echnical body in ETSI. They are: 1. Technical committee: ETSI calls this technical committee a semipermanent entity. The works of the committee may not end up as standards but are used by the other ETSI technical bodies. Its primary focus is to work on a specific technology area. The technical committee is established from technology per- spective with multiple standardizing activities happening at all times around a specific technology. 2. ETSI project: This technical body is similar to the technical committee. The difference being is that it is established based on market sector requirements and has a predetermined life span. 3. ETSI partnership project: As the name signifies this technical body works on partnership project with other standardizing bodies. The documents developed by the technical bodies or the ETSI deliverables fall under one of the below categories: ETSI technical specification (TS): More on specifications rather than techni- cal definitions ETSI technical report (TR): Regular report on a specific aspect of technology ETSI standard (ES): Definitions and specifications for global market ETSI guide (EG): Detailed documentation that serves as a guide European standard (or European norm, EN): Definitions and specifications for European market ETSI special report (SR): Special report on a specific aspect of technology Miscellaneous Item: When none of the other deliverables apply, then the document is called a miscellaneous item. ETSI normally requires paid membership for participation as a full or associ- ate member. The members have access to the working documents of the techni- cal bodies, while the standards once released can be viewed or downloaded free of charge by anyone. Each technical body has a chairman who is responsible for overall management of the technical body including its working groups and programs. ETSI conducts meeting, workshops, and exhibitions for study of technology and development of standards. Some of the events are also available as a Web cast. Tools are another outcome o