©Richard L. Goldman Regulatory & Standards Organizations ©Richard Goldman December 19, 2001

©Richard L. Goldman Organizations Electronics –EIA –IEEE –ANSI –ISO Communications –PUC –FCC –ITU –TIA Satellite Communication –COMSAT –INTELSAT Internet –ISOC –IAB –IRTF –IETF –IANA –InterNIC –ICANN

©Richard L. Goldman Electronics Standards Organizations EIA IEEE ANSI ISO

©Richard L. Goldman EIA Electronics Industry Alliance Organization of U.S. electronics manufactures. Develops standards for electronics industry.

©Richard L. Goldman IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Organization of U.S. professional engineers. Develops standards for electronics industry.

©Richard L. Goldman ANSI American National Standards Institute Composed of private and government organizations. Develops and publishes National standards. EIA and IEEE are both members of ANSI.

©Richard L. Goldman 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.

©Richard L. Goldman Standards Organizations ISO (International) ANSI (United States) EIA (Mfg.) Private Orgs. Gov. Orgs. IEEE (Prof.) Other Countries Gov. Orgs. Private Orgs. Private Orgs.

©Richard L. Goldman Communications Regulatory Agencies PUC FCC ITU

©Richard L. Goldman PUC Public Utility Commission Regulates Communications within a state Intrastate Communications.

©Richard L. Goldman PUC Public Utility Commissions PUC

©Richard L. Goldman 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.

©Richard L. Goldman Develops international communications standards. Composed of private and governmental organizations from around world. Replaced CCITT (Consultative Committee on International Telegraph and Telephone) in ITU International Telecommunications Union

©Richard L. Goldman 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

©Richard L. Goldman Satellite Communication Organizations COMSAT (Lockheed Martin) INTELSAT

©Richard L. Goldman Private corporation formed by congress in Provides U.S. satellite communications. Purchased by Lockheed Martin in COMSAT Communication Satellite Corporation

©Richard L. Goldman International organization formed by treaty in Provides International satellite communications. Privatized in 2001 Lockheed Martin (COMSAT) is a stockholder INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite Organization

©Richard L. Goldman Internet Organizations ISOC IAB IRTF IETF IANA InterNIC ICANN

©Richard L. Goldman ISOC Internet 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

©Richard L. Goldman IAB Internet Architecture Board Oversees: –Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) –Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Operates under control of ISOC

©Richard L. Goldman IRTF Internet Research Task Force Operates under control of IAB Responsible for Internet research and development

©Richard L. Goldman IETF Internet Engineering Task Force Operates under control of IAB Responsible for Internet standards contained in Request For Comments (RFCs)

©Richard L. Goldman IANA Internet 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

©Richard L. Goldman InterNIC Internet 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)

©Richard L. Goldman ICANN Internet 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 Organization DNSO – Domain Name Support Organization PSO – Protocol Support Organization The actual registration is of domain names is performed separate organizations (Registrars)

©Richard L. Goldman Generic Top-Level Domain Operators.aero air-transport industry - Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (SITA).biz businesses - NeuLevel, Inc..com commercial - VeriSign Global Registry ServicesVeriSign Global Registry Services.coop cooperative associations - Dot Cooperation LLCDot Cooperation LLC.info open use - Afilias LimitedAfilias Limited.museum museums - Museum Domain Management AssociationMuseum Domain Management Association.name individuals - Global Name RegistryGlobal Name Registry.net network organizations - VeriSign Global Registry ServicesVeriSign Global Registry Services.org non-profit organizations - VeriSign Global Registry ServicesVeriSign Global Registry Services.pro credentialed professionals - RegistryProRegistryPro.gov US Government - US General Services AdministrationUS General Services Administration.edu higher education - EducauseEducause.mil United States Military - US DoD Network Information CenterUS DoD Network Information Center.int international treaty organizations - IANA

©Richard L. Goldman Internet Organizations ISOC Internet Society IAB Internet Architecture Board IRTF Research IETF Standards IANA TLDs InterNIC ASO Addresses DNSO DNS PSO Protocols Registrars ICANN Names and Numbers InterNIC

