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Instant Access to 802.everything
IEEE 802® standards have helped power the global telecommunications revolution, both wired and wireless, since the mid 1980s. For anyone involved in the field, the nearly 70 active IEEE 802 standards are an enormous resource. In keeping with the rapidly changing technology, IEEE has recently updated the VuSpec collection of its 802 family of standards.

This CD-ROM provides direct access to all IEEE 802 standards, letting you search its 20,000+ pages to find exactly what you need. It contains a new glossary of 1,200 local, metropolitan and personal area network terms and bonus content that includes PICS, SDL, and MIB files and papers on block cipher modes and key management. In addition, there are online links for optional product extensions, information on IEEE 802 history and process, and input on draft standards now underway.

This VuSpec package includes all IEEE 802.3® Ethernet, IEEE 802.11® wireless local area network, IEEE 802.15® wireless personal area network and IEEE 802.16® wireless metropolitan area network standards. It also offers IEEE 802® on LAN/MAN architecture, IEEE 802.1® for higher layer LAN protocols, link security and management; IEEE 802.2® on logical link control, IEEE 802.5® on token ring networks; ANSI/IEEE 802.12® on demand priority, and IEEE 802.17® on resilient packet ring networks.
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Electric Machinery Standards in One Package
IEEE standards address nearly all aspects of the electrical machinery used to generate electricity or convert it to other forms of electrical or mechanical energy. This important body of 23 active standards is now available on one CD for those who operate, maintain or test such machinery.

As a comprehensive collection, this disk includes standards for synchronous and induction machines, DC and permanent magnet machines, motor generator sets, rotating frequency changers, and electric couplings, brakes and dynamometers. It also includes standards on insulation, magneto-hydrodynamic energy conversion ducts, and the magnetic, conducting and superconducting materials in electrical machinery, and much more.
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Easier Cable Ampacity Calculations
Why flip through over 3,100 pages in the IEEE 835™ standard to calculate ampacity (ability to carry current), when you can use the new IEEE CD-ROM and its convenient software? This CD contains more than 3,000 ampacity tables for both extruded dielectric power cables rated to 138 kV and laminar dielectric power cables rated to 500 kV. It also includes an electronic index and navigation controls.

Many factors influence how much current a cable can transfer, from insulation and temperature to the number of bundled wires. The tables in this disk will help you account for such variables in defining a cable's ampacity before it fails or overheats under varying conditions. The disk also includes calculations of the temperature rise and load capability of cable systems.
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Making IEEE Software Engineering Standards Work for You
The IEEE offers the most comprehensive set of software engineering standards written to improve software development processes in organizations. While these standards provide an efficient approach to software engineering and help companies avoid the time-consuming and often error-prone effort to develop their own standards in-house, they can seem complex when approached for the first time.

This is where the new book, Implementing the IEEE Software Engineering Standards, comes in. It was written to be a useful guide for anyone who applies these standards. After reviewing this standards family, it describes how to streamline the software development process, and examines IEEE software standards in detail along with practical suggestions on how to apply them.
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June Publications

1667-2006
IEEE Standard Protocol for Authentication in Host Attachments of Transient Storage Devices
This project defines a standard protocol for secure authentication and creation of trust between a secure host and a directly attached Transient Storage Device (TSD), such as a USB flash drive, portable hard drive, or cellular phone. The protocol has only an indirect relationship with data integrity/security, and does not directly address issues of authorization and enforcement. The protocol also does not address devices that are attached using a network connection. However, a device that uses a point-to-point wireless connection such as WUSB may comply with this protocol.
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C37.013A-2007
IEEE Standard for AC High Voltage Generator Circuit Breakers Rated on a Symmetrical Current Basis –Amendment 1: Supplement for use with Generators Rated 10-100 MVA
The scope of the proposed project is to amend the existing IEEE 1076-2002 (VHDL) standard by adding a simulation runtime application interface (VHDL Programming Interface or VHPI).
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C37.016-2006
IEEE Standard for AC High-Voltage Circuit Switchers rated 15.5 kV through 245 kV
This Standard is applicable to AC circuit switchers designed for outdoor installation and for rated power frequencies of 50 and 60 Hz and rated maximum voltages of 15.5 kV through 245 kV.
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1394C-2006
IEEE Standard for a High-Performance Serial Bus—Amendment 3
Supplemental Information for a high-speed serial bus that integrates well with most IEEE standard 32-bit and 64-bit parallel buses is specified. It is intended to extend the usefulness of a low-cost interconnect between external peripherals. This standard follows the IEEE Std 1212-2001 command and status register (CSR) architecture.
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C63.19-2007
American National Standard Methods of Measurement of Compatibility between Wireless Communications Devices and Hearing Aids
This standard sets forth uniform methods of measurement for compatibility between hearing aids and wireless communications devices.
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Featured Publication

