Artech House Telecommunication Library

The Stakes, the Players and the Process

By: Gerd D. Wallenstein, Theodor Irmer (Foreword by)

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Hardcover | 31 December 1989

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Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvi
Introduction	p. 1
The Industry's Own Drive to Standards	p. 5
Standards in the Information Society	p. 5
Need for Network Standards	p. 6
Laying the Foundations	p. 7
The Multifaceted Evolution of Standards	p. 15
Assuring Transmission Performance	p. 16
Specifications for Mandatory End-to-End Compatibility	p. 18
The Wave of A Priori Standards	p. 19
Digital Transmission Systems	p. 20
Signalling Systems	p. 21
ISDN	p. 33
Public Data Networks	p. 43
Standardization is Innovation's Key to the Market	p. 53
Stratification and Arbitration of Standards	p. 61
Definitions	p. 61
Origin and Economic Significance of CCITT and CCIR Recommendations	p. 63
The CCITT Background	p. 63
Radio Communication	p. 67
Levels of Standardization	p. 69
The Intergovernmental Treaty Level	p. 69
Study Group Level	p. 70
The Self-Regulating Groups	p. 74
Standards in National Telecommunication	p. 78
Fields of Application	p. 78
Interaction of Service Providers and Materials Suppliers	p. 78
Logic of a National Standards Hierarchy	p. 79
Provider-Supplier Relationships	p. 80
Two International Bodies with Cognizance and Clout	p. 83
Introductory Remarks	p. 83
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)	p. 84
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)	p. 85
Joint Coordination Becomes Effective	p. 89
Perestroika West: an Era of Telecommunication Reform	p. 97
Preview of this Chapter's Content	p. 97
The Green Paper's Unified Europe	p. 98
Implementing the Green Paper (February 1988)	p. 99
Summary Report of the Green Paper (June 1987)	p. 118
The Greene Court's Fragmented United States	p. 131
The Modification of Final Judgment (MFJ)	p. 132
Judge Greene's Opinion, Preparatory to MFJ	p. 141
The EC's View of the Regulatory Situation in the United States	p. 144
Twenty-five Years of FCC Rule-Making: A Summary	p. 154
User Group Organizations	p. 154
Introduction	p. 154
Intug	p. 157
ICC (International Chamber of Commerce)	p. 159
Eusidic	p. 162
National ISDN Users' Forum (NIU)	p. 164
Telecommunication Restructuring in the Federal Republic of Germany	p. 167
Background	p. 167
The Commission's Recommendations	p. 168
Implementation of German Restructuring	p. 171
Regulatory Developments in the United Kingdom	p. 172
Regulatory Body	p. 172
Telecommunications Operators	p. 173
The Current Situation with Regard to Equipment and Services	p. 173
Current National Trends and Discussion on Regulatory Issues	p. 174
Regulatory Developments in Japan	p. 177
History	p. 177
The New Telecommunications Laws	p. 178
Role of the MPT (Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications)	p. 180
Results of the New Laws	p. 180
Effect of the New Laws on NTT	p. 181
Consequences of Reform and Market Pressures	p. 183
Introduction	p. 183
Standards-Making in Post-Divestiture United States	p. 183
A Positive-Sum Game among Adversaries?	p. 183
Standards Committee T1	p. 186
Bellcore, Old "Standards Bearer" by a New Name	p. 192
Telecommunications Industry Standards Association	p. 197
State Department Controls US Interaction with CCITT	p. 199
The European Solution: From CEPT to TRAC and ETSI	p. 202
CEPT Structure (European Conference of Posts and Telecommunications)	p. 202
Objectives	p. 202
Organization	p. 203
Relations between CEPT and the European Community	p. 203
ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)	p. 207
Genesis of a Regional Powerhouse	p. 207
How ETSI Makes Regional Standards Go all the Way	p. 208
ETSI's Organization and Modus Operandi	p. 209
CCITT Responds to Criticism	p. 222
Conclusions	p. 233
Outlook for Competition in World Markets	p. 233
Outlook for Nonindustrialized Countries	p. 240
Learning to Play the Suprapower Game	p. 240
Concluding Summary	p. 242
Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. 245
Select Bibliography	p. 249
Index	p. 253
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