Common Standardization Organizations

Standards

are documented agreements containing technical specifications or other precise criteria that stipulate how a particular product or service should be designed or performed.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

is an international society composed of engineering professionals. It aims to promote development and education in the electrical engineering and computer science fields.

probably best known for the standardization of LAN technologies. IEEE’s Project 802 aided in the standardization of Ethernet (802.3), token-ring (802.5), and Wireless LAN’s (802.11)

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

is an organization composed of more than one thousand representatives from industry and government who together to determine standards for electronics, industry and other fields such as chemical and nuclear engineering, health and safety, and construction.

This organization is known for published standards such as American Standard for Code Information Interchange (ASCII) and Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)

Electronic Industries Alliance ( EIA )

is a trade organization composed of representatives from electronics manufacturing firms across the United States. This organization writes ANSI standards and legislation favorable to the growth of computer and electronic industries.

Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)

focuses on standards for information technology, wireless, satellite, fiber optics, and telephone equipment.

TIA/EIA 568 – B Series

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

is an organization that is responsible for the overall development of the Internet and the standardization of internetworking technologies. In short, the ___ sets standards for how systems communicate over the Internet

Internet Society (ISOC)

This oversees the overall development on the Internet

Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG)

This oversees the activities of IETF and manages the process used to introduce or update Internet standards.

Internet Architecture Board (IAB)

This serves as the technology advisory group to the Internet Society and is responsible for the overall development of the protocols and architecture associated with the Internet.

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)

This oversees Internet naming and addressing; they are in charge of all “unique parameters” on the Internet including IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.

Organization for Standardization (ISO)

responsible for a wide range of standards, including many that are relevant to networking.