Standards
A standard specification is an explicit set of requirements for an item, material, component, system, or service. In the EMC field, there are several organizations that set standards for performance. The largest of these organizations are the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the US Military (MILSTD).
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