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Wireless Networking Handbook
(Publisher: Macmillan Computer Publishing)
Author(s): Jim Geier
ISBN: 156205631x
Publication Date: 09/01/96

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APPENDIX C
Standards Organizations and Industry Groups

This appendix contains a description of the leading standards organizations and industry groups.

ACM

ACM was founded in 1947 as an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the art, science, engineering, and application of information technology. ACM serves both professional and public interests by fostering the open interchange of information and by promoting the highest professional and ethical standards. ACM membership today consists of some 80,000 men and women who are largely practitioners, developers, researchers, educators, engineers, and managers, all with significant interest in the creation and application of information technologies.

ACM
One Astor Plaza
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
212-869-7440
212-944-1318 (fax)
acmhelp@acm.org

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a privately funded federation of leaders representing both the private and public sectors, responsible for coordinating the U.S. voluntary consensus standards system. ANSI, organized in 1918, is made up of manufacturing and service businesses, professional societies and trade associations, standards developers, academia, government agencies, and consumer and labor interests, all working together to develop voluntary national consensus standards. ANSI provides U.S. participation in the international standards community as the sole U.S. representative to the two major non-treaty international standards organizations: the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and, through the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
212-642-4948
212-398-0023 (fax)

Asociación de Técnicos de Informática (ATI)

The goals of ATI are to improve, promote, and defend the work of computer professionals, especially within Spain, Europe, and Latin America.

Asociación de Técnicos de Informática
Via Laietana 41, 1° 1°
08003-BARCELONA
34 3 412 52 35
34 3 412 77 13 (fax)
secregen@ati.es

Association for Systems Management (ASM)

The Association for Systems Management (ASM) is a non-profit association of information systems professionals. ASM’s focus is on the management of information systems and information technology. Their mission is to provide an environment for professional development, continuing education, and networking for information systems professionals.

800-203-3657
74431.3442@compuserve.com

Association for Women in Computing (AWC)

The Association for Women in Computing (AWC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in computing professions. The AWC was founded as a non-profit organization by 15 women in Washington, D.C. in 1978. AWC is dedicated to the advancement of women in the computing fields, business, industry, science, education and government. AWC’s purpose is to provide opportunities for professional growth through networking and programs covering technical and career-oriented topics. AWC promotes awareness of issues affecting women in the computing industry and furthers the professional development and advancement of women in computing.

Association for Women in Computing
41 Sutter Street, Suite 1006
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-905-4663
awc@acm.org

ATM Forum

The ATM Forum is an international non-profit organization formed with the objective of accelerating the use of ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) products and services through a rapid convergence of interoperability specifications. In addition, the Forum promotes industry cooperation and awareness.

The ATM Forum
2570 W. El Camino Real, Suite 304
Mountain View, CA 94040-1313
415-949-6700
415-949-6705 (fax)
info@atmforum.com

Australian Computer Society (ACS)

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is the primary professional association in Australia for those in the computing and information technology fields. The ACS was established in 1966 as a result of the merger of then-existing State-based computer societies.

Australian Computer Society
PO Box 319
DARLINGHURST NSW 2010
http://www.acs.org.au/

Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA)

The mission of Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) is to sustain a network of information technology professionals that is a positive influence in the information processing industry—a network that shares information, provides education, and performs community service. On a local and national level, the primary objective of BDPA is to accumulate a pool of information processing knowledge and business expertise with the intention of utilizing those resources to support the interest of individuals examining the field of information processing as a career or business opportunity and provide a forum for the development of interests and skills of the minority community as a whole.

Black Data Processing Associates
1250 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20036-2603
800-727-BDPA
202-775-4301
info@bdpabac.com

British Computer Society

The British Computer Society
1 Sanford Street
Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 1HJ
+44 01793 417417
+44 01793 480270 (fax)
bcshq@bcs.org.uk

CDPD Forum

The CDPD Forum is a not-for-profit association of companies dedicated to the development and growth of the cellular data industry and, in particular, to the standardization and effective use of cellular digital packet data (CDPD) technology.

The CDPD Forum was chartered and incorporated in April 1994 as a trade association of wireless data service providers, equipment manufacturers, software developers, and information providers who shape this technology and support the development of the CDPD commercial marketplace. All Forum memberships are corporate, not individual. Membership in the CDPD Forum is open to all companies that develop, deliver, or use CDPD products or services. Currently, there are more than 90 member companies, nine of which sit on the board of directors.

