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These sites provide useful information about the standards employed in the IP
telephony arena:
CableLabs
Cable
Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs®) is a membership organization
consisting of cable television system operators serving cable subscribers in the
U.S., Canada, Mexico, and South America. Its mission is to plan and to fund
research and development projects; to transfer relevant technologies to member
companies and industry suppliers; and to serve as a clearinghouse in providing
technological information to its members..
DSL
Forum
The DSL
Forum was formed in late 1994 to help telephone companies and their suppliers
realize the enormous market potential of DSL. Our assistance comes in two forms
-- technical and marketing. The Forum's marketing programs attempt to
uncomplicate DSL's inherent technical complexity and sprread the news. The
Forum's public output therefore mixes the tutorial with the promotional.
European
Telecommunications Standards Institute
The European
Telecommunications Standards Institute is a non-profit organization whose
mission is to produce the telecommunications standards that will be used for
decades to come throughout Europe and beyond.
The
Internet Engineering Task Force
The IETF is
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. It is open to any interested individual.
International
Telecommunication Union
The ITU,
headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland is an international organization within
which governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and
services.
The
Object Management Group
The OMG was
formed to create a component-based software marketplace by hastening the
introduction of standardized object software. The organization's charter
includes the establishment of industry guidelines and detailed object management
specifications to provide a common framework for application development.
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