Overview of IEEE and IEEE Standards

Association

Mary Lynne Nielsen

Director, Corporate Programs

IEEE Standards Association

m.nielsen@ieee.org

9th AR Standards Meeting

New York, NY, USA

29-30 May 2013

Overview of IEEE

MEMBERS

Over 425,000

IEEE Today

CONFERENCES

Over 1300 per year

PUBLICATIONS Over 30% of worlds

electrotechnical literature

STANDARDS Over 900 active standards Over 500 active projects

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The worlds largest professional association advancing technology for humanity

COUNTRIES

Over 160

IEEE Technical Societies/Councils Aerospace & Electronic Systems Antennas & Propagation Broadcast Technology Circuits & Systems Communications Components, Packaging, & Manufacturing

Technology Computer Computational Intelligence Consumer Electronics Control Systems Council on Electronic Design Automation Council on Superconductivity Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation Education Electromagnetic Compatibility Electron Devices Engineering in Medicine & Biology Geosciences & Remote Sensing Industrial Electronics Industry Applications Information Theory Intelligent Transportation Systems

Instrumentation & Measurement Lasers & Electro-Optics Magnetics Microwave Theory & Techniques Nanotechnology Council Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Oceanic Engineering Power Electronics Power & Energy Product Safety Engineering Professional Communication Reliability Robotics & Automation Sensors Council Signal Processing Social Implications of Technology Solid-State Circuits Systems Council Systems, Man, & Cybernetics Technology Management Council Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, & Frequency Control

Vehicular Technology

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Overview of IEEE-SA

What We Do

Nurture, develop and advance global technologies through the facilitation of standards development and collaboration activities

Provide a venue for innovators

Provide solutions through a menu of engagement options

Our work drives the functionality, capabilities and interoperability of a wide range of products and services that transform the way people live, work and communicate--advancing technology for the benefit of humanity

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About the IEEE-SA Globally recognized standards Over 900 active standards More than 500 standards under development 7,000+ individual members 200+ corporate members Over 20,000 standards developers worldwide

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What We Offer

Standards development and distribution Recommended Practices, Guides, Standards

Open access through subsidized "Get Programs" Membership

Individual and Corporate Standards related products

Handbooks, tutorials, e-learning Standards education Consensus-based exploration

Industry Connections Association Management services Registration Authorities Conformity Assessment (IEEE Conformity Assessment Program via the ISTO)

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IEEE-SA standards life cycle

Supporting the full life cycle for standards and related activities

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Pre-standards activities

Accelerated standards activities

Post- standards activities

Exploration

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Efficient, economical environment for building consensus

Incubate new standards and related services

Quick and cost-effective process

Produces "fast-track" materials, such as proposals for standards, white papers, peer-reviewed specifications, guides, position papers and other specialized tools

Hone and refine thinking on rapidly changing technologies

IEEE-SA Industry Connections offers a flexible framework

Globally Respected Standards Process

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Consensus

Due Process

Openness

Right of Appeal

Balance

Adheres to the WTO/TBT Principles Based on rigorous peer-review Reflects the collective consensus view of participants Results in high quality globally relevant technical standards

IEEE Standards

Aerospace Electronics Broadband Over Power Lines Broadcast Technology Clean Technology Cognitive Radio Design Automation Electromagnetic Compatibility Green Technology LAN/MAN Medical Device Communications

Nanotechnology National Electrical Safety Code Organic Components Portable Battery Technology Power Electronics Power & Energy Radiation/Nuclear Reliability Transportation Technology Test Technology

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Span a broad spectrum of technologies Examples:

Global collaboration

Canada Switzerland

France

Malta

Belgium

Germany

China

Korea

Bahrain

USA

Japan

India

South Africa

UK

Tunisia

Brazil

Czech Republic

Israel

Singapore

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IEEE Standards Education

- Helps facilitate transition from classroom to professional practice - Aligns educational concepts with real-world applications - IEEE Standards Education Portal standardseducation.org - Case studies - Tutorials - Student application paper information - Standards glossary terms and acronyms - Information on continuing education at conferences,

including free content

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Alliance Management Services

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Integrated Approach

Industry Initiative Incubation

Standards Development

Industry Specification Development

Certification & Interoperability

Market Development

Robust Platform

Proven Professional Services

PR & Marketing Services

Conference Education Services

Best in Class Infrastructure

Proven Processes & Procedures

Exposure

1,100+ Conferences & Meetings annually (e.g. Smart Grid Conferences, Cloud Computing, etc.)

