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Specifications for preferential telecommunications over IPCableco...

Specifications for preferential telecommunications over IPCablecom2 networks are ready for approval at a February meeting of the ITU-T’s lead study group on integrated broadband cable and television networks, said editors of the recommendation. IPCablecom2 is the international equivalent of…

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PacketCable 2.0, but with minor adjustments to deal with region-specific needs. The editors are from the U.S. National Communications System, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Science Applications International Corporation. The proposed recommendation is one of a series, according to the draft text. Preferential telecommunications include provisions for authentication and priority, for example, special handling. The specifications don’t apply to ordinary emergency calls, for example to police, fire department, ambulance, the text said. Specifications for preemption and authorization are considered national matters and are outside the scope of the recommendation, it said. Consultation with ITU member countries will be required for final approval.