More than 100 participants from over 20 countries gathered in Qingdao, China, October 15-19 for the 30th meeting of the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 204 for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), known as ISO/TC204. The event produced a number of positive developments in international standards for trade, sustainable development, security, health and safety issues and continued the committee's work in facilitating technological advances that transform the way people travel and communicate. The ISO/TC-204 meeting took place in Qingdao at the invitation of the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) and the Chinese Head of Delegation, Dr. Feng Bao. The meeting was made possible with generous sponsorship from ITS China and Hisense; a leading producer of Chinese electronics and home appliances.

As part of the meetings, an outreach workshop was held to help increase international participation in ISO/TC204.  Workshop attendees included leading representatives from Chinese research universities, as well as delegates from Vietnam and other Southeast Asian nations.  

One of the crowning achievements of the meetings was the unanimous decision of the committee to create a new working group (Working Group 17), Nomadic Devices in ITS Systems. The new working group will hold its first meeting on Jeju Island, Korea, on March 12, 2008. The meeting will be open to all interested parties. 

In addition, TC204 resolved to form a task force and encourage all interested parties to participate in a partnership project with the Republic of Korea known as the "Ubiquitous City" initiative. The project is intended to mobilize and promote the convergence of all communications technologies, locative media such as geographic information system (GIS) and global positioning system (GPS), radio frequency identification (RFID), databases, and other solutions to provide ubiquitous, city-wide access, with the aim of providing increased business and transport services. The task force will address standardization issues affecting this initiative and intends to hold its first meeting in the spring of 2008. 

TC204 also announced its plan to hold a special workshop at its autumn 2008 meeting in Ottawa, Canada. The workshop is a collaborative effort with the Asia Pacific Economic Council (APEC) and will focus on standardization initiatives being undertaken by APEC’s Transportation and Intermodal and ITS Expert Groups (APEC TPT and IEG). 

More information on both of these future workshops will be available shortly.

Additional meeting highlights include the launch of the new standards family Communications Access for Land Mobiles (CALM): Millimetre, MAC-related parameters – for lawful interception and data retention for law enforcement in ITS and CALM, as well as CALM using the 802.11 standard – and the agreement to publish the following standards: Data Dictionary and Message Sets for Pre-emption and Prioritization Signal Systems for Emergency and Public Transport Vehicles (PRESTO); CALM Using 2G Cellular Systems; CALM Using 3G Cellular Systems; CALM Application Management; and CALM Networking – Lower Layer SAPs.

As both the International Secretariat to ISO/TC204, as well as the administrator to the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to TC204, TIA plays a critical role in steering the overall strategic direction of the committee, as well as providing overall administrative and technical support. 

For more information on ITS or ISO/TC204, please contact Tyler Messa at tmessa@tiaonline.org or +1.703.907.7743 or visit the TIA/TC204 Web site at: http://www.tiaonline.org/standards/secretariats_tags/iso_tc204/

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TIA Engineering Committee TR-41, User Premises Telecommunications Requirements will meet November 5-9 in Albuqueque, N.M. The committee is chaired by Stephen Whitesell of VTech, and in addition to the standards processes to be discussed, two subcommittees are due for elections.

The TR-41.3 Analog and Digital Wireline Terminals Subcommittee has no set candidates for the upcoming election for chairman. Tradition dictates that in this instance, nominees and recommendations are usually made from the floor at the meeting.

The TR-41.7 Environmental and Safety Considerations Subcommittee is holding elections for chair and vice chair. Randy Ivan of Underwriters' Laboratories is currently nominated for chairman, and Philip Havens of Littlefuse for vice chairman.

For more information on the TR-41 Committee, please contact Ronda Coulter at rcoulter@tiaonline.org or +1.703.907.7974.

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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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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. 3-4935.003-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

Project Number 3-0282, a proposed creation of a TIA Standard, Minimum Performance Specification for Terrestrial Mobile Multimedia Multicast Forward Link Only Repeaters, Rev. 1.0, (if approved, to be published asTIA-1132) 10/29

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

Telecommunications Systems Bulleting (TSB):
TSB-172, High Data Rate Multimode Fiber Transmission Techniques 10/29

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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