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    Lab - Research Networking Standards

    Objectives
    • Research Networking Standards Organizations
    • Reflect on Internet and Computer Networking Experiences

    Background / Scenario
    Using web search engines like Google, research the non-profit organizations that are responsible for
    establishing international standards for the internet and the development of internet technologies.

    Required Resources
    Device with internet access

    Instructions

    Step 1: Research Networking Standards Organizations


    In this step, you will identify some of the major standards organizations and important characteristics, such as
    the number of years in existence, the size of their membership, the important historical figures, some of the
    responsibilities and duties, organizational oversight role, and the location of the organization’s headquarters.
    Use a web browser or websites for various organizations to research information about the following
    organizations and the people who have been instrumental in maintaining them.
    You can find answers to the questions below by searching the following organizational acronyms and terms:
    ISO, ITU, ICANN, IANA, IEEE, EIA, TIA, ISOC, IAB, IETF, W3C, RFC, and Wi-Fi Alliance.
    Questions:

    1. Who is Jonathan B. Postel and what is he known for?

    Type your answers here.

    2. Which two related organizations are responsible for managing the top-level domain name space and the root
    Domain Name System (DNS) name servers on the internet?

    Type your answers here.

    3. Vinton Cerf has been called one of main fathers of the internet. What internet organizations did he chair or
    help found? What internet technologies did he help to develop?

    Type your answers here.

    4. What organization is responsible for publishing Request for Comments (RFC)?


    Type your answers here.
    5. What do RFC 349 and RFC 1700 have in common?

    Type your answers here.

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    6. What RFC number is the ARPAWOCKY? What is it?


    Type your answers here.
    7. Who founded the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)?
    Type your answers here.
    8. Name 10 World Wide Web (WWW) standards that the W3C develops and maintains?

    Type your answers here.

    9. Where is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) headquarters located and what is the
    significance of its logo?

    Type your answers here.

    10. What is the IEEE standard for the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) security protocol?
    Type your answers here.
    11. Is the Wi-Fi Alliance a non-profit standards organization? What is their goal?

    Type your answers here.

    12. Who is Hamadoun Touré?


    Type your answers here.
    13. What is the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and where is it headquartered?

    Type your answers here.

    14. Name the three ITU sectors.


    Type your answers here.
    15. What does the RS in RS-232 stand for and which organization introduced it?

    Type your answers here.

    16. What is SpaceWire?


    Type your answers here.
    17. What is the mission of the ISOC and where are its headquarters located?

    Type your answers here.

    18. What organizations does the IAB oversee?


    Type your answers here.
    19. What organization oversees the IAB?
    Type your answers here.

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    20. When was the ISO founded and where are its headquarters located?

    Type your answers here.

    Step 2: Reflect on Internet and Computer Networking Experiences


    Take a moment to think about the internet today in relation to the organizations and technologies you have
    just researched. Then answer the following questions.
    Questions:

    1. How do the internet standards allow for greater commerce? What potential problems could we have if we did
    not have the IEEE?

    Type your answers here.

    2. What potential problems could we have if we did not have the W3C?

    Type your answers here.

    3. What can we learn from the example of the Wi-Fi Alliance with regard to the necessity of networking
    standards?

    Type your answers here.

    End of Document

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