3.4.4 Lab - Research Networking Standards

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?
Jonathan Postel was an American computer scientist who made significant contributions to the development of
Type your answers here.
the Internet standards, to the creation of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and as the RFC Editor.
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?
International
Type your answersCorporation
here. for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority (IANA)
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?
TypeVinton Cerf co-founded

your answers here. Internet Society (ISOC) with Bob Kahn in 1992, helped with the creation of ICANN,
and served as the chair of Internet Architecture Board (IAB) from 1989 – 1991.
4. What organization is responsible for publishing Request for Comments (RFC)?
RFCs are administered by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). A large part of the standards used
Typeonline
your answers here. in RFCs.
are published
5. What do RFC 349 and RFC 1700 have in common?
Port
Type Numbers.
your The
answers current list can be found at http://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-
here.
portnumbers/service-names-port-numbers.xml
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6. What RFC number is the ARPAWOCKY? What is it?

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RFC answers
527. here.
The first humorous RFC which then led to IETF launching April fool’s day RFC in 1989.
7. Who founded the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)?
Founded
Type your by Tim
answers Berners-Lee at MIT
here.
8. Name 10 World Wide Web (WWW) standards that the W3C develops and maintains?
Some samples: Common Gateway Interface (CGI), Document Object Model (DOM), HyperText Markup
Type Language
your answers here.Extensible Markup Language (XML)
(HTML),
9. Where is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) headquarters located and what is the
significance of its logo?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is headquartered in New York City, New York, United States. The
Type
IEEEyour
logoanswers here.
is a diamond-shaped design which illustrates the right hand grip rule embedded in Benjamin Franklin’s kite.
10. What is the IEEE standard for the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) security protocol?
Type
WPA2 your answers
is based here.802.11i standard. It is commonly used on Wi-Fi wireless network.
on IEEE
11. Is the Wi-Fi Alliance a non-profit standards organization? What is their goal?
Yes,your
Type Wi-Fianswers
Alliance is a non-profit trade association, and its goals are to ensure interoperability and backward compatibility
here.
and provide innovation support.
12. Who is Hamadoun Touré?
Hamadoun
Type Touréhere.
your answers of Mali is the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Unicon (ITU).
13. What is the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and where is it headquartered?
ITU is an agency of the United Nations dedicated to the information and communication technologies. ITU’s headquarters
Type
areyour answers
located here.
in Geneva, Switzerland.
14. Name the three ITU sectors.

Theyour
Type threeanswers
ITU sectors are: Radio communication, Standardization and Development.
here.
15. What does the RS in RS-232 stand for and which organization introduced it?
TypeRS
your answers
stands here.
for Recommended Standard. RS-232 was introduced by the Radio Section of Electronic Industries Alliance
(EIA).
16. What is SpaceWire?
Type your answers
SpaceWire here.for high-speed links and networks for use onboard spacecraft.
is a standard
17. What is the mission of the ISOC and where are its headquarters located?
The Internet Society (ISOC) headquarters are located in Reston, Virginia and Geneva, Switzerland. Its mission is “to assure
Type your
the open answers here.
development, evolution and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world”.
18. What organizations does the IAB oversee?

Type your answers
IAB oversees here.
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and Internet Research Task Force (IRTF).
19. What organization oversees the IAB?
ISOC oversees IAB.
20. When was the ISO founded and where are its headquarters located?
Type your answers

International here.
Organization for Standardization (ISO) was founded in 1947 and its headquarters are located in Geneva,
Switzerland.
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?
Every business would create its own procedures and goods, some of which might not be compatible with gear made by
rival businesses.
2. What potential problems could we have if we did not have the W3C?

On the Internet, we wouldn't have a "common" language to exchange messages and show information.
3. What can we learn from the example of the Wi-Fi Alliance with regard to the necessity of networking
standards?
Interchange
Type and backward
your answers here. compatibility are made possible if equipment makers adhere to the same standards and
regulations. This stimulates consumer choice, competition, and the production of better products by the
manufacturers.
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Step 1: Research Networking Standards Organizations

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

TypeVinton Cerf co-founded

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

14. Name the three ITU sectors.

18. What organizations does the IAB oversee?

Type your answers

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