A while back, when I began my job as an RF Applications Engineer for a major manufacturer of cell phone, WLAN, and Bluetooth ICs, I had
a rather difficult time finding a website that had an extensive listing of technical and communications standards. That was my motivation
for creating this page. Please let me know if there is anything else that should be added. There are new standards committees begin formed
all the time.
1394 Trade Association
817-410-5750 / Grapevine, TX
The IEEE 1394
multimedia connection enables simple, low cost, high bandwidth isochronous (real time) data interfacing between computers, peripherals, and
consumer electronics products such as camcorders, VCRs, printers, PCs, TVs, and digital cameras.
3G Newsroom
3rd Generation Wireless Technology.
3G Americas
425-372-8925
Unites mobile operators and manufacturers
in the Americas to provide a single voice to represent the GSM family of wireless technologies GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and UMTS/HSDPA.
3GPP
3rd Generation Partnership Project web site.
3G Tutorial
By Brough Turner and Marc Orange,
NMS Communications.
IEEE802.x Specification Downloads
The IEEE makes these released standards documents available freely for download.
IEEE 802: Overview & Architecture
IEEE 802.1
Bridging & Management
IEEE 802.2: Logical Link Control
IEEE 802.3: CSMA/CD Access Method
IEEE 802.5: Token Ring Access Method
IEEE 802.11: Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN)
IEEE 802.15: Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN)
IEEE 802.16: Broadband Wireless
Metropolitan Area Networks (WMAN)
IEEE 802.17: Resilient Packet Rings
802.11 Working Group
IEEE P802.11 is a standards working
group on wireless local area networks. The working group is a part of IEEE LMSC (LAN MAN Standards Committee) formerly called IEEE Project
802. IEEE LMSC reports to the Standards Activity Board (SAB) of the IEEE Computer Society.
Accellera Organization
707-251-9977 / Napa, CA
Mission
is to drive worldwide development & use of standards required by systems, semiconductor and design tools companies, which enhance a language-based
design automation process.
Advanced Configuration & Power Interface (ACPI)
ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface) is an open industry specification co-developed by Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Phoenix, and Toshiba.
ACPI establishes industry-standard interfaces for OS-directed configuration and power management on laptops, desktops, and servers.
Advanced Television Systems Committee
(ATSC)
An international,
non-profit organization develops voluntary standards for digital television. The ATSC member organizations represent the broadcast, broadcast
equipment, motion picture, consumer electronics, computer, cable, satellite, and semiconductor industries.
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
301-644-3248
/ Frederick, MD
Dedicated to the formal recognition of competent testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, proficiency
testing providers and reference material producers.
American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL)
www.acil.org
202-887-5872 / Washington, DC
Trade association
representing independent, commercial scientific and engineering firms. Its members are professional services firms engaged in testing, product
certification, consulting, and research and development.
American Electronics Association (AEA)
www.aeanet.org
800-284-4232 / Santa Clara, CA
A high-tech trade association
representing all segments of the electronics industry, dedicated to strengthening the US electronics community's competitive position in
the global marketplace.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
www.web.ansi.org
The Institute's mission is to enhance both the global
competitiveness of U.S. business and the U.S. quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity
assessment systems, and safeguarding their integrity.
American Society for Quality (ASQ)
www.asq.org
ASQ is the world's leading membership organization devoted to quality.
We have the knowledge, tools, expertise and resources to inspire you and your organization.
American Society of Test Engineers (ASTE)
www.astetest.org
Nutting Lake, MA
Made up of corporate and individual
members from primarily the electronics testing industry as well as electronic instrumentation professionals from the manufacturing, science,
education, and medical disciplines.
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
www.astm.org
610-832-9500 / W. Conshohocken, PA
One of the
largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world-a trusted source for technical standards for materials, products, systems,
and services.
Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)
www.ipc.org
847-615-7100 / Bannockburn, IL
A United States-based
trade association dedicated to furthering the competitive excellence and financial success of its members worldwide, who are participants
in the electronic interconnect industry.
