TIA Standards Updates Q3 – 2022
TIA Standards Engineering Committee Activities:
TIA’s TR engineering committees have been hard at work with ongoing standards development meetings and leadership elections.
TR-14 Structural Standards for Communication and Small Wind Turbine Support Structures Committee
TR-14 will hold their upcoming in-person in St. Petersburg, FL on October 5-6, 2022. They will also hold their TR-14 leadership elections during the full committee meeting on October 6, 2022, for the chair and vice chair positions. In addition, they continue to have monthly TR-14 TG3 ANSI/TIA 222-I and TR-14 TG7 322-A ad hoc task groups meetings. Click HERE to learn more about TR-14.
TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems Committee
TR-42 will hold their upcoming in-person committee meeting the week of October 3-7, 2022, in St. Petersburg, FL. Their next meeting will take place the week of January 20 – February 4, 2023 (location TBD). Click HERE to learn more about TR-42.
TR-60 ICT Lifecycle Management Committee
TR-60 will hold their meetings on a quarterly basis while both the TR-60.B Subcommittee and TR-60 TSB Working Group meetings continue to meet monthly. The next TR-60.B Subcommittee Meeting is scheduled for October 20, 2022 and will kick-start work on TIA-5077-1 (ICT Lifecycle Management: Information Management Process – Technology). Click HERE to learn more about TR-60.
TIA also recently released the new position paper “TIA TR-60 ICT Lifecycle Management: An Industry-Driven Standard for Reducing Cost and Risk” that describes the challenge and opportunity that comes with lifecycle management and how a new standard can help organizations regain control and visibility across their ICT network infrastructure. Click HERE to download the paper.
For more information regarding TIA Standards Engineering Committees, please contact Cheryl Thibideau at cthibideau@tiaonline.org. All information regarding upcoming TR meetings can be found at TIA Events.
IEC International Standards Activities:
TIA is the US TAG Administrator to the following IEC Committees and three ISO/IEC/ JTC 1/ SC 25 Working Groups that develop standards for the ICT industries.
- TC/SC46-cables, wires, waveguides, RF Connectors, RF and microwave passive components and accessories-
- TC/SC76- Optical radiation safety and laser equipment
- SC/SC86-Fibre Optics-
- ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25 – Interconnection of information technology equipment
- ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25/WG 1-Home Electronic System
- ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25/WG 3-Customer Premises Cabling
- ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25/WG 4-Interconnection of Computer Systems and Attached Equipment
- SyC Smart Cities- Electrotechnical aspects of Smart Cities
The summary of activities and engagement is worth mentioning particularly for the USNC TAG ( ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25 – Interconnection of information technology equipment) which has a total of 20 open projects. The committee is TIA’s TR-42 counterpart, with the same project leaders leading both US TAG and IEC standard activities. The other Committees whose projects and standards align with TIA’s TR-42 are the following Technical Committee and Sub-Committees:
- TC86- Fibre Optics
- SC86A- (Fibres and cables),
- SC86B- (Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components),
- SC86C- Fibre optic systems and active devices
To increase productivity of all these engaged committees, the US TAG meetings are now held in conjunction with TIA TR-42 Meetings. There were 4 US TAG meetings in June, three in July, and four in August. The number of meetings held so far underscores the importance of why our members are involved in standards development for cabling infrastructure in premises and commercial buildings.
With TIA members leading important discussions, the number of ballots and working documents processed via TIA Connect has increased due to the efficiency of the system that was launched two years ago. Members are now far more capable of communicating and sharing their industry views, as well as U.S. position views that are formed via consensus building.
Upcoming 2022 TAG Meetings:
USNC TAG,SC 25/WG 3 (the mirror committee to JTC 1/SC 25/WG 3), September 12, 2022, from 4:00-6:00pm EDT.
USNC TAG,SC 25/WG 3 (the mirror committee to JTC 1/SC 25/WG 3), October 10, 2022, from 4:00-6:00pm EDT in conjunction with TIA TR-42 meetings
USNC TAG TO IEC Systems Committee Smart Cities, September 15, 2022, from 4:00pm -6:00pm EDT
USNC TAG 86A, October 4, 2022, from 4:00- 6:00pm EDT in conjunction with TIA TR-42 meetings
USNC TAG 86B, October 6, 2022, from 4:00- 6:00pm EDT in conjunction with TIA TR-42 meetings
Upcoming 2022 ISO/IEC Meetings:
JTC 1/SC 25/WG 3, September 26-29, 2022
JTC 1/SC 25 Plenary, September 30-23, 2022
IEC TC/ US TAG TC 76 held before the Plenary Meeting, September 19 – 23 in Sydney, Australia
TC/SC 86 IEC General meetings, October 27 – November 4, 2022
IEC TC/SC46 plenary meetings, Arlington, VA (hosted by TIA at its headquarters), November 28 – December 2, 2022
Want to get involved in the IEC International standards Activities at TIA?
To contribute or participate in either the IEC work or US TAG Activities in the U.S., all you have to do is reach out to the US TAG Secretary Florence Otieno at fotieno@tiaonlineo.org or standards @tiaonline.org. We will provide you with the details on how you can get involved in both IEC and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25.
Useful information for IEC International standards activities prospects:
IEC brings together over 170 countries and close to 20,000 experts across the global IEC platform to ensure that products work everywhere safely with each other through consensus. The focus of IEC is to develop and publish international standards for all electrical, electronic, and related technologies – collectively known as “electrotechnology.” ISO/IEC -JTC 1/SC 25 International standards activities serve as the leading forum where experts come together to develop worldwide ICT standards for business and consumer applications.