572-2006
IEEE Standard for Qualification of Class 1E Connection Assemblies for Nuclear Power Generating Stations
The basic requirements for qualifying Class 1E Connection Assemblies and interfaces that are to be used in nuclear power generating stations are described in this standard. The principles, methods, and procedures described are intended to be used for qualifying Connection Assemblies, maintaining and extending qualification, and updating qualification, as required, if the Connection Assembly is modified.

The qualification requirements in this standard, when met, demonstrate and document the ability of the Connection Assembly to perform safety function(s) under applicable service conditions including design basis events, reducing the risk of common-cause Connection Assembly failure.
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IEEE News

DRAFT STANDARD THAT UNIFIES IEEE VERILOG™ AND SYSTEMVERILOG™ STANDARDS NOW AVAILABLE
PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 5 June 2007

The IEEE P1800 Working Group has created a unified draft that combines the complementary IEEE SystemVerilog™ and Verilog™ hardware design language standards into a single document. The draft standard, IEEE P1800™, “SystemVerilog Standard: Unified Hardware Design, Specification and Verification Language,” is available for a nominal fee.

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IEEE REVISES TWO LEAD-ACID BATTERY STANDARDS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 4 June 2007

The IEEE has revised two standards for the installation, maintenance and sizing of lead-acid batteries in photovoltaic systems. The first standard, IEEE 937™, “Recommended Practice for Installation and Maintenance of Lead-Acid Batteries for Photovoltaic (PV) Systems”, was updated to reflect changes in installation and maintenance practices and in related standards. IEEE 937 addresses such considerations as the storage, location, mounting, ventilation, assembly, safety and care of lead-acid batteries in residential, commercial, and industrial PV power systems. It was developed for use by system designers, installers and owners.

The second standard is IEEE 1013™, “Recommended Practice for Sizing Lead-Acid Batteries for Stand-Alone Photovoltaic (PV) Systems”, which was revised to make it specific to stand-alone PV systems and to add changes reflecting field experience. This standard helps system designers analyze how design-parameter changes affect the size of vented and valve-regulated lead-acid batteries in PV power systems. It allows them to strike an acceptable compromise between cost and performance.
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Top Sellers

666-2007
IEEE Design Guide for Electric Power Service Systems for Generating Stations
This guide applies to station service systems that supply electric power to auxiliary loads for electric power generating stations. The discussions and recommendations in this guide provide the practices, criteria, and range of system parameters that relate to the service system requirements and assist in the application of existing engineering documents. This guide is not a handbook of design data; however, it explains what is good power service systems for generating stations.
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IEEE Power Switchgear, Substation, and Relay Standards, VuSpec Edition (formerly known as ANSI C37) VuSpec - Special pricing!
Save $300 instantly on each SE159 product you purchase before September 28, 2007. (Purchase 1, save $300; purchase 2, save $600; purchase 3, save $900, etc. Discount is already reflected in pricing displayed in IEEE Shop. Bulk discounts also available when you purchase 5 or more. Regular list/member price after September 28: $1,295/$1,195.)
New for 2007-2008 - Imagine having immediate access to, and easily searching through, all 140 standards. For the first time on VuSpec CD, IEEE offers you this complete collection of all Power Switchgear, Substation, and Relay standards.
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2007 National Electrical Safety Code and Handbook and VuSpec Set
This IEEE product is part of the family on NESCs. The NESC Handbook is a powerful tool that pulls together facts, figures, and explanations that help you effectively implement the Code. Authored by Allen L. Clapp, the NESC Handbook covers NESC various requirements up to 2007, detailing important work rules and a historical perspective of the Code.
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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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Successful businesses benefit from standards both by actively participating in the standardization process and by using standards as strategic market instruments. What is a standard and how can it help your business?

A standard is a published document that sets out specifications and procedures designed to ensure that a material, product, method, or service meets its purpose and consistently performs to its intended use.

Standards solve issues ranging from product compatibility to addressing consumer safety and health concerns. Standards also simplify product development and reduce non-value-adding costs thereby increasing a user's ability to compare competing products. They also are fundamental building blocks for international trade. Only through the use of standards can the requirements of interconnectivity and interoperability be assured and the credibility of new products and new markets verified enabling the rapid implementation of technology.
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