News & Events

• 2013-05-22IEEE-SA - IEEE Celebrates Ethernet's 40th Anniversary and Life-Changing Technologies that IEEE 802.3™ Standards Help Enable
• 2013-04-04IEEE-SA - IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group Honored by Ethernet Technology Summit
• 2013-04-02IEEE-SA - IEEE Launches Study Group to Explore 400 Gb/s Ethernet
• 2013-04-01IEEE-SA - IEEE Forms 4-Pair Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Study Group
• 2013-03-28IEEE-SA - IEEE Internet of Things (IoT) Workshop to Provide Cross-Industry Collaboration Opportunities and Identify Standardization Gaps
• 2013-03-27IEEE-SA - Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) Approves Inclusion of IEEE 1901-2010 into Its Catalog of Standards
• 2013-03-19IEEE-SA - IEEE Announces Dozens of New, Revised and Reaffirmed Standards and Development Projects
• 2013-03-04IEEE-SA - IEEE Launches Revision Project IEEE P802.22.1 on Advanced Beaconing to Enable Spectrum Sharing and Facilitate Opening Up of New 2 GHz – 4 GHz Spectrum for Fixed and Mobile Wireless Broadband Applications
• 2013-02-28IEEE-SA - IEEE 802.22.2-2012 Completed for Installation and Deployment of Wireless Regional Area Networks in TV White Spaces
• 2013-02-28IEEE-SA - IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) to Feature Enabling Personal Health-Device Communications Through Consensus Building at 2013 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition

SIMalliance Collaboration with IEEE Brings Mobile and Internet Authorities Together
SIMalliance, 8 May 2013

In recognition that the continued convergence of mobile and internet technologies requires a unified approach to standardisation and security, SIMalliance has announced a collaboration with IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) to encourage greater global cooperation between the mobile and internet industries as the ecosystem develops.

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eHealth Certification
IEEE Standards Education e-Magazine, 2nd Quarter 2013
By Lloyd Green, Marketing Director, IEEE Conformity Assessment Program, and Ravi Subramaniam, Technical Director, IEEE Conformity Assessment Program

To many, it is unfathomable that our lives are heavily impacted by standards. From a baby’s crib to the many consumer devices that we use daily - numerous standards are implemented. In some cases this is to meet some form of regulatory requirements. In other cases, it is because an industry believes that the standard will provide it the best opportunity to compete or benefit in a space - whether that advantage be based on user safety, product features enabled by standard implementation, or hospital building codes. No matter the driver, standards are pervasive. So, as our lives begin to depend more and more on the standards that the latest gadgets are built upon, the value of understanding the technical and economic impact of standards becomes that much more important.

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eHealth Sector Standardization: Simplifying the Complex through Education
IEEE Standards Education e-Magazine, 2nd Quarter 2013
By Pete Palmer, Director, Information Security, Surescripts

The healthcare industry is undergoing a revolution in the adoption information technology. The rate of growth over the past few years have been nothing short of outstanding. This growth has big implications for eHealth digital identity standardization. The concepts and inter dependencies of the evolving regulations and standards discussed in this article are not being taught in academic curriculum.

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OpenStand Principles in Action at the IEEE-SA

by admin| Mon, 13 May 2013

At the IEEE-SA standards participants work within a market-driven standards model that has gathered maturity in certain key technology spaces, including the Internet. This paradigm for global, open standards is encapsulated in the "OpenStand" principles, and it is proven in its ability to help level regional barriers in the contemporary age of borderless commerce. The [...]

Omnipresent: When Virtual Meets Reality – IEEE at SXSW 2013

by admin| Thu, 09 May 2013

At the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, IEEE presented the “Omnipresent: When Virtual Meets Reality” panel where industry experts discussed Virtual and Augmented Reality. When the “virtual overlay” meets everyday life, everything changes, from the way we shop to the way we interact with the world around us. Today, augmented reality is moving beyond the virtual [...]

Bringing Standards to Life: Blood Pressure Monitor

by admin| Wed, 08 May 2013

Did you know that IEEE standards are a part of monitoring your health? IEEE 11073-10407™-2010 — IEEE ISO/IEEE Health informatics — Personal health device communication — Part 10407: Device specialization — Blood pressure monitor IEEE 802.3™-2012 — IEEE Standard for Ethernet IEEE 802.11™-2012 — IEEE Standard for Information technology–Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local [...]

