ETSI GS PDL 005 V1.1.1 (2020-03)

Permissioned Distributed Ledger (PDL); Proof of Concepts Framework

DGS/PDL-005_DLT_PoC

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-Mar-2020
• Technical Committee: PDL - Permissioned Distributed Ledger
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 16-Mar-2020
• Completion Date: 16-Mar-2020

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ETSI GS PDL 005 V1.1.1 (2020-03)






GROUP SPECIFICATION
Permissioned Distributed Ledger (PDL);
Proof of Concepts Framework
Disclaimer
The present document has been produced and approved by the Permissioned Distributed Ledger ETSI Industry Specification
Group (ISG) and represents the views of those members who participated in this ISG.
It does not necessarily represent the views of the entire ETSI membership.

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Reference
DGS/PDL-005_DLT_PoC
Keywords
interoperability, proof of concept, testing
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 5
Foreword . 5
Modal verbs terminology . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 6
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 6
3.1 Terms . 6
3.2 Symbols . 7
3.3 Abbreviations . 7
4 PDL ISG PoC Framework . 8
4.1 Rationale. 8
4.2 Call for PoCs . 8
4.3 PDL ISG PoC Proposal Review . 8
4.3.1 General . 8
4.3.2 Accepted PDL ISG PoC Proposals . 8
4.3.3 Rejected PDL ISG PoC Proposals . 9
4.4 PDL ISG PoC Proposal Acceptance Criteria. 9
4.5 PDL ISG PoC Report . 10
5 Overall Roles and Activities within PoCs . 10
5.1 PDL ISG PoC Proposal Submission . 10
5.2 General . 10
5.3 ETSI CTI Role . 11
5.4 Other roles and responsibilities . 11
5.5 PoC activity process . 12
Annex A (normative): PDL ISG - PoC Proposal Template . 13
A.1 PoC Project Details . 13
A.1.1 PoC Project . 13
A.1.2 PoC Team Members . 13
A.1.3 PoC Project Scope . 13
A.1.3.1 PoC Goals . 13
A.1.3.2 PoC Topics. 13
A.1.3.3 Other topics in scope. 14
A.1.4 PoC Project Stages/Milestones . 14
A.1.5 Additional Details. 14
A.2 PoC Technical Details . 14
A.2.1 PoC Overview . 14
A.2.2 PoC Architecture . 14
A.2.3 PoC Success Criteria . 14
A.2.4 Additional information . 15
Annex B (normative): PDL ISG PoC Report Template . 16
B.1 General . 16
B.2 PDL ISG PoC Report . 16
B.2.1 PoC Project Completion Status . 16
B.2.2 PDL PoC Project Participants . 16
B.2.3 Confirmation of PoC Event Occurrence . 16
B.2.4 PoC Goals Status Report . 16
B.2.5 PoC Feedback Received from Third Parties (Optional) . 17
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B.3 PDL PoC Technical Report (Optional) . 17
B.3.1 General . 17
B.3.2 PoC Contribution to PDL ISG . 17
B.3.3 Gaps identified in PDL standardization . 17
B.3.4 PoC Suggested Action Items . 17
B.3.5 Additional messages to PDL . 17
B.3.6 Additional messages to Network Operators and Service Providers? . 18
History . 19

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Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found
in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in
respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web
server (https://ipr.etsi.org/).
Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee
can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web
server) which are, or may be, or may become, essential to the present document.
Trademarks
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ETSI claims no ownership of these except for any which are indicated as being the property of ETSI, and conveys no
right to use or reproduce any trademark and/or tradename. Mention of those trademarks in the present document does
not constitute an endorsement by ETSI of products, services or organizations associated with those trademarks.
Foreword
This Group Specification (GS) has been produced by ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) Permissioned
Distributed Ledger (PDL).
Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and
"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of
provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
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1 Scope
The present document specifies a framework for use within ETSI PDL ISG to coordinate and promote public
demonstrations of Proof of Concept (PoC) validating key technical components developed in PDL.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
https://docbox.etsi.org/Reference.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
Not applicable.
2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] ETSI GR PDL 001: "Permissioned Distributed Ledger (PDL); Landscape of Standards and
Technologies".
[i.2] ETSI GR PDL 002: "Permissioned Distributed Ledger (PDL); Applicability and compliance to
data processing requirements".
[i.3] ETSI GR PDL 003: "Permissioned Distributed Ledger (PDL); PDL Application Scenarios".
[i.4] ETSI Directives.
NOTE: Available at https://portal.etsi.org/Resources/ETSI-Directives.
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms apply:
PDL ISG PoC proposal: initial description of a PoC Project, submitted as a contribution for review and acceptance by
the PDL ISG before the PoC Project starts
NOTE: See annex A.
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PDL ISG PoC report: detailed description of the results and findings of a PoC project, submitted once the PoC Project
has finished
manufacturer: company having a substantial capacity to develop and/or produce and/or install and/or maintain
products to be used in, or directly or indirectly connected to, an electronics communications network
NOTE: An association or organization of such manufacturers also falls within this category. (Member categories
from Rules of procedure in ETSI Directives [i.4].)
PoC demo objective: detailed description of one particular aspect that the PoC team intends to demonstrate and how it
will be achieved
PoC project: activity oriented to perform a PoC according to the framework described in the present document
PoC review team: entity in charge of administering the PoC activity process
PoC scenario report: collection of PoC Demo Objectives
NOTE: See annex B.
PoC team: organizations participating in the PoC Project
research institution: non-for-profit organization, having research results among its primary activity objectives
NOTE: An association or organization of such research institutions also falls within this category. (Member
categories from Rules of procedure in ETSI Directives [i.4].)
service provider: organization participating in a PDL infrastructure, and providing means for it to run
NOTE: An association or organization of such service providers also falls within this category. This category
includes public and private organizations, for- and non-for-profit. (Member categories from Rules of
procedure in ETSI Directives [i.4].)
3.2 Symbols
Void.
3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
CDPR Compliance to Data Processing Requirements
CTI Centre for Testing and Interoperability
DAO Destination Advertisement Object
EG Expert Group
ICT Image Constraint Token/Information & Communication Technology
ISG Industry Specification Group
PDL Permissioned Distributed Leger
PKI Public Key Infrastructure
PoC Proof of Concept
URL Universal Resource Location
WG Working Group
WI Work Item
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4.1 Rationale
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