Transcript TC-20050713-008r1_NIST_TIA-USMS-7-13-05.ppt

NIST Initiative on the U.S. Measurement System (USMS)
Roadmapping America’s Measurement Needs
for a Stronger Innovation Infrastructure
A Private-Public Initiative for the Future
Tim Drapela
Optoelectronics Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
July 13, 2005
[email protected]
(303) 497-5858
NIST’s Mission
To develop and promote measurement,
standards, and technology to enhance
productivity, facilitate trade, and improve
the quality of life.
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Consider the US “measurement system”
The USMS comprises the methods, instruments, entities,
institutions, and standards – both physical and
documentary – involved in measurements
USMS stakeholders include…
• Customers / potential customers for, and
providers of, measurement improvements/services
• Major associations representing many
measurement customers
• Decision makers guiding priorities and resources
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Economic returns for measurements
Measurement cost is often significant
• ~50% of the cost of specialty optical fiber is attributed to
measurements
• ~15% of semiconductor fabrication equipment cost is
related to measurement
• Lack of traceable measurements add to these costs
• Expanded in-house metrology costs
• Transaction costs (additional cost of dealing with customers and
suppliers)
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The problem
• The USMS has become so broad, diverse, and
disaggregated that it lacks an organizing coordinating element
that makes it a system
• Contrast with EU: countries and regional blocs creating
more coherent, centralized systems with competitive
advantage
How do we effectively address current needs and
anticipate new needs??
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NIST’s proposed solution
Create a strong private-public
partnership that identifies America’s
measurement needs and strengthens
the U.S. infrastructure for innovation
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NIST USMS initiative
Working with others, NIST will
• Develop and publish a USMS “roadmap” on a regular
basis
 a forward-looking “strategic plan” report to
customers and stakeholders
 describes what needs to be done, whether by
NIST or others, to address the needs of the USMS
 describes the consequences of not meeting those
needs
Participants should include all private- and public-sector
entities with a stake in a strong, responsive, and forwardlooking USMS
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Information gathering is critical to success
1. Hold a series of workshops that…
• Are publicly announced
• Seek broad customer and stakeholder participation
• Solicit written or oral input from USMS customers
and stakeholders
• Rely on USMS customers as primary speakers
• Summarize results in 3-5 page reports
• Take place on an ongoing basis
• Cover a wide range of USMS topics
2. Obtain inputs from existing industry roadmaps
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Outputs & benefits
• NIST will regularly report on the state of the USMS to
customers and stakeholders
• The report will state the strategic challenges
 Identify systemic gaps or weaknesses in the USMS (both
measurement science and documentary standards)
 allow issues to be anticipated earlier
 frame a more coordinated response
 provide USMS participants a larger strategic context for what
they do, both individually and together
 Articulate the consequences of not acting
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Timetable
Public launch
April 2005
Collect and analyze customer and stakeholder
information
Now through early 2006
and ongoing
Finalize agenda for USMS summit
~November 2005
Convene USMS summit
early 2006
Release interim report on USMS summit
February/March 2006
Conduct post-summit workshops
Through May 2006
Release assessment of USMS needs
July 2006
Develop plans to address critical needs
October 2006
Publish USMS roadmap
December 2006
Report to the Nation on the state of the USMS
January 2007
Monitor and report on progress
Ongoing
Update roadmap
Ongoing
Repeat overall process
Every 4 years
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Why Broadband Telecom?
• In this, the “information age,” the U.S. must maintain a
leadership role in deployment and access
• Not doing so  profound negative impact on U.S. competitiveness in
global markets, not to mention “quality of life” issues, job creation, etc.
• Wide-ranging measurement issues spanning multiple
technologies & markets – a perfect fit for NIST USMS efforts
• Critical enabling technology:
• For the U.S. economy
• For national defense & homeland security
• For myriad other technologies & industries
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Why TIA?
All players – government, private sector and consumers – should
participate in the formulation of broadband policy.
“Industry Playbook,” TIA, 2004
Advances in telecommunications dramatically transform the way people
live, work, learn, communicate and conduct business, and long-term
research is essential to insure that these transformations serve human
needs, are productive for society and sustainable over the long term.
. . . the leadership position of the United States in this vital area is waning,
threatening our country with potential innovation declines.
“Investing in Telecom for Tomorrow’s Innovations: The Case for
Increased Telecommunications Research Funding,” TIA, 2005
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TIA plays a leadership role
• TIA represents virtually ALL key telecom stakeholders
• TIA provides valuable services:
• As a standards-development organization, TIA and its members are the
correct stakeholders to examine telecom measurement issues, needs,
gaps, etc.
• As an advocate for U.S. Telecom policy, TIA can provide the right
framework for understanding measurement impacts within broader policy
discussions
USMS participation can better align NIST with telecom-industry
measurement needs
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USMS Broadband Telecom Workshop
Metrology Supporting Broadband Telecommunications
Access and Transport
The telecommunications industry is a significant and growing market in the U.S.
economy, as well as a critical enabling technology for a wide range of industries.
In 2004 President Bush called for universal broadband access by 2007 for all
Americans. The broadband industry is unique, in that several widely different
technologies are used across various platforms, such as DSL, fiberoptics to the
premises (FTTP), free-space optical, cable modems, mobile and fixed wireless,
satellite, and powerline. New trends and technological drivers include bundled
services, data transport, digital video, voice over internet (VoIP), wireless internet
(including Wi-Fi), and future military needs such as ground-to-satellite and
satellite-to-satellite communications. Measurement issues for broadband
telecommunications are technologically challenging and span multiple
technologies and markets.
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USMS Broadband Telecom Workshop
Metrology Supporting Broadband Telecommunications
Access and Transport . . . continued
Other countries/regions have developed strategic visions for broadband
deployment and have been taking the lead in measurement specification and
standardization. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has ranked
the U.S. 16th, and declining, in broadband deployment. Industry groups,
including IEEE and the TIA have called for a national broadband policy, to be
developed by a partnership of government, industry, and consumers. This
workshop, as an integral part of NIST's U.S. Measurement System roadmapping
efforts, will address the measurement aspects of such a policy for this critical
industry segment. Areas where broad measurement issues are anticipated
include: convergence (platforms and technologies), higher-speed systems,
interoperability, upgradeability, reliability, service bundling, security/encryption,
and conformance-testing/performance-verification.
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USMS Broadband Telecom Workshop
Metrology Supporting Broadband Telecommunications
Access and Transport . . . continued
Workshop Preliminary Details:
Current plans (7/05) are to split the workshop into several industry-segmentspecific sessions, co-located with major conferences or meetings.
Date(s):
Venue(s):
various sessions, Fall 2005 – Spring 2006
sessions to co-locate w/major conferences/meetings
(e.g., proposal for optical-fiber session at OFC/NFOEC)
NIST expertise (Program Committee): optoelectronics, RF and microwave
propagation (including emergency-responder communications), and advanced
network (IT) technologies.
We need expertise/feedback for satellite, wired (twisted-pair and coax),
powerline???, free-space optical???, other technologies???
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USMS Broadband Telecom Workshop
Metrology Supporting Broadband Telecommunications
Access and Transport . . . continued
For more information, or for comments/suggestions on sessions, colocation, content, or speakers, contact:
Tim Drapela, NIST Optoelectronics Division
(303)497-5858
Kate Remley, NIST Electromagnetics Division (303)497-3652
[email protected]
[email protected]
For more/updated details on the NIST USMS initiative, visit:
http://usms.nist.gov
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