The next meeting for TIA Committee TR-47.1, dealing with Terrestrial Mobile Multimedia Multicast based on Forward Link Only technology, will be held Wednesday, October 3 at TIA headquarters in Arlington, VA. 

Please note that there will be no hotel block for this meeting.  Contributions in advance of the meeting can be posted at: ftp://ftp.tiaonline.org/TR-47/TR471/Working/   Participants are encouraged to log in here, and then post to the "Meeting 13 Arlington" section.  Meeting contributions are due Wednesday, September 26.

For a full meeting agenda, click here.

For questions about the upcoming TR-47.1 meeting or related issues, please contact Marianna Kramarikova at 703.907.7706 or mkramarikova@tiaonline.org.

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At this year's BICSI Fall Conference, you'll notice senior TIA staff present at our booth, proudly highlighting our TR-42 Engineering Committee and the work it does with BICSI that benefits so many of our members.

TIA’s Engineering Committee TR-42 develops and maintains voluntary standards for telecommunications cabling infrastructure in user-owned buildings such as commercial buildings, residential buildings, homes, data centers and industrial buildings. TR-42 works with BICSI  as it is the biggest driving force in the design and installation of code and standards based telecommunication systems. 

BICSI's Fall Conference 2007 is September 10-13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. TIA will hold a drawing for a free copy of the Market Review & Forecast and will be present to educate all conference attendees on TR-42 standards and the benefits of TIA membership.

For questions regarding TR-42, please contact Stephanie Montgomery at 703.907.7735 or smontgomery@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 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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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)

New Project Numbers Ballots:

Project Number 3-4316-RV1, a proposed reaffirmation of a TIA Standard, Procedure for Applying Loads Directly to the Fiber in Optical Connectors or Fiber/Ferrule Assemblies to Quantify Fiber Pushback, (if approved, to be published asTSB-62-10)

Project Number 3-3026-RV1, a proposed reaffirmation of a TIA Standard, Blank Detail Specification for Conventional, Permanent, Optical Fiber Splices, (if approved, to be published asTIA-609AA00)

Project Number 3-3027-RV1, a proposed reaffirmation of a TIA Standard, Sectional Specification for Conventional, Permanent, Optical Fiber Splices, (if approved, to be published asTIA-609A000)

Project Number 3-3028-RV1, a proposed reaffirmation of a TIA Standard, Generic Specification for Optical Fiber Splices, (if approved, to be published asTIA-6090000)

 *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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