Importance of Standards

Importance of standards

•     Devices need to communicate: they Need a standard/common language. It is called a Protocol. A communication protocol.
• Devices from one manufacturer need to work with a device from another manufacturer.
•  Imagine a D-Link WAP: Laptops need to connect to it; PDAs need to connect to it; 3COM Wireless NICs need to connect to it; They use a standard – eg 802.11g. This is a wireless communication protocol that all these devices can use to connect.
• Having standards means that Products will…