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- Appeal for Opinions on Draft Report from IP Network Facilities Subcommittee – Matters related to Measures for Safety and Reliability Corresponding to Switchover of Networks to IP
October 11, 2012
IP Network Facilities Subcommittee
Department on Information and Communications Technology
Information and Communications Council
Appeal for Opinions on Draft Report from IP Network Facilities Subcommittee – Matters related to Measures for Safety and Reliability Corresponding to Switchover of Networks to IP
The IP Network Facilities Subcommittee, Department on Information and Communications Technology, Information and Communications Council (Chief Investigator: Hitoshi Aida, Professor at the Graduate School of the University of Tokyo) has deliberated on the matters related to measures for safety and reliability corresponding to the switchover of networks to IP since April 2012.
A draft report from the Subcommittee has now been compiled and an appeal for opinions on this draft report from the wide public will be held from October 12 (Fri) to November 12 (Mon), 2012 in accordance with the following guidelines.
A draft report from the Subcommittee has now been compiled and an appeal for opinions on this draft report from the wide public will be held from October 12 (Fri) to November 12 (Mon), 2012 in accordance with the following guidelines.
1.Background and outline
It is required to strengthen measures for information and telecommunications networks based on the review of the Regulations for Telecommunications Facilities for Telecommunications Business in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake, smartphone age and information security threats.Therefore, the “standards for safety and reliability of information and communications networks (guidelines for measures for safety and reliability of networks of telecommunications carriers, etc.,)” and the “technical requirements” have been deliberated comprehensively for review, from the perspective of disaster tolerance of telecommunications facilities, ensuring safety and reliability of telecommunications facilities corresponding to the smartphone age, and strengthening information security measures.
The draft report from the IP Network Facilities Subcommittee has been made up of the deliberations results so far.
It will be posted in the column of “press release” on the MIC website (http://www.soumu.go.jp) and the column of “public comments” on the e-government portal (e-Gov) (http://www.e-gov.go.jp) and also distributed at the counter of contact (IP Network Facilities Subcommittee Secretariat).
2.Subject of appeal for opinions and guidelines for appeal for opinions
The subject of the appeal for opinions is the “Draft Report from the IP Network Facilities Subcommittee – Matters related to Measures for Safety and Reliability Corresponding to Switchover of Networks to IP –“3.Deadline for appeal for opinions
November 12 (Mon), 2012, 5:00PM4.Points to remember in submitting opinions
Opinions submitted, names of persons who submitted opinions (in the case of legal persons, their names) and information on other attributes may be officially announced later.Please be reminded that the MIC is not able to give any individual answer to opinions submitted.
5.Future plans
The MIC will compile a report by November 2012 based on opinions submitted.
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For further information about this press release, please fill in the inquiry form and submit it to MIC on the website
https://www.soumu.go.jp/common/english_opinions.html
International Policy Division,
Global ICT Strategy Bureau, MIC
TEL: +81 3 5253 5920 / FAX: +81 3 5253 5924
