TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for Acoustic echo control requirements for analog telephones

Arlington VA. (July 17, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-41.3 Engineering Committee on Performance and Accessibility for Communication Devices has issued a call for interest for document ANSI/TIA-5055 initially titled "Acoustic Echo Control Requirements for Analog Telephones". TR-41.3 is developing guidelines to address the issue of analog telephones exhibiting delays in the acoustic path. It is requiring that acoustic echo control (AEC) be used to prevent far-end talker echo.

The stakeholders may include, but are not limited to: Analog telephone manufacturers.

TIA actively seeks participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.

For more information, contact: Marianna Kramáriková, Director, Standards and Program Development, at mkramarikova@tiaonline.org.

To purchase TIA standards, visit: http://global.ihs.com.

A major function of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is the writing and maintenance of voluntary industry standards and specifications. These activities are carried out by the volunteer members of TIA engineering committees. On the public engineering committee pages, users will find recent meeting reports, agendas and notices for upcoming meetings, as well as links to some of the most popular standards from each committee. TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org for more details.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI’s Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org  for details.

TIA issues New Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) Systems – Requirements, Data Exchange and Applications Standard

Arlington, VA (July 19, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association, which develops standards for the information and communications technology industry, has released a new document, ANSI/TIA-5048 Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) Systems – Requirements, Data Exchange and Applications. The standard specifies the requirements and recommendations for the attributes of automated infrastructure management (AIM) systems and aligns with ISO/IEC 18598 addressing AIM systems.

ANSI/TIA-5048 was formulated under the cognizance of the TIA TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems, TR-42.6 Telecommunications Infrastructure and Equipment Administration subcommittee.

TIA actively seeks participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.

For more information about TR-42 and how to participate in standards development with TIA contact  standards@tiaonline.org or Stephanie Montgomery, Vice President, Technology and Standards at smontgomery@tiaonline.org.

To purchase TIA-5048 and all TIA standards, visit: http://global.ihs.com.

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org for more details.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI’s Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org  for details.

TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for Project 25 TIA-102 Documentation Suite Overview

Arlington VA. (October 25, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-8.10 Engineering Committee on Trunking and Conventional Control has issued a call for interest for document TSB-102-D initially titled "Project 25 TIA-102 Documentation Suite Overview". TR-8.10 is developing guidelines in the area defined by the following scope: "This revision is a general update of the TIA-102 Documentation Suite Overview, integrating three addenda outstanding and miscellaneous editorial enhancements."

The stakeholders may include, but are not limited to: P25 manufacturers and customers.

TIA is actively seeking participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.

For more information about TR-8 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact Marianna Kramarikova at standards@tiaonline.org.

A major function of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is the writing and maintenance of voluntary industry standards and specifications. These activities are carried out by the volunteer members of TIA engineering committees. On the public engineering committee pages, users will find recent meeting reports, agendas and notices for upcoming meetings, as well as links to some of the most popular standards from each committee. TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Visit tiaonline.org.

About TIA

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org for more details.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI's Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org for details.

TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for Trunking Control Channel Messages

Arlington VA. (October 25, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-8.10 Engineering Committee on Trunking and Conventional Control has issued a call for interest for document ANSI/TIA-102.AABC-E initially titled "Trunking Control Channel Messages". TR-8.10 is developing guidelines in the area defined by the following scope: "This revision is a general update of the Trunking Control Channel Messages standard, integrating three addenda outstanding and miscellaneous editorial enhancements."

The stakeholders may include, but are not limited to: P25 manufacturers and customers.

TIA is actively seeking participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.

For more information about TR-8 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact Marianna Kramarikova at standards@tiaonline.org.

A major function of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is the writing and maintenance of voluntary industry standards and specifications. These activities are carried out by the volunteer members of TIA engineering committees. On the public engineering committee pages, users will find recent meeting reports, agendas and notices for upcoming meetings, as well as links to some of the most popular standards from each committee. TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Visit tiaonline.org.

About TIA

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org for more details.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI's Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org for details.

TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for FOCIS 19-Fiber Optic Connector Intermateability Standard- Type: CS Connector

Arlington VA. (November 02, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.13 Engineering Committee on Passive Optical Devices and Fiber Optic Metrology has issued a call for interest for document ANSI/TIA-604.19 initially titled "FOCIS 19-Fiber Optic Connector Intermateability Standard- Type: CS Connector". TR-42.13 is developing guidelines in the area defined by the following scope: "The project will create a new Fiber Optic Connector Interface Standard (FOCIS) FOCIS-19 standard for a duplexed 2 ceramic ferrule connector to take advantage of increased density needed in data centers and central offices. The commercial name of the connector is the CS connector"

The stakeholders may include, but are not limited to: Telcom and Data Communications, Fiber Optics users and manufacturers.

