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StandardsWire™ February 2006
The latest on IEEE standards and related products


IEEE standards are a driving force in today's global marketplace. They create markets, increase profitability and ensure safety. StandardsWire gives you the most up-to-date information about IEEE standards to help drive your company's growth and value.

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February Publications

802.3-2005™
IEEE Standard for Information Technology
Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks--Specific requirements Part 3: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) Access


P802.16E (D12)
Draft Amendment to IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks--Part 16: Air Interface for Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems--Amendment for Physical and Medium Access Control Layers for Combined Fixed and Mobile Operation in Licensed Bands

This Amendment updates and expands IEEE Standard 802.16 to allow for mobile subscriber stations.


PC63.17 (D3.5)
Draft American National Standard for Methods of Measurement of the Electromagnetic and Operational Compatibility of Unlicensed personal Communications Services (UPCS) Devices


C37.90- 2005™
IEEE Standard for Relays and Relay Systems Associated with Electric Power Apparatus
Revision of IEEE Std. C37.90-1989 - Service conditions, electrical ratings, thermal ratings, and testing requirements are defined for relays and relay systems used to protect and control power apparatus. This standard establishes a common reproducible basis for designing and evaluating relays and relay systems.


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Upcoming Conference

2006 IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conference (WCNC)

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- 3 April -6 April 2006

IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) is one of the world's foremost international technical conferences for engineers and researchers at the forefront of development and deployment of wireless technologies.

Sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society

This year's theme, Broadband Wireless for the Masses: Ready for Take Off, speaks to the readiness of broadband wireless technologies for mass-market deployment.

Related IEEE products include:

IEEE VuSpec: Local, Metropolitan and Wireless Area Networks
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802.16/CONFORMANCE 02-2003™
IEEE Standard for Conformance to IEEE Std 802.16 Part 2: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) for 10-66 GHz WirelessMAN-SC Air Interface. This standard represents the Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP), per ISO/IEC 9646-1:1994 and 9646-2:1995 and ITU-T X.290 and X.291, for conformance specification of base stations and subscriber stations based upon the WirelessMAN-SC (10–66 GHz) air interface specified in IEEE 802.16.


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C2™-2002
National Electrical Safety Code®

C62.43-2005™
IEEE Guide for the Application of Surge Protectors Used in Low-Voltage (Equal to or Less than 1000 V, rms, or 1200 V, DC) Data, Communications, and Signaling Circuits

IEEE Wireless Communication Standards: A Study of 802.11, 802.15, and 802.16

IEEE 802.11 Handbook: A Designer's Companion, Second Edition


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