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StandardsWire™ April 2007
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An Electronic Design Automation Library at Your Desk
If you work in the EDA field, The IEEE VuSpec: 2007 Electronic Design Automation CD is for you. Through it you can access the full range in IEEE EDA standards for use in software, semiconductors, wired or wireless communications, electronics, medical test equipment and other areas.

The 5,900 pages of standards on this disk cover topics ranging from logic, design and simulation to Register Transfer Level, formal verification and IP/cores. It contains a wealth of hardware description and verification language standards, including:

  • Seven VHDL standards

  • Three Verilog hardware description language standards

  • The SystemC language reference manual

  • Two Advanced Library Format standards

  • Standards for the Property Specification Language and the Functional Verification Language 'e'

This disk also includes joint IEC/IEEE EDA standards, a case study on the use of VHDL and VHDL software tools, a glossary and a keyword index linked to the standards. Order a copy of the IEEE VuSpec: 2007 Electronic Design Automation CD-ROM here.

A Primer on Ethernet in the First Mile
Ethernet has become the network approach of choice in the critical link between the Internet and users. This link is enabled by IEEE's Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) standard, which gives the broadband networks that offer Internet access to residential and other users the benefits long enjoyed by enterprise Ethernet users, such as low cost, ease-of-use, flexibility and high quality of service.

The importance of this standard (IEEE 802.3ah™) has prompted the IEEE to publish a primer on it, Ethernet in the First Mile: Access for Everyone. This 480-page volume brings the EFM standard to life. It explains the basic principles underlying the standard, as well as its scope and technology tracks. It offers practical information essential to providers, users, builders and suppliers, such as interoperability and testing and describes typical business cases and considerations for deploying EFM.

This primer gives those who work on access network services the information they need to find the Ethernet technology that best suits their needs. It also is a resource for those who want to build equipment compatible with the EFM standard. Ethernet in the First Mile: Access for Everyone is the perfect complement to the IEEE 802.3ah standard.

Two Power Generation Standards Updated
The IEEE has revised two existing power generation standards, IEEE 404™ and IEEE 434™.

IEEE 404, “IEEE Standard for Extruded and Laminated Dielectric Shielded Cable Joints Rated 2 500 V to 500 000 V”, gives manufacturers and users uniform testing procedures for evaluating the ability of underground power cable joints and associated cable shield and cable jacket restoration components to perform reliably in service.
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IEEE 434, “IEEE Guide for Functional Evaluation of Insulation Systems for AC Electric Machines Rated 2300 V and Above”, describes a procedure for evaluating and comparing insulation systems used, or proposed for use, in large ac electric machines. Both standards are available in PDF and print versions.
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April Publications

N42.43-2006
American National Standard Performance Criteria for Mobile and Transportable Radiation Monitors used for Homeland Security
This standard specifies the operational and performance requirements for transportable and/or mobile radiation monitors used in U.S. Homeland Security applications.

Transportable radiation monitors are designed to be transported to a location and used for a specific task or for a specified period of time and do not require permanent mounting platforms. Mobile monitors are those systems that are typically in operation on a platform that is in motion. This standard also addresses radiation detection systems that can be carried on a person such as backpack-type systems.
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N42.37-2006
American National Standard for Training Requirements for Homeland Security Purposes Using Radiation Detection Instrumentation for Interdiction and Prevention
This standard describes training requirements for U.S. Homeland Security purposes using radiation detection instrumentation for interdiction and prevention.
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1609.3-2007
IEEE Trial-Use Standard for Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE)-Networking Services
WAVE Networking Services provides services to WAVE devices and systems. It represents roughly layers 3 and 4 of the OSI model and the IP, UDP, and TCP elements of the Internet model. The services provided include management and data services within WAVE devices.
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Featured Publication

382-2006
IEEE Standard for Qualification of Safety-Related Actuators for Nuclear Power Generating Stations
Direction for the implementation of the requirements of IEEE Std 323TM-2003 as they apply to the specific features of safety-related actuator qualification are provided. This standard establishes criteria for qualification of safety-related actuators, and actuator components, in Nuclear Power Generating Stations in order to demonstrate their ability to perform their intended safety functions under all required conditions.
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IEEE Announces Seminar on Global Standards and Developing Economies Conference

The IEEE, in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Communication Technologies, will present a free seminar on Global Standards and Developing Economies: Broadband Access and Infrastructure 9-10 May 2007 in Tunis, Tunisia

This event will bring together leaders from industry, government and international standards organizations to share their insights on how local entities can participate in and optimize global standards and best practices to help close the digital divide.
Register today!

Joint ITU-T/IEEE Workshop on Carrier-class Ethernet
Geneva, 31 May (afternoon) - 1 June 2007
ITU and the IEEE will hold a workshop on carrier-class Ethernet. Much work has been done in both organisations to progress Ethernet, developed as an enterprise technology, into a carrier service. The event will focus on opportunities for further collaboration.
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Top Sellers

C2-2007 National Electrical Safety Code
This standard covers basic provisions for safeguarding of persons from hazards arising from the installation, operation, or maintenance of 1) conductors and equipment in electric supply stations, and 2) overhead and underground electric supply and communication lines. It also includes work rules for the construction, maintenance, and operation of electric supply and communication lines and equipment.
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386-2006
IEEE Standard for Separable Insulated Connector Systems for Power Distribution Systems Above 600 V
Definitions, service conditions, ratings, interchangeable construction features, and tests are established for loadbreak and deadbreak separable insulated connector systems rated above 600 V and, 600 A or less, for use on power distribution systems.
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1584 and 1584A SET
IEEE Guide for Arc Flash Hazard Calculations and IEEE Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations--Amendment 1
This guide provides techniques for designers and facility operators to apply in determining the arc flash hazard distance and the incident energy to which employees could be exposed during their work on or near electrical equipment. Keywords: 1584 , IEEE 1584, arc fault currents, arc flash hazard, arc-flash hazard, arc-flash hazard analysis, arc-flash hazard marking, arc in enclosures, arc in open air, bolted fault currents, electrical hazard, flash protection boundary, incident energy, personal protective equipment, protective device coordination study, short-circuit study, working distances.
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16085: 2006
Systems and software engineering-Life cycle processes-Risk management
A process for the management of risk in the life cycle is defined. It can be added to the existing set of software life cycle processes defined by the ISO/IEC 12207 or ISO/IEC 15288 series of standards, or it can be used independently.
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