IEEE-SA STANDARDS BOARD NEW STANDARDS COMMITTEE (NesCom)
Meeting Minutes
26 March 2008
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Piscataway, NJ, USA

1          CALL TO ORDER

Tom Prevost, Chair, called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. Chair Prevost welcomed all new and returning members of NesCom. Introductions were made.

2          REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Chair Prevost made a motion to hear agenda item 7.4 Voltage References in Standards Titles earlier in the agenda to accomodate Joe Koepfinger and a motion to move P1594 to the top of agenda item 4 due to its simulataneous submission to RevCom. After a vote, the revised agenda was unanimously approved.

{All votes are unanimous, unless otherwise stated.}

2.1       Consent Agenda

2.1.1    PARs to be Withdrawn at the Request of the Sponsor

IEEE Computer Society/Local and Metropolitan Area Networks

P802.1af
Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Port-Based Network Access Control - Amendment 1: Authenticated Key Agreement for Media Access Control (MAC) Security

Recommendation: Approve withdrawal at request of Sponsor

P802.16i
Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Part 16: Air Interface for Broadband Wireless Access Systems - Mobile Management Information Base Amendment

Recommendation: Approve withdrawal at request of Sponsor

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Stationary Batteries Committee

P1825
Standard for Rechargeable Batteries for Digital Cameras and Camcorders

Recommendation: Approve withdrawal at request of Sponsor

3          APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE 4 DECEMBER 2008 MEETING

There was a motion (Rosdahl, Petersen) to approve the previous meeting minutes. The motion was unanimously approved. 

4          PARS FOR DISCUSSION

4.1       Extension Requests

IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society/TC10 - Waveform Generation Measurement and Analysis

P1658
Standard for Terminology and Test Methods of Digital-to-Analog Converter Devices

Recommendation: Approve request for an extension until December 2010

IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society/Nuclear Instruments and Detectors

P325
Standard Test Procedures for Germanium Gamma-Ray Detectors Used in Analog and Digital Signal Processing Systems

Recommendation: Approve request for an extension until December 2009

4.2       New PARs

IEEE Computer Society/Design Automation

P1734
Standard for Quality of Electronic and Software Intellectual Property Used in System and System on Chip (SoC) Designs

Recommendation: Conditionally approve new PAR until December 2012, based upon adding sentence to scope clarifying Electronic Design IP

P1735
Recommended Practice for Encryption and Management of Electronic Design Intellectual Property (IP)

Recommendation: Conditionally approve new PAR until December 2012 pending addition of WG chair contact information for IEC 93.3 in Section 7.2

IEEE Computer Society/Local and Metropolitan Area Networks

P802.11aa
IEEE Standard for Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications - Amendment: MAC Enhancements for Robust Audio Video Streaming

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P802.1Qaz
IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks-Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks - Amendment: Enhanced Transmission Selection for Bandwidth Sharing Between Traffic Classes

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

P802.1Qbb
IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks-Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks - Amendment: Priority-based Flow Control

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Computer Society/Learning Technology

P1484.12.1-2002/Cor 1
IEEE Standard for Learning Object Metadata - Corrigendum 1: Corrigenda for 1484.12.1 LOM (Learning Object Metadata)

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012.

P1484.12.4
Recommended Practice for Expressing IEEE Learning Object Metadata Instances Using the Dublin Core Abstract Model

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012. Note on Approval Letter to remind working group about patent slides.

P1484.12.5
Standard for Resource Description Framework (RDF) Vocabulary for IEEE Learning Object Metadata (LOM) Data Elements

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012. Note on Approval Letter to remind working group about patent slides.

IEEE Computer Society/Test Technology

P1450.2-2002/Cor 1
IEEE Standard for Extensions to Standard Test Interface Language (STIL) (IEEE Std 1450-1999) for DC Level Specification - Corrigendum 1

Recommendation: Disapprove new PAR due to unresolved comments. Karen Bartleson assigned as mentor.

