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2. ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN XR ETSI membership comprises private sector organizations,
STANDARDIZATION governmental organizations, user associations, universities,
and public research bodies. Participation in the ISG is open
In this section, we introduce, in alphabetical order, the to members and non-members; for the latter, a fee is charged
organizations currently involved in, or associated with, XR- for participation in ISG meetings.
related standardization. We briefly describe their respective
scope and membership composition. Where such 2.1.3 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
information is available, we highlight opportunities for Standards Association (IEEE SA)
academia to engage in the XR standards making activities
described. An operating unit within IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE SA)
Table 1 provides a high-level summary of the organizations develops global standards in a broad range of industries,
covered in this section, including the respective working including power and energy, consumer technology and
group(s) dealing with XR. consumer electronics, biomedical and health care,
information technology, telecommunications, automotive
2.1 Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) and transportation. IEEE SA work on XR-related topics is
spread across several committees, working groups and
2.1.1 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) projects, including:
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) unites seven - IEEE VR/AR Standards Committee
regional and national telecommunications SDOs (the (CTS/VRARSC),
Organizational Partners) to develop reports and - IEEE 1857 Working Group (Audio Video Coding),
specifications of cellular telecommunication technologies, - IEEE P2048 Working Group (VR/AR),
including radio access, core network and service capabilities, - IEEE P2843 Working Group (Measuring
which provide a complete system description for mobile Accessibility Experience and Compliance),
telecommunications. - IEEE P2874 Working Group (Spatial Web protocol,
architecture and governance), in collaboration with
Work on XR-related specifications is currently undertaken the Spatial Web Foundation,
by two working groups of the Services & Systems Aspects - IEEE 2888 Working Group (Interfacing cyber and
Technical Specification Group (TSG SA), and one working physical world),
group of the Radio Access Networks Technical Specification - IEEE 3079 Working Group (Human factors for
Group (TSG RAN). immersive content),
- IEEE P7030 Working Group (Global XR ethics).
SA WG4 addresses topics including: XR-based services and
traffic characteristics; glass-type AR; VR conferencing; The standards development process is open to members and
immersive voice and audio services and associated extension non-members, alike, with privileges for IEEE SA members
for headset interface tests of User Equipment (UE); in the balloting.
immersive audio and video quality. SA WG2 discusses
aspects of immersive media architecture. RAN WG1 2.1.4 International Organization for Standardization /
explores XR application performance for 5G New Radio International Electrotechnical Commission, Joint
(NR). The working groups meet regularly and come together Technical Committee, Subcommittee 29 (ISO/IEC
for their quarterly TSG Plenary meeting, where their work is JTC 1, SC29)
presented for information, discussion, and approval.
Joint Technical Committee (JTC 1) of International
2.1.2 European Telecommunications Standards Institute Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International
(ETSI) Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), is a consensus-based,
voluntary international standards group for information
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute technology. Subcommittee 29 (SC29) “Coding of audio,
(ETSI) is a recognized regional standards body dealing with picture, multimedia and hypermedia information” comprises
telecommunications, broadcasting and other electronic both, the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) and the
communication networks and services. ETSI’s Industry Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG).
Specification Group (ISG) Augmented Reality Framework
(ARF) aims to specify relevant components and interfaces JPEG Pleno aims to provide a standard framework for
required to ensure interoperability of AR components, representing new imaging modalities, such as texture-plus-
systems, and services. depth, light field, point cloud, and holographic imaging.
MPEG has released collections of standards to digitally
represent immersive media (MPEG-I) and specifications
aimed at facilitating interoperability between virtual worlds
(MPEG-V).

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