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Regulatory & StandardsOrganizations

©Richard Goldman

December 19, 2001


Organizations • Electronics– EIA– IEEE– ANSI– ISO

• Communications– PUC– FCC– ITU– TIA

• Satellite Communication – COMSAT– INTELSAT

• Internet– ISOC– IAB– IRTF– IETF– IANA– InterNIC– ICANN


Electronics Standards Organizations

• EIA

• IEEE

• ANSI

• ISO


EIA Electronics Industry Alliance

• Organization of U.S. electronics manufactures.

• Develops standards for electronics industry.


IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

• Organization of U.S. professional engineers.

• Develops standards for electronics industry.


ANSI American National Standards Institute

• Composed of private and government organizations.

• Develops and publishes National standards.

• EIA and IEEE are both members of ANSI.


ISO International Standards Organization

• Composed of standards-setting organizations from each country.

• Develops International standards.

• ANSI is U.S. representative.

• COS (Corporation for Open Systems) was formed to promote ISO standards.


Standards Organizations

ISO(International)

ANSI(United States)

EIA(Mfg.)

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IEEE(Prof.)

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Communications Regulatory Agencies

• PUC

• FCC

• ITU


PUC Public Utility Commission

• Regulates Communications within a state

• Intrastate Communications.


PUC Public Utility Commissions

PUC

PUC

PUCPUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUCPUC

PUC

PUCPUC

PUCPUC

PUCPUC

PUC

PUC

PUC

PUC


FCC Federal Communication Commission

• Regulates communications between states.

• Interstate Communications

• Also has jurisdiction over communication with foreign countries.

• Regulated by ICC (Interstate Commerce Commission) until 1934.


• Develops international communications standards.

• Composed of private and governmental organizations from around world.

• Replaced CCITT (Consultative Committee on International Telegraph and Telephone) in 1992.

ITU International Telecommunications Union


TIA Telecommunications Industry Association

• Non-profit trade association

• TIA represents the communications sector of EIA.

• 5 Divisions:

– Premises Equipment

– Network Equipment

– Wireless Communications

– Fiber Optics

– Satellite Communications

• US and Global market development and standards


Satellite Communication Organizations

• COMSAT (Lockheed Martin)

• INTELSAT


• Private corporation formed by congress in 1962.

• Provides U.S. satellite communications.

• Purchased by Lockheed Martin in 1999.

COMSAT Communication Satellite Corporation


• International organization formed by treaty in 1964.

• Provides International satellite communications.

• Privatized in 2001• Lockheed Martin

(COMSAT) is a stockholder

INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite Organization


Internet Organizations

• ISOC

• IAB

• IRTF

• IETF

• IANA

• InterNIC

• ICANN


ISOCInternet Society

• A professional membership society with more than 150 organizational and 6,000 individual members in over 100 countries

• Provides leadership in addressing issues that confront future of Internet

• Responsible for Internet infrastructure standards


IABInternet Architecture Board

• Oversees:

– Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)

– Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

• Operates under control of ISOC


IRTFInternet Research Task Force

• Operates under control of IAB

• Responsible for Internet research and development


IETFInternet Engineering Task Force

• Operates under control of IAB

• Responsible for Internet standards contained in Request For Comments (RFCs)


IANAInternet Assigned Number Authority

• IANA is overall authority for IP Addresses and Domain Names

• Manages Top Level Domains (TLDs)– Generic (com, org, etc.)

– Country Code(ccTLDs)(uk, jp, etc.)

– Infrastructure (arpa) • .arpa - Address and Routing Parameter Area used exclusively

for Internet-infrastructure purposes

• Established 1988 with Jon Postel as its Director


InterNICInternet Network Information Center

• Established 1993• Created by NSF to provide Internet services:

– Directory and database services (AT&T)– Registration services (Network Solutions Inc.) – Information services (General Atomics/CERFnet)

• ICANN assumed control of directory, database, and registration oversight when it was formed in 1998

• Currently – InterNIC only provides a public directory of domain name registrars

• name “InterNIC” is owned by U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC)


ICANNInternet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

• Established 1998• Assumed responsibility of managing

domain names and addresses, DNS, and protocols

• Includes three supporting organizations:ASO – Address Support OrganizationDNSO – Domain Name Support OrganizationPSO – Protocol Support Organization

• The actual registration is of domain names is performed separate organizations (Registrars)


Generic Top-Level Domain Operators.aero air-transport industry -

Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (SITA)

.biz businesses - NeuLevel, Inc.

