Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
The IEEE is a non-profit professional organization founded by a handful of engineers in 1884
for the purpose of consolidating ideas dealing with electrotechnology. The IEEE plays a significant
role in publishing technical works, sponsoring conferences and seminars, accreditation,
and standards development. With regard to LANs, the 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) and IEEE 802.5 (token ring) standards.
Before someone can develop an IEEE standard, he must submit a Project Authorization
Request (PAR) to the IEEE Standards Board. If the board approves the PAR, IEEE establishes
a working group to develop the standard. Members of the working groups serve voluntarily
and without compensation, and they are not necessarily members of the institute. The working
group begins by writing a draft standard and then submits the draft to a balloting group of selected IEEE members for review and approval. The ballot group consists of the standard’s
developers, potential users, and other people having a general interest.
Before publication, the IEEE Standards Board performs a review of the Final Draft Standard
and then considers approval of the standard. The resulting standard represents a consensus of
broad expertise from within IEEE and other related organizations. All IEEE standards are
reviewed at least once every five years for revision or reaffirmation

Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

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