Table of Contents - Y.3682 (04/2026) - Functional architecture of human-like networking

1	Scope
2	References
3	Definitions
	3.1	Terms defined elsewhere
	3.2	Terms defined in this Recommendation
4	Abbreviations and acronyms
5	Conventions
6	General aspects of functional architecture for human-like networking
	6.1	Overview of functional architecture for human-like networking
	6.2	General aspect of layered model for human-like networking
	6.3	General aspect of functional planes for human-like networking
	6.4	Control aspect of functional architecture for human-like networking
	6.5	Management aspect of functional architecture for human-like networking
	6.6	Interconnection and inter-working aspect of functional architecture for human-like networking
	6.7	Reference point of human-like networking
7	Functional architecture of network layer for HLN
	7.1	Overview of functional architecture of network layer for HLN
	7.2	Categories of functional components for the network layer of HLN
	7.3	Logical functional components and reference point for the network layer of HLN
	7.4	Functional architecture for operation&data sub-network
	7.5	Functional architecture for awareness sub-network
	7.6	Capability setting aspect of functional architecture for HLN
8	Functional architecture of control layer for HLN
	8.1	Functional architecture of the control layer
	8.2	Functional architecture for control entity
	8.3	Functional architecture for information exchange in control layer
	8.4	Interface aspect of functional architecture for control layer
9	Functional architecture of application layer for HLN
	9.1	General functional architecture of the application layer
	9.2	Main functional components of the application layer
	9.3	Responsibility of functional components
10	Functional architecture of user layer for HLN
	10.1	General functional architecture for the user layer
	10.2	Main functional components of the user layer
	10.3	Responsibility of functional components
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11	Functional architecture of functional planes for human-like networking
	11.1	Functional architecture for awareness plane
	11.2	Functional architecture for thinking plane
	11.3	Functional architecture for action plane
	11.4	Functional architecture for mechanism plane
	11.5	Functional architecture for knowledge plane
12	Other aspects of functional architecture for HLN
	12.1	Functional architecture related to the self-awareness function
	12.2	Functional architecture related to the self-governance function
	12.3	Functional architecture related to the self-evolution function
	12.4	Functional architecture of self-defining and programmability
13	Security considerations
Appendix I – Example of implementation process of functional planes for human-like networking
	I.1	Implementation process of awareness plane
	I.2	Implementation process of thinking plane
	I.3	Implementation process of action plane
	I.4	Implementation process of mechanism plane
	I.5	Implementation process of knowledge plane