ATIS, IHS Forge Sales Relationship for Telecom, Information, Entertainment Standards
October 2, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
Technical and operations standards from the ATIS will be included in subscription offerings from IHS Inc. ATIS standards were developed for the information, entertainment and telecommunications technology industries and are suitable for wireless and wireline networks.
Interconnection standards, number portability, improved data transmission, Internet telephony, Internet protocol television (IPTV), toll-free access, information security, telecom fraud, order and billing issues are among the topics addressed by ATIS.
ATIS standards collections will be available through IHS Standards Expert.
Standards from ATIS include:
- ATIS 1000013- Lawfully Authorized Electronic Surveillance (LAES) For Internet Access And Services American National Standard For Telecommunications
- ATIS 100013 - Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) -- Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) User Part
- ATIS-0800007 - IPTV High Level Architecture
- ATIS T1.401.05 - Telecommunications - Network-to-Customer Installation Interfaces - Analog Voicegrade Switched Access Lines with Network-Implemented Coin-Operated Payphone Feature
- ATIS 0100001 - User Plane Security Guidelines and Requirements for ETS
- ATIS 0100003 - User Plane Priority Levels for IP Networks and Services
- ATIS 0100005 -Auditory Non-Intrusive Quality Estimation Plus (Anique+): Perceptual Model For Non-Intrusive Estimation Of Narrow-Band Speech Quality
- ATIS 0100009 - Overview Of Standards In Support Of Emergency Telecommunications Service (ETS)
- ATIS 0100010 - Security For Next Generation Networks - An End User Perspective
- ATIS 0100011 - Priority For NS/EP Services In NGN/IP Environment – Role Of TSP ATIS 0100012 - Standard Outage Classification
- ATIS 0100016 End-to-End Service Availability: General Definition
- ATIS 0100801.04 - Multimedia Communications Delay, Synchronization, And Frame Rate
ATIS committees include:
Wireless Technologies and Systems Committee (WTSC)
Develops and recommends standards and technical reports related to wireless and mobile services and systems, including service descriptions and wireless technologies.
Bar Code/Standard Coding (BCSC)
Establishes guidelines for common shipping labels, product marking labels, product changes and software issuance standards. These guidelines are designed to simplify the receiving, shipping, transportation and tracing of telecommunications products through company and industry business processes and the supply chain.
Telecom Management and Operations Committee (TMOC)
Develops operations, administration, maintenance and provisioning standards, and other documentation related to Operations Support System (OSS) and Network Element (NE) functions and interfaces for communications networks.
Emergency Services Interconnection Forum (ESIF)
Comprised of wireless and wireline network service providers, manufacturers and providers of support services that facilitate the identification and resolution of technical issues related to the interconnection of telephony and emergency services networks.
IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF)
Develops ATIS standards and related technical activities that enable the interoperability, interconnection and implementation of IPTV systems and services, including video on demand and interactive TV services.
Industry Numbering Committee (INC)
Addresses the planning, administration, allocation, assignment and use of resources, and related dialing considerations for public telecommunications within the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area.
Network Interface, Power and Protection Committee (NIPP)
Develops and recommends standards and technical reports related to power systems, electrical and physical protection for exchange and interexchange carrier networks, and interfaces associated with user access to telecommunications networks.
Packet Technologies and Systems Committee (NIPP)
Develops and recommends standards and technical reports related to packet services and packet service architectures, in addition to related subjects under consideration in other North American and international standards bodies.
Network Interconnection Interoperability Forum (NIIF)
Encourages the discussion and resolution of industry-wide issues associated with telecommunications network interconnection and interoperability which involve network architecture, management, testing and operations.
Network Reliability Steering Committee (NRSC)
Analyzes network outages and recommends corrective actions. The committee issues quarterly and annual reports to the industry and the FCC, in liaison with the FCC's Network Reliability Council.
Committee O5 - Wood Poles (O5)
Develops standards and specifications for wood poles, crossarms and other wood products.
Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF)
Provides a forum to identify, discuss and resolve national issues, which affect ordering, billing, provisioning and exchange of information about access service, other connectivity and related matters.
Optical Transport and Synchronization Committee (OPTXS)
Develops and recommends standards and prepares technical reports related to telecommunications network technology pertaining to network synchronization interfaces and hierarchical structures for U.S. telecommunications networks. Defines and establishes the interconnection of signals comprising network transport, including aspects of asynchronous and synchronous networks.
Network Performance, Reliability and Quality of Service Committee (PRQC)
Develops and recommends standards, requirements and technical reports related to the performance, reliability and security aspects of communications networks and the processing of voice, audio, data, image and video signals, and their multimedia integration.
Source: ATIS.