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International Telecommunications Union
<body, standard> (ITU) ITU-T, the telecommunication standardisation
sector of ITU, is responsible for making technical recommendations about
telephone and data (including fax) communications systems for PTTs and
suppliers. Before 1993-03-01 ITU-T was known as CCITT. Every four years they
hold plenary sessions where they adopt new standards; there was one in 1992.
ITU works closely with all standards organisations to form an international
uniform standards system for communication. Study Group XVII is responsible for
recommending standards for data communications over telephone networks. They
publish the V.XX standards and X.n protocols. V.21 is the same as EIA's EIA-232.
V.24 is the same as EIA's EIA-232C. V.28 is the same as EIA's EIA-232D.
Address: International Telecommunication Union, Information Services Department,
Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
Telephone: +41 (22) 730 5554. Fax: +41 (22) 730 5337.
E-mail: <helpdesk@itu.ch>, <teledoc@itu.arcom.ch> (Mail body:
HELP).
Home.
ITU-T standards can be obtained by FTP from Korea; UK - Imperial,
HENSA; France - INRIA, IMAG; Israel; FTP
USA:
UUNET,
gatekeeper,
world.std.com;
Australia; Germany; Japan;
(1995-01-16)
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