group guidelines for their working, including continued coordination with their parent group, could
5、 facilitate the swift development of deliverables by the parent group. Appendix I to Recommendation ITU-T A.7 provides a set of guidelines to guide study groups and focus groups when implementing ITU-T A.7 focus groups that aim at producing specifications that can be efficiently streamlined from foc
6、us group deliverables to ITU-T Recommendations or Supplements, or otherwise. History Edition Recommendation Approval Study Group Unique ID* 1.0 ITU-T A.7 2000-06-14 TSAG 11.1002/1000/5092 2.0 ITU-T A.7 2002-06-21 TSAG 11.1002/1000/5711 3.0 ITU-T A.7 2004-10-14 TSAG 11.1002/1000/7419 3.1 ITU-T A.7 (2
7、004) Amd. 1 2006-07-07 TSAG 11.1002/1000/8793 4.0 ITU-T A.7 2008-10-30 TSAG 11.1002/1000/9640 5.0 ITU-T A.7 2012-11-30 TSAG 11.1002/1000/11922 5.1 ITU-T A.7 (2012) Amd.1 2015-06-05 TSAG 11.1002/1000/12527 _ * To access the Recommendation, type the URL http:/handle.itu.int/ in the address field of yo
8、ur web browser, followed by the Recommendations unique ID. For example, http:/handle.itu.int/11.1002/1000/11830-en. ii Rec. ITU-T A.7 (2012)/Amd.1 (06/2015) FOREWORD The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency in the field of telecommunications, informati
9、on and communication technologies (ICTs). The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is a permanent organ of ITU. ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwi
10、de basis. The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA), which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T study groups which, in turn, produce Recommendations on these topics. The approval of ITU-T Recommendations is covered by the procedure laid down in WTSA
11、 Resolution 1. In some areas of information technology which fall within ITU-Ts purview, the necessary standards are prepared on a collaborative basis with ISO and IEC. NOTE In this Recommendation, the expression “Administration“ is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administr
12、ation and a recognized operating agency. Compliance with this Recommendation is voluntary. However, the Recommendation may contain certain mandatory provisions (to ensure, e.g., interoperability or applicability) and compliance with the Recommendation is achieved when all of these mandatory provisio
13、ns are met. The words “shall“ or some other obligatory language such as “must“ and the negative equivalents are used to express requirements. The use of such words does not suggest that compliance with the Recommendation is required of any party. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSITU draws attention to th
14、e possibility that the practice or implementation of this Recommendation may involve the use of a claimed Intellectual Property Right. ITU takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of claimed Intellectual Property Rights, whether asserted by ITU members or others outside o
15、f the Recommendation development process. As of the date of approval of this Recommendation, ITU had not received notice of intellectual property, protected by patents, which may be required to implement this Recommendation. However, implementers are cautioned that this may not represent the latest
16、information and are therefore strongly urged to consult the TSB patent database at http:/www.itu.int/ITU-T/ipr/. ITU 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, by any means whatsoever, without the prior written permission of ITU. Rec. ITU-T A.7 (2012)/Amd.1 (06/2015) 1
17、Recommendation ITU-T A.7 Focus groups: Establishment and working procedures Amendment 1 Appendix I Guidelines for the efficient transfer of focus group deliverables to its parent group (This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.) I.1 Scope The guidelines in this appendix ar
18、e intended to facilitate the efficient transfer of deliverables from focus groups (FGs) aimed at being base material for the development of draft ITU-T Recommendations or Supplements. Focus groups are a flexible tool for progressing new work. According to the core text of this Recommendation, focus
19、group deliverables can be in the form of technical specifications, reports on standards gap analysis results or base material for the development of draft Recommendations. Such flexibility may allow focus groups to develop a wide range of deliverables with the involvement of external stakeholders. H
20、owever, this flexibility can sometimes be a shortcoming, as their deliverables may not be structured or contain material ready to be used as specifications, or their development is not sufficiently coordinated with the parent group to ensure a speedy handling at study groups, after completion of the
21、 deliverables by focus groups. I.2 Streamlining the transfer of deliverables by focus groups and their approval by study groups The following streamlining guidance is provided: NOTE 1 It should be noted that not all focus groups aim at producing base material for the development of draft Recommendat
22、ions or Supplements. In many cases, it is acceptable that a focus group will produce other types of deliverables such as ex ante standardization studies, roadmaps and gap analyses. 1) ITU-T focus groups should be created with terms of reference and working guidelines that clearly indicate the expect
23、ed deliverables to be developed, including, but not limited to, formatted base material for the Study Groups development and approval of a draft ITU-T Recommendation or Supplement. 2) Where appropriate, deliverables of a focus group should be prepared and formatted in a manner that facilitates their
24、 development and adoption by the parent group into draft Recommendations or Supplements (e.g., base material formatted in the structure of an ITU-T Recommendation). 3) Where appropriate and necessary, the parent group of the focus group should provide coordination for the timely transfer of focus gr
25、oup deliverable(s) to the appropriate study group(s). This is expected to be required especially in instances where the deliverable(s) of a focus group has an unclear destination study group or multiple destination study groups. 4) Experts leading the work within a focus group should have experience
26、 in developing ITU-T Recommendations or Supplements. Additionally, training should be provided to the focus group management and participants on the ITU-T working methods. 5) Focus group deliverables aimed as future ITU-T Recommendations or Supplements should follow the Authors Guide for drafting IT
27、U-T Recommendations and their content must have content that is expected for ITU-T Recommendations or Supplements. 2 Rec. ITU-T A.7 (2012)/Amd.1 (06/2015) NOTE 2 The Authors Guide for drafting ITU-T Recommendations can be found in the ITU website at http:/itu.int/go/trecauthguide. 6) Drafts of focus
28、 group deliverables aimed as future ITU-T Recommendations or Supplements should be shared with the parent group on a regular basis. When focus group deliverables aimed as future ITU-T Recommendations or Supplements would fall under the responsibility of different study groups, the focus group should
29、 share their deliverables with the relevant groups as soon as possible. 7) Once mature, focus group deliverables aimed as future ITU-T Recommendations or Supplements are approved by the focus group for transmission to the parent group for action. Printed in Switzerland Geneva, 2015 SERIES OF ITU-T R
30、ECOMMENDATIONS Series A Organization of the work of ITU-T Series D General tariff principles Series E Overall network operation, telephone service, service operation and human factors Series F Non-telephone telecommunication services Series G Transmission systems and media, digital systems and netwo
31、rks Series H Audiovisual and multimedia systems Series I Integrated services digital network Series J Cable networks and transmission of television, sound programme and other multimedia signals Series K Protection against interference Series L Environment and ICTs, climate change, e-waste, energy ef
32、ficiency; construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant Series M Telecommunication management, including TMN and network maintenance Series N Maintenance: international sound programme and television transmission circuits Series O Specifications of measuring
33、 equipment Series P Terminals and subjective and objective assessment methods Series Q Switching and signalling Series R Telegraph transmission Series S Telegraph services terminal equipment Series T Terminals for telematic services Series U Telegraph switching Series V Data communication over the telephone network Series X Data networks, open system communications and security Series Y Global information infrastructure, Internet protocol aspects and next-generation networks Series Z Languages and general software aspects for telecommunication systems