CDPD Forum c/o Smith, Bucklin & Associates, Inc.
401 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-4267
800-335-CDPD
312-644-6610
312-321-6869 (fax)
info@forum.cdpd.net

Computing Research Association (CRA)

The Computing Research Association (CRA) is an association of North American academic departments of computer science and computer engineering, industrial laboratories engaging in basic computing research, and affiliated professional societies. CRA’s mission is to represent and inform the computing research community and support and promote its interests. CRA seeks to strengthen research and education in the computing fields, expand opportunities for women and minorities, and improve public and policy maker understanding of the importance of computing and computing research in our society.

Computing Research Association
1875 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 718
Washington, DC 20009
202-234-2111
202-667-1066 (fax)
info@cra.org

Data Processing Management Association (DPMA)

Founded in 1951 by a progressive group of accounting department data processors, Data Processing Management Association (DPMA) was initially called the National Machine Accountants Association. The present name was adopted in 1962. DPMA stands as the leader among organizations representing information systems (IS) professionals. With 9,000 members and 5,000 student members throughout the U.S. and Canada, DPMA’s mission is to promote the effective, responsible management of information technology to the benefit of its members, their employers, and society.

DPMA
505 Busse Hwy
Park Ridge, IL 60068-3191
847-825-8124
847-825-1693 (fax)
70430.35@compuserve.com

Frame Relay Forum

The Frame Relay Forum is an association of corporate members comprised of vendors, carriers, users, and consultants committed to the implementation of Frame Relay in accordance with national and international standards.

The Frame Relay Forum
303 Vintage Park Drive
Foster City, CA 94404-1138
415-578-6980
415-525-0182

Infrared Data Association

Infrared Data Association (IrDA) was established in 1993 to set and support hardware and software standards that create infrared communications links. The Association’s charter is to create an interoperable, low-cost, low-power, half-duplex, serial data interconnection standard that supports a walk-up, point-to-point user model and is adaptable to a wide range of applications and devices. IrDA standards support a broad range of computing, communications, and consumer devices.

International in scope, IrDA is a non-profit corporation headquartered in Walnut Creek, California and led by a Board of Directors that represents a voting membership of more than 150 corporate members worldwide. As a leading high technology standards association, IrDA is committed to developing and promoting infrared standards for the hardware, software, systems, components, peripherals, communications, and consumer markets.

Infrared Data Association
P.O. Box 3883
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
510-943-6546
510-934-5241 (fax)
daphne@irda.org

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is a non-profit professional organization founded by a handful of engineers in 1884 for the purpose of consolidating ideas dealing with electro-technology. In the last 100-plus years, IEEE has maintained a steady growth. Today, the IEEE, which is based in the USA, has over 320,000 members located in 150 countries. The IEEE consists of 35 individual societies, including the Communications Society, Computer Society, and Antennas and Propagation Society, to name just a few. The Computer Society is the official sponsor of the IEEE P802.11 Working Group.

The IEEE plays a significant role in publishing technical works, sponsoring conferences and seminars, accreditation, and standards development. IEEE has published nearly 700 active standards publications, half relating to power engineering and most others dealing with computers. The IEEE standards development process consists of 30,000 volunteers (who are mostly IEEE members) and a Standards Board of 32 people. In terms of LANs, IEEE has produced some very popular and widely used standards. For example, the majority of LANs in the world use network interface cards based on the IEEE 802.3 (ethernet), IEEE 802.5 (token ring), and the IEEE 802.11 (wireless LAN) standards.

IEEE
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08855-0459
800-678-IEEE
212-705-7900
http://www.ieee.org/index.html
member.services@ieee.org

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies. ISO is a non-governmental organization established in 1947. The mission of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities with a view toward facilitating the international exchange of goods and services and developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological, and economic activity. ISO’s work results in international agreements that are published as International Standards.

International Organization for Standardization
1, rue de Varembé
Case postale 56
CH-1211 Genève 20
Switzerland
+ 41 22 749 01 11
central@isocs.iso.ch

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is an intergovernmental organization within which the public and private sectors cooperate for the development of telecommunications. The ITU was founded in Paris in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union. ITU took its present name in 1934 and became a specialized agency of the United Nations in 1947.

