Technical Committee MeetingTechnical Committee Meeting

October 7 , 2003October 7 , 2003

Report of TIA Board Report of TIA Board

MeetingMeetingAugust 5, 2003August 5, 2003

Anil Kripalani, Anil Kripalani, Technical Committee ChairTechnical Committee Chair

Dan Bart, Dan Bart, TIATIA

Background Organizations have been reviewing technical directions for the

future, and ways to minimize overlap among technical bodies– Many fora/consortia have been created and “standards” are being done in other

fora– Standards leadership needs to anticipate customer needs and be proactive

rather than reactive Input from the leadership of TIA standards groups was sought

before the Board meeting At the recent TIA Board meeting, the Chairman of the Board

requested 3 breakouts to review priorities and strategies for the core TIA resources.

One breakout was a “Standards Strategies and Priorities Breakout”– “Policy” and “Trade Shows and Marketing” were also analyzed with linkages between breakout areas noted

Background The Standards Strategies and Priorities Breakout

met and reported its findings and conclusions to the full Board with a request to move forward on implementation of the Breakout Plan, basically,– Review current structure and technical work areas– Determine ways to continue acceleration of the standards

development processes– Determine any new technical areas or other initiatives such as

accelerating conformity assessment, that should be pursued

The TIA Board concurred

Goal of the TSSC Activities

The first step in the process was briefing TIA Division and Engineering Committee leadership on the findings of the Standards Strategies and Priorities Breakout

Additional work and conference call meetings were scheduled over the next few weeks

TIA Standards and Technology Department staff assisted the Chairs in following through on the action items

““Standards Strategies and Priorities”Standards Strategies and Priorities”

‘‘Ad-Hoc’ Group 3Ad-Hoc’ Group 3

Report to the Board Report to the Board August 5, 2003August 5, 2003

Anil Kripalani, Anil Kripalani, Technical Committee ChairTechnical Committee Chair

Dan Bart, Dan Bart, TIATIA

Standards ‘Ad-Hoc’ GroupStandards ‘Ad-Hoc’ GroupGoalsGoals

Complete a critical look at where TIA Complete a critical look at where TIA standards are and where we need to bestandards are and where we need to be

Propose a structural context for the next Propose a structural context for the next five yearsfive years

Get buy-in at all levels Get buy-in at all levels (Board, Eng Cmte)(Board, Eng Cmte)

Execute to Achieve Global Recognition Execute to Achieve Global Recognition of TIA Standards Excellenceof TIA Standards Excellence

Standards ‘Ad-Hoc’ Group Standards ‘Ad-Hoc’ Group Group 3Group 3 ParticipantsParticipants

Larry Aiello, CorningPereira Armando, Centillium

Communications Inc. Dan Bart, TIAMike Donovan, MarconiDan Gatti, BigbangwidthGreg Jones, TIGerry Kennedy, BechtelAnil Kripalani, QUALCOMM, ChairFred Lucas, UPED ChairPeter Lessek, LucentPaul Vishny, Legal Counsel

Standards ‘Ad-Hoc’ Group Standards ‘Ad-Hoc’ Group Immediate Actions Thus FarImmediate Actions Thus Far

Presented overview of Engineering Committees structure, some history

Listed Industry Priorities, “customers’ hot buttons”

Made available detailed list of technical areas from TIA-wide Engineering Committee survey– No discussion yet since too much detail in survey for time-

limited activity this week

All participants volunteered to participate in systematic and pragmatic assessment of standards work

Current TIA Standards StructureCurrent TIA Standards Structure Currently Eight (8) Engineering Committees and

approx. 70 Subcommittees (called Formulating Groups)– TR-8 (Private Radio Systems, e.g., Public Safety)

– TR-14 (Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint Microwave)

– TR-30 (Data – Fax and Modems)

– TR-34 (Satellites, Space and Ground)

– TR-41 (Customer Premises Eqpmt, e.g., telephones, PBXs, VoIP)

– TR-42 (Wiring Distributions Systems)

– TR-45 (Mobile Communications, e.g., cellular, PCS, 3G)

– FO-4 (Fiber Optics, components and systems)

Technical Committee / TSSC manages structure/ proc.

Contribution-driven process - 1200+ active participants

Key Observations From the TeamKey Observations From the Team TIA may be recognized globally for several

reasons, but there are unflattering perceptions of our Standards Committees – Inadequate awareness in industry of TIA’s unique environment

for technical standardization– Macro-level Engineering Committee structure has been static for

a long time, except for some dissolutions – Committee names may be dated and not reflective of current

customer needs– Procedures were updated, but not enough to speed up output in

keeping with industry pace, generate enthusiasm, and attract new work areas

– Even key Board members are not fully aware of unique work being done here

Potential fora are not making TIA their home

Action Plan to AchieveAction Plan to AchieveTIA Standards ExcellenceTIA Standards Excellence

Create Board-level Ad-Hoc Committee (current team+/-) to manage redefinition proposal

Describe current and planned work of TIA’s existing Engineering Committees

– What are we delivering? What customers want this?

List what other SDOs are doing

Conduct Gap Analysis for meeting customer service needs with standards-driven systems

Reinforce support for existing customer-driven work and identify possible new areas TIA Standards can target

– e.g., Internet 2, Grid Computing, Gig-Ethernet, Softswitch / Intelligent Switching, others

Reaffirm Global Applicability for TIA Standards

Rename and recast technical work areas to capture the new areas and technologies

Propose new processes for aggressive standards development, (keeping IPR and other guidelines in mind)

Present details for Board review and approval to proceed

Get buy-in from Engineering Committee leadership in TSSC

Aggressive industry communications activities with clear message about TIA standards program

Maintain linkages to other ‘legs of TIA’s foundation’

Task TSSC to Execute Strategic Standards Plan

Action Plan to AchieveAction Plan to AchieveTIA Standards ExcellenceTIA Standards Excellence

Specific Sequence of ActivitiesSpecific Sequence of Activities TSSC Conference Call to go over plan and define

information needed from Committees Compile data from Chairs Board Ad-Hoc group discusses input with Committee

Chairs in 3 teleconference sessions:– TR-8 and TR-45, Mobile Wireless / Priority Access

– TR-30, TR-41, TR-42, FO-4, Enterprise and Distribution Systems

– TR-14 and TR-34, Backhaul and Satellite-based Wide-Area

Another TSSC call before October 7 discussion at Technical Committee meeting

Report at November Board Meeting

Questions?

Discussion