StandardsWire™ February 2007
The latest on IEEE standards and related products
- IEEE Standards Publications in February
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- IEEE-SA News Release - IEEE/NFPA Arc
Flash Program
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The
Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms: A Perennial Best Seller
“The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms, Seventh Edition”
is an essential resource for anyone interested in IEEE standards and the
technologies they address. This 1,360-page volume encompasses nearly 35,000
terms and definitions that provide insight into a host of fields, from
power generation and telecommunications to information technology and
transportation systems
The dictionary establishes a common language for the terminology used
in IEEE standards, which define quality, set technical criteria and address
tools, techniques and best practices. It also gives the preferred and
popular usage of each term, variations in meanings among different technical
specialties, the field of application, and the source of each entry. In
addition, it includes a section of acronyms and abbreviations and another
containing abstracts of more than 800 IEEE Standards.
Obtain
your copy of this information-rich resource here
A Must-Read on Wireless LAN Technology
Wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on IEEE 802.11™ standards have
been superbly successful and are now found in nearly all settings, from
corporations, homes and schools to hotels, airports and restaurants. WLANs
are now evolving to a new level in which they are seen as large wireless
communication systems.
The second edition of "IEEE
802.11 Handbook: A Designer's Companion", authored by Bob O'Hara and
Al Petrick, provides both a fundamental understanding of the technology
that makes wireless mobility a reality and the details network architects,
hardware and software engineers and others need as they foster the evolution
of IEEE 802.11 WLANs.
This handbook provides a thorough treatment of the IEEE 802.11 standard
and its many amendments. It addresses WLAN operation, application and
system design. Topics it covers include medium access control, security
enhancements, quality of service enhancements and five physical layers.
It also discusses physical layer extensions, international roaming, the
inter-ap protocol and higher data rates in the 2.4GHz band.
"IEEE
802.11 Handbook: A Designer's Companion" belongs on the desk of anyone
working with WLAN technology and products. Order your copy today.
Standards Shape New Form of Auto Radio Communications
The first three of five IEEE 1609™ WAVE radio standards are now
available. This family of standards defines a new radio communications
system that will allow those in passenger vehicles to interact with roadside
systems for safety information and other services, as well as with other
WAVE-equipped vehicles.
WAVE technology (also called Dedicated Short Range Communications or DSRC)
will allow for many new on-the-road applications, such as Internet access
and ordering goods and services in transit. It will operate in the 5.9
GHz band as authorized by the U.S. Federal Communication Commission for
intelligent transportation systems.
The newly published WAVE standards are:
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IEEE 1609.1™, "Trial-Use Standard for Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE) - Resource Manager," which describes the flow of the command-response interchange between multiple remote applications and the resource manager.
- IEEE 1609.2, "Trial-Use Standard for Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments - Security Services for Applications and Management Messages", which covers administrative procedures for core security functions and methods to secure WAVE messages against eavesdropping, alteration and other attacks.
- IEEE 1609.4™, “Trial Use Standard for Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE) – Multichannel Operation”, which provides an interface to the medium access control of the communication stack and provides for operation on multiple channels.
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February Publications
IEEE VuSpec: 2007 Electronic Design Automation
If you are an electronic design automation engineer, architect, verification
engineer, or you are responsible for managing a design team or conducting
research, then this IEEE Standards Vuspec CD is for you. And, because
of its value-driven price and wide range of easy-to-use features, the
new 2007 IEEE Design Automation VuSpec also is a must have item for embedded
software developers, analysts, marketing & sales professionals, and students
who want to get up to speed on the full library of international EDA Standards.
VuSpec starts automatically and runs inside your familiar web browser
with Adobe Acrobat. VuSpec is your very own EDA web portal on a portable
CD you can use anywhere. Semiconductors, wired or wireless communication
systems, electronics, medical test equipment, and the entire EDA software
industry itself rely on these recognized standards covering Logic, Design,
Simulation, RTL & Formal Verification, IP/Cores, ALF, ASIC, IC, PSL, Verilog,
and VHDL. VuSpec even covers new methods and best practices for the functional
verification language 'e' as well as SystemC and SystemVerilog.
IEEE VuSpec searches through all these standards, leading you where you
need to be, instantly! Also includes an easy point-and-click navigator,
glossary of over 600 official EDA terms with citations back to their referenced
standards, bonus links, and a convenient index of nearly 300 keywords
to guide you to the proper source.
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400.3-2006
IEEE Guide for Partial Discharge Testing of Shielded Power Cable Systems
in a Field Environment
This guide covers the diagnostic testing of new or service-aged installed
shielded power cable systems, which include cable, joints, and terminations,
using partial discharge (PD) detection, measurement, and location. Partial
discharge testing, which is a useful indicator of insulation degradation,
may be carried out on-line or off-line by means of an external voltage
source. This guide does not include the testing of compressed gas insulated
systems or continuous on-line monitoring at normal service voltage.
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C37.102-2006
IEEE Guide for AC Generator Protection
A review of the generally accepted forms of relay protection for the synchronous
generator and its excitation system is presented. This guide is primarily
concerned with protection against faults and abnormal operating conditions
for large hydraulic, steam, and combustion-turbine generators.