The ITU adopts international regulations and treaties governing all terrestrial and space uses of the frequency spectrum, as well as the use of the geostationary-satellite orbit, within which countries adopt their national legislation. The ITU also develops standards to facilitate the interconnection of telecommunication systems on a worldwide scale, regardless of the type of technology used. Spearheading telecommunications development on a world scale, the ITU fosters the development of tele-communications in developing countries by establishing medium-term development policies and strategies in consultation with other partners in the sector; and by providing specialized technical assistance in the areas of telecommunication policies, the choice and transfer of technologies, management, financing of investment projects and mobilization of resources, the installation and maintenance of networks, and the management of human resources, research, and development.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Place des Nations
1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
+41 22 730-6666
+41 22 730-5337 (fax)
helpdesk@itu.ch

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) provides a forum for working groups to coordinate technical developments of new protocols. Its most important function is the development and selection of standards within the Internet protocol suite. The IETF began in January 1986 as a forum for technical coordination by contractors for the U.S. Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA), working on the ARPANET, U.S. Defense Data Network (DDN), and the Internet core gateway system. Since that time, the IETF has grown into a large, open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.

http://www.ietf.cnri.reston.va.us/home.html

Internet Society

The Internet Society is a non-governmental International organization for global cooperation and coordination for the Internet and its internetworking technologies and applications. The Society’s members reflect the breadth of the entire Internet community and consist of individuals, corporations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. Its principal purpose is to maintain and extend the development and availability of the Internet and its associated technologies and applications and is a means of enabling organizations, professions, and individuals worldwide to more effectively collaborate, cooperate, and innovate in their respective fields and interests.

The Internet Society was announced in June 1991 at an international networking conference in Copenhagen and was brought into existence in January 1992 by a worldwide cross-section of individuals and organizations. These people recognized that the Society was a critical component necessary to evolve and globalize the Internet and internet technologies and applications, and to enhance their availability and use on the widest possible scale.

Internet Society International Secretariat
12020 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 210
Reston, VA 22091
USA
703-648-9888
703-648-9887 (fax)
isoc@isoc.org

Mobile Management Task Force (MMTF)

The Mobile Management Task Force (MMTF) is an industry group that promotes new management standards that specifically address the concerns of network administrators who must manage mobile computer users. The MMTF was first formed by Epilogue Technology Corporation and Xircom, Inc. Current MMTF member companies include IBM Networking Division, Lannair, Motorola, National Semiconductor Corp., and Zenith Data Systems. The joint aim of the group is to define and address the needs of mobile computer users, which are inherently different from those of desktop computer users. As defined by the MMTF charter, the group’s aim is to “identify the administrative needs of laptop workstation users, mobile computer users, palmtop users, and others who need reliable access to computer networks on a sporadic basis. The concerns of the Mobile Management Task Force will include (but are not limited to) managing on-demand access to local area networks, dial-up network access, wireless LAN communications, and related administration issues unique to the needs of mobile computer users.”

MMTF c/o Epilogue Technology Corporation
10501 Montgomery N.E., Ste. 250
Albuquerque, NM 87111
mmtf-request@epilogue.com

Object Management Group

The Object Management Group (OMG) is a non-profit consortium dedicated to promoting the theory and practice of object technology (OT) for the development of distributed computing systems. OMG was formed to help reduce the complexity, lower the costs, and hasten the introduction of new software applications. OMG’s goal is to provide a common architectural framework for object-oriented applications based on widely available interface specifications. OMG was founded in May 1989 by eight companies: 3Com Corporation, American Airlines, Canon, Inc., Data General, Hewlett-Packard, Philips Telecommunications N.V., Sun Microsystems, and Unisys Corporation. In October 1989 OMG began independent operations as a non-profit corporation.

Object Management Group, Inc.
Framingham Corporate Center
492 Old Connecticut Path
Framingham, MA 01701
508-820-4300
508-820-4303 (fax)
http://www.omg.org/

Portable Computer and Communications Association (PCCA)

The Portable Computer and Communications Association (PCCA) was established in 1992 to advance the portable computing industry.

PCCA
P.O. Box 924
Brookdale, CA 95007
408-338-0924
pcca@mcimail.com

Wireless Opportunities Coalition (WOC)

The Wireless Opportunities Coalition is a diverse group of organizations and companies dedicated to preserving and expanding the opportunities for growth in the wireless industry. The Coalition’s primary focus is to support the development, manufacture, and use of wireless communications and related devices that are not licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) but are regulated under “Part 15” of the FCC’s rules. The Wireless Opportunities Coalition is working to communicate—to the FCC, Congress, and the public—the importance of preserving the use of these low-cost, unlicensed devices on the public airwaves.

http://policy.net/wireless/


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