ITEC1020 Week 3 Discussion - Networking Fundamentals

ITEC1020 Networking Fundamentals WK3 Discussion

Network Standards
Networks today span the globe. Hardware and software manufactured by different companies in different countries need to be interchangeable and able to work together. A network card needs to be able to interface with any network anywhere in the world. This consistency is established through standards.

Important international standards making bodies for networks include: International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), and World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). There are also many regional and national standards organizations.