OVERVIEW OF ENGINEERING MANUAL, Part 1

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OVERVIEW OF ENGINEERING MANUAL, Part 1

• Susan Hoyler
• TIA, Director Standards Development and Promotion

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Overview

• Whats Inside
• Whats Important to You

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Whats Inside?

• INTRODUCTION
• STATEMENTS OF POLICY OF THE ST DEPARTMENT
• DEFINITONS AND TERMS
• 1. OBJECTIVE
• 2. ORGANIZATION
• 3. ENGINEERING COMMITTEES
• 4. ELECTION PROCEDURES
• 5. MEETINGS
• 6. DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS

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Whats Inside?

• 7. MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS
• 8. TIA STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS AND BULLETINS
• 9. PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
• 10. INTERPRETATION OF TIA PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
• 11. CORRESPONDENCE AND RECORDS
• 12. RELATIONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
• 13. COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS
• 14. CHANGES TO TIA ENGINEERING MANUAL

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Whats Inside?

• ANNEX A- TSSC
• ANNEX B- TIA LEGAL GUIDES
• ANNEX C-ANSI PINS FORM AND TIA INTERNAL PN FORM
• ANNEX D- SAMPLE MEETING NOTICE AGENDA
• ANNEX E SAMPLE MEETING REPORT
• ANNEX F- COMMITTEE CORRESPONDENCE
• ANNEX G- CONTRIBUTION TEMPLATE
• ANNEX H- STATEMENT FROM PATENT HOLDER
• ANNEX I- NUMBERING OF DOCUMENTS

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STATEMENTS OF POLICY

• Yes, they are important!! Some more than others.
• Relationship with Other Elements of TIA
• Relationship with ANSI
• International Cooperation and Harmonization
• Patent Policy (to be discussed)
• Metric Policy
• TIA Style Manual (Section 4.8), the International
  System of Units (SI), as specified in
  ANSI/IEEE-268 or its subsequent revisions, shall
  be used in TIA Standards. If necessary, dual
  dimensioning can be used but the policy requires
  that any variation from the policy be explained
  in the foreword or introduction

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DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

• Several listed but some useful ones are
• Consensus established when those participating
  in the consideration of the subject at hand have
  reached substantial agreement. Substantial
  agreement means more than a simple majority, but
  not necessarily unanimity. Consensus requires
  that all views and objections be considered and
  that a concerted effort be made toward their
  resolution. Consensus may also be achieved when
  the minority no longer wishes to articulate its
  objection. The opinions of the minority should
  be recorded with the report of the substantial
  agreement (consensus) of the majority.
• Normative Elements those elements of a Standard
  setting the provisions with which it is necessary
  to comply in order to be able to claim conformity
  with the Standard. (See Section 2.1 of the TIA
  Style Manual).

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DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

• Useful terms
• Simple Majority - 50 of those eligible to vote,
  rounded down to an integer value plus 1
• Telecommunications Systems Bulletin or TSB - a
  document proposed by a Formulating Group to
  publicize material which, although not a
  published Standard, may have significant value to
  industry or users. A TSB cannot be used to
  modify or amend a Standard, but may announce
  planned enhancements or modifications for a
  particular Standard.

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OBJECTIVE

• Rules for operation of the Engineering Committees
• Legal Guidelines
• Description of the organization of the Standards
  and Technology Department of the TIA and its
  Engineering Committees
• Intellectual Property Policy
• Rules for operation of the Technical Standards
  Subcommittee

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ORGANIZATION

• TIA separated its public policy divisions and the
  standards program in Jan. 2001. The change of
  the reporting relationships is not yet reflected
  in the current text of the Manual. Though
  separate, the public policy divisions and
  standards work closely on issues, for example,
  CALEA, E-911, etc.
• TIA Technical Committee is responsible for
  establishing the broad technical policy of the
  Association, including the organization and
  operating policies of the Standards and
  Technology Department and Engineering Committees,
  and advises the Board of Directors on technical
  issues.

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ENG. COMMITTEES

• Appointment/Dismissal of Leaders
• Membership Eligibility (3.2.1)
• One Company, One Vote (3.2.3.1)
• Government Participation (3.2.4)
• Membership Voting Continuation (3.2.5)

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CONDUCTING MEETINGS

• Meeting Notices, Agenda, Reports
• Keeping quorum
• Voting procedures
• In meetings
• Letter Ballots

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STDS DEVELOPMENT

• Project Initiation
• Ballot Initiation
• Types of comments
• Processing comments
• Technical
• Editorial
• Non-Germane or Non-Technical

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STDS DEVELOPMENT

• Processing and resolving comments
• Substantive (6.8.1)
• A substantive change in a Standard is one that
  directly and materially affects the use of the
  Standard. Examples of substantive changes
• (1) shall to should should to shall
• (2) addition, deletion or revision of
  requirements, regardless of the number of
  changes
• addition of mandatory compliance with referenced
  Standards
• Editorial (6.8.2)
• A editorial change in a Standard is one that
  corrects typographical errors, grammatical
  errors, or clarifies a concept without making a
  substantive change.

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STDS DEVELOPMENT

• Non-Technical or Non-Germane Comment (6.8.3)
• Recirculation Ballot
• Entire document addressed (re-ballot)
• Limited portions of document addressed (default
  ballot)
• Address technical changes and/or
• Highlight unresolved negative vote(s)
• Approval for Publication

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THE REST OF THE STUFF

• Maintenance
• Reaffirm
• Revise
• Rescind (Withdraw)
• Bulletins
• Types of Published Documents
• Interpretation

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THE REST OF THE STUFF

• Correspondence and Records
• Relationships with Other Organizations
• Complaints an Appeals
• Informal Complaint
• Formal
• Changes to the Manual

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THE BEST FOR LAST?

• Annexes contain useful information most forms
  have been updated and are on web.
• Document numbering will be discussed in separate
  session.
• Patent Holder Statement is fixed, and will be
  described in a separate session.

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QUESTIONS?