As winter approaches, many of the TIA engineering committees and subcommittees are scheduling face-to-face standards meetings. The new few months will be busy, as the committees meet in far-flung cities from Kauai, Hawaii to Miami Beach, Fla.

TIA members who are interested in the standards-setting process, even if they are not members of specific committees, should peruse the following list for an update on the various committee meetings.

The TR-41 Committee: User Premises Telecommunications Requirements, will meet November 5-9 in Albuqueque, N.M.  The committee is chaired by Stephen Whitesell of VTech.  For more information, please contact Ronda Coulter at rcoulter@tiaonline.org or +1.703.907.7974.

The TR-45 Committee: Mobile and Personal Communications Systems Standards, will meet November 29-30 in Kauai, Hawaii.  The committee is chaired by Cheryl J. Blum of Alcatel-Lucent. The following week, December 3-7, TR-45's subcommittees will meet to discuss issues pertinent to their specific areas of responsibility. For more information, please contact Peter Bogard at pbogard@tiaonline.org or +1.703.907.7961.

The TR-30 Committee: Multi-Media Access, Protocols and Interfaces, will meet December 3-7 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The committee is chaired by Fred A. Lucas of FAL Associates. For more information, please contact Ronda Coulter at rcoulter@tiaonline.org or +1.703.907.7974.

The TR-47 Committee: Terrestrial Mobile Multimedia Multicast, will meet December 10-12 in Kauai, Hawaii.  Elections for Chair and Vice-Chair will be held at this meeting. For more information, please contact Marianna Kramarikova at mkramarikova@tiaonline.org or +1.703.907.7706.

The TR-42.7 Subcommittee: Telecommunications Copper Cabling Systems, will meet December 11-13 in Miami Beach, Fla.  The committee is chaired by Valerie Rybinski of Siemon. For more information, please contact Marianna Kramarikova at mkramarikova@tiaonline.org or +1.703.907.7706.

The TR-8 Committee: Mobile and Personal Private Radio Standards, will meet January 7-11 in Mesa, Ariz.  The committee will be chaired by John Oblak of EF Johnson.  For more information, please contact Ronda Coulter at rcoulter@tiaonline.org or +1.703.907.7974.

For information on TIA's standards work, please contact Ian Martinez at imartinez@tiaonline.org or 703.907.7723.

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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is holding its World Standards Week 2007 this week in Washington, D.C., including a number of forums and panel discussions, as well as its 2007 Leadership and Service Awards ceremony tonight (Wednesday, October 17).  The awards are given to recipients for their "significant contributions to national and international standardization activities, as well as an ongoing commitment to their industry, their nation, and the enhancement of the global voluntary consensus standards system." 

TIA CTO Dan Bart was among the winners of the award announced last month, and will receive the Howard Coonley Medal which recognizes an executive "[who] has benefited the national economy through voluntary standardization and conformity assessment and has given outstanding support to standardization as a management tool."  ANSI cited Bart's active promotion of standardization programs and partnerships for the industry and his long careers with the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) and TIA.  This is Bart's second ANSI award; he won ANSI's Meritorious Service Award in 2004.

TIA will actively participate in the ceremony honoring Bart, as well as the U.S. Celebration of Standards Day, the following day, including a reception and exhibition and an additional ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center at 1330 Pennsylvania Ave.  For a full schedule of World Standards Week event schedule, click here.   Participants can also register for the remaining events at this site. 

For questions or comments about the award or TIA's involvement in the global standards process, please contact Ian Martinez at +1.703.907.7723 or imartinez@tiaonline.org.

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TIA's TR-42.9 Industrial Telecommunications Infrastructure Subcommittee will hold two teleconferences next week, on October 23 and October 25. 

Both conferences convene at 2:00 p.m. 

Please contact Marianna Kramarikova for more information, including dial-in and passcode information, at mkramarikova@tiaonline.org and +1.703.907.7706.

