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the basic clauses or the annexes. Often it supports the readability to keep the basic
clauses short and to keep major portions ofthe content in the annexes.
Informative annexes give additional information intended to assist in the understanding or the use of the document.
A complete description of types of clauses possibly being used in an ISO standard
can be found at the reference (IS002 2003).
1.3.2 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
The IEC is the global organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. The IEC was founded in
1906. It is a non-governmental organization with its CentralOffice in Geneva, Switzerland. At present (2003), the IEC has 55 member countries and 10 associated
member countries.
IEC and ISO follow almost identical standardisation procedures with standards
built on consensus among the interested parties, worldwide solutions, and voluntary
initiatives. In general, the IEC uses the same terms for the six stages leading to an International Standard: proposal stage, preparatory stage, committee stage, enquiry
stage, approval stage, and publication stage.
1.3.3IS0/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC1)
The ISO and the IEC were founded by the mechanical engineering and electrical
engineering communities respectively. Although the separation of the two organizations might have been logical at one time, the era of computers required joint efforts
involving both organizations. In 1987, the Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTCl) was
created to provide a single, comprehensive standardisation committee that addressed
international Information Technology standardisation. The name is confusing in that
it implies the existence of other JTC's like JTC2 and JTC3. However, the only Joint
Technical Committee in existence is the JTCl.
1.3.4 International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Founded in 1866, the ITU administers the worldwide use ofradio frequencies and
satellite orbits. It is the oldest of the three large Standards Developing Organizations.
As the ITU is an international organization within the United Nations System (UN) it
represents all countries in the world that are presently 189. The Secretary General is
located in Geneva, Switzerland.
The ITU is subdivided into three sectors: the Radiotelecommunication Sector
(ITU-R), the Telecommunication Standardisation Sector (ITU-T), and the Telecommunication Development Bureau (ITU-D).
The activities of the Telecommunication Standardisation Sector mainly lead to a
standardisation for network hardware and network protocols. The work is distributed
1 Basics of standards
the basic clauses or the annexes. Often it supports the readability to keep the basic
clauses short and to keep major portions ofthe content in the annexes.
Informative annexes give additional information intended to assist in the understanding or the use of the document.
A complete description of types of clauses possibly being used in an ISO standard
can be found at the reference (IS002 2003).
1.3.2 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
The IEC is the global organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. The IEC was founded in
1906. It is a non-governmental organization with its CentralOffice in Geneva, Switzerland. At present (2003), the IEC has 55 member countries and 10 associated
member countries.
IEC and ISO follow almost identical standardisation procedures with standards
built on consensus among the interested parties, worldwide solutions, and voluntary
initiatives. In general, the IEC uses the same terms for the six stages leading to an International Standard: proposal stage, preparatory stage, committee stage, enquiry
stage, approval stage, and publication stage.
1.3.3IS0/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC1)
The ISO and the IEC were founded by the mechanical engineering and electrical
engineering communities respectively. Although the separation of the two organizations might have been logical at one time, the era of computers required joint efforts
involving both organizations. In 1987, the Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTCl) was
created to provide a single, comprehensive standardisation committee that addressed
international Information Technology standardisation. The name is confusing in that
it implies the existence of other JTC's like JTC2 and JTC3. However, the only Joint
Technical Committee in existence is the JTCl.
1.3.4 International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Founded in 1866, the ITU administers the worldwide use ofradio frequencies and
satellite orbits. It is the oldest of the three large Standards Developing Organizations.
As the ITU is an international organization within the United Nations System (UN) it
represents all countries in the world that are presently 189. The Secretary General is
located in Geneva, Switzerland.
The ITU is subdivided into three sectors: the Radiotelecommunication Sector
(ITU-R), the Telecommunication Standardisation Sector (ITU-T), and the Telecommunication Development Bureau (ITU-D).
The activities of the Telecommunication Standardisation Sector mainly lead to a
standardisation for network hardware and network protocols. The work is distributed