To increase the efficiency of the electricity grid and reduce electricity grid wastage@ it is important to support an open service platform with the capacity for more effective electricity markets and electricity trading. Thus@ this Recommendation provides a framework for an energy-sharing and trading platform for integrated control and management taking into account energy production@ storage and consumption. This Recommendation covers: ?C key characteristics and core technologies for an energy-sharing and trading platform; ?C requirements taking into account the energy value chain made up of various stakeholders; ?C architectural overview specifying related interfaces and functional blocks; ?C mechanisms for energy information exchange.