International Telecommunication Union IEEE Dr James Jim Carlo
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International Telecommunication Union IEEE Dr. James (Jim) Carlo President, IEEE Standards Association J. Carlo@ieee. org ITU-T Workshop All Star Network Access Geneva, 2 -4 June 2004 Page -
IEEE Membership ITU-T o 361, 000 Members in 185 countries o 43 Societies and Councils including • • • Aerospace and Electronics Systems Communications Computer Engineering in Medicine and Biology Power Engineering Nanotechnology o 10 Geographic Regions 2
IEEE: Mission and Purpose ITU-T o Foster technological innovation • IEEE produces 30% of the world’s literature on electrical & computer engineering o Enable members’ careers o Promote community worldwide • IEEE members have advanced the profession, and developed technologies that benefit humanity 3
ITU-T IEEE Standards Association and the IEEE ISTO An international membership organization serving today’s industries and the public with a complete portfolio of standards programs An international forum / consortium development organization 4
History of IEEE Standards ITU-T • 1890 Established the Henry - a practical unit of inductance • 1898 First dedicated effort toward standardization of electrotechnology in US • 1912 Institute of Radio Engineers formed its first standards committee • 1958 Joint Standards Committee of AIEE and IRE • 1963 Merger of AIEE and the IRE • 1973 Establishment of the IEEE Standards Board • 1998 IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) • 1999 IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (IEEE-ISTO) • 2000 Corporate membership and entity standards 5
ITU-T IEEE International Coordination o IEC/IEEE Joint Logo Program o ITU-T Liaison (A. 5, A. 6) o ITU-R Membership (Society) o ISO/IEC JTC 1 Joint Publishing o ETSI/IEEE Agreement o Global Portal Web Pages • Europe, Asia, Americas, Africa 6
IEEE Standards Portfolio ITU-T o Ongoing and Current (754 Standards, 500 Projects) • National Electronic Safety Code - NESC • IEEE 802 Ethernet and Wireless • IEEE Software Engineering • IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (Color Books) • IEEE Power Generation & Transmission • Nuclear Engineering • Transportation Systems o Future • Nanotechnology Standards • Laptop Battery Standards • Broadband Power Line Standards (7 June 2004) 7
IEEE Process Capabilities ITU-T o Standards with Individual Participation • Individual experts develop the standard • Historical pattern for IEEE developments o Standards with Industry Participation • Entities (companies, organizations) • Recent addition to IEEE portfolio o Specifications from Forum Participation • IEEE-ISTO Forum programs 8
