Setting global telecommunication standards

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Wallenstein, Gerd

Publication Information:

Norwood, MA. : Artech House, 1990

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9780890063903

Subject Term:

Telecommunication -- Standards

Telecommunication -- International cooperation

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Combines four approaches to the subject: the reporting of newsworthy developments, the analysis of these developments, the synthesis of decisions and events occurring over widely dispersed areas, and the author's judgment and opinion about the significance of these events. Chapters discuss the indus

Theodor IrmerDiodato Gagliardi

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvi
Chapter 1 Introduction	p. 1
Chapter 2 The Industry's Own Drive to Standards	p. 5
2.1 Standards in the Information Society	p. 5
2.2 Need for Network Standards	p. 6
2.3 Laying the Foundations	p. 7
2.4 The Multifaceted Evolution of Standards	p. 15
2.4.1 Assuring Transmission Performance	p. 16
2.4.2 Specifications for Mandatory End-to-End Compatibility	p. 18
2.5 The Wave of A Priori Standards	p. 19
2.5.1 Digital Transmission Systems	p. 20
2.5.2 Signalling Systems	p. 21
2.5.3 ISDN	p. 33
2.5.4 Public Data Networks	p. 43
2.6 Standardization is Innovation's Key to the Market	p. 53
Chapter 3 Stratification and Arbitration of Standards	p. 61
3.1 Definitions	p. 61
3.2 Origin and Economic Significance of CCITT and CCIR Recommendations	p. 63
3.2.1 The CCITT Background	p. 63
3.2.2 Radio Communication	p. 67
3.3 Levels of Standardization	p. 69
3.3.1 The Intergovernmental Treaty Level	p. 69
3.3.2 Study Group Level	p. 70
3.3.3 The Self-Regulating Groups	p. 74
3.4 Standards in National Telecommunication	p. 78
3.4.1 Fields of Application	p. 78
3.4.2 Interaction of Service Providers and Materials Suppliers	p. 78
3.4.3 Logic of a National Standards Hierarchy	p. 79
3.4.4 Provider-Supplier Relationships	p. 80
3.5 Two International Bodies with Cognizance and Clout	p. 83
3.5.1 Introductory Remarks	p. 83
3.5.2 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)	p. 84
3.5.3 International Organization for Standardization (ISO)	p. 85
3.5.4 Joint Coordination Becomes Effective	p. 89
Chapter 4 Perestroika West: an Era of Telecommunication Reform	p. 97
4.1 Preview of this Chapter's Content	p. 97
4.2 The Green Paper's Unified Europe	p. 98
4.2.1 Implementing the Green Paper (February 1988)	p. 99
4.2.2 Summary Report of the Green Paper (June 1987)	p. 118
4.3 The Greene Court's Fragmented United States	p. 131
4.3.1 The Modification of Final Judgment (MFJ)	p. 132
4.3.2 Judge Greene's Opinion, Preparatory to MFJ	p. 141
4.3.3 The EC's View of the Regulatory Situation in the United States	p. 144
4.3.4 Twenty-five Years of FCC Rule-Making: A Summary	p. 154
4.4 User Group Organizations	p. 154
4.4.1 Introduction	p. 154
4.4.2 Intug	p. 157
4.4.3 ICC (International Chamber of Commerce)	p. 159
4.4.4 Eusidic	p. 162
4.4.5 National ISDN Users' Forum (NIU)	p. 164
4.5 Telecommunication Restructuring in the Federal Republic of Germany	p. 167
4.5.1 Background	p. 167
4.5.2 The Commission's Recommendations	p. 168
4.5.3 Implementation of German Restructuring	p. 171
4.6 Regulatory Developments in the United Kingdom	p. 172
4.6.1 Regulatory Body	p. 172
4.6.2 Telecommunications Operators	p. 173
4.6.3 The Current Situation with Regard to Equipment and Services	p. 173
4.6.4 Current National Trends and Discussion on Regulatory Issues	p. 174
4.7 Regulatory Developments in Japan	p. 177
4.7.1 History	p. 177
4.7.2 The New Telecommunications Laws	p. 178
4.7.3 Role of the MPT (Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications)	p. 180
4.7.4 Results of the New Laws	p. 180
4.7.5 Effect of the New Laws on NTT	p. 181
Chapter 5 Consequences of Reform and Market Pressures	p. 183
5.1 Introduction	p. 183
5.2 Standards-Making in Post-Divestiture United States	p. 183
5.2.1 A Positive-Sum Game among Adversaries?	p. 183
5.2.2 Standards Committee T1	p. 186
5.2.3 Bellcore, Old "Standards Bearer" by a New Name	p. 192
5.2.4 Telecommunications Industry Standards Association	p. 197
5.2.5 State Department Controls US Interaction with CCITT	p. 199
5.3 The European Solution: From CEPT to TRAC and ETSI	p. 202
5.3.1 CEPT Structure (European Conference of Posts and Telecommunications)	p. 202
5.3.2 Objectives	p. 202
5.3.3 Organization	p. 203
5.3.4 Relations between CEPT and the European Community	p. 203
5.4 ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)	p. 207
5.4.1 Genesis of a Regional Powerhouse	p. 207
5.4.2 How ETSI Makes Regional Standards Go all the Way	p. 208
5.4.3 ETSI's Organization and Modus Operandi	p. 209
5.5 CCITT Responds to Criticism	p. 222
Chapter 6 Conclusions	p. 233
6.1 Outlook for Competition in World Markets	p. 233
6.2 Outlook for Nonindustrialized Countries	p. 240
6.3 Learning to Play the Suprapower Game	p. 240
6.4 Concluding Summary	p. 242
Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. 245
Select Bibliography	p. 249
Index	p. 253

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