IEEE · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Standards organization whose electrical, switchgear, and media-sanitization specifications are written into data-center design bases and contracts alongside ANSI and NFPA.
Current numbers
D3.3; 3rd SA recirculation closed 2026-10-10IEEE project status for candidate higher-rate PMDs
50G→400G/laneLane-rate ladder; 400G/lane is IEEE P802.3dv work and vendor demos, not shipping; check electrical attachment and optical PMD separately
NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2The governing media-sanitization guideline: Clear / Purge / Destroy, with verification and validation; techniques per IEEE 2883