AVNU ALLIANCE INC

THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE THE RAPID, BROAD AND OPEN INDUSTRY ADOPTION OF STANDARDS-BASED NETWORKING FEATURES FOR TIME-SENSITIVE, HIGHLY RELIABLE AUDIO/VIDEO APPLICATIONS. WHILE THE LAYER-2 STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY THE IEEE 802.1 AVB TASK GROUP PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR SAID FEATURES, OTHER STANDARDS AND/OR SPECIFICATIONS WILL ALSO BE REFERENCED OR EMPLOYED AS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A QUALITY END-TO-END COMPATIBILITY AND EXPERIENCE. TO THIS END IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE CORPORATION WILL ENGAGE IN THE FOLLOWING AS APPROPRIATE: 1. PROVIDE A FORUM WHERE PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFY AND DOCUMENT TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR VERIFYING CONFORMANCE TO RELEVANT STANDARDS (E.G. THE IEEE 802.1 AVB STANDARDS, BUT NOT STRICTLY LIMITED TO THESE). 2. EDUCATE CUSTOMERS AS TO THE APPLICATIONS, VALUE, AND BENEFITS OF NETWORKED SYSTEMS BASED ON AVB STANDARDS. 3. PROTECT THE NEEDS OF CUSTOMERS AND INCREASE COMPETITION AMONG VENDORS BY SUPPORTING THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CONFO