Does this really need a standard? Seems like something that a manufacture could just do.

Could Microsoft have created a new C/C++ standard library that was .NET enabled? Effectively giving the advantages of .NET (managed code) to standard C/C++ programs? Or maybe a better question would be could the VS compiler create .NET byte code from C/C++ programs? If doable this would have been an interesting solution as all programs compiled for Windows using VS and/or Microsoft's standard libraries would automatically become .NET applications.

The original goal of iSCSI wasn't to avoid using Fiber, it was to avoid using Fiber Channel and requiring the creation of a second network, dedicated to storage, that is managed separately from the standard data network.

A VLAN is a layer 2 technology and can span across multiple switches. In Cisco IOS you can create a layer 3 interface to a VLAN.

How secure is data when using EAP-TLS? I understand that the device is authenticated by a certificate and the users credentials are also validated. But what protects the data? WEP? WPA2? TLS?