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 +1.703.907.7743

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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 will be holding their 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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The Telecommunications Industry Association (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 that 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 over 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 3-0280, New TSB, Test Source Launch Conditions Guidelines for Testing Installed Multimode Cabling - if interested contact Steve Swanson, Corning, Inc., at 607.974.4252, or via email at swansonse@corning.com

NEW STANDARDS PROPOSALS BALLOTS (ANSI):

Standards Proposal No. 3-4426-AD10-D-1, proposed addendum of an existing TIA Standard, “Transmission Performance Specifications for 4-Pair 100 Ohm Augmented Category 6 Cabling”, (if approved, to be published as TIA-568-B.2-10)

 Standards Proposal No. 3-4425-RV3-B, proposed revision to a TIA Standard, “Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard”, (if approved, to be published as TIA-568-C.1)

Standards Proposal No. 3-4655-RF1, proposed reaffirmation of a TIA Standard, “Building Automation Systems Cabling Standard for Commercial Buildings”, (if approved, to be reaffirmed as TIA-862)

Standards Proposal No. 3-0177-B, proposed revision to a TIA Standard, “Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises”, (if approved, to be published as TIA-568-C.0)

Standards Proposal No. 3-3894-RV3-B, proposed revision of TIA Standard TIA-568-B.3 “Optical Fiber Cabling Component Standard” (if approved, to be published as ANSI/TIA-568-C.3)

Standards Proposal No. 3-0006-RV2-A, proposed revision of a TIA Standard, “Detail specification for 62.5-µm core diameter/125-µm cladding diameter class Ia graded-index multimode optical fibers”, (if approved, to be published as TIA-492AAAA-B)

Standards Proposal No. 3-3832-RV1-A, proposed revision of a TIA Standard, “Detail specification for 50-µm core diameter/125-µm cladding diameter class Ia graded-index multimode optical fibers”, (if approved, to be published as TIA-492AAAB-A)

Standards Proposal No. 3-0035-RV2-A, proposed revision of a TIA Standard, “Detail specification for 850-nm laser-optimized, 50-µm core diameter/125-µm cladding diameter class Ia graded-index multimode optical fibers”, (if approved, to be published as TIA-492AAAC-B)

Standards Proposal No. 3-4156-RV1-AD1-B, proposed addendum to a TIA Standard, “Administration Standard for Commercial Telecommunications Infrastructure – Addendum 1 – Equipment Rooms and Data Center Computer Rooms”, (if approved, to be published as TIA-606-A-1)

NEW PROJECT NUMBERS BALLOTS:

Project Proposal No. 3-0285, proposed creation of a new TIA standard “Interoperability Specification (IOS) Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) Radio Access Network Interfaces” (if approved, to be published as TIA -1134)

 Project Proposal No. 3-4822-F, proposed creation of new TIA Standard, “Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Industrial Premises”, (if approved, to be published as TIA-1005)

PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE

TIA-1120, Forward Link Only Transport Specification

 TIA-1122, VoIP Codecs and protocols for cdma2000® Spread Spectrum Systems

 TIA-1099 Erratum, Forward Link Only Air Interface Specification for Terrestrial Mobile Multimedia Multicast

TIA-472D000-B, Sectional Specification (Adopted ICEA S-87-640-2006) Standard for Optical Fiber Outside Plant Communications Cable

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS

TIA-222-G-1, Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Supporting Structures – Addendum 1

J-STD-025-B-2, Lawfully Authorized Electronic Surveillance (LAES) - Addendum 2 - Support for Carrier Identity

TIA-1063, Telephony Aspects of MLTS and Packet-based Equipment, including VoIP Analog Telephone Port Requirements for Packet-based User Premises Terminal Adapters

TIA-912-B, Telecommunications - IP Telephony Equipment Voice Gateway Transmission Requirements

TIA ONLY DOCUMENTS/INTERIM STANDARDS

TIA-102.BACA-1, Project 25 Inter-RF Subsystem Interface Messages and Procedures, Addendum 1,- Erratum 1 to Fix Errors and Omissions

TIA-102.BACA-2, Project 25 Inter-RF Subsystem Interface Messages and Procedures, -Addendum 2, Trunked Console ISSI

TIA-102.BACA-3, Project 25 Inter-RF Subsystem Interface Messages and Procedures for Voice and Mobility Management Services, Addendum 3, - Supplementary Data

TIA-102.CADA, Project 25 Fixed Station Interface Conformance Test Procedure"

TIA-102.BACD, "Project 25 Inter-RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) Messages and Procedures for Supplementary Data"

TIA-102.CACA, "Project 25 Inter-RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) Measurement Methods for Voice Services"

TIA-102.CACB, "Project 25 Inter-RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) Performance Recommendations for Voice Services"

TIA-1099, "Forward Link Only Air Interface Specification for Terrestrial Mobile Multimedia Multicast

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS BULLETIN (TSB):

TSB-143, Fiber Optic Power Meters: Measurement and Application Issues

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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