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Solarflare Communications actively participates in organizations that develop industry communication standards including:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
www.IEEE802.org
The IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee develops Local Area Network standards and Metropolitan Area Network standards. The most widely used standards are for the Ethernet family, Token Ring, Wireless LAN, Bridging and Virtual Bridged LANs. An individual Working Group provides the focus for each area. Working Group IEEE 802.3 is responsible for Ethernet based LANs.
IEEE P802.3 10GBASE-T Study Group
http://www.ieee802.org/3/an/public/index.html
The mission of the Ethernet Alliance is to promote industry awareness, acceptance, and advancement of technology and products based on both existing and emerging IEEE 802 Ethernet standards and their management. The Ethernet Alliance will provide resources to establish and demonstrate multi-vendor interoperability of IEEE 802 Ethernet products and their management.
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) tests networking and data communications products. Since 1988, the laboratory has fostered multi-vendor interoperability while preparing UNH students for careers in the industry. The laboratory has grown steadily into one of the industry's premier independent proving grounds for new technologies.
Solarflare is particularly active in the UNH-IOL 10 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium. It is an industry-supported organization that works in conjunction with its member companies to provide a neutral test environment and industry accepted test methodologies for the purpose of promoting and fostering conformance and interoperability of 10 Gigabit Ethernet devices.
Fabless Semiconductor Association
www.fsa.org
FSA is the voice of the global fabless business model. Industry leaders incorporated FSA in 1994 on the premise that the fabless business model would be a viable, long-term business model. Today, the viability of outsourcing as a sustainable business model for the industry has been proven, and FSA is focused on the perpetuation of this business model throughout the worldwide semiconductor industry.
TIA is the leading trade association for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. As owner and producer of GLOBALCOMM™, TIA serves ICT suppliers to global markets through its leadership in standards development, domestic and international policy advocacy, and facilitating member business opportunities. TIA represents the communications sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA).
The TR-42.7 Subcommittee develops and maintains telecommunications copper cabling component and system requirements for premises networks. This includes performance specifications, qualification procedures, and test methods for connecting hardware (including modular patch cords) and cable.
Distributed Management Task Force, Inc.
www.dmtf.org
With more than 3,500 active participants representing 39 countries and nearly 200 organizations, the Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF) is the industry organization leading the development of management standards and the promotion of interoperability for enterprise and Internet environments. DMTF standards provide common management infrastructure components for instrumentation, control and communication in a platform-independent and technology neutral way. DMTF standards include the Common Information Model (CIM), communication/control protocols like Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) and Web Services for Management (WS-Management), and the Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) initiative.
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI-SIG) is the industry organization that is chartered with maintenance of the PCI bus specification. The PCI-SIG effectively places ownership and management of the PCI specifications in the hands of the developer community. The PCI-SIG works to support new requirements to the specification while maintaining backward compatibility for all PCI revisions and addenda. The PCI-SIG works on behalf of the entire industry, not specific vendor interests.