Directives

<p>This document provides guidelines on the application of the CalConnect patent policy to the CalConnect standardization and publication process and to document requirements. It does not cover the implementation of requirements in CalConnect standards which involve intellectual property rights, such as patents.</p>

<p>This document provides the CalConnect intellectual property rights policy, which governs all standardization activities at CalConnect. The CalConnect patent policy is described in a separate CalConnect Directive.</p>

<p>This document formalizes the standardization and publication processes of CalConnect. It describes the processes and requirements for the document types produced by CalConnect — Directive, Standard, Guide, Specification, Amendment, Technical Corrigendum and Report — covering their development, approval and publication.</p>

<p>This document provides requirements on the document structure of the following types of CalConnect publication: Directive, Standard, Guide, Specification, Amendment, Technical Corrigendum, and Report. It does not apply to policy statements, internal administrative documents, or how-to guides, although the processes described can optionally be used as guidance for those.</p>

<p>This document provides the CalConnect patent policy, which governs all standardization deliverables developed through the CalConnect standardization process. The policy is identical in content to the ISO/IEC patent policy, except that entity names such as ISO, IEC, ITU-T and ITU-R are changed to CalConnect, and deliverables and processes pertaining to those entities are changed to their CalConnect counterparts. Detailed arrangements arising from patents (licensing, royalties, etc.) are left to the parties concerned.</p>