Appendix 1: Standards organisations
Andy Valdar · Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks · 2006
By its very nature, telecommunications depends on successful interaction between distant systems and for this to be successful some degree of commonality is required in specification of the equipment interfaces and protocols used. There are several organisations addressing the areas of standards for telecommunications networks. These are organised on a global, regional or national basis. In addition, there are a range of other organisations, often consortium or forums of interested parties in the industry that set ad hoc standards, many of which become adopted later by the more formal regional and global organisations. The key organisations referred to throughout this book are summarised below.