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?

He was a computer scientist who managed the IANA and helped create the internet.
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?
ICANN (International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and IANA (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?
He co-founded Internet Society (ISOC) with Bob Kahn. He helped create ICANN.
4. What organization is responsible for publishing Request for Comments (RFC)?
The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)
5. What do RFC 349 and RFC 1700 have in common?
They are port numbers.
6. What RFC number is the ARPAWOCKY? What is it?
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527. The first ‘humorous’ RFC that led to IETF launching the April Fool’s Day RFC in 1989.
7. Who founded the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)?
Tim Berners-Lee
8. Name 10 World Wide Web (WWW) standards that the W3C develops and maintains?
Activity Pub, CGI, CSS, DOM, EME, GRDDL, HTML, JSON, LD, MathML, and OWL.
9. Where is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) headquarters located and what is the
significance of its logo?
It is located in NYC. The diamond-shaped design illustrates the right-hand grip embedded in Ben Franklin’s
kite.
10. What is the IEEE standard for the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) security protocol?
WPA2 is based on the IEEE 802.11i standard. It is commonly used with Wi-Fi wireless networks
11. Is the Wi-Fi Alliance a non-profit standards organization? What is their goal?
Yes. Their goal is to ensure backwards compatibility with Wi-Fi
12. Who is Hamadoun Touré?
The Secretary General of the ITU.
13. What is the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and where is it headquartered?
An agency of the UN dedicated to telecommunication technologies.
14. Name the three ITU sectors.
Radio Communication, Standardization, and Develepment.
15. What does the RS in RS-232 stand for and which organization introduced it?
Recommended Standard. The radio section of EIA.
16. What is SpaceWire?
It is a standard for high-speed links and networks for use on-board spacecraft.
17. What is the mission of the ISOC and where are its headquarters located?
To assure open development, evolution, and use of the internet for the benefit of all people.
18. What organizations does the IAB oversee?
The IETF and IRTF
19. What organization oversees the IAB?
ISOC
20. When was the ISO founded and where are its headquarters located?
1947; 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?
It ensures an open market. There could be tyrants in the field of the internet.
2. What potential problems could we have if we did not have the W3C?
There would not be a “common” language to display info on the internet.
3. What can we learn from the example of the Wi-Fi Alliance with regard to the necessity of networking
standards?
Following the same standards ensures backward compatibility.

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Step 1: Research Networking Standards Organizations

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

Step 2: Reflect on Internet and Computer Networking Experiences

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