Cell Relay Archive[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index][Thread Index][Author Index][Subject Index] Re: ATM Forum UNI vs. "public" UNI
In article <ays-0603951206460001@get.hooked.net> ays@hooked.net (Alan Y. Schaevitz) writes: >The ATM Forum does not develop standards, it develops implementation >specifications based on standards (mostly ITU-T standards). Standards is as standards duz. The ATM Forum is presently _the_ pre-eminent standards body for private ATM, and is important in the public ATM space. ITU standards are labeled "Recommendations". ATMF standards are labeled "implementation agreements". ISO recommendations are labeled "International Standards". Internet Society standards are labeled "Request for Comments". These labels are not even trademarks. All are effectively standards IF they are adopted. ATMF has a fig leaf of following ITU, but in practice they lead as well as follow, diverge, and ignore as the membership chooses. Who writes the standards for "Industry Standard Architecture" clone PCs is left as an exercise for the reader. :-) ___ Fred R. Goldstein k1io fgoldstein@bbn.com Bolt Beranek & Newman Inc., Cambridge MA USA +1 617 873 3850 Opinions are mine alone; sharing requires permission. |
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