TIA Issues Call for Interest on new Project for Project 25- Digital Radio Over-The-Air-Rekeying (OTAR) Messages and Procedures

Stakeholders Invited to Contact TIA Regarding Participation.

Arlington VA. (March 10, 2023) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-8.3 Engineering Committee on Encryption has issued a call for interest for document TIA-102.AACA-C initially titled  “Project 25 – Digital Radio Over-The-Air-Rekeying (OTAR) Messages and Procedures”. TR-8.3 is developing guidelines in the area defined by the following scope: “Revision of OTAR Messages and Procedures TIA-102.AACA-B to provide an additional method of Enhanced Message Authentication using Cipher-based Message Authentication Code (CMAC).“

The stakeholders may include, but are not limited to: Federal/state/local government; Manufacturers of handheld & mobile radios and systems, and associated equipment; Radio Component and Software Companies; Radio Test Equipment Companies  & Test Labs; Radio System Integrators; Consulting firms and Standards Developing Organizations.

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 Victoria Mitchell at standards-process@tiaonline.org.