Major Internet Standards Bodies

• IETF:

• • Internet protocols and applications (http://www.ietf.org)
  • Request For Comments (RFCs) which describe how the Internet protocols work
  • This is the good stuff!
  • The IETF gets input from the organizations below

• ITU (formerly CCITT):

• • Many aspects of telecommunications (http://www.itu.int)

• IEEE:

• • Mostly physical and data link; e.g., 802 series (http://www.ieee.org)
  • Famous standards: 802.3 (Ethernet), 802.11 (Wifi), 802.16 (WiMax)

• 3GPP, 3GPP2, OMA:

• • Wireless RF and IP standards

• Many others…

• • Cablelabs, WiMax Forum, DSL Forum, ATM Forum, Softswitch Forum, etc.