Intellectual Property and Technology Standards in China

Appendix: Acronym Key

36 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS IN CHINA a p p e n d i x Acronym Key Acronym Definition 3G third generation telephony AAC advanced audio coding AVS audio-visual standard CDMA code division multiple access CESI China Electronic Standardization Institute CMMB China mobile multimedia broadcasting CCSA China Communications Standards Association DLNA Digital Living Network Alliance DVB digital video broadcasting EPC electronic product code EPO European Patent Office EVD enhanced versatile disc FDI foreign direct investment GPN global production network GSM global system for mobile communications HD-DVD high-definition digital versatile disc HDV high-definition video HVD high-clarity video disc ICT information and communications technology IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IETF Internet Engineering Task Force IGRS intelligent group and resource sharing IPR intellectual property rights IPv6 internet protocol version 6 ISO International Organization for Standardization ITU International Telecommunications Union McWILL multi-carrier wireless information local loop MII Ministry of Information Industry MLP National Medium- and Long-Term Program for Scientific and Technological Development MNC multinational corporation MOST Ministry of Science and Technology MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group NIS national innovation system NPC national product code APPENDIX 37 STANDARDS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND INNOVATION u KENNEDY, SUTTMEIER, AND SU Acronym Definition ODF open document format OOXML open office XML RFID radio frequency identification SAC Standardization Administration of China SARFT State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television SCITO State Council Informatization Office SDO standards development organization TC technical committee TD-SCDMA time division synchronous code division multiple access UOF uniform office format UPnP universal plug and play VC-1 video codec 1 VCD video compact disc WAPI wireless LAN authentication and privacy infrastructure WCDMA wideband code division multiple access Wi-Fi wireless fidelity WiMAX worldwide interoperability for microwave access WSIS World Summit on the Information Society WTO World Trade Organization Appendix continued This page left intentionally blank. ...