TIA and UL are working together through TIA’s Smart Buildings Program, to accelerate the development of common framework for smart buildings. The two organizations are collaborating on an online aggregation portal designed to educate and inform stakeholders on the multiple aspects and solutions available for the smart buildings market. The two organizations signed an agreement to share commercial, technical, and standardization insights to further their work in the smart buildings ecosystem. TIA and UL will additionally focus on benchmarking, measurements, assessments, certification, and registration in the areas of connectivity, interoperability, safety, security – both cyber and physical, resiliency and sustainability for buildings.
TIA Issues Call for Interest Structural Standard For Antenna Supporting Structures, Antennas and Small Wind Turbine Support Structures
The TIA TR-14 engineering committee on structural standards for communication and small wind turbine support structures has issued a call for interest for document ANSI/TIA-222-H-1 titled Structural Standard For Antenna Supporting Structures, Antennas and Small Wind Turbine Support Structures- Addendum 1.This will update the amplification forces on antenna supporting structures supported by buildings or other supporting structures as well as provide an update to section 4.9.9 anchor bolt calculation and include miscellaneous minor updates and corrections to some sections of the ANSI/TIA-222-H Standard.
Keeping Structures Connected: Updated Standards for Telecom Cabling Including Popular New Field Terminable Plugs
Recently, the demand for field terminable plugs has increased to keep up with growth in high-bandwidth wireless access points and other online devices like surveillance cameras, LED lighting, motion sensors, display panels and building automation equipment. Field terminable plugs are also needed to enable high-performance data centers. This has led to rapid developments in new plug design and technology. And, as ever, an increased need for safety and reliability standards for this equipment.
Dealing with Natural Disasters through Big Data and IoT
IoT plays a major role in predicting disasters. One example that arises is the earthquake detection and warning effort of the US Geological Society. The system they are working on is called the Earthquake Early Warning system, and there are such systems in Mexico, Taiwan and Japan. In California, they have piloted the EEW prototype, called ShakeAlert, since 2012. Recently, ShakeAlert managed to detect and warn Pasadena residents about a 4.4 magnitude earthquake.
TIA ICT lifecycle management standards committee
The TIA has formed the TR-60 ICT Lifecycle Management Committee.TR-60 will be responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary standards that address the management of technology for qualifying vertical markets, focusing on planning, documentation, design, remediation and operation of ICT systems, infrastructure and services.
Ethernet Innovation the Focus of Panel Discussion at OFC
The flexibility of Ethernet encourages innovation in Layer 1 network cabling design. That was the takeaway from a panel discussion at OFC titled, “Interoperability – The Foundation of Ethernet Success.” The panel addressed the evolution of developments in Ethernet interoperability testing and the adoption of new practices that accelerate seamless integration for all participants in the ecosystem. According to the Ethernet Alliance, interoperability is becoming a critical factor for meeting product deployment schedules, reducing post-sales support issues, and ensuring that customer expectations are exceeded.
Industry Standards Report
This standards report from Leviton provides quarterly updates on the latest industry standards.
Webinar: Industrial Cabling
Tomorrow! Interested in learning about the specifications and requirements defined in the TIA-1005-A standard, as well as design and installation procedures for industrial networks? This webinar will answer your questions. Earn a BICSI CEC for attending.
Proposed legislation in Texas would classify some PoE cabling as electrical work
Bills making their way through Texas’s Senate and House of Representatives will, if passed as currently written, categorize any cabling circuit capable of supplying more than 50 watts of power to be electrical work requiring a licensed electrician. As a practical matter, that would mean any cabling circuits that can support Type 3 or Type 4 power sourcing equipment (PSE) or powered devices (PDs), as defined in IEEE 802.3bt, would fit that definition. As specified in IEEE 802.3bt, a Type 3 PSE provides a maximum of 60 watts and a Type 3 PD receives a maximum of 51 watts, while a Type 4 PSE provides a maximum of 90 watts and a Type 4 PD receives a maximum of 71.3 watts.
BICSI offers 3-part virtual course on interpreting the National Electrical Code (NEC)
BICSI will hold an online course, Cracking the Code: Interpreting the National Electrical Code (NEC), on June 10, June 17 and June 24, 2019 from 6 PM to 8 PM EST. The 3-part workshop covers how the NEC is structured, what sections are specific to telecommunications systems and equipment, and how to apply those requirements to real-world conditions. The course presenter will be Craig Duntion, RCDD, OSP, NTS, Training Delivery Specialist for BICSI.
