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What is the relationship between the Gigabit Ethernet Consortium and the Gigabit Ethernet Standards bodies?

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What is the relationship between the Gigabit Ethernet Consortium and the Gigabit Ethernet Standards bodies?

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The Gigabit Ethernet Consortium is a separate entity from the IEEE 802.3 Working Group. The UNH-IOL has been a significant contributor to the refinement of the Gigabit Ethernet standard (IEEE Std 802.3TM-2002), attending and participating in most of the IEEE 802.3 meetings since the mid 1990s. The test suites developed by the Gigabit Ethernet Consortium are based heavily on the Gigabit Ethernet standard. In addition, the Gigabit Ethernet Consortium takes an active role in continuing to review the Gigabit Ethernet standard and will submit maintenance and interpretation requests to the IEEE 802.3 Working Group when necessary.