Insightful Reads – April 2013

by admin| Tue, 30 Apr 2013

Here are some interesting standards-related articles that have crossed our desktops that we thought were worth sharing. Hope you enjoy! Standards: The Jedi Force Behind the Internet of Things — By the end of this year, we will start to see people walk around with glasses that give an augmented view of reality; stare at their [...]

Digital Telepathy: When Every Thing Connects – IEEE at SXSW 2013

by admin| Thu, 25 Apr 2013

At the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival, IEEE presented the “Digital Telepathy: When Every Thing Connects” panel where industry experts discussed the “Internet of Things” (IoT) – a future where people and objects communicate in unprecedented ways. This panel explored the dynamics of interconnection and convergence and address the need for a more interdisciplinary approach to [...]

New eLearning Standard Bundles Available

by admin| Tue, 23 Apr 2013

The IEEE Standards Association has released 11 new eLearning Standard Bundles: Computing Foundation and IEEE Standards Bundle The topic of this course is Computing Foundations that support the design and construction of software products. This area also includes knowledge about the transformation of a design into an implementation, the tools used during this process, and [...]

IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet Working Group Honored by Ethernet Technology Summit

by admin| Thu, 18 Apr 2013

The IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet Working Group has been honored by the Ethernet Technology Summit with its Ethernet Achievement Award, during the Ethernet Technology Summit’s 40th Anniversary Celebration on April 3 in Santa Clara, California, USA. The award recognizes the contributions of the working group in defining and promoting Ethernet technology and standards. “Without the time [...]

IEEE-SA STANDARDS BOARD APPROVALS
6 March 2013

New PARs

• P1888.4 (BOG/CAG) Green Smart Home and Residential Quarter Control Network Protocol
• P1900.5.2 (COM/DySpan) Method for Modeling Spectrum Consumption
• P1886.1 (IAS/PCI) Subsea Electrical Applications - Power Connectors & Penetrators from 1.2 kV through 36 kV Um
• P742 (PE/NPE) Standard for Bus Voltage Monitoring of the Class 1E Power Systems in Nuclear Power Generating Stations (NPGS)
• PC37.118.1a (PE/PSR) IEEE Standard for Synchrophasor Measurements for Power Systems Amendment to modify selected performance requirements
• PC62.42.1 (PE/SPDLV) Guide for the Application of Surge-Protective Components in Surge Protective Devices and Equipment Ports - Part 1 Gas Discharge Tubes (GDTs)
• PC62.42.2 (PE/SPDLV) Guide for the Application of Surge-Protective Components in Surge Protective Devices and Equipment Ports - Part 2 Metal-Oxide Varistors (MOVs)
• P1885 (PE/T&D) Guide for Assessing, Measuring and Verifying Volt-Var Control Optimization on Distribution Systems
• PC57.12.31-2010/Cor 1 (PE/TR) IEEE Standard for Pole-Mounted Equipment - Enclosure Integrity - Corrigendum 1: Correction to the SCAB Corrosion Test in Section 4.5.6
• PC57.160 (PE/TR) Guide for the Electrical Measurement of Partial Discharges in High Voltage Bushings and Instrument Transformers

PARs for the Revision of Standards

• P1394 (C/MSC) Standard for a High-Performance Serial Bus
• P1900.1 (Com/DySpan) Standard Definitions and Concepts for Dynamic Spectrum Access: Terminology Relating to Emerging Wireless Networks, System Functionality, and Spectrum Management
• P387 (PE/NPE) Standard Criteria for Diesel-Generator Units Applied as Standby Power Supplies for Nuclear Power Generating Stations
• P497 (PE/NPE) Standard Criteria for Accident Monitoring Instrumentation for Nuclear Power Generating Stations
• P1792 (PE/NPE) Recommended Practice for Nuclear Power Generating Station (NPGS) Preferred Power Supply (PPS) Reliability
• P1106 (PE/SB) Recommended Practice for Installation, Maintenance, Testing, and Replacement of Vented Nickel-Cadmium Batteries for Stationary Applications
• P1115 (PE/SB) Recommended Practice for Sizing Nickel-Cadmium Batteries for Stationary Applications
• PC62.42 (PE/SPDLV) Guide for the Application of Surge-Protective Components in Surge Protective Devices and Equipment Ports - Overview