TIA is actively seeking participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.

For more information about TR-42 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact Stephanie Montgomery at standards@tiaonline.org.

A major function of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is the writing and maintenance of voluntary industry standards and specifications. These activities are carried out by the volunteer members of TIA engineering committees. On the public engineering committee pages, users will find recent meeting reports, agendas and notices for upcoming meetings, as well as links to some of the most popular standards from each committee. TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Visit tiaonline.org.

About TIA

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org for more details.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI's Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org for details.

TIA TR-51 Publishes Revisions to TIA-4957 Standards for Smart Utility Networks

Arlington, VA – November 16, 2017: The Telecommunications Industry Association, the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, announced that its TR-51, Smart Utility Networks, committee published the first revision to the TIA-4957 series of standards and began work on a second revision. With the goal of improving the connectivity of smart utility networks, the updated standard includes several key changes from the previous version.  

The revised version of the TIA-4957 standard is available here. The revision is focused specifically on Field Area Network (FAN) Applications. TIA ANSI/TIA PN-4957.000-A defines the Physical Data Link, Network and Transport communications protocol layers required to support a range of Smart Utility Network (SUN) applications from small Home Area Network (HAN) deployments through to large scale Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Networks and Distribution Automation (DA) Networks. Flexibility is provided to enable systems to be optimized for particular applications and regulatory domains.  

“The applicability of this standard has matured over time in parallel with the ongoing development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and fits well with the IoT concept,” stated Michael J. Lynch, chairman of the TR-51 Committee. “Originally, it was thought that this standard would connect with an existing telecommunications network, but now it supports both that option as well as IoT.”

The revisions to the standard were approved for publication during TIA’s July Committee meetings. TIA recognizes that advanced connectivity is essential for smart communities, and a key area in connected services is smart utility networks. Smart utility networks standards are intended to provide solutions for two-way data transmission between devices and back-office systems of the utility provider, with a focus on improving services. These revisions ensure that Smart Utility Networks are functioning to the best of their ability for the benefit of the nation’s smart cities.

The just-published TIA-4957.000-A standard includes the following:

• Overview and Architecture for a Field Area Network
• Layer 1 Standard Specification for the Smart Utility Network
• Multi-Hop Delivery Specification of a Data Link Sub-Layer
• Layer 3 Specification for the Field Area Network
• Layer 4 Specification for the Field Area Network
• Smart Utility Network-Security
• Layer 2 Standard Specification for the Smart Utility Network

Looking forward, the TIA TR-51 Committee will make further revisions, including:

• Architecture Overview - Extension on Field Area Networks (4957.000-A)
• Physical Layer Specification - Extension on Field Area Networks (4957.100-B)
• Data Link Layer Specification - Extension on Field Area Network (4957.200-A)
• Multi-hop Sublayer Specification - Extension on Field Area Networks (4957.210-A)
• Network Layer Specification - Extension on Field Area Networks (4957.300-A)
• Transport Layer Specification - Extension on Field Area Networks (4957.400-A)
• Security Specification - Extension on Field Area Networks (4957.500)

TIA actively seeks participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities. For more information about TR-51 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact: Marianna Kramarikova at standards@tiaonline.org.

TIA-4957 and all TIA standards may be purchased at http://global.ihs.com.

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org for more details.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI’s Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org  for details.

TIA Opens new Project for Fiber Optic Type MPO and Updates Two Cabling Infrastructure Standards

Arlington, VA (November 27, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.13 Engineering Committee on Passive Optical Devices and Fiber Optic Metrology has issued a call for interest for document TIA-604-5-F initially titled "FOCIS 5 Fiber Optic Connector Intermateability Standard- Type MPO". The project will revise the existing FOCIS-5 standard to harmonize it with the IEC equivalent documents. The changes are minimal and mostly edits that will allow the document to be in complete harmony with its IEC sister document 61754-7. Technical changes include ferrule orientation options, ferrule travel, contact force and minor upgrades to spring compression definition. Stakeholders interested in participating in this effort may include, but are not limited to: Telecommunications industry members, data center operators, data communications cable manufacturers and connector manufacturers.

