Transcript TC-20031007-006_TC_Board_Output.ppt

Technical Committee Meeting
October 7 , 2003
Report of TIA Board
Meeting
August 5, 2003
Anil Kripalani,
Technical Committee Chair
Dan Bart, TIA
Background
 Organizations have been reviewing technical directions
for the future, and ways to minimize overlap among
technical bodies
– Many fora/consortia have been created and “standards” are being
done in other fora
– Standards leadership needs to anticipate customer needs and be
proactive rather than reactive
 Input from the leadership of TIA standards groups was
sought before the Board meeting
 At the recent TIA Board meeting, the Chairman of the
Board requested 3 breakouts to review priorities and
strategies for the core TIA resources.
 One breakout was a “Standards Strategies and Priorities
Breakout”
– “Policy” and “Trade Shows and Marketing” were also analyzed with
linkages between breakout areas noted
Background
 The Standards Strategies and Priorities
Breakout met and reported its findings and
conclusions to the full Board with a request to
move forward on implementation of the
Breakout Plan, basically,
– Review current structure and technical work areas
– Determine ways to continue acceleration of the standards
development processes
– Determine any new technical areas or other initiatives such
as accelerating conformity assessment, that should be
pursued
 The TIA Board concurred
Goal of the TSSC Activities
 The first step in the process was briefing TIA
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Division and Engineering Committee leadership
on the findings of the Standards Strategies and
Priorities Breakout
Additional work and conference call meetings
were scheduled over the next few weeks
TIA Standards and Technology Department staff
assisted the Chairs in following through on the
action items
“Standards Strategies and Priorities”
‘Ad-Hoc’ Group 3
Report to the Board
August 5, 2003
Anil Kripalani,
Technical Committee Chair
Dan Bart, TIA
Standards ‘Ad-Hoc’ Group
Goals
 Complete a critical look at where TIA
standards are and where we need to be
 Propose a structural context for the next
five years
 Get buy-in at all levels (Board, Eng Cmte)
 Execute to Achieve Global Recognition
of TIA Standards Excellence
Standards ‘Ad-Hoc’ Group
Group 3 Participants
Larry Aiello, Corning
Pereira Armando, Centillium Communications Inc.
Dan Bart, TIA
Mike Donovan, Marconi
Dan Gatti, Bigbangwidth
Greg Jones, TI
Gerry Kennedy, Bechtel
Anil Kripalani, QUALCOMM, Chair
Fred Lucas, UPED Chair
Peter Lessek, Lucent
Paul Vishny, Legal Counsel
Standards ‘Ad-Hoc’ Group
Immediate Actions Thus Far
 Presented overview of Engineering
Committees structure, some history
 Listed Industry Priorities, “customers’ hot
buttons”
 Made available detailed list of technical
areas from TIA-wide Engineering Committee
survey
– No discussion yet since too much detail in survey for
time-limited activity this week
 All participants volunteered to participate in
systematic and pragmatic assessment of
standards work
Current TIA Standards Structure
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Currently Eight (8) Engineering Committees and approx.
70 Subcommittees (called Formulating Groups)
– TR-8 (Private Radio Systems, e.g., Public Safety)
– TR-14 (Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint Microwave)
– TR-30 (Data – Fax and Modems)
– TR-34 (Satellites, Space and Ground)
– TR-41 (Customer Premises Eqpmt, e.g., telephones, PBXs, VoIP)
– TR-42 (Wiring Distributions Systems)
– TR-45 (Mobile Communications, e.g., cellular, PCS, 3G)
– FO-4 (Fiber Optics, components and systems)
Technical Committee / TSSC manages structure/ proc.
Contribution-driven process - 1200+ active participants
Key Observations From the Team
 TIA may be recognized globally for several
reasons, but there are unflattering perceptions
of our Standards Committees
– Inadequate awareness in industry of TIA’s unique
environment for technical standardization
– Macro-level Engineering Committee structure has been
static for a long time, except for some dissolutions
– Committee names may be dated and not reflective of
current customer needs
– Procedures were updated, but not enough to speed up
output in keeping with industry pace, generate enthusiasm,
and attract new work areas
– Even key Board members are not fully aware of unique
work being done here
Potential fora are not making TIA their home
Action Plan to Achieve
TIA Standards Excellence
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Create Board-level Ad-Hoc Committee (current team+/-) to
manage redefinition proposal
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Describe current and planned work of TIA’s existing
Engineering Committees
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What are we delivering? What customers want this?
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List what other SDOs are doing
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Conduct Gap Analysis for meeting customer service
needs with standards-driven systems
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Reinforce support for existing customer-driven work and
identify possible new areas TIA Standards can target
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e.g., Internet 2, Grid Computing, Gig-Ethernet, Softswitch /
Intelligent Switching, others
Action Plan to Achieve
TIA Standards Excellence
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Reaffirm Global Applicability for TIA Standards
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Rename and recast technical work areas to capture the new
areas and technologies
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Propose new processes for aggressive standards
development, (keeping IPR and other guidelines in mind)
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Present details for Board review and approval to proceed
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Get buy-in from Engineering Committee leadership in TSSC
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Aggressive industry communications activities with clear
message about TIA standards program
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Maintain linkages to other ‘legs of TIA’s foundation’
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Task TSSC to Execute Strategic Standards Plan
Specific Sequence of Activities
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TSSC Conference Call to go over plan and define
information needed from Committees
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Compile data from Chairs
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Board Ad-Hoc group discusses input with Committee
Chairs in 3 teleconference sessions:
– TR-8 and TR-45, Mobile Wireless / Priority Access
– TR-30, TR-41, TR-42, FO-4, Enterprise and Distribution
Systems
– TR-14 and TR-34, Backhaul and Satellite-based WideArea
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Another TSSC call before October 7 discussion at
Technical Committee meeting
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Report at November Board Meeting
Questions?
Discussion