FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 14, 2008

Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Standard Revised, Expanding Public Safety Communication Capabilities

New Protocols and Methodology Established for Auxiliary Data Services on Inter-RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) for First Responders and Other Two-Way Radio Users

Arlington, Va. – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leader in advocacy, standards development, business development and intelligence for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, has published, TIA-102.BACD-A, Project 25 Inter-RF Subsystem Interface Messages and Procedures for Supplementary Data Services. 

The updated Inter-RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) Messages and Procedure standard TIA-102.BACD-A establishes protocols and methodology to provide alarm notification, short message service and other auxiliary data services to expand the communication capabilities of public safety, public service, first responders, and other two-way radio users over the Project 25 ISSI, the interface that connects the Radio Frequency Subsystems (RFSSs) or the two-way radio network.

Supplementary data services include:

• Emergency alarm notification and cancellation for individuals and groups
• Call Alert
• Short Message
• Status Query
• Status Update
• Radio Unit Monitor
• Radio Check
• Radio Detach
• Radio Inhibit and Un-Inhibit

Project 25 is an interoperability suite of standards for digital two-way wireless communications products and systems. TIA, in collaboration with prominent public safety organizations, generates standards, interim standards, specifications and telecommunications systems bulletins that define the equipment and processes necessary for implementation of digital public safety radio communications under the APCO/NASTD/FED Project 25 standard. APCO/NASTD/FED is composed of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO); the National Association of State Telecommunications Directors (NASTD); and Federal Government Agencies (FED).

TIA-102.BACD-A was formulated under the cognizance of TIA Engineering Committee TR-8: Mobile and Portable Private Radio Standards TR-8.19 Subcommittee on Wireline System Interfaces.

To obtain copies of the document, contact IHS International at +1 800.854.7179 (United States and Canada); +1.303.397.7796 (international) or visit http://global.ihs.com.

For technical information, please contact Ronda Coulter at rcoulter@tiaonline.org. For media inquiries, please contact Mike Snyder at msnyder@tiaonline.org.

TR-8 member companies: Aeroflex, Agilent Technologies, Inc., Alcatel-Lucent, APCO Project 25, Aselsan Inc., AT&T, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Cisco Systems, Inc., City of Mesa, Communications Div., CML Microcircuits (USA) Inc., CommScope Network Solutions, CSI Telecommunications, Daniels Electronics Ltd., Datron World Comm. Division, Dietrich Lockard Group, Inc., Digital Voice Systems, Inc., E.F. Johnson, EADS Public Safety Inc., Ericsson, Inc., Etherstack, FBI, General Dynamics C4 Systems, Harris Corporation, Icom America Inc., Industry Canada, Institute for Telecommunication, IPC Positron, Kenwood USA Corp., Communication, Lockheed Martin Corporation, M/A-Com, Inc., Maz-Sky Canadian International G, Microtronix Systems Ltd., MITRE Corp., Motorola, National Technical Systems (NTS), NIST-OLES, Nokia Inc., Nortel Networks, Oregon State Police/SAFECOM, RELM Wireless Corp., RTKL Associates Inc., SAIC, Sigma Delta Communications, Inc., Sony Wireless Tech Division, Space Data Corporation, Tait Radio Communications, Technisonic Industries Ltd., Telchemy, Incorporated, Texas Instruments, Inc., Thales Communications, Inc., TranSwitch Corporation, TX RX Systems, Inc., Tyco Electronics, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Vertex Standard, Widevine Technologies, Inc., Zetron, Inc.

About TIA
Currently in its 84th year, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence and world-wide environmental regulatory analysis. TIA enhances the business environment for thousands of companies and individuals whose focus is broadband development and deployment (including wireless and landline infrastructure and services), information technology (IT) for commercial or residential application, Internet Protocol (IP) hardware, software and content solutions, and the convergence of voice, video and data (“triple play”) applications and evolution.

TIA co-owns NXTcomm, the tradeshow serving the ICT industry; is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI); serves as the secretariat for the Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2); holds Board of Director positions on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) TELECOM and USITO Boards; and hosts the USA pavilions in ITU trade fairs worldwide.

More than 1,100 subject matter experts and other industry leaders participate in TIA’s 70+ standards committees and TIA has produced more than 1,150 standards documents. From mobile and personal communications systems to fiber optics and cabling infrastructure, from vehicular telematics and terrestrial mobile multimedia to healthcare ICT, TIA’s engineering committees work to formulate positions and prepare international standards and reports for use by industry and government. TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

In government affairs and international trade, hundreds of experts are at the table helping to advance and advocate initiatives on behalf of the industry – projects such as advancing global broadband deployment across wireline, wireless and cable platforms; advocating advanced spectrum management; encouraging policies to enable information access for persons with disabilities; seeking allocation of additional spectrum to advance wireless services and public safety; facilitating market opportunities by promoting full, fair and open trade and competition in international markets; and ensuring that the U.S. communications sector continues to be a leader in advanced research.

On the environmental front, TIA’s EIATRACK subscription-based web service, on the Web at www.eiatrack.com, enables companies to determine up-to-date information on environmental compliance of their products in various regions around the world.

TIA’s Board of Directors includes senior-level executives from ACS, ADC, ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, ANDA Networks, ArrayComm, AttivaCorp, Avaya, Bechtel Communications, Inc., Cam Communications, Cisco Systems, Corning Incorporated, Ericsson, Inc., Graybar, Henkels & McCoy, Intel Corporation, LGE, Microsoft, Motorola, Nortel, OneChip Photonics Inc., Panasonic Computer Solutions Co., Qualcomm, Research In Motion, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corporation, Tellabs, Tyco Electronics, Ulticom, Inc., Verari Systems, Westell Technologies, Inc. and Zebra Technologies Corporation. Advisors to the Board include FAL Associates, ILS Technology, Orca Systems and Telcordia Technologies.

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