Open systems standards

Standards have long been a topic of discussion and controversy. There is always considerable debate between the many standards organizations during the development of the specifications as worldwide agreement is reached. The question arises as to whether the resulting standard will be accepted in practice and established in the marketplace. While there has generally been good support by industry for standards, awareness of the new family of standards for Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN) is now dramatically increasing.