ICAP - Conformity Assessment for IEEE Standards. Sections Congress 2014 Learning Labs

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1 ICAP - Conformity Assessment for IEEE Standards Sections Congress 2014 Learning Labs Lloyd Green Marketing Director, Conformity Assessment, IEEE-SA August 23/24, 2014

2 ICAP and Conformity Assessment Encompass all aspects of Conformity Assessment Self Declaration, 3 rd Party Assessment/Testing, Interoperability (via events or plugfests, etc.) Understanding ICAP ICAP provides legal and operational umbrella for testing & conformity assessment programs Certification Authority focused on full testing spectrum for IEEE related standards Not a Test Lab. ICAP strategically aligns with global expert test labs to provide the best level of testing and field evaluation support Global Services Turnkey Certification Management Development of supporting P&P s Certified Product Registry Test Suite & Specification Developer Conformity Program Support Self-Validation Suite Development Inspection and Verification 2

3 Understanding Conformity Assessment Standards are developed to ease adoption / use of products and solutions What is Conformity Assessment? Conformity Assessment is the mechanism to verify and ensure conformance of a product or solution with the applicable standards Provides assurance and confidence a product or service meets requirements Key to consistent interpretation of results Empowers the user to make better purchasing decisions Conformity Assessment Activities Include: Conformance, Interoperability, Inspection, Accreditation Catch-all term to address range of test-related activities Demand Driver for successful implementation User should require IEEE certified products or implementations 3

4 Benefits of Implementing a Conformity Assessment Program Benefits of conformance test before deployment implementation Early identification of non-conformances Exact functionality of the protocol is identified Multi-vendor solutions will have interoperability issues helps identify such issues New offerings will have bugs helps to catch them Reduces the vendor s cost / need for re-tests for different endusers Establishes a baseline for performance expectation Eases interoperability Transparency based on common implementation / Test Authority 4

5 ICAP Certification Framework ICAP Education / Outreach Vendors / Products Test Laboratory / Tools Test Specification Created Standard Developed Identify Demand Driver 5

6 Certification Program Development Timeline Standard > Test Specs - > Program Launch 9 months 2 Years 6 months 1 Year 6 months+ Standard Approved Test Specifications Developed Product Availability and Readiness Conformity Assessment Program Launch Standard Develops 6

Roles of Entities Subject Matter Experts Test Suite Specification Test Tools Validation Certification Program Requirements ICAP (Certification Authority) Entry/Exit Point for Certification Process

7 Roles of Entities Subject Matter Experts Test Suite Specification Test Tools Validation Certification Program Requirements ICAP (Certification Authority) Entry/Exit Point for Certification Process Policies & Procedures TMLA Test Labs Facilitation Market Certification Program Certified Product Registry Committee of Experts Test Laboratories Independent Test bed/tools implementation Liaise with vendor to work through non-compliances Prepare Final TR & Recommendation for certification IEEE Certified Products 7

8 Programs Under Active Development IEEE 1588 Telecom (ITU G8265.1) (Launched) Standard that enables precise synchronization of clocks in measurement and control systems implemented with technologies such as network communication, local computing and distributed objects Synchrophasor (IEEE C ) Key components include GPS Satellite synchronized clock, phasor measurement units (PMUs) & phasor data concentrator (PDC) SIEPON (IEEE ) Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SIEPON)addresses the need for global passive optical network devices to interoperate plug & play interoperability Target market passive optical networks, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) IEEE 1588 Power (IEEE C37.238) Standard specifies a common profile for the use of IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) in power system protection, control, automation, and data communication applications utilizing an Ethernet communications architecture Camera Phone Image Quality (CPIQ IEEE P1858) This standard defines a standardized suite of objectives and subjective test methods for measuring camera phone image quality attributes, and it specifics tools and test methods to facilitate standards-based communication 8

9 Symposium on Conformity Assessment 2014 Symposium on Conformity Assessment Date: September 15, 2014 Venue: America s Center, St. Louis, MO Co-located with IEEE IMS AutoTest Conference 2014 Symposium on Conformity Assessment Confirmed speakers include: Steven Posnack, Director, Office of National Coordinator, Office of Standards and Technology Peter Unger, President and CEO, A2LA Registration Steven Posnack Director, ONC Office of Standards and Technology Peter Unger President and CEO, American Association for Laboratory Accreditation *** IEEE-ISTO and IEEE-SA Confidential ***

10 Contact Details THANK YOU Lloyd Green Phone:

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