©Richard L. Goldman Organizations Acronym Review EIA IEEE ANSI ISO PUC FCC ITU TIA COMSAT INTELSAT ISOC IAB IRTF IETF IANA InterNIC ICANN Electronics Industry Alliance Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers American National Standards Institute International Standards Organization Public Utilities Commission Federal Communications Commission International Telecommunications Union Telecommunications Industry Association Communications Satellite Corporation International Telecommunications Satellite Organization Internet Society Internet Advisory Board Internet Research Task Force Internet Engineering Task Force Internet Assigned Number Authority Internet Network Information Center Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

©Richard L. Goldman Organizations Quiz – Names AcronymNameFunction 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

©Richard L. Goldman Organizations Quiz – Names Answers AcronymNameFunction EIAElectronics Industry Alliance Electronics Companies IEEEInstitute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Professional Engineers ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute US Standards ISOInternational Standards Organization International Standards PUCPublic Utilities Commission Intrastate Utilities FCCFederal Communications Commission Interstate Communications ITUInternational Telecommunications Union International Communications TIATelecommunications Industry Association US & International Communications COMSATCommunications Satellite Corporation US Satellite Communications INTELSATInternational Telecommunications Satellite Org International Satellite Communications ISOCInternet Society Internet Umbrella Organization IABInternet Advisory Board Internet Technical Organization IRTFInternet Research Task Force Internet Research IETFInternet Engineering Task Force Internet Standards IANA Internet Assigned Number Authority Top Level Domains InterNICInternet Network Information Center Directory of Internet Registrars ICANNInternet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers Addresses, Names, & DNS

©Richard L. Goldman Organizations Quiz – Functions AcronymNameFunction EIAElectronics Industry Alliance IEEEInstitute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute ISOInternational Standards Organization PUCPublic Utilities Commission FCCFederal Communications Commission ITUInternational Telecommunications Union TIATelecommunications Industry Association COMSATCommunications Satellite Corporation INTELSATInternational Telecommunications Satellite Org ISOCInternet Society IABInternet Advisory Board IRTFInternet Research Task Force IETFInternet Engineering Task Force IANA Internet Assigned Number Authority InterNICInternet Network Information Center ICANNInternet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers

©Richard L. Goldman Organizations Quiz – Function Answers AcronymNameFunction EIAElectronics Industry Alliance Electronics Companies IEEEInstitute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Professional Engineers ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute US Standards ISOInternational Standards Organization International Standards PUCPublic Utilities Commission Intrastate Utilities FCCFederal Communications Commission Interstate Communications ITUInternational Telecommunications Union International Communications TIATelecommunications Industry Association US & International Communications COMSATCommunications Satellite Corporation US Satellite Communications INTELSATInternational Telecommunications Satellite Org International Satellite Communications ISOCInternet Society Internet Umbrella Organization IABInternet Advisory Board Internet Technical Organization IRTFInternet Research Task Force Internet Research IETFInternet Engineering Task Force Internet Standards IANA Internet Assigned Number Authority Top Level Domains InterNICInternet Network Information Center Directory of Internet Registrars ICANNInternet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers Addresses, Names, & DNS

©Richard L. Goldman Organizations Quiz – Names & Functions AcronymNameFunction EIA IEEE ANSI ISO PUC FCC ITU TIA COMSAT INTELSAT ISOC IAB IRTF IETF IANA InterNIC ICANN

©Richard L. Goldman Organizations Quiz – Names & Functions Answers AcronymNameFunction EIAElectronics Industry Alliance Electronics Companies IEEEInstitute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Professional Engineers ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute US Standards ISOInternational Standards Organization International Standards PUCPublic Utilities Commission Intrastate Utilities FCCFederal Communications Commission Interstate Communications ITUInternational Telecommunications Union International Communications TIATelecommunications Industry Association US & International Communications COMSATCommunications Satellite Corporation US Satellite Communications INTELSATInternational Telecommunications Satellite Org International Satellite Communications ISOCInternet Society Internet Umbrella Organization IABInternet Advisory Board Internet Technical Organization IRTFInternet Research Task Force Internet Research IETFInternet Engineering Task Force Internet Standards IANA Internet Assigned Number Authority Top Level Domains InterNICInternet Network Information Center Directory of Internet Registrars ICANNInternet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers Addresses, Names, & DNS

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©Richard L. Goldman Internet Organizations Quiz Answers ISOC IAB IRTFIETFIANA InterNIC ASODNSOPSO Registrars ICANN