This Recommendation describes tussle analysis and recommends it to complement FN design and standardization using socio-economic assessment. The scope of this Recommendation covers the following aspects:

– The importance of social and economic awareness of FNs, as identified by [ITU-T Y.3001];

– FN design for tussle principles, which ensure social and economic awareness;

– Tussle analysis as a meta-method to assess a FN technology's compliance with these principles;

– Recommended methods to implement the three steps of the tussle analysis meta-method;

– Benefits of the integration of tussle analysis into FN standardization.