IEEE Communications Society/Standards Committee

P1903
Standard for a Next Generation Service Overlay Network

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society/Standards Committee

P1783
Guide for Test Methods and Procedures to Evaluate the Electrical Performance of Insulators in Freezing Conditions

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society/TC25 - Medical and Biological Measurements

P1721
Standard for Objective Measurement of Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure in Humans

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society/Standards Coordinating Committee

P1785
Standard for Rectangular Waveguides and Flanges for Rectangular Waveguides for Use at Millimeter and
Sub-millimeter Wavelengths

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Nanotechnology Council/Standards Committee

P1784
Standard for Nanomaterials Characterization and Use in Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Insulated Conductors

P1781
Guide for the Application of Extruded Conductor and Insulation Shields for Shielded Power Cables Rated 5 kV to 500 kV AC

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012 contingent on verification of PAR copyright release requirement being met.

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Stationary Batteries Committee

P1635
Guide for the Ventilation and Thermal Management of Batteries for Stationary Applications

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012 contingent on verification of PAR copyright release requirement being met.

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Surge Protective Devices/Low Voltage

PC62.50
Standard for Performance Criteria and Test Methods for Plug-in (Portable) Multiservice (Multiport)
Surge-Protective Devices for Equipment Connected to a 120/240 V Single Phase Power Service and Metallic Conductive Communication Line(s)

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Switchgear

PC37.12
Guide for Specifications of High Voltage Circuit Breakers (over 1000 volts)

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Transmission and Distribution

P1782
Guide for Collecting, Categorizing and Utilization of Information Related to Electric Power Distribution
Interruption Events

Recommendation: Deferred to April agenda due to lack of response

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Transformers

PC57.153
Guide for Paralleling Power Transformers

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE-SASB Coordinating Committees/SCC41 - Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks

P1900.5
Standard on Policy Language and Policy Architectures for Managing Cognitive Radio for Dynamic Spectrum Access Applications

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

IEEE Vehicular Technology Society/Rail Transit

P1653.3
Guide for Rail Transit Traction Power Systems Modeling

Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2012

4.3       Modified PARs

IEEE Computer Society/Microprocessor Standards Committee

P1363.2
Standard Specification for Password-Based Public-Key Cryptographic Techniques

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2008

P1394
Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2008

IEEE Industry Applications Society/Petroleum & Chemical Industry

P1580
Recommended Practice for Marine Cable for Use on Shipboard and Fixed or Floating Facilities

Recommendation: Conditionally approve modified PAR until December 2008. Updates to field 4.2 and 4.3 required.

P1584
Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2011

IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society/TC9 - Sensor Technology

P1588
Standard for a Precision Clock Synchronization Protocol for Networked Measurement and Control Systems

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2009

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Nuclear Power Engineering

P7-4.3.2
Standard Criteria for Digital Computers in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Generating Stations

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2010 contingent on verification of PAR copyright release requirement being met.

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Power System Communications

P1594
Standard for Helically-Applied Fiber Optic Cable Systems (WRAP Cable) for Use on Overhead Utility Lines

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2008

P1675
Standard for Broadband Over Power Line Hardware

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2008

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Stationary Batteries Committee

P1625
Standard for Rechargeable Batteries for Multi-cell Mobile Computing Devices

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2010

P1657
Recommended Practice for Personnel Qualifications for Installation and Maintenance of Stationary Batteries

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2008

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Transformers

PC57.21
Standard Requirements, Terminology, and Test Code for Shunt Reactors Rated Over 500 kVA

Recommendation: Approve modified PAR until December 2008

IEEE Vehicular Technology Society/Rail Transit

P1630
Standard for Supporting Structures for Overhead Contact Systems for Transit Systems

Recommendation: Deferred due to lack of response. Ted Olsen assigned as mentor.

4.4       PARs for the Revision of Standards

IEEE Computer Society/Design Automation

P1850
Standard for Property Specification Language (PSL)

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

IEEE Computer Society/Local and Metropolitan Area Networks

P802.1X
Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Port-Based Network Access Control

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

IEEE Industry Applications Society/Petroleum & Chemical Industry

P576
Recommended Practice for Installation, Termination, and Testing of Insulated Power Cable as Used in Industrial and Commercial Applications

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society/TC4 - High Frequency Measurement

P378
Recommended Practices for Using the Network Analyzers

Recommendation: Disapprove PAR for the revision of a standard. Insufficient responses. Tom Prevost assigned as mentor.

