Title :
A proposal for an alternative standards setting process
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. Dept., Rheinisch-Westfalische Tech. Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
fDate :
7/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The article unveils and discusses some of the internal and external forces that shape standardization. What would happen if it were solely up to the market to standardize? What are the motivations behind corporate activities in standards setting, which are, after all, costly and tend to be frustratingly slow? Why would users want to have standards? Answers to these questions are given, based on a critical literature review, combined with insights obtained from a survey. Finally, a proposal for a new standards setting process is made that takes all these issues into account
Keywords :
commerce; standardisation; telecommunication standards; ETSI; European Telecommunications Standards Institute; IETF; ITU; International Telecommunication Union; Internet Engineering Task Force; communication network; compatibility; corporate activities; costs; information and communication technology; literature review; market standardization; standards developing organization; standards setting process; survey; Communication standards; Communications technology; Corporate activities; Electric breakdown; Proposals; Shape; Software standards; Standardization; Standards development; Standards organizations;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2002.1018016
