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IEEE
STARTS MEMORY CHANNEL STANDARD TO AID ACCESS TO MEMORY SYSTEMS
Contact:
Bob Davis, IEEE Microprocessor Standards Committee Chair
+1 408-353-2706, bob@scsi.com
Karen McCabe,
IEEE Senior Marketing Manager
+1732-562-3824, k.mccabe@ieee.org
PISCATAWAY,
N.J., USA, 5 Oct. 2004 The IEEE has begun work on a standard
to provide secure and transparent access to memory systems. The
standard, IEEE P1896™, "Memory Channel Standard,"
will support a wide range of memory size and remove geographic
constraints, be independent of link technology, and include methods
for data redundancy and coherency. It will be developed by a working
group comprised of companies and other organizations under the
auspices of the IEEE Computer Society Microprocessor Standards
Committee and the IEEE Standards Association Corporate Advisory
Group.
This generic
memory interconnect and data transport protocol will develop specifications
for a flexible, scalable, secure data interface that transfers
data to and from storage. It will remove current size, distance,
shape, speed and security limitations for RAM, ROM, flash, disk
and other data storage devices. It also will allow plug-and-play
operation, be optimized for flexibility and versatility, have
extensive data and link level protection, and support smart memory
module concepts and remote direct memory access.
IEEE P1896
will be a broad standard that addresses the needs of end users,
system builders, memory and memory module vendors, and other parties.
It will support data growth in the changing microprocessor environment,
and will accommodate future developments so it does not need to
be changed as new processor designs emerge.
IEEE P1896
is sponsored by the Microprocessors Standards Committee (MSC)
of the IEEE Computer Society. The MSC is a standing committee
of the IEEE and creates, maintains and encourages the use of IEEE
standards for the engineering of computer systems involving microprocessor
and floating-point architectures, buses, interconnects, sensors,
microprocessor operating system interfaces, real-time operating
systems, programming and object languages, cryptographic hardware,
and computer environmental specifications.
The first
meeting of the IEEE P1896 working group is being planned for late
October. Information about this meeting, IEEE P1896 and the MSC
can be found at: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/msc/MSC_MC/info.html.
The IEEE-SA
Corporate Program
Standards are developed within the IEEE-SA Corporate Program in
company-based working groups in which each member has one vote.
This industry-oriented program allows for standards creation in
one to two years, depending on participant commitment and the
use of IEEE support services. The program also provides a route
to international acceptance for a standard based on the IEEE's
broad ties to the international standards community.
About the
IEEE Standards Association
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), a global standards-setting
body, develops consensus standards through an open process that
brings diverse parts of an industry together. It has a portfolio
of more than 870 completed standards and more than 400 in development.
IEEE-SA promotes the engineering process by creating, developing,
integrating, sharing and applying knowledge about electro- and
information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity
and the profession. For further information on IEEE-SA visit:
http://standards.ieee.org/.
About the
IEEE
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Through its members, the organization is a leading authority on
areas ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications
to biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics. The IEEE
produces nearly 30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical
and electronics engineering, computing and control technology
fields. This nonprofit organization also sponsors or cosponsors
more than 300 technical conferences each year. Additional information
about the IEEE can be found at http://www.ieee.org/.
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