DATA
COMMUNICATION
Lecture-4
Review of Lecture 3
Communication Tasks
Protocols
Protocol Architecture
Characteristics of a Protocol
Overview of Lecture 4
Standards
Standard Organizations
Line Configuration
Categories of Line Configuration
Standards
“A standard provides a model for
development that makes it
possible for a product to work
regardless of the individual
manufacturer”
Why Standards are Essential?
Standards are essential in:
– Creating/Maintaining Open and
Competitive Markets
– Guaranteeing National/International
Interoperability
Why Standards are Essential?
Categories of Standards
Standards
De jure De facto
(By Law) (By Fact)
Proprietary Non Proprietary
Standards Organizations
Standards are developed mainly
by 3 entities:
– Standard Committees
– Forums
– Regulatory Agencies
Standard Creation Committees
The International Standards Organization
(ISO)
The International Telecommunication Union-
Telecommunications Standard Sector
(ITU-T)
Standard Creation Committees
The American National Standard
Institute (ANSI)
The Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
FORUMS
Frame Relay Forum
ATM Forum
Internet Society
Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF)
Regulatory Agencies
FCC
LINE CONFIGURATION
“Line Configuration refers to the
way two or more devices
attach to a link”
LINE CONFIGURATION
Line Configuration
Point-to-Point Multipoint
Spatially Shared Time Shared
Point-to-Point Line
Configuration
Multipoint Line Configuration
Summary
Standards
Standard Organizations
Line Configuration
Categories of Line Configuration
Suggested Reading
Section 1.5,2.1 “Data Communications
and Networking” 2nd Edition by Behrouz
A. Forouzan