Seminar on ITU-T hot topics for
Standardization
(Mar del Plata, Argentina, 2 September 2009)
SG16 General overview and
activities of interest (other than IPTV)
Yushi Naito
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
ITU-T SG16 Chairman
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ITU-T SG16
SG16
(Study Period 2009-2012)
Multimedia coding, systems and applications
Chairman:Yushi Naito (Mitsubishi Electric, Japan)
WP 1/16
Network signal processing and voiceband terminals (4 Qs)
Chairman: Mr. Harald Kullmann (DeutscheTelekom, Germany)
Q18/16
Applications and systems (12 Qs)
WP 2/16
Co-Chairman: Mr. Seong-Ho Jeong (Hankuk Univ., Korea)
Co-Chairman: Mr. Noah Luo (Huawei, China)
Q27/16
Vice Chairman: Mr. Yoshinori Goto (NTT, Japan)
WP 3/16
Media coding (5 Qs)
Chairman: Ms. Claude Lamblin (France Telecom, France)
Q 20
Multimedia coordination
Q 26
Accessibility to Multimedia Systems and Services
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Responsibilities and mandates
SG16 is;
responsible for studies relating to
ubiquitous applications, multimedia
capabilities for services and applications
for existing and future networks,
including NGN and beyond.
the lead Study Group on ;
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Multimedia coding, systems and applications
ubiquitous applications
("e-everything", such as e-health)
telecommunication/ICT accessibility for
persons with disabilities
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SG16 involvements to Car Communications
Q 27 (WP2/16 Vehicle Gateway Platform for
telecommunication/ITS services/applications )
on;
 Studies on the requirements in terms of services and
functions to support V2V and V2I
 Studies on the functions of vehicle gateway and its
reference model(s)
 Studies on the open interface between in-vehicle
network and ICT devices
 Studies on the relevant necessary protocols to support
vehicle oriented services/applications
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Q 18 (WP1/16 Interaction aspects of signal
processing network equipment ) on;
 Developing mechanism for dynamic coordination of
SPNE to achieve optimal end-to-end voice quality
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SG 16 involvements to Human Accessibilities
Q 26 (Accessibility to Multimedia Systems and
Services ) on;
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Specification of interfaces on communication equipment
in order to enable session and device control and media
handling by people with varying capabilities and
preferences
Multimedia Services including mechanisms for transformation between different media forms of the same
content in order to adapt to the capabilities of end
users. (e.g. relay services for speech-impaired or deaf
people)
Mechanisms for inter-working with mono-media
services in an accessible way (e.g. text telephony and
voice telephony) ……. and so on
Q 26 developed “ Telecommunications Accessibility Checklist” in
Nov. 2006 and Rec. F.790, “Telecommunications accessibility
guidelines for older persons and persons with disabilities” in Jan.
2007. It is currently working on standards for relay services
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Future Events
Car Communication
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ICT(Infrastructure, Telematics & navigation) Conference
- Speech in cars - (organized by FG-CarCom)
Torino, Italy, 16 October 2009
The Fully Networked Car @ Geneva International Motor
Show Workshop
Geneva, Switzerland, 3 - 4 March 2010
Human Accessibility
Workshop on Accessibility
Bamako, Mali, 13 - 15 October 2009
The impact of the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the work of the
ITU-T”
Geneva, Switzerland, 2 November 2009
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