SYDIC-Telecom is a European Commission fifth framework funded project, belonging to the Information Society Technologies (IST) programme. The project was started on January 1rst, 2000 for a three year duration. The project consortium gathers the main European Telecommunication companies, around the common goal of improving embedded system design methdologies. One of the main goal of the project is to make system design knowledge reuse a reality, and to contribute to the emergence of a system level IP business.

The SYDIC-Telecom reseach follows three main tracks

• Analysis of system level desing flows,
• Definition of a system level conceptual model,
• Specification languages and formalisms analysis,

SYDIC-Telecom will develop procedures to assess the design methodologies and design languages, possibly trigger new dedicated research projects (satellite projects) and set up collaborations with other projects aiming at complementary goals (associated projects). Finally, the knowledge accumulated will be transferred to the industry through exchanges with other industry iniatives such as VSIA, and contribution to workshops and conferences.