ISO/IEC TR 29181-1:2012 describes the definition, general concept, problems and requirements for Future Network (FN). It also discusses a milestone for standardization on FN. The scope of ISO/IEC TR 29181-1:2012 includes:

• motivation of FN;
• definition, general concept, and terminologies of FN;
• services and applications in FN;
• problems with current networks;
• design goals and high-level requirements for FN;
• milestones for standardization on FN.