Standards Activity

 
 International Telecommunication Union
The ITU, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland is an international organization within the United Nations System where governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services.

 

http://www.itu.int


 
 The Broadband Forum is a worldwide organization committed to rapidly creating specifications for communication service providers and vendors that:

  • Accelerate the development and deployment of broadband networks
  • Foster successful interoperability
  • Manage and deliver advanced IP services to the customer


    • The current Objectives are:

  • Expand and address physical layer options (ADSL2plus, VDSL2, and fiber) for greater performance
  • Expedite IPTV rollout
  • Act as the wireline advocate in FMC requirements
  • Incorporate energy efficiency considerations into our specifications regarding network and customer premises

    http://www.broadband-forum.org/


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    		 The Home Gateway Initiative is an open forum launched by Telcos in December 2004 with the aim to release specifications of the home gateway.In addition to Telcos, several manufacturers have joined the alliance.


    HGI was formed to boost the market of home communication services to the millions of broadband customers served by its founding members. The initiative will drive the development of residential gateways supporting the delivery of services.

     

    http://www.homegatewayinitiative.org/


     
    		 Internet Engineering Task Force
    The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual.

    http://www.ietf.org/


     
    		 Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)
    The Metro Ethernet Forum is a non-profit organization chartered with the mission of accelerating the adoption of optical Ethernet as the technology of choice in metro networks worldwide.

     

    The Forum is comprised of leading service providers, major incumbent local exchange carriers, top network equipment vendors, test equipment vendors and other prominent networking companies that share an interest in metro Ethernet. In 2003, the MEF bylaws were amended to include membership by large Enterprise organizations specifically to address the growing interest by Business Enterprises. The involvement of the Enterprise is seen to provide valuable customer and technical requirements to further guide the activities of the MEF.

     

    http://www.metroethernetforum.org


     
    		 POP4 MSA
    "POP4" is the new multi-source agreement (MSA) providing a common specification for 4-channel, pluggable, parallel fiber optic transceivers addressing the growing demand for data capacity in today's Networking and Telecommunication equipment markets. These transceivers support applications such as next generation scalable switch-router backplane interconnections together with cost-effective 10 Gb/s Very-Short-Reach (VSR) physical layer interfaces.

     

    http://www.popoptics.org/


     
    		 Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA)
    The Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) is an industry organization established in 1994 to achieve a more optimal balance between wafer supply and demand. Today, our mission has expanded to be the global voice of for fabless and hybrid semiconductor companies and their supply chain partners. Our success can be measured in the dramatic evolution of the attitude toward fabless - from criticized, to respected, to preferred.

     

    http://www.fsa.org/




     
    		 PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG)
    PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group is a consortium of over 450 companies who collaboratively develop open specifications for high performance telecommunications and industrial computing applications. The members of the consortium have a long history of developing leading edge products for these industries. PICMG specifications include CompactPCI® for Eurocard, rackmount applications and PCI/ISA for passive backplane, standard format cards.

     

    http://www.picmg.org/



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