.com commercial - VeriSign Global Registry Services

.coop cooperative associations - Dot Cooperation LLC

.info open use - Afilias Limited

.museum museums - Museum Domain Management Association

.name individuals - Global Name Registry

.net network organizations - VeriSign Global Registry Services

.org non-profit organizations - VeriSign Global Registry Services

.pro credentialed professionals - RegistryPro

.gov US Government - US General Services Administration

.edu higher education - Educause

.mil United States Military - US DoD Network Information Center

.int international treaty organizations - IANA

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Internet Organizations

ISOCInternet Society

IABInternet Architecture Board

IRTFResearch

IETFStandards

IANATLDs

InterNIC ASOAddresses

DNSODNS

PSOProtocols

Registrars

ICANNNames and Numbers

InterNIC


Organizations Acronym Review

EIAIEEEANSIISOPUCFCCITUTIACOMSATINTELSATISOCIABIRTFIETFIANAInterNICICANN

Electronics Industry AllianceInstitute of Electrical and Electronic EngineersAmerican National Standards InstituteInternational Standards OrganizationPublic Utilities CommissionFederal Communications CommissionInternational Telecommunications UnionTelecommunications Industry AssociationCommunications Satellite CorporationInternational Telecommunications Satellite OrganizationInternet SocietyInternet Advisory BoardInternet Research Task Force Internet Engineering Task ForceInternet Assigned Number AuthorityInternet Network Information CenterInternet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers


Organizations Quiz – NamesAcronym Name Function

EIA Electronics Companies

IEEE Professional Engineers

ANSI US Standards

ISO International Standards

PUC Intrastate Utilities

FCC Interstate Communications

ITU International Communications

TIA US & International Communications

COMSAT US Satellite Communications

INTELSAT International Satellite Communications

ISOC Internet Umbrella Organization

IAB Internet Technical Organization

IRTF Internet Research

IETF Internet Standards

IANA Top Level Domains

InterNIC Directory of Internet Registrars

ICANN Addresses, Names, & DNS


Organizations Quiz – Names AnswersAcronym Name Function

EIA Electronics Industry Alliance Electronics Companies

IEEE Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Professional Engineers

ANSI American National Standards Institute US Standards

ISO International Standards Organization International Standards

PUC Public Utilities Commission Intrastate Utilities

FCC Federal Communications Commission Interstate Communications

ITU International Telecommunications Union International Communications

TIA Telecommunications Industry Association US & International Communications

COMSAT Communications Satellite Corporation US Satellite Communications

INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite Org International Satellite Communications

ISOC Internet Society Internet Umbrella Organization

IAB Internet Advisory Board Internet Technical Organization

IRTF Internet Research Task Force Internet Research

IETF Internet Engineering Task Force Internet Standards

IANA Internet Assigned Number Authority Top Level Domains

InterNIC Internet Network Information Center Directory of Internet Registrars

ICANN Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers Addresses, Names, & DNS


Organizations Quiz – FunctionsAcronym Name Function

EIA Electronics Industry Alliance

IEEE Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers

ANSI American National Standards Institute

ISO International Standards Organization

PUC Public Utilities Commission

FCC Federal Communications Commission

ITU International Telecommunications Union

TIA Telecommunications Industry Association

COMSAT Communications Satellite Corporation

INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite Org

ISOC Internet Society

IAB Internet Advisory Board

IRTF Internet Research Task Force

IETF Internet Engineering Task Force

IANA Internet Assigned Number Authority

InterNIC Internet Network Information Center

ICANN Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers


Organizations Quiz – Function AnswersAcronym Name Function



















Organizations Quiz – Names & FunctionsAcronym Name Function

EIA

IEEE

ANSI

ISO

PUC

FCC

ITU

TIA

COMSAT

INTELSAT

ISOC

IAB

IRTF

IETF

IANA

InterNIC

ICANN


Organizations Quiz – Names & Functions AnswersAcronym Name Function



















Internet Organizations Quiz

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Internet Organizations Quiz Answers

ISOC

IAB

IRTF IETF IANA

InterNIC ASO DNSO PSO

Registrars

ICANN

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