StandardsWire™ November 2007
The latest on IEEE standards and related products

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• November's Featured Product
• IEEE Standards Publications in November
  
• IEEE 802 Wireless Workshop - Reminder
• IEEE-SA News
  
• IEEE Standards Information Network - New Book Coming Winter 2007!

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An Insider’s View of Low-Rate Wireless PANs
The ‘simple’ wireless connectivity offered by the IEEE 802.15.4™ standard has taken off. The low-cost and low-power networks it defines are used in applications for sensors, actuators and peripherals in industry, agriculture, medicine and many other sectors. This has fostered the ongoing evolution of this standard and publication of the second edition of the book written as a companion to it.

The new edition, Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks: Enabling Wireless Sensors with IEEE 802.15.4, encompasses the revised version of the base standard completed in 2006 and the amendment IEEE 802.15.4b™. Written in an easy-to-read format by experts who helped develop the standard, it reviews the standard and the vision behind it. It provides background on the technology, application scenarios, and material not covered in the standard on network-layer functionality. The book focuses strongly on designing and implementing low rate WPANs.

Low-Rate Personal Area Networks: Enabling Wireless Sensors with IEEE 802.15.4 is essential for anyone who wants to understand the inner workings and possibilities of the IEEE 802.15.4 standard.

Product Number: STDSP1150
ISBN: 978-0-7381-4977-6
Format: Print
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New IEEE 802.15.4 Amendment Published
In addition to the book above, anyone interested in low-rate, wireless personal area networks (LR-WPAN) will want a copy of IEEE 802.15.4a™, a newly published amendment to the standard. It adds an alternate physical layer for LR-WPANs to help meet emerging industrial and consumer needs for such networks. The new PHY provides for precision ranging of a meter or less and improves communication range, robustness and mobility.

IEEE 802.15.4a-2007 PART 15.4: Wireless MAC and PHY Specifications for Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (LR-WPANs): Amendment 1: Add Alternate PHY

Product Number: STDPD95677
ISBN: 978-0-7381-5583-8
Format: Print on Demand
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A Single Source for Surge Protective Device Standards
The excess system current and voltage generated by abnormal electrical events, such as spikes or lightning, can wreak havoc with electrical systems. Surge protective devices (SPDs) are used to mitigate such surges in high and low voltage power and communication systems by rapidly increasing conducted current. The importance of SPDs to industry can be seen in the many IEEE standards devoted them.

Now a new VuSpec™ product provides a single source for all 34 IEEE SPD standards. This CD-ROM, Surge Protective Device Standards, contains 18 low-voltage and 16 high-voltage standards on the design, construction and operation of equipment to protect against power surges.

Low-voltage SPD standards in the package include those for secondary arresters, thyristor SPDs, electrostatic discharge, gas-tube and air-gap-arrester SPDs. High-voltage SPD standards include those for neutral grounding devices, surge arresters for electric power cable, gapped silicon-carbide and metal-oxide surge arresters, and surge protection for ac rotating machinery and electric generating plants. The CD also includes a five-part series on neutral grounding in three-phase electrical utility systems for all types of electrical utility systems.

Surge Protective Device Standards
Product Number: STDVU148
ISBN: 978-0-7381-4613-3
Format: CD-ROM
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November's Featured Product

IEEE Updates Standard for Health Care Facility Electrical Systems

The unique electrical requirements in healthcare facilities prompted the creation of IEEE’s White Book™ standard. Given the many changes in this evolving field, the IEEE has updated this standard to reflect current technology and industry needs.

The White Book, also called IEEE 602™, Recommended Practice for Electric Systems in Health Care Facilities, is a 380-page document offering information on how to protect life and property by reducing electrical failure. It considers the many issues involved in health care facility design and operation, e.g., designing flexibility into electrical system layout, placement and installation.

Health care facilities covered by the standard include buildings or parts of buildings containing hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, ambulatory centers, and medical and dental offices. It also includes industrial and commercial complexes used as medical facilities.

IEEE Std 602
IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Systems in Health Care Facilities (White Book)
PDF Version Product Number: STD95609
ISBN: 978-0-7381-5307-0
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62539 (E): 2007
Statistical Analysis of Electrical Insulation Breakdown Data (POD)
This guide describes, with examples, statistical methods to analyze times to break down and breakdown voltage data obtained from electrical testing of solid insulating materials, for purposes including characterization of the system, comparison with another insulator system, and prediction of the probability of breakdown at given times or voltages.
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666-2007
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 are good power service systems for generating stations.
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802.1ak-2007
IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks - Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks Amendment 7: Multiple Registration Protocol
This amendment to IEEE Std 802.1Q specifies a set of protocols that replace the GARP, GMRP, and GVRP protocols specified in earlier versions of the IEEE 802.1Q standard. Remarks: Amendment to IEEE Std 802.1Q-2005.
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802.3ap-2007
Standard for Information technology - LAN/MAN - Specific requirements
Part 3: CSMA/CD Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications - Amendment 4: Ethernet Operation over Electrical Backplanes
This amendment to IEEE Std 802.3-2005 includes the new Clauses 69 through 74. Clause 69 provides an overview of Ethernet operation over electrical backplanes. Clauses 70 through 72 define three new PMDs developed for operation over electrical backplanes. 1000BASE-KX specifies 1 Gb/s serial operation, 10GBASE-KX4 specifies 10 Gb/s 4- lane operation, and 10GBASE-KR specifies 10 Gb/s serial operation.

