— describes standardization activities related to C-ITS on a global level by major standard development organizations (SDOs);

— explains the various purposes of deliverables from SDOs and introduces a classification scheme of such documents;

— describes methods on how C-ITS services are presented and performed;

— identifies an approach for C-ITS releases and exemplifies this approach;

— presents a list of standards (Bibliography) with special relevance for C-ITS.