| Broadband
Content Delivery Forum |
This
industry group
focuses on broadband content mediation and delivery technologies. The BCDF
is working on mechanisms for a 'network login,' and for service
advertisements, allowing service providers to recognize their
subscribers and offer highly personalized content and applications
services. |
| The
IP Detail Record (IPDR) Initiative
|
The IP detail record
(IPDR) initiative aims to
define the essential elements of data exchange between network elements,
operation support systems and business support systems.
|
| The
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
The
IEEE is a not-for-profit association fostering technological
innovation in electro- and information technologies. |
Internet2
Abilene |
The
Internet2 project is being led by over 160 leading US universities,
working with industry and government, to enable and facilitate the
advanced network applications necessary to meet emerging needs in
higher education.
The Internet2 QBone initiative
http://www.internet2.edu/qos/qbone/
Abilene is an advanced backbone
network that connects regional network aggregation points, called
gigaPoPs, to support the work of Internet2
universities as they develop advanced Internet applications. |
| The
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) |
The
Internet Engineering Task Force (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. |
| The
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
The
ITU, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland is an international
organization within which governments and the private sector
coordinate global telecom networks and services. |
| The
iNOW! Internet Telephony Interoperability Profile Group |
An
initiative to enable IP Telephony interoperability |
| The
MPLS Forum |
The MPLS
Forum is an international industry forum accelerating the adoption
of Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and its associated
technologies. |
| Softswitch
Consortium |
The
Softswitch Consortium promotes open standards and protocols for
distributed hardware and software which can seamlessly interconnect
the traditional telephone network with applications currently
available only over the Internet. The group plans to promote
seamless interconnection between both the transport and signaling
networks of IP and traditional telephone networks; and open,
standardized application development environments. |