IEEE produces over 42 Magazines

Publishes 108+ Journals and Conference Proceedings

IEEE SA BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL NOT FOR REDISTRIBUTION

IEEE Conformity Assessment Program (ICAP)

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Bridges IEEE standards development activities with proven testing and certification frameworks Encompasses all aspects of

Conformity assessment-self declaration Third-party assessment/testing Interoperability

Help accelerate market adoption of new products and technologies

Platform for 21st Century

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IEEE Standards that relate to AR

IEEE has approximately 50 standards and projects that relate to AR Covering subjects like

Modeling and simulation Virtual worlds Distributive interactive simulation Portable device communications Real-time mobile video communications Dynamic spectrum access Convergent digital home networks Personal area networks Network media-independent handovers Fixed to portable communications Electric power systems communications 3D human factors Learning technologies Sensors and RFID

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IEEE project highlights

IEEE P1828Systems with Virtual Components An overarching standard for virtual world systems Reference model and terminology

IEEE P1907.1Network-Adaptive Quality of Experience (QoE) Management Scheme for Real-Time Mobile Video Communications End-to-End QoE management scheme Addresses varying environments

IEEE P3333.1Quality Assessment of 3D Contents Based on Psychophysical Studies Addresses aspects like perceptual quality, quality of experience (QoE)

and visual fatigue

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IEEE project highlights

IEEE P1484.11.1Learning TechnologyData Model for Content Object Communication Supports interchange of data elements and their values between a

content object and a runtime service Computer managed instruction

IEEE P1801Design and Verification of Low-Power Integrated Circuits Provides an HDL-independent way of annotating a design with power

intent to concisely represent the regions of a design with different power provisions

IEEE P2200Standard Protocol for Stream Management in Media Client Devices Defines interfaces for intelligently distributing and replicating content

over heterogeneous networks to portable and intermediate devices with local storage

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IEEE-SA information & materials

IEEE-SA Web site http://standards.ieee.org/

IEEE-SA Corporate Program http://standards.ieee.org/develop/corpchan/general.html

IEEE-SA newsletters http://standards.ieee.org/develop/corpchan/sfocus/index.html http://standards.ieee.org/news/swire/index.html

IEEE Standards Education Portal http://www.standardseducation.org

IEEE-SA Industry Connections standards.ieee.org/industryconnections

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QUESTIONS?

Thank You!

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BACKUP SLIDES

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IEEE standards development process

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Project approval

Develop draft

standard

Sponsor ballot

Standards Board

approval

Publish standard

Idea!

Maximum of 4 years

Reaffirm, revise, or withdraw standard

Maximum of 5 years

Patent policy

- Consistent with patent policies of ISO, IEC, ITU and other SDOs - Balances needs of implementing a standard with rights of

Intellectual Property (IP) owners

- Contributes to - Transparency earlier in process - Confidence in commitments - Global applicability

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Ways to Participate in IEEE Standards Development

Start At the IEEE Standards Association home page http://standards.ieee.org/

Find

Search for PROJECTS by topic http://standards.ieee.org/develop/project/ Search for WORKING GROUPS by topic: http://standards.ieee.org/develop/wg/ Search by SPONSOR (usually IEEE Societies): http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/detailed_index.html

Contact Reach out to the working group contact to join the working group

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IEEE Standards Development: Project Approval Process

Any individual or company with a technical idea may start a project

Determine need for project

Referred to as a Sponsor

Sponsor does not have a financial role

Sponsor provides guidance and support

Find a technical

group within IEEE to

sponsor the project

Develop scope and purpose of the project

Submit a Project Authorization Request (PAR)

form for approval by New Standards

Committee (NesCom)

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IEEE Standards Development: Develop Draft Standard

Standard is written by working group

Working group writes initial draft or develops draft from existing documents and specifications

Working group follows the policies and procedures of the Technical Committee

Draft document is revised and reviewed

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IEEE Standards Development: Ballot = Vote

Interested parties are

invited to ballot on draft

standards

IEEE-SA Members receive

document, review it, and

vote on it

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IEEE Standards Development: Approval Process Publication

Submit the final draft

standard to Review

Committee (RevCom)

RevCom recommends approval to

IEEE-SA Standards

Board

IEEE-SA Standards

Board approves the draft standard

Publish standard

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