As currently defined, IEEE Network covers the following areas: 1. network protocols and architectures, 2. Protocol design and validation, 3. Communication software and its development and test, 4. Network control and signalling, 5. network management, 6. Practical network implementations including local area networks, (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks, (WANs), 7. Switching and processing in integrated (voice/data) networks and network components, 8. Micro-to-host communication.

正如目前所定義的，IEEE網絡涵蓋以下領域：1.網絡協議和架構，2.方案設計和驗證，3.通信軟件及其開發與測試，4.網絡控制和信號發送，5.網絡管理，6.實際的網絡實現包括局域網（LAN）、城域網（MANS）和廣域網（WAN），7.集成（語音/數據）網絡和網絡組件中的交換和處理，8.微對主機通信。