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: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] (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)