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2007 Stationary Batteries VuSpec (PDF/HTML
ON CD-ROM)
A complete reference with standards, essential papers, and convenient
tools wrapped inside an easy-to-use interface that runs inside your web
browser. You need this product CD if you are designing, manufacturing,
sizing, selecting, installing, maintaining, testing, or operating storage
batteries used in stationary and portable applications, including generating
stations, substations, energy storage, industrial control, emergency/standby
generator sets, emergency lighting, telecommunications, portable computing,
and uninterruptible power supplies.Covers rechargeable lead-acid, nickel-cadmium,
lithium-ion, and other types of batteries.
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PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 13 February 2007
The IEEE/NFPA
Arc Flash Collaborative Research and Testing Project has filled two
key positions: project manager and research manager. The project manager
is a joint appointment involving Dr. P.K. Sen and Ravel Ammerman under
contract to the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Tammy L. Gammon was named
research manager.
As joint project managers, Sen and Ammerman will oversee all day-to-day
activities of this multi-year initiative to gain greater understanding
of electrical arc flash and arc blast hazards and how to protect workers
against them. As research manager, Gammon will conduct a global search
of engineering databases and literature, and issue a report on information
relevant to the project, and provide input on developing an engineering
model for arc flash. Both positions report to the IEEE/NFPA Steering Committee
on Arc Flash Hazards.
In addition to building an understanding of what is known about arc flash
phenomena worldwide, the flash program will involve more than 2,000 test
protocols. These will measure thermal, pressure, sound, shrapnel, toxicity
and radiative phenomena generated in arc flashes, as well as how enclosures
affect the energy released.
Dr. Sen is Professor and Site Director of the Power Systems Engineering
Research Center at the Colorado School of Mines. He has more than 40 years
of teaching, research and consulting engineering experience across the
field of power engineering. He has published over 120 papers on power-related
topics and is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Registered Professional Engineer
in Colorado.
Ravel F. Ammerman is a lecturer and PhD candidate in the Engineering Division
at the Colorado School of Mines. He has over 25 years of teaching and
industrial experience in the power industry. His research includes arc
flash hazards, electrical safety, and computer applications in power systems.
Dr. Gammon has been a senior electrical engineer in industry and was a
visiting assistant professor at the University of North Carolina - Ashville.
She has broad arc flash experience, having published widely and organized
seminars on this topic and serving on an IEEE/NFPA Joint Task Force on
Arc Flash and the IEEE 1584 Arc-Flash Hazard Working Group. She is a Registered
Professional Electrical Engineer in North Carolina.
The IEEE/NFPA Arc Flash Program is intended to provide a wide range of
benefits to industry, including improved worker safety and operating efficiency
and reduced workers compensation claims and premiums. It also should help
improve IEEE and NFPA safety standards and create safer electrical equipment
and more effective personal protective equipment. Click
here for more information on the program.
About the National Fire Protection Association
The National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) has been a worldwide leader in providing fire,
electrical, building, and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission
of the international nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide
burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and
advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
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551-2006
VIOLET BOOK
IEEE Recommended Practice for Calculating Short-Circuit Currents in Industrial
and Commercial Power Systems
This recommended practice provides short-circuit current information including
calculated short-circuit current duties for the application in industrial
plants and commercial buildings, at all power system voltages, of power
system equipment that senses, carries, or interrupts short-circuit currents.
Equipment coverage includes, but should not be limited to, protective
device sensors such as series trips and relays, passive equipment that
may carry short circuit current such as bus, cable, reactors, and transformers
as well as interrupters such as circuit breakers and fuses.
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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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802.16_CONFORMANCE04-2006 IEEE Standard for Conformance to IEEE 802.16
Part 4: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) Proforma
for Frequencies below 11 GHz
This amendment updates and expands IEEE Std 802.16-2004 to allow for
mobile subscriber stations.
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802.15.4-2006
IEEE Standard for Information technology— Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems— Local and metropolitan area networks— Specific
requirements
IEEE Std 802.15.4-2003 defines the protocol and compatible interconnection
for data communication devices using low data rate, low power and low
complexity, short-range radio frequency (RF) transmissions in a wireless
personal area network (WPAN).
This revision extends the market applicability of IEEE Std 802.15.4-2003,
removes ambiguities in the standard and makes improvements revealed by
implementations of IEEE Std 802.15.4-2003.
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C62.31-2006
IEEE Standard Test Methods for Low-Voltage Gas-Tube Surge Protective Device
Components
This standard applies to gas-tube surge-protective devices for application
on systems with voltages, 1000 V rms or 1200 V dc.
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IEEE Wireless Dictionary
Wireless technology, like many other technical fields, has its own
set of jargon and acronyms. Many times, these acronyms are used simply
to reduce the effort required to describe concepts.
The goal of this book is to provide meaning for the acronyms and jargon
used in the wireless industry with a particular emphasis on commercial
systems. Although not exhaustive, an additional goal was to include the
most commonly used terms. Individuals who are experts in one particular
field, e.g., 3G cellular or WLANs, will find terms from other fields with
which they are unfamiliar. Individuals who need to have broad view of
the wireless landscape will find that this book covers most of the topics
and terms that are important in today’s market.
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