The Sections Congress is held every 3 years and leaders from the IEEE sections all over the world come for training, to meet and network with leaders from other IEEE sections and IEEE staff and to discuss and vote on important initiatives for the future of the organization.

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Potential participants include users and producers of systems and components for telecommunications carriers, Internet exchanges, financial markets, data centers, multiple system operators (MSOs) networking systems, high-performance computing, network storage and servers and other individuals interested in future IEEE 802.3 Ethernet wireline standards.

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Other wireless networking standards, such as IEEE 802.11a, now showing up in new products, offer a faster network connection.

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He is also a Senior member of the IEEE, Leader in the Gerson Lehrman Group Councils of Advisors and a member of the Consultants Network of Silicon Valley (CNSV).

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"The hybrid home network is clearly the network of the future - offering the best networking technology to meet the consumer's needs - so IEEE establishing this standard is significant, " said Rob Ranck, president of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance.

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