How do telecom DITA specializations address compliance with telecom standards (e.g., 3GPP, ITU-T)?

November 10, 2023
|By Bryan Tipper

Telecom DITA specializations play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with industry-specific standards such as 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) and ITU-T (International Telecommunication Union – Telecommunication Standardization Sector). These standards define the protocols, specifications, and guidelines for telecommunications technologies and services. Telecom organizations leverage DITA specializations to align their documentation with these standards, ensuring that their content accurately reflects the requirements set forth by regulatory bodies.

Custom Elements and Attributes

To address compliance with telecom standards, DITA specializations often introduce custom elements and attributes that align with the terminology and structure defined by organizations like 3GPP or ITU-T. For example, custom DITA elements may be created to represent specific network configurations, protocols, or compliance-related information. These elements can be embedded within DITA topics to capture telecom-specific data in a standardized manner.

Example:

Here’s an example of a DITA specialization element designed to capture compliance with a hypothetical telecom standard:


<!-- Custom DITA Specialization Element for Compliance -->
<element name="telecom-compliance" type="topic">
  <annotation>
    <documentation>Custom element for capturing compliance information with telecom standards.</documentation>
  </annotation>
  <attribute name="standard" type="string" required="yes">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>Specifies the telecom standard to which compliance is being addressed.</documentation>
    </annotation>
  </attribute>
  <element name="compliance-details" type="section">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>Details and documentation related to compliance with the specified standard.</documentation>
    </annotation>
  </element>
</element>

This example demonstrates a custom DITA specialization element, “telecom-compliance,” which allows for the documentation of compliance information with a specified telecom standard, including compliance details.