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Nuclear Power Engineering

P317
Standard for Electric Penetration Assemblies in Containment Structures for Nuclear Power Generating Stations

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

P628
Standard Criteria for the Design, Installation, and Qualification of Raceway Systems for Class 1E Circuits for Nuclear Power Generating Stations

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Power System Relaying

PC37.90.1
Standard Surge Withstand Capability (SWC) Tests for Relays and Relay Systems Associated with Electric Power Apparatus

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

PC37.98
Standard Seismic Testing of Relays

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

PC37.118
Standard for Synchrophasors for Power Systems

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

IEEE Power Engineering Society/Switchgear

PC37.015
Guide for the Application of Shunt Reactor Switching

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012

PC37.14
Standard for Low-Voltage DC Power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures

Recommendation: Disapprove PAR for the revision of a standard due to withdrawal of sponsor chair support.

IEEE Reliability Society

P1332
Standard Reliability Program for the Development and Production of Electronic Products

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012 contingent upon verification of PAR copyright release signature page requirement being met.

P1413.1
Guide for Developing and Assessing Reliability Predictions Based on IEEE Standard 1413

Recommendation: Approve PAR for the revision of a standard until December 2012 contingent upon verification of PAR copyright release signature page requirement being met.

5          REPORTS

5.1       ProCom Liaison Report

David Ringle, ProCom Administrator, gave an update on NesCom-relevant items from the ProCom meeting. [Please see the ProCom meeting minutes for further information.]

5.2       PatCom Liaison Report

David Ringle, PatCom Administrator, gave an update on NesCom-relevant items from the PatCom meeting. [Please see the PatCom meeting minutes for further information.]

5.3       AudCom Liaison Report

Ron Petersen, AudCom member, gave an update on NesCom-relevant items from the AudCom meeting.
[Please see the AudCom meeting minutes for further information.]

At AudCom, a motion was made to rescind the decision to block SCC14 and DEI. A motion was also made to approve the P&Ps for SCC41. These recommendations will be presented to the Standards Board for approval. As such, Chair Prevost will pull NesCom's recommended approval of P1783 (DEI) and P1900.5 (SCC41) from the consent agenda and ask the Standards Board to Approve these two projects.

6         OLD BUSINESS

6.1       Color Books Numbering Scheme - Rosdahl

Jon Rosdahl reported that after meeting with Patricia Gerdon, the staff liaison to the Color Books Working Group, it was decided to allow the proposed numbering scheme and number reservation as requested by the working group. Numbers 3000-3015 will be reserved.

6.2       Update on Removal of 7.3 from the PAR Form - HoSang

Yvette HoSang was not available to give this update. Lisa Yacone, Administrator informed the group that 7.3 has been removed from the new PAR form, which will debut in mid-April. The question of safety in proposed standards will be reviewed/addressed during the Mandatory Editorial Coordination process by the Document Development team.

7         NEW BUSINESS

7.1       NesCom 2008 Calendar

Pending confirmation of the date for the first Continuous Processing Cycle, the 2008 calendar was approved. Lisa Yacone will query members by email to pick the date and establish quorum.

7.2       myProject Feedback – Sahr

The following requests were made by NesCom Committee members:

- Ability to perform a bulk upload of initial comments
- Clean up of the text on the PAR submittal acceptance notification
- Ability to delete or withdraw a comment if submitted in error
- A way for NesCom to see that the signature page was completed electronically
- Staff liaison field for each agenda item

7.3      Addition to NesCom Conventions - Comment Policy - Prevost

A discussion was held regarding the need for NesCom Committee members to post their comments in a timely manner. Chair Prevost suggested the formation of an ad hoc to examine and possibly revise NesCom Convention #9. An ad hoc committee was formed and will report back to NesCom at the 11 June NesCom meeting. The ad hoc will be chaired by Ted Olsen and includes the following members: Geoff Thompson, Ron Petersen, Tom Prevost, Ken Hanus, and Lisa Yacone.

7.4       Voltage References in Standards Titles - Joe Koepfinger  

Joe Koepfinger addressed the committee regarding voltage references. Joe pointed out that we are an international organization, and therefore should realize that the way we refer to voltage in our standards is not necessarily how they are referenced in other countries.

At this time, no decision was made to change the way voltage is currently referenced in titles.

8          NEXT MEETING

The next NesCom meeting will be a Continuous Processing Tele-conference, held on Friday, 02 May 2008 at 2 p.m. ET. The dial in information will be distributed via email prior to the date.

The next face to face meeting of NesCom will take place on Wednesday, 11 June 2008, in Piscataway, New Jersey, USA. The submittal deadline is 02 May 2008.

9        ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:16 p.m.