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

New Projects Proposal Ballots:
Project Proposal No. 3-3648-RV3, proposed creation of a new TIA standard C.S0018-C Ver1.0 EVRC Release-C Minimum Performance Specification (if approved, to be published as TIA-718-C). 10/15

Project Proposal No. 3-0144-RV3, proposed creation of a new TIA standard Band Class Specification for cdma2000® Spread Spectrum Systems (if approved, to be published as TIA-1030-C). 10/15

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.000-RV2, proposed creation of a new TIA standard All-IP Core Network Multimedia Domain – Overview (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.000-RV2). 10/15

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.002-RV2, proposed creation of a new TIA standard All-IP Core Network Multimedia Domain; IP Multimedia Subsystem – Stage 2 (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.002-B). 10/15

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.003-RV2, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, All-IP Core Network Multimedia Domain; IP Multimedia Subsystem – IP Multimedia Call Model; Stage 2 (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.003-B). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.004-RV2, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, All-IP Core Network Multimedia Domain; IP Multimedia Call Control Protocol Based on SIP and SDP – Stage 3 (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.004-RV2). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.005-RV2, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, All-IP Core Network Multimedia Domain; IP Multimedia Subsystem Cx Interface Signaling Flows and Message Contents (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.005-RV2). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.006-RV2, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, All-IP Core Network Multimedia Domain; Cx Interface Based on the Diameter Protocol; Protocol Details (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.006-B). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.009, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, IMS/MMD Call Flow Samples (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.009). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.010-RV2, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, All-IP Core Network Multimedia Domain; IP Multimedia Subsystem Sh Interface; Signaling Flows and Message Contents – Stage 2 (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.010-B). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.011-RV2, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, All-IP Core Network Multimedia Domain; Sh Interface based on Diameter Protocols; Protocol Details – Stage 3 (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.011-B). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.012, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, All-IP Core Network Multimedia Domain; Service Based Bearer Control – Stage 2 (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.012). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.013, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, All-IP Core Network Multimedia Domain; Service Based Bearer Control – Tx Interface Stage-3 (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.013). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.014, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, All-IP Core Network Multimedia Domain; Service Based Bearer Control – Ty Interface Stage-3 (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.014). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-4935.016, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, All-IP Core Network Multimedia Domain; Messaging service using the IP Multimedia (IM) Subsystem (IMS) (if approved, to be published as TIA-873.016). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-0291.000, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, CAN Overview and List of Parts (if approved, to be published as TIA-1137.000). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-0291.102, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, Multiple Authentication and 2G RUIM Support (if approved, to be published as TIA-1137.102). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-0291.210, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, Client MIP Based Inter-AGW Handoff (if approved, to be published as TIA-1137.210). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-0291.220, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, Proxy MIP Based Inter-AGW Handoff (if approved, to be published as TIA-1137.220). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-0291.300, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, CAN QoS Support (if approved, to be published as TIA-1137.300). 10/22

Project Proposal No. 3-0291.400, proposed creation of a new TIA standard, CAN Offline Accounting (if approved, to be published as TIA-1137.400). 10/22

New Standards Proposal Ballots:
Standards Proposal No. 3-0177-C, proposed revision to a TIA Standard, Generic Telecommunications Cabling for Customer Premises (if approved, to be published as TIA-568-C.0) 10/22

Standards Proposal Number SP-3-3272-RV3, proposed revision to a TIA Standard, Test Method for Evaluating Fungus Resistance of Optical Fiber and Cable (if approved, to be published as TIA-455-56-C 10/22

Standards Proposal No. 3-1790-RV2-1, proposed revision of a TIA Standard, Fluid Immersion Test for Fiber Optic Components (if approved, to be published as TIA-455-12B) 10/22

Standards Proposal Number SP-3-0092-AD1-1 , proposed addenda to a TIA Standard, Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers - Data Center Coaxial cable and T-1, T-3, E-1, and E-3 circuit distances (if approved, to be published as TIA-942-1) 10/22

Standards Proposal Number 3-3490-RV2-AD1-B, proposed addendum to a TIA Standard, Residential Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard, Addendum 1- Additional Requirements for Broadband Coaxial Cabling (if approved, to be published as TIA-570-B-1) 10/22

Standards Proposal No. 3-4156-RV1-AD1-C, 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) 10/22

American National Standards:

TIA-41.200-E, Mobile Application Part (MAP) – Intersystem Handoff 10/22

TIA-41.323-E, Mobile Application Part (MAP) – Voice Feature Scenarios: Call Waiting 10/22

*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 upcoming standards meetings or events.

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