The International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 204 for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS); ISO/TC204 is proud to announce the upcoming publication of ISO International Standard 24535: Automatic vehicle identification — Basic electronic registration identification (Basic ERI).

Developed in ISO/TC204’s Working Group 4 (Automotive vehicle & equipment identification), Basic ERI is a simple electronic system that uniquely identifies a registered vehicle and promises to improve road safety, enhance traffic management, deter crime and help enhance operation efficiency of public authorities. Basic ERI can also be used to support end-of-life mandatory provisions, such as Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament on end-of-life vehicles (ELV directive).

As both the International Secretariat to ISO/TC204, as well as the the administrator of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO/TC204, TIA plays a critical role in bringing these important technologies to market.  If you would like to participate in the development of these proposed standards or wish to receive additional information on the work of ISO/TC204 or the US TAG, please contact Tyler Messa at: tmessa@tiaonline.org or +1.703.907.7743

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The 11th meeting of the TIA TR-47 Terrestrial Mobile Multimedia Multicast Committee was held this week in San Diego, Calif. The full committee worked out a legal liaison letter for the Mobile Digital TV liaison agreement with the Mobile DTV Alliance.

Subcommittee meetings for 47.1 and 47.2 then convened, in part to draft progress reports on the subcommittees' work.

For any questions, please contact Marianna Kramarikova at 703.907.7706 or mkramarikova@tiaonline.org.

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TR-42.3, TIA's Commercial Building Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces Subcommittee, will create a new working group to revise the J-STD-607-A standard, Commercial Building Grounding (Earthing) and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications, this fall.  The Working Group will be chaired by Mark Harger of Harger Lightning and Grounding, while the secretary will be Ray Emplit of Wiremold/Legrand, who is currently Vice-Chair of the 42.3 Committee.

The 42.3 Subcommittee will meet this September 24-28 in Palm Springs, Calif., to discuss the scope and formal name of the new working group.

For questions about the upcoming meeting, please contact Marianna Kramarikova at 703.907.7706 or mkramarikova@tiaonline.org.

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The International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 204 for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS); ISO/TC204, is proud to announce the commencement of work on three proposed international standards designed to significantly improve vehicle/roadway safety.  Currently being developed by Working Group 14, Vehicle/roadway warning and control systems, the proposed standards make use of preventative technologies aimed at helping prevent vehicle collisions. They include:

• Lane keeping assist systems (LKAS)
• Curve speed warning systems (CSWS)
• Adaptive cruise control systems (ACC)

As both the International Secretariat to ISO/TC204, as well as the the administrator of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO/TC204, TIA plays a critical role in bringing these important technologies to market. If you would like to participate in the development of these proposed standards, or wish to receive additional information on the work of ISO/TC204 or the US TAG, please contact Tyler Messa at: tmessa@tiaonline.org or 703.907.7743

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Several standards committees, including a new one, will hold meetings this month. TIA's new TR-48 Telematics Committee's kick-off meeting will be held on August 16 at the TIA offices.  This committee will discuss issues of intelligent transportation and communication. If you are interested in attending the meeting, please contact Chenoa Ellison at cellison@tiaonline.org.

TR-41 User Premises Telecommunications Requirements is holding its meeting during the week of August 13–17 in Ottawa, Canada. TR-41 addresses such issues as telephone hand and headset acoustical performance and VoIP technology.

The TR-8 is holding a meeting in Baltimore, Md.  This meeting is being held in conjunction with the APCO Project 25 conference taking place this week.

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TIA sent a letter to Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) and Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio) on April 20 responding to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) report entitled "FIRST RESPONDERS: Much Work Remains to Improve Communications Interoperability" (GAO-07-301). Project 25 (P25) is an interoperability suite of standards for digital two-way wireless communications products and systems. The P25 standards are created by a committee of manufacturers, public safety agencies, and state and federal communications professionals to provide detailed standards for the design of communications systems so all purchasers of P25-compatible equipment can communicate with each other. See the details in the P25 letter.

As the publisher of the P25 standards, TIA takes its role in improving the technology that supports first responders very seriously and agrees with the GAO's conclusion that "a comprehensive suite of standards such as Project 25 is critical to achieving interoperability among different manufacturers' products." However, TIA believes the report contains a number of misleading statements that could lead to an inaccurate perception of the current state of interoperability.

In its letter, TIA highlighted that the P25 effort has resulted in the publication of 125 documents that support interoperability for public safety networks and that these documents "have been endorsed by numerous agencies including the Federal Communications Commission, the National Communications System, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Interior and the Department of Justice."

TIA contested the GAO's assertion that "a lack of compliance testing has limited product interoperability." While TIA is troubled about many of the GAO's findings, the letter concluded by reiterating TIA's commitment to improving communications interoperability at all levels of government. For more information, contact Danielle Jafari or call her at (703) 907-7734.

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If you are interested in participating in the development of the below standards or in any of the TIA standards developing process please complete an online application at http://www.tiaonline.org/standards/join/apply.cfm.

New Project Numbers:
Project Number 3-0095-RV1, Revise a TIA, Enhanced Cryptographic Algorithms – if interested contact Frank Quick via email at fquick@qualcomm.com

New Documents Available:
TIA-1036-A, Interoperability Test Specification for cdma2000® Air Interface
TIA-2001.1-D, Interoperability Specification (IOS) for cdma2000® Access Network Interfaces – Part 1: Overview
TIA-2001.5-D, Interoperability Specification (IOS) for cdma2000® Access Network Interfaces – Part 5: (A3 and A7 Interfaces)
TIA-2001.6-D, Interoperability Specification (IOS) for cdma2000® Access Network Interfaces – Part 6: (A8 and A9 Interfaces)

 *cdma2000® is the trademark for the technical nomenclature for certain specifications and standards of the Organizational Partners of 3GPP2. When applied to goods and services, the cdma2000® mark certifies their compliance with cdma2000® standards. Geographically (and as of the date of publication), cdma2000® is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA-USA) in the United States.

To check the status of any ballot (PN or SP), go to the TIA web page in the Standards Section to obtain current information. The link for PN ballots is:
http://www.tiaonline.org/standards/sfg/pn_report.cfm or for SP ballots
http://www.tiaonline.org/standards/committees/ballots/sp_report.cfm

Check the TIA Calendar for upcomming standards meetings or events.

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