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.