IEEE standards for communications and networking [Guest Editorial]

This is the third Feature Topic in the series on IEEE Standards for Communications and Networking. It follows the July 2008 and January 2009 issues. We refer readers to the first article in the July 2008 Feature Topic by Don Wright related to the ecosystem of IEEE standards development. That article may well serve as a prelude to every Feature Topic related to IEEE standards since it gives to the reader an understanding of the environment in which IEEE standards are created.