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
www.acma.gov.au
A statutory authority within the federal government
portfolio of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy responsible for the regulation of broadcasting, the internet, radiocommunications,
and telecommunications.
Bluetooth Special Interest Group
www.bluetooth.com
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is a trade association
comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, automotive, industrial automation and network industries that is driving the development
of Bluetooth wireless technology, a low cost short-range wireless specification for connecting mobile devices and bringing them to market.
British Standards Institution (BSI)
www.bsi-global.com
+44 (0)20 8996 6330 / United Kingdom
Provides independent
certification of management systems and products; product testing services; the development of private, national and international standards;
management systems training and information on standards and international trade.
Broadband Forum
www.broadband-forum.org
The Broadband Forum is a worldwide organization committed to rapidly creating
specifications for communication service providers and vendors that accelerate the development and deployment of broadband networks, foster
successful interoperability, and manage and deliver advanced IP services to the customer.
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
www.csa.ca
800-463-6727 / Ontario, Canada
A not-for-profit membership-based
association serving business, industry, government and consumers in Canada and the global marketplace.
CDG
www.cdg.org
CDMA Development Group -an international consortium of companies who have joined together to lead
the adoption and evolution of CDMA wireless systems around the world.
CDMA University
www.cdmauniversity.com/cdma
CDMA University training is offered by the CDMA Development Group (CDG).
Our goal is to provide relevant CDMA technical training solutions by leading experts in the field. Currently, we are associated with Qualcomm
to deliver courses that cover a broad range of topics including foundational, advanced topics, network planning, characterization and optimization.
CDMA Tutorial
www.umtsworld.com/technology/cdmabasics.htm
from the UMTS World website.
CENELEC
www.cenelec.org/Cenelec/Homepage.htm
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité
Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europisches Komitee für elektrotechnische Normung
CENELEC's mission is to prepare voluntary
electrotechnical standards that help develop the Single European Market/European Economic Area for electrical and electronic goods and services
removing barriers to trade, creating new markets and cutting compliance costs.
CWTS
www.cwts.org
China Communications Standards Association.
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications
www.cablemodem.com
The CableLabs Certified Cable Modem project,
also known as DOCSIS® (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification), defines interface requirements for cable modems involved in high-speed
data distribution over cable television system networks.
Digital Audio Video Council
www.davic.org
DAVIC creates the industry standard for end-to-end interoperability of
broadcast and interactive digital audio-visual information, and of multimedia communication.
DoD Issuances
www.dtic.mil/whs/directives
DoD policies, issuances and memorandums.
DVB Project
www.dvb.org
The Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB) is an industry-led consortium of over 270
broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators, software developers, regulatory bodies and others in over 35 countries committed to designing
open technical standards for the global delivery of digital television and data services.
ECA
www.ec-central.org
Electronic Components, Assemblies, & Materials Association.
EDN Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC)
www.eembc.org
EEMBC benchmarks have become an industry
standard for evaluating the capabilities of embedded processors, compilers, and Java implementations according to objective, clearly defined,
application-based criteria.
Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
www.eia.org
703-907-7500 / Arlington, VA
A partnership of electronic and
high-tech associations and companies whose mission is promoting the market development and competitiveness of the U.S. high-tech industry
through domestic and international policy efforts.
European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
www.cenorm.be/cenorm/index.htm
+ 32 2 550 08 11 / Brussels, Belgium
Contributes to the objectives of the European Union and European Economic Area with voluntary technical standards which promote free
trade, the safety of workers & consumers, interoperability of networks, environmental protection, exploitation of research and development
programmes, and public procurement.
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
www.etsi.org
+33 (0)4 92 94 42 00 / France
Produces
globally-applicable standards for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), including fixed, mobile, radio, converged, broadcast
and internet technologies.
ETSI EN 301 751
www.pda.etsi.org/pda/home.asp?wki_id=cGerDwTaQHAIBGDcPP1L
Fixed Radio Systems; Point-to-Point equipments
and antennas.
