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Fig. 2.37 Standardisation process.
(Source: ETSI).
Fig. 2.38 3 pillars to address and improve interoperability.
technologies deployment failures. Although the market forces are pushing for
cost-effective developments and these concern huge collective investment on
base specifications, test specifications, test tools, validation and certification
programmes, the total cost of “doing nothing” is largely more than to think to
it start from the beginning. That requires also research effort in line with the
complexity of the research topics
To sum up, according to experience (e.g. Fora and SDOs approaches to
interoperability), we can consider 3 pillars to address and improve interoperability,
see Figure 2.38:
• We need consistent standards as that is the first and main sources
of potential different interpretations and non-interoperable issues
• We need also test specification and methodologies to ensure
consistent proof of validation or conformity to standards ( or industry
specifications)