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Since SC6 was established in 1964, SC6 has worked on standardization in the field of telecommunications dealing with the exchange of information between open systems, including system functions, procedures, parameters as well as the conditions for their use. This standardization encompasses protocols and services of lower layers including physical, data link, network, and transport as well as those of upper layers including but not limited to Directory and ASN.1: MFAN, NFC, PLC, Future Networks and OID.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 400 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

3
Good Health and Well-being
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
405

Published ISO standards *

25

ISO standards under development *

18
Participating members
36
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6/AG 1   Wearable devices Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6/AG 2   Concepts and terminology Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6/AG 4   MCS innovation Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6/AG 5   Operations Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6/WG 1   Physical and data link layers Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6/WG 7   Network, transport and future network Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6/WG 10   Directory, ASN.1 and Registration Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/SC 46A Coaxial cables IEC
IEC/SC 46C Wires and symmetric cables IEC
IEC/SC 48B Electrical connectors IEC
IEC/SC 65C Industrial networks IEC
IEC/SC 86C Fibre optic systems and active devices IEC
IEC/TC 48 Electrical connectors and mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment IEC
IEC/TC 65 Industrial-process measurement, control and automation IEC
IEC/TC 86 Fibre optics IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information technology ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17 Cards and security devices for personal identification ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38 Cloud computing and distributed platforms ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 43 Brain-computer interfaces ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 20/SC 16 Uncrewed aircraft system ISO
ISO/TC 68/SC 9 Information exchange for financial services ISO
ISO/TC 122 Packaging ISO
ISO/TC 184/SC 5 Interoperability, integration, and architectures for enterprise systems and automation applications ISO
ISO/TC 204 Intelligent transport systems ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/ISO JTC 3 Quantum technologies ISO/IEC
IEC/SyC COMM Communication Technologies and Architectures IEC
IEC/TC 100 Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment IEC
IEC/TC 124 Wearable electronic devices and technologies IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information technology ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17 Cards and security devices for personal identification ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 Biometrics ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38 Cloud computing and distributed platforms ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 Internet of things and digital twin ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 Artificial intelligence ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 43 Brain-computer interfaces ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 20/SC 16 Uncrewed aircraft system ISO
ISO/TC 22/SC 31 Data communication ISO
ISO/TC 68 Financial services ISO
ISO/TC 204 Intelligent transport systems ISO
ISO/TC 215 Health informatics ISO
ISO/TC 307 Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
CEPT European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations A
CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research A
EC - European Commission European Commission A
Ecma International Ecma International A
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute A
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization A
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc A
ISOC Internet Society A
ITSO International Telecommunications Satellite Organization A
ITU International Telecommunication Union A
OASIS Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) A
WFEO World Federation of Engineering Organizations A
WMO World Meteorological Organization A
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development B
UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe B
UPU Universal Postal Union B

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
MFA Forum MFA Forum C
NFC Forum Near Field Communication Forum C
Date Month Location TC/SC Note
2-6 June 2025 London (United Kingdom) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 **
  April 2026 (Korea, Republic of) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 **
  November 2026 () ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 **
  August 2027 () ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 **

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

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