Standard Organizations

Standards are developed mainly by 3 entities:

  Standard Creation Committees 
  Forums
  Regulatory Agencies


™  Standard Creation Committees

They are Procedural Bodies and they are so slow moving and cannot co-op with the fast
growing communication industry. 

  ISO 

  International Standard’s Organization
  Voluntary Organization 
  Created in 1947
  Members are from Standard Creation Committees of different countries
  Includes representatives from 82 countries
  Open System Interconnection (OSI) Model

  ITU-T

  By 1970s a lot of countries were defining standards but there was no
International compatibility
  United Nations made as a part of their ITU
  Consultative Committee for International Telegraphy and Telephony
(CCITT)
  IN 1993 , ITU-Telecomm Standards Sector
  Important ITU-T Standards
  V Series (V32, V33, V42, Define Data Transmission over phone lines
  X Series(X.25, 400, 500): Define Transmission over Public Digital
Network
  ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network

  The American National Standard Institute (ANSI)

  Private-Non Profit Cooperation not affiliated  with US Government
  Members include professional societies, industrial associations, govt. and regulatory bodies
  Submits proposal to ITU-T and is a voting member for USA in ISO