EVDOinfo.com
www.evdoinfo.com
EVDO news, tips, products, downloads, benchmarks, forums and EVDO coverage.
FCC Compliance Measurement Documents
www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/eameasurements.html
This series of documents is a non-exclusive
list of measurement techniques that may be used when testing equipment to determine its compliance with FCC rules. The FCC Knowledge Database
fcc.gov/labhelp
provides additional guidance on testing devices subject to the FCC's rules.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
www.fcc.gov
445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554
888-CALL-FCC (225-5322)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress, and
is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction
covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions.
Part 15 Document
www.fcc.gov/oet/info/rules
Amateur Radio
www.wireless.fcc.gov/services/amateur
CFR Title 47, Part 23
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_05/47cfr27_05.html
Miscellaneous Wireless Communications Services
FCC OET Laboratory Division Electronic Filing Site
www.fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas
Office of Engineering and Technology.
Download the application guide here.
Frequency Allocations Chart (E.U.)
www.ero.dk/doc98/official/pdf/rep025.pdf
European table of frequency allocations
and utilizations - frequency range 9 kHz TO 275 GHz (PDF format).
Frequency Allocations Chart (U.S.)
www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/allochrt.pdf
From NTIA (PDF format).
GEIA
www.geia.org
Government Electronics & Information Technology Association - promotes the interests of the
U.S. electronics, communications and information technology industries with regard to government markets, requirements, and technical standards.
GEIA represents companies that create and apply innovative products, services, practices, technologies and integrated solutions to meet government
needs.
GPS (NAVSTAR)
www.garmin.com/aboutGPS
Global Positioning System. Garmin GPS web site. Click
here to find precise GPS orbits. Click
here for a link to the Schriever AFB GPS fact sheet. Click
here for a nice tutorial by Trimble.
GSM
www.gsmworld.com
+44 (0)20 7759 2300 / UK
Global System for Mobile Communications. GSM World web site from
the GSM Association, the global trade association for GSM mobile operators.
Home Phoneline Networking Alliance
www.homepna.org
925-275-6620
HomePNA is the high-speed, reliable networking
(LAN) technology that uses the existing phone wires in your home to share a single Internet connection with several PCs in your home.
Home RFwww.palowireless.com/homerf
Home RF Resource Center, now provided by the Palo Wireless website, contains a
guide to useful HomeRF and wireless home networking resources.
HTML/XTML
www.w3.org
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international consortium where Member organizations,
a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.
IEEE802 Standards
www.standards.ieee.org/getieee802
Downloadable
International Electrotechnical Commission
www.iec.ch
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is the
leading global organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies.
These serve as a basis for national standardization and as references when drafting international tenders and contracts.
Institute for National Measurement Standards (INMS)
www.inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
613-998-7018 / Ontario, Canada
The Institute's physical metrology programs develop, maintain, improve, and disseminate standards for the base quantities of mass, length,
time, electricity, temperature and luminous intensity as well as a number of derived measurement standards. The chemical metrology program
develops and maintains world-class capabilities in selected areas of organic and inorganic trace analysis, and provides certified reference
materials.
Infrared Data Association
www.irda.org
Establishes and promotes an infrared standard that provides convenient cordless
connectivity and fosters application interoperability over a broad range of platforms and devices.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
www.ieee.org
IEEE is a non-profit, technical professional association
of more than 360,000 individual members in approximately 175 countries. IEEE is a leading authority in technical areas ranging from computer
engineering, biomedical technology and telecommunications, to electric power, aerospace and consumer electronics, among others.
InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
www.incits.org
202-737-8888 / Washington,
DC
INCITS is the primary U.S. focus of standardization in the field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), encompassing
storage, processing, transfer, display, management, organization, and retrieval of information.
International Engineering Consortium
www.iec.org
The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to catalyzing technology and business progress worldwide in a range of high-technology industries and their university
communities.
International Multimedia Teleconference Consortium
www.imtc.org
IMTC is a worldwide community of companies dedicated
to the advancement of real-time, rich-media communications. Interoperability through international standards is our core value. Member companies
come together to ensure compatibility amongst their products and services, thus guaranteeing trouble-free operation for both end customers
and service suppliers.