Modified PARs

• P3333.1 (C/SAB) Standard for the Quality Assessment of Three Dimensional (3D) Contents Based on Psychophysical Studies
• P11073-10419 (EMB/11073) Standard for Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Device specialization - Insulin pump
• P1816 (PE/IC) Guide for Preparation Techniques of Extruded Dielectric, Shielded Cables Rated 2.5 kV through 46 kV and the Installation of Mating Accessories
• P535 (PE/SB) Standard for Qualification of Class 1E Vented Lead Acid Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Generating Stations

Withdrawn PARs

• P1394d (C/MSC) IEEE Standard for a High-Performance Serial Bus - Amendment: IEEE 1394 Single-Mode Fiber Physical Medium (PMD) Specification
• P62646 (PE/NPE) Standard for Nuclear Power Plants - Control rooms - Computer based procedures

New Standards

• P487.5 (PE/PSC) Standard for the Electrical Protection of Communication Facilities Serving Electric Supply Locations Through the Use of Isolation Transformers
• P802.16.1a (C/LM) Standard for Wireless MAN - Advanced Air Interface for Broadband Wireless Access Systems - Amendment: Higher Reliability Networks
• P802.16n (C/LM) Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks Part 16: Air Interface for Broadband Wireless Access Systems Amendment: Higher Reliability Networks
• P1727 (PE/IC) Guideline for Working Procedures on Underground Transmission Circuits With Induced Voltage
• P1816 (PE/IC) Guide for Preparation Techniques of Extruded Dielectric, Shielded Cables Rated 2.5kV through 46 kV and the Installation of Mating Accessories
• P1857 (C/SAB) Standard for Advanced Audio and Video Coding
• P1905.1 (COM/PLC) Standard for a Convergent Digital Home Network for Heterogeneous Technologies
• P3006.7 (IAS/TBCC) Recommended Practice for Determining the Reliability of "24 x 7" Continuous Power Systems in Industrial and Commercial Facilities
• P3006.9 (IAS/TBCC) Recommended Practice for Collecting Data for Use in Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability Assessments of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems
• PC37.236 (PE/PSR) Guide for Power System Protective Relay Applications over Digital Communication Channels
• PC37.244 (PE/PSR) Guide for Phasor Data Concentrator Requirements for Power System Protection, Control, and Monitoring

Revision Standards

• P4 (PE/PSIM) Standard for High-Voltage Testing Techniques
• P400.2 (PE/IC) Guide for Field Testing of Shielded Power Cable Systems Using Very Low Frequency (VLF) (less than 1 Hz)
• P1017 (IAS/PCI) Recommended Practice for Field Testing Electric Submersible Pump Cable
• P1018 (IAS/PCI) Recommended Practice for Specifying Electric Submersible Pump Cable – Ethylene - Propylene Rubber Insulation
• P1019 (IAS/PCI) Recommended Practice for Specifying Electric Submersible Pump Cable - Polypropylene Insulation
• P1641.1 (SASB/SCC20) Guide for the Use of IEEE Std 1641, Standard for Signal and Test Definition
• P1801 (C/DA) Standard for Design and Verification of Low Power Integrated Circuits
• PC37.20.4 (PE/SWG) Standard for Indoor AC Switches (1 kV-38 kV) for Use in Metal-Enclosed Switchgear
• PC37.63 (PE/SWG) Standard Requirements for Overhead, Pad-Mounted, Dry-Vault, and Submersible Automatic Line Sectionalizers for Alternating Current Systems Up to 38 kV
• PC57.152 (PE/TR) Guide for Diagnostic Field Testing of Fluid Filled Power Transformers, Regulators, and Reactors

New Industry Connections Activities

• IC13-001-02 IEEE-SA Symposium on EDA Interoperability
• IC13-002-03 Electric Vehicle Wireless Power Transfer