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IEEE stands for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. It is a professional association with a nonprofit organization with its headquarter in New York in the United States of America. It is composed of engineers, scientists, allied professionals, advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE mainly focuses on the areas of Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Information Technology. 

History

On January 1, 1963, IEEE merged with two institutions, the AIEE (American Institute of Electrical Engineers) was founded in 1884 and the IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers) was founded in 1912 to form the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In the starting, it had 150, 000 members and 140, 000 from the United States. 

Characteristics

1. Compatibility: Able to achieve performance very similar to that currently offered by Ethernet, meeting the current traffic demands.
2. Technical societies: There are various technical areas addressed by IEEE’s 39 societies and each one focused on a certain knowledge area.
3. Media: Each of the IEEE standards specify the medium through which signals are traveled in a network. Like Twisted Pair cable, coaxial cable, etc.
4. Speed: The IEEE standard defines the maximum speed through which data can be transferred. Usually, the data transfer speed is in Mbps, but in some fast systems, it can go up to Gbps.
5. Access Method: IEEE standard defines the method through which a network system can access a transmission channel to send/receive the data.
6. Topology: Topology used by the network can be implemented using the IEEE LAN standard.

List of IEEE standards 

Here is a list of IEEE standards used in computer networking, also known as IEEE 802 standards, the list is as follows:

IEEE Standard	Description
IEEE 802	For LAN/MAN networks
IEEE 802.1	Standards for LAN/MAN management and bridging and remote media access control bridging.
IEEE 802.2	For Logical Link Control connectivity.
IEEE 802.3	Standards for CSMA/CD.
IEEE 802.4	Standards for the token passing bus access.
IEEE 802.5	For communication between LAN and MAN, and standard for token ring access.
IEEE 802.6	For exchanging information between systems
IEEE 802.7	For broadband LAN cable
IEEE 802.8	For Fiber-optic connection
IEEE 802.9	For integrated services, like voice-over video, etc.
IEEE 802.10	For security implementation in LAN/MAN
IEEE 802.11	For WiFi or Wireless Networking
IEEE 802.12	For demand Priority Access Method
IEEE 802.14	For Cable TV broadband communications
IEEE 802.15.2	For Bluetooth and Wifi co-existence mechanism
IEEE 802.15.4	For Wireless Sensors or Control Systems
IEEE 802.15.6	For Wireless Body Area Network, like Bluetooth low energy
IEEE 802.16	For Wireless Network connectivity, like WiMax
IEEE 802. 24	To facilitate collaboration and coordination among all IEEE 802 standards

Advantages

1. The data communication system is faster than the speed of transportation.
2. Multi-path propagation increases the transmission rate and reduces error incidence.
3. Manually fix the modulation used by the transmission.
4. Developing standards for the computer and electronic industry.
5. It is a non-profit professional association and works for the benefit of Humanity.

Disadvantages

1. It requires periodic maintenance.
2. Network security needs to stay secure.
3. It has unauthorized use.