Standards Research

The following website may be used for reference to complete this assignment. The website represents an electronic document titled “Standards Organizations,” written by William Stallings (2009), located at http://www.box.net/shared/9dtnzvwys8/1/15730219/164146343/1.

Write a fully three (3) developed paper in which you:

1. Select one of the working groups in the IETF or IEEE and briefly summarize what this group is working on. 
2. Justify the need of the IEEE 802 standard used in networking.  
3. Evaluate the three standard organizations including IEEE, ISO, and ANSI to determine the most important for communication technology.  
4. Take a position on the need for a federal regulating body of standards such as NIST. Include supporting evidence to justify your opinion. 
5. Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.