1、 International Telecommunication Union ITU-T A.8TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION SECTOR OF ITU (10/2008) SERIES A: ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF ITU-T Alternative approval process for new and revised ITU-T Recommendations Recommendation ITU-T A.8 Rec. ITU-T A.8 (10/2008) i Recommendation ITU-T A.8 Al
2、ternative approval process for new and revised ITU-T Recommendations Summary This Recommendation provides working methods and procedures for approving draft new and revised ITU-T Recommendations using the alternative approval process. Source Recommendation ITU-T A.8 was prepared by TSAG (2005-2008)
3、and approved by the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Johannesburg, 21-30 October 2008). ii Rec. ITU-T A.8 (10/2008) FOREWORD The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency in the field of telecommunications, information and communication tec
4、hnologies (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 worldwide basis. The World Tele
5、communication 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 Resolution 1. In some a
6、reas 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 administration and a recognized o
7、perating 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 provisions are met. The words “sha
8、ll“ 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 RIGHTS ITU draws attention to the possibility that the pr
9、actice 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 of the Recommendation deve
10、lopment 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 information and are there
11、fore strongly urged to consult the TSB patent database at http:/www.itu.int/ITU-T/ipr/. ITU 2009 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.8 (10/2008) iii CONTENTS Page 1 General . 1 2 Proces
12、s . 1 3 Prerequisites . 1 4 Last call and additional review. 2 5 Procedure at study group meetings 3 6 Notification 4 7 Correction of defects 5 8 Deletion of Recommendations. 5 8.1 Deletion of Recommendations by WTSA 5 8.2 Deletion of Recommendations between WTSAs . 5 Rec. ITU-T A.8 (10/2008) 1 Reco
13、mmendation ITU-T A.8 Alternative approval process for new and revised ITU-T Recommendations (2000; 2004; 2006; 2008) 1 General 1.1 Recommendations of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) will be approved using this alternative approval process (AAP), except Recommendations that h
14、ave policy or regulatory implications, which will be approved using the traditional approval process (TAP) found in Resolution 1 of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA). The competent study group may also seek approval at a WTSA. 1.2 In accordance with the ITU Convention, the
15、status of Recommendations approved is the same for both AAP and TAP methods of approval. 2 Process 2.1 Study groups should apply the AAP described below for seeking the approval of draft new and revised Recommendations as soon as they have been developed to a sufficiently mature state. See Figure 1
16、for the sequence of events. 3 Prerequisites 3.1 Upon request of the study group chairman, the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) shall announce the intention to apply AAP and to initiate the last call set out in this Recommendation (see clause 4 below). Such action shall
17、be based upon consent at a study group or working party meeting or, exceptionally, at a WTSA, that a draft Recommendation is sufficiently mature for such action. At this stage, the draft Recommendation is considered to have “CONSENT“. The Director shall include a summary of the draft Recommendation
18、in the announcement. Reference shall be provided to the documentation where the text of the draft new or revised Recommendation to be considered may be found. This information shall be made available to all Member States and Sector Members. 3.2 The text of the draft new or revised Recommendation mus
19、t be available to TSB in a final edited form at the time that the Director makes the announcement of the intended application of the AAP set out in this Recommendation. Any associated electronic material included in the Recommendation (e.g., software, test vectors, etc.) must also be made available
20、to TSB at the same time. A summary that reflects the final edited text of the draft Recommendation must also be provided to TSB, in accordance with clause 3.3 below. 3.3 Such a summary should be prepared in accordance with the Authors Guide for drafting ITU-T Recommendations. This summary is a brief
21、 outline of the purpose and content of the new or revised draft Recommendation and, where appropriate, the intent of the revisions. No Recommendation shall be considered as complete and ready for approval without this summary statement. 3.4 Approval may only be sought for a draft new or revised Reco
22、mmendation within the study groups mandate as defined by the Questions allocated to it, in accordance with No. 192 of the Convention. Alternatively, or additionally, approval may be sought for amendment of an existing Recommendation within the study groups responsibility and mandate. 2 Rec. ITU-T A.