Clause 73 specifies an Auto-Negotiation function for use over electrical backplanes. Finally, Clause 74 specifies an optional forward error correction (FEC) sublayer for 10GBASE-R PHYs for improved link performance. Remarks: Amendment to IEEE Std 802.3-2005 (as amended by IEEE Std 802.3an-2006, IEEE Std 802.3aq-2006, 802.3as-2006, and IEEE Std 802.3-2005/Cor1-2006).
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C37.100.1-2007
IEEE Standard of Common Requirements for High Voltage Power Switchgear Rated Above 1000 V
This standard collects the common requirements that are in many IEEE Power Switchgear Standards. These include: Service Conditions, Design (type) Tests, Design and Construction, Production (routine) Tests and Ratings. This standard applies to alternating current switchgear, designed for both indoor and outdoor installation and for operation at service frequencies up to and including 60 Hz on systems having voltages above 1000 V.
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The IEEE Educational Activities Board in cooperation with the IEEE Standards Association is presenting a first of its kind standards education workshop. Through this workshop attendees can learn about the important role IEEE 802 Wireless Standards play in manufacturing and production processes.
In association with IEEE GLOBECOM, the workshop is scheduled to take place 30 November to 1 December 2007 in Washington, DC.

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IEEE APPROVES ELECTRICAL POWER STANDARDS FOR RELAYS AND UNDERGROUND CABLES
PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA
12 November 2007
The IEEE has approved standards regarding protective relays on distribution lines, Ragowski Coils for protective relaying and concentric neutral corrosion in underground cable. It has also begun work on a test standard for partial discharge measurements and approved revision two standards.

The IEEE has approved IEEE C37.230™, “Guide for Protective Relay Applications to Distribution Lines”, which examines the advantages and disadvantages of ways to protect electric power distribution systems. It looks at the fundamentals of this topic, line configurations and schemes, and identifies problems and solutions with the methods used in distribution line protection.

The IEEE has approved IEEE C37.235™, “Guide for the Application of Rogowski Coils Used for Protective Relaying Purposes”, which is the first guide on this topic. It establishes criteria and requirements for applying Rogowski coils (RC) in electric power systems and provides requirements for the performance, operation, testing, safety considerations, and maintenance of RC-based current transducers.
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IEEE APPROVES TEST GUIDE FOR LEAD-ACID BATTERIES IN HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA
7 November 2007
The IEEE has approved IEEE 1661™, “Guide For Test and Evaluation of Lead-Acid Batteries Used in Photovoltaic (PV) Hybrid Power Systems”, that provides guidelines for verifying a battery’s operating set points and performance in systems where PV and an engine generator are the only charging sources. It includes information on the effect PV hybrid charging parameters have on battery performance and the interpretation of the battery test results.

The IEEE has revised IEEE 1189™, “Guide for Selection of Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) Batteries for Stationary Applications”, to reflect the current state of knowledge in this area. IEEE 1189™ covers all significant issues to be considered in selecting VRLA batteries for a variety of stationary float applications.
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IEEE APPROVES NEW STANDARDS IN LEARNING TECHNOLOGY, VV&A AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA
6 November 2007
The IEEE has approved three new computer-related standards in the fields of learning technology, verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A), and software maintenance. It has also begun work on several systems and software engineering standards in cooperation with ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7.

The IEEE has approved IEEE 1484.20.1™, “Standard for Learning Technology - Data Model for Reusable Competency Definitions”, which defines a data model for describing, referencing and exchanging competency definitions, primarily in the context of online and distributed learning. It represents the key characteristics of a competency independent of a particular context and enables interoperability among learning systems that deal with competency information.
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Wireless Local Area Networks Quality of Service: An Engineering Perspective
This book describes Wireless Local Area Networks Quality of Service enhancements. Those enhancements enable the support of real-time applications such as voice and video. The scope of the book includes:
• Overview of QoS mechanisms and architectures
• WLAN QoS mechanisms and relationship to QoS general architectures
• Performance analysis and case studies WLAN QoS planning and engineering are challenging tasks to both network operators and end users.

This book is an attempt to satisfy the need for better understanding of WLAN QoS features as well as the related engineering challenges.

ISBN: 978-0-7381-5673-6
Softcover 200 pages
Member Price: $52.00 /Non-member Price: $65.00

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