International Organization for Standardization
www.iso.org
+41 22 749 01 11 / Switzerland
ISO is a network
of the national standards institutes of 148 countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland,
that coordinates the system.
International Standards
www.iso.ch/iso/en/CatalogueListPage.CatalogueList
From the International Organization for
Standardization.
International Telecommunication Union - ITU
www.itu.int
An international organization within the United Nations
System where governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services, and publishes telecommunication technology,
regulatory and standards information.
IP/MPLS Forum
www.ipmplsforum.org
An international, non-profit association of service providers, equipment vendors,
testing centers and enterprise users whose mission is to drive the global success of IP/MPLS-based technology, networks, and services while
focusing on application and deployment solutions.
ISA
www.isa.org
919-549-8411 / Research Triangle Park, NC
Develops standards, certifies industry professionals,
provides education and training, publishes books and technical articles, and hosts the largest conference and exhibition for automation professionals
in the Western Hemisphere.
ISDN
www.ralphb.net/ISDN/intro.html
Integrated Services Digital Network - tutorial.
ISO/IEC 18000-6:2004 (RFID)
www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=34117
Information
technology -- Radio frequency identification for item management -- Part 6: Parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 960
MHz.
ISO/IEC 18000-6:2004 defines the air interface for radio-frequency identification (RFID) devices operating in the 860 MHz to 960
MHz Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) band used in item management applications. Its purpose is to provide a common technical specification
for RFID devices that may be used by ISO committees developing RFID application standards.
ISO 9000 / ISO 14000
www.iso.ch/iso/en/iso9000-14000/index.html
ISO management systems, basics, facts on certification,
new management system standards, additional resources.
JEDEC
www.jedec.org
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association (originally known as the Joint Electron Device Engineering
Council)
MIL-STD & MIL-SPEC Documents
www.assist.daps.dla.mil/online/start
ASSIST-Quick Search provides direct access to Defense and Federal specifications and standards available in the official DoD repository
(including obsolete versions), the ASSIST database.
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)
www.soumu.go.jp/english
This is Japan's version of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC).
National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA)
www.nacla.net
407-333-3327 / Lake Mary, FL
Primary
mission is to evaluate U.S. laboratory accreditation bodies (ABs) and to grant recognition to those ABs found to be in compliance with NACLA
procedures & the relevant international standards for competent ABs.
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org
The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce
the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research,
training, and education.
NCSL International
www.ncsli.org
303-440-3339 / Boulder, CO
Our mission of is to advance technical and managerial
excellence in the field of metrology, measurement standards, conformity assessment, Instrument calibration, as well as test and measurement,
through voluntary activities aimed at improving product and service quality, productivity, and the competitiveness of member organizations
in the international marketplace.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
www.nist.gov
NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the
U.S. Commerce Department's Technology Administration. NIST's mission is to develop and promote measurement, standards, and technology to
enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life.
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)
www.ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/214/214.htm
301-975-4016
/ Gaithersburg, MD
Provides third-party accreditation to testing and calibration laboratories.
Office of Communication (Ofcom)
www.ofcom.org.uk
Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for
the U.K. communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services
Operations Security (OPSEC) Professional Society
www.opsecsociety.org
Furthers the practice of Operations Security
as a profession and fosters the highest quality of professionalism and competence among its members. OPSEC is a process used to deny to potential
adversaries information about capabilities and/or intentions by identifying, controlling and protecting evidence of the planning and executing
of sensitive activities.
Optical Society of America (OSA)
www.osa.org
Promotes the generation, application, archiving and worldwide dissemination
of knowledge in optics and photonics.
PC/104 Consortium
www.pc104.org
415-674-4504 / San Francisco, CA
A consortium of over 75 members worldwide
who have joined together to establish and maintain standards and disseminate information about PC/104 and other small form factors to manufacturers
and users, as well as to provide a liaison function between the PC/104 community and other standard organizations.
PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group
www.picmg.com
PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group) is
a consortium of over 600 companies who collaboratively develop open specifications for high performance telecommunications and industrial
computing applications.
PCI Special Interest Group
www.pcisig.com
PCI-SIG is the industry organization chartered to develop and manage
the PCI standard. With over 850 members, the PCI-SIG effectively places ownership and management of the PCI specifications in the hands of
the developer community.
Personal Communications Industry Association
www.pcia.com
PCIA represents companies that develop, own, manage and
operate towers, commercial rooftops and other facilities for the provision of all types of wireless, broadcasting and telecommunications
services.
PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA)
www.pxisa.org
303-652-2585 / Niwot, CO
An industry consortium who promotes and
maintains the PXI standard.
RF Energy Alliance
Dedicated to presenting solid-state RF energy's
true potential as a clean, highly efficient and controllable heat and power source. Members envision a fast-growing, innovative marketplace
built around this sustainable technology, contributing to quality of life across many applications.
Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association
www.The Satellite
Broadcasting and Communications Association of America is the national trade organization representing all segments of the satellite industry.
Solid-State Circuits Society
www.sscs.org
The Solid-State Circuits Society is interested in all aspects of solid-state
circuits: the design, testing and application of circuits and subsystems, as well as closely related topics in device technology and circuit
theory.
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
www.smpte.org
914-761-1100 / White Plains, NY
The
leading technical society for the motion imaging industry.
Standards & Handbooks References
www.enre.umd.edu/publications.htm
Broken into categories of Reliability, Maintainability,
Safety, Military, Human Factors, etc. These are not the actual documents, but are descriptions of what can be found in each one.
Standards Council of Canada
www.scc.ca
613-238-3222 / Ontario, Canada
A federal Crown corporation with the
mandate to promote efficient and effective standardization.
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
www.tiaonline.org
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
is a non-profit trade association serving the communications and information technology industry, with proven strengths in market development,
trade shows, domestic and international advocacy, standards development and enabling e-business.
The OPSEC Professional's Association
www.opsecprofessionals.org
206-426-1379 / Hesperia, CA
The Operations Security
Professional's Association (OSPA) is a tax exempt Non-profit organization dedicated to improving awareness of Operations Security procedures,
as well as building cohesion amongst its members. OSPA members work together behind the scenes to further the discipline, as well as creating
and sharing information on a wide range of subjects, such as information security, OPSEC briefings, Security Briefings, OPSEC program management
and more.
UMTS
www.umts-forum.org
The UMTS Forum - international body for promoting 3G systems (Universal Mobile Telephone
System)
UMTS World
www.umtsworld.com
UMTS news, industry, technology information, applications, events, articles, resources,
history, links, and downloads.
USB Implementers Forum, Inc
www.usb.org
USB Implementers Forum, Inc. is a non-profit corporation founded by the
group of companies that developed the Universal Serial Bus specification. The USB-IF was formed to provide a support organization and forum
for the advancement and adoption of Universal Serial Bus technology.
VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA)
www.vita.com
VITA, the VMEbus International Trade Association, is
an incorporated, non-profit organization of vendors and users having a common market interest. VITA believes in and champions open system
architectures as opposed to proprietary system architectures.
Wideband Communications
www.highfrequencyelectronics.com/Archives/Jan05/HFE0105_Tutorial.pdf
"A Summary of FCC
Rules for Ultra Wideband Communications," compliments of Gary Breed, editor of High Frequency Electronics magazine, January 2005 edition.
Wi-Fi Alliance
www.wirelessethernet.org
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a nonprofit international association formed in 1999
to certify interoperability of wireless Local Area Network products based on IEEE 802.11 specification. Currently the Wi-Fi Alliance has
over 200 member companies from around the world, and over 1000 products have received Wi-Fi certification since certification began in March
of 2000. The goal of the Wi-Fi Alliance's members is to enhance the user experience through product interoperability.
ZigBee
www.zigbee.org
The low power, short range, low data rate version of Bluetooth, kinda.