23、8 (10/2008) 3.5 Where a draft new or revised Recommendation falls within the mandate of more than one study group, the chairman of the study group proposing the approval should consult and take into account the views of any other study group chairmen concerned before proceeding with the application
24、of this approval procedure. 3.6 Recommendations are to be elaborated in accordance with the Common Patent Policy for ITU-T/ITU-R/ISO/IEC available at http:/www.itu.int/ITU-T/ipr/. For example: 3.6.1 Any party participating in the work of ITU-T should, from the outset, draw the attention of the Direc
25、tor of TSB to any known patent or to any known pending patent application, either of their own or of other organizations. The “Patent Statement and Licensing Declaration“ form from the ITU-T website is to be used. 3.6.2 ITU-T non-member organizations that hold patent(s) or pending patent application
26、(s), the use of which may be required in order to implement an ITU-T Recommendation, can submit a “Patent Statement and Licensing Declaration“ to TSB using the form available at the ITU-T website. 3.7 In the interests of stability, once a new or revised Recommendation has been approved, approval sho
27、uld not normally be sought within a reasonable period of time for any further amendment of that new text or that revised portion, respectively, unless the proposed amendment complements rather than changes the agreement reached in the previous approval process, or a significant error or omission is
28、discovered. As a guideline, in this context “a reasonable period of time“ would be at least two years, in most cases. Amendments that correct defects may be approved, in accordance with clause 7.1. 4 Last call and additional review 4.1 The last call encompasses the four-week time period and procedur
29、es beginning with the Directors announcement of the intention to apply the alternative approval process (clause 3.1). 4.2 If TSB has received a statement(s) indicating that the use of intellectual property, protected by one or more copyright(s) or patent(s), issued or pending, may be required in ord
30、er to implement a draft Recommendation, the Director shall post this information on the ITU-T website. 4.3 The Director of TSB shall advise the Directors of the other two Bureaux that Member States and Sector Members are being asked to comment on the approval of a proposed new or revised Recommendat
31、ion. 4.4 During the last call, should any Member State or Sector Member be of the opinion that the draft new or revised Recommendation should not be approved, they should advise their reasons for disapproving and indicate the possible changes that would facilitate further consideration and approval
32、of the draft new or revised Recommendation. TSB will make the comments available to the membership of ITU-T. 4.4.1 If no comments, other than comments indicating typographical error(s) (misspelling, syntactical and punctuation mistakes, etc.), are received by the end of the last call, the draft new
33、or revised Recommendation is considered as approved, and the typographical errors are corrected. 4.4.2 If comments, other than those indicating typographical errors, are received by the end of the last call, the study group chairman, in consultation with TSB, makes the judgement whether: 1) a planne
34、d study group meeting is sufficiently close to consider the draft Recommendation for approval, in which case the procedures in clause 4.6 regarding approval at a study group meeting are applied; or 2) to save time and/or because of the nature and maturity of the work, comment resolution should be in
35、itiated under the direction of the study group chairman. This will be accomplished by appropriate Rec. ITU-T A.8 (10/2008) 3 study group experts, via electronic correspondence or at meetings. Revised, edited draft text is prepared, as appropriate, and the procedures beginning in clause 4.4.3 are app
36、lied. 4.4.3 After comment resolution is completed, and the revised and edited draft text is made available, the study group chairman, in consultation with TSB, makes the judgement whether: a) a planned study group meeting is sufficiently close to consider the draft Recommendation for approval, in wh
37、ich case the procedures in clause 4.6 are applied; or b) to save time and/or because of the nature and maturity of the work, an additional review should be initiated, in which case the procedures in clause 4.5 are applied. 4.5 The additional review encompasses a three-week time period and will be an
38、nounced by the Director. The text (including any revisions as a result of comment resolution) of the draft Recommendation in a final edited form and comments from the last call must be made available to TSB at the time that the Director makes the announcement of the additional review. Reference shal
39、l be provided to the documentation where the text of the draft Recommendation and last call comments to be considered may be found. 4.5.1 If no comments, other than comments indicating typographical error(s) (misspelling, syntactical and punctuation mistakes, etc.), are received by the end of the ad
40、ditional review, the Recommendation is considered as approved, and the typographical errors are corrected by TSB. 4.5.2 If comments, other than comments indicating typographical errors(s), are received by the end of the additional review, then the procedures in clause 4.6 regarding approval at a stu
41、dy group meeting are applied. 4.6 The Director shall explicitly announce the intention to approve the draft Recommendation at least three weeks prior to the study group meeting. The Director shall include the specific intent of the proposal in summarized form. Reference shall be provided to the docu
42、mentation where the draft text and comments from the last call (and additional review, if relevant) may be found. The edited text of the draft Recommendation from the additional review (or last call if there is no additional review) is submitted for approval by the study group meeting in accordance
43、with clause 5 below. 5 Procedure at study group meetings 5.1 The study group should review the text of the draft new or revised Recommendation and the associated comments referred to in clause 4.6 above. The meeting may then accept any corrections or amendments to the draft new or revised Recommenda
44、tion. The study group should reassess the summary statement in terms of its completeness. 5.2 Changes may only be made during the meeting as a consequence of written comments as a result of the last call, additional review, contributions, or temporary documents including liaison statements. Where pr
45、oposals for such revisions are found to be justified but to have a major impact on the intent of the Recommendation or to depart from points of principle agreed at the previous study group or working party meeting, consideration of this approval procedure should not be applied at this meeting. Howev
46、er, in justified circumstances, the approval procedure may still be applied if the chairman of the study group, in consultation with TSB, considers: that the proposed changes are reasonable (in the context of the documentation described in this clause) for those Member States and Sector Members not
47、represented at the meeting, or not represented adequately under the changed circumstances; and that the proposed text is stable. However, if a Member State present declares that this text has policy or regulatory implications or there is a doubt, the approval procedure shall proceed according to Res
48、olution 1, clause 9.3 or clause 5.8 below. 4 Rec. ITU-T A.8 (10/2008) 5.3 After debate at the study group meeting, the decision of the meeting to approve the Recommendation under this approval procedure must be unopposed (but see clauses 5.5, 5.7 and 5.8). Every effort should be made to reach unoppo
49、sed agreement. 5.4 If, despite these attempts, unopposed agreement has not been reached, the Recommendation is considered as approved if, following consultation with their Sector Members present, no more than one Member State present in the meeting opposes the decision to approve the Recommendation (but see clauses 5.5, 5.6 and 5.8). Otherwise, the study group may authorize additional work to address the remaining issues. 5.5 In cases where a Member State or Sector Member does not elect to oppose approval of a text, but would like to register a degree of concern on one or more