TIA has also published two new documents, ANSI/TIA-4966-1, Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Educational Facilities, Addendum 1: Updated References, Accommodation of New Media Types and ANSI/TIA-862-B-1, Structured Cabling Infrastructure Standard for Intelligent Building Systems, Addendum 1: Updated References, Accommodation of New Media Types. Both of these addendums are adding new cable types to the well-defined structured cabling for schools and smart buildings.

TIA actively seeks participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities. For more information, contact, Stephanie Montgomery,Vice President, Technology and Standards at smontgomery@tiaonline.org.

To purchase TIA-4966-1, TIA-862-B-1 and other TIA standards, visit: http://global.ihs.com.

A major function of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is the writing and maintenance of voluntary industry standards and specifications. These activities are carried out by the volunteer members of TIA engineering committees. On the public engineering committee pages, users will find recent meeting reports, agendas and notices for upcoming meetings, as well as links to some of the most popular standards from each committee. TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org for more details.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI’s Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org  for details.

TIA issues New Trunking Control Channel Messages Addendum 2- Vehicle Sensed Emergency Standard

Arlington, VA (November 27, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association, which develops standards for the information and communications technology industry, has released a new document, ANSI/TIA-102.AABC-D-2, Trunking Control Channel Messages Addendum 2- Vehicle Sensed Emergency. This addendum enhances trunking control channel messages by the specification of a “Vehicle Sensed Emergency” (VSE) bit in the “Special Information” field of the EMRG_ALRM_REQ message, which convey additional information regarding a specific emergency alarm scenario request.

ANSI/TIA-102.AABC-D-2 was formulated under the cognizance of the TIA TR-8 Mobile and Personal Private Radio Standards, TR-8.10 Trunking and Conventional Control subcommittee.

For more information about TR-8 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact at standards@tiaonline.org.

TIA actively seeks participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.

For more information, contact: Marianna Kramáriková, Director, Standards and Program Development at mkramaikova@tiaonline.org

To purchase TIA-102.AABC-D-2 and all TIA standards, visit: http://global.ihs.com.

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org for more details.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI’s Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org  for details.

Arlington, VA (December 13, 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association, which develops standards for the information and communications technology industry, has released a new document, TSB-102.BAJA-B Location Services Overview. 

TSB-102.BAJA-B specifies requirements for telecommunications infrastructure for The Location Services Overview and provides a high-level description of how TIA-102 standards and other industry standards are used to provide location reporting on Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems. The purpose of this revision is to align the document with the latest revisions to the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Location Services standards. 

LMR systems provide a means to supply a Location Service Host System with the location of subscriber units moving throughout the area of LMR systems. The objective of Location Services Overview is to describe how TIA-102 series standards are used to provide a location reporting service for LMR systems. The specifications in the TIA-102 Location Services document suite provide a means for subscriber units and infrastructure elements from various manufacturers to interoperate when providing location services.

TSB-102.BAJA-B describes LMR Location Services, including a brief summary of the solution, document suite and its architecture. The document also describes a two-tiered approach to providing location services. Tier 1 Location Service supports a simple SU to SU interface for the Direct Data or Repeated Data configuration without providing IP addressing, fixed host routing or more advanced configuration of triggering and reporting. This approach is appropriate for real-time field incident applications where the Location Service Host System is resident on a portable device. Tier 2 Location Service is for Direct Data, Repeated Data, Conventional FNE Data, or Trunked FNE Data configurations and utilizes a more complex application protocol to configure triggering and reporting in the SU from a fixed host. Additionally, Tier 2 uses UDP/IP to allow routing and transport in a fixed network for communication to and from a fixed host or SU. This approach is appropriate for applications in areas that contain the necessary infrastructure. 

TSB-102.BAJA-B was formulated under the cognizance of the TIA TR-8 Mobile and Personal Private Radio Standards, TR-8.5 Signaling and Data Transmission subcommittee. Jim Eastwood of Motorola Solutions served as chairman of the TR-8.5 subcommittee that developed the standard. The standard was developed as a part of Project 25, a suite of standards for mobile radio communications.

For more information about TR-8 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact Marianna Kramarikova at standards@tiaonline.org. TIA actively seeks participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities. 

TSB-102.BAJA-B and all TIA standards may be purchased at http://global.ihs.com. 

About TIA 

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org for more details. 

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI's Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org for details. 

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