IEEE SA Working Groups

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Technology

IEEE SA Working Groups15 June 2021

Technology’s Essential Ingredient: Measurement Standardization

Why Is Standardized Measurement Important? There are currently nearly 1,200 IEEE standards and more than 900 projects under development that impact our everyday life across the world. And behind these critical technical standards is an ongoing effort to ensure a uniform, fundamental, and consistent measurement system needed for them to…
Connectivity & Telecom

IEEE SA Working Groups13 May 2021

Data Privacy and Ease-of-Use in Wireless Networks

Wireless technology has evolved enormously since the 1999 Macworld trade show, at which Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced Apple’s AirPort wireless base station and iBook—the first Wi-Fi products widely marketed to consumers, enabled by the IEEE 802.11b™ Standard. They were a great success, and PC vendors soon followed suit, sparking…
Connectivity & Telecom

IEEE SA Working Groups27 April 2021

Four IEEE Standards to Guide the Future of Online Gaming and Esports

Why Are Gaming and Esports Industry Standards Needed? Online gaming is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing industries, with 2.7 billion global participants in 2020 (up from 2.2 billion two years earlier), and an estimated $180 billion in revenues in 2020 expected to nearly double by 2026. This growth…
Connectivity & Telecom

IEEE SA Working Groups3 March 2021

Expanding Singlemode Fiber Capabilities in Ethernet Applications

The lifecycles of technology innovation and standards refinement are tightly entwined in a space as huge and long-lasting as Ethernet. For example, the new IEEE 802.3cu™, IEEE Draft Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Physical Layers and Management Parameters for 100 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Operation over Single-Mode Fiber at 100 Gb/s…
Technology

IEEE SA Working Groups10 December 2020

IEEE 3079 Standards Aim to Tackle Cybersickness in Virtual Reality

Head-mounted displays (HMDs) for virtual reality (VR) began arriving in the global marketplace in the mid 2010s, and their initial popular uptake quickly confirmed developers’ belief in their promise across a wide range of application areas including medicine, education, art, and especially gaming. But almost as quickly, a hurdle to…
Mobility

IEEE SA Working Groups26 October 2020

IEEE 802.1AS-2020 Standard Fuels Growth of Industrial Automation, Automotive Networking, and 5G Applications

With a growing need for Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), primarily to meet new and developing industrial automation and in-vehicle networking applications, the IEEE 802.1 Working Group continues to expand the development of standards for the transport of synchronized time over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) and Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) networks. This is essential…
Connectivity & Telecom

IEEE SA Working Groups19 October 2020

New IEEE 802.3™ Standards Provide Platforms for the Next Ethernet Innovations

Pragmatic, market-driven standardization continually expands the low-cost foundation on which Ethernet innovation takes place, across the technology’s sprawling horizon of use cases. Standards development through the IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet Working Group for decades has helped support the creation of more varied and powerful solutions at a better cost structure. Because…
Learning & Education

IEEE SA Working Groups10 October 2020

New Standard Will Help Nations Accelerate Digital Literacy and Digital Skills Building

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a global rush towards the digital transformation of nearly all aspects of daily life. Given the pace of these changes, digital literacy and digital skills have become a mandatory part of education and training for all people. It is critical for nations to rapidly…
Healthcare & Life Sciences

IEEE SA Working Groups13 August 2020

Sharing Analytics: Developing A Standard To Employ High Impact Analytics Without Stressing Networks

Since the recent outbreak of COVID-19, clinical researchers, drug manufacturers, economists, social scientists, and other experts have sought access to data for analytics. Much of the data resides in disparate networks and within organizational boundaries. It takes considerable time and effort to obtain permission to acquire this data, to gain…
Technology

IEEE SA Working Groups11 August 2020

Fostering Process Standardization in Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency industry has grown rapidly into a very large industry, with numerous “coins,” hundreds of exchanges, and payments exceeding $1 million USD each day. A lack of globally relevant industry standards in the field has held back its widespread adoption among business and consumers. Consumers have found it difficult…