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Table of Contents
1 Telcordia Invitations for Participation: General Information
1.1 Purpose and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Structure of This Special Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.3 What Are GRs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.4 About the Telcordia Technologies GR Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.5 What Are the 2012 Telcordia GR Offers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.6 Contact Telcordia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.7 Individual Invitations for Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.8 Internet Access and General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.9 Informative Telcordia Web Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.10 Telcordia Conditions Common to All Invitations for Participation in the
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2.1 Billing Usage Measurements – Automatic Message Accounting (AMA)
2.2 Central Office Engineering and NEBSTM Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3 Common Channel Signaling/Signaling System 7 (CCS/SS7) . . . . . .
2.4 E9-1-1 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.5 Fiber Optic Media, Components, and Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.6 Metallic Wire and Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.7 Outside Plant (OSP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.8 Power Systems and Network Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.9 Reliability and Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 Telcordia Invitations for Participation: General Information
1.1 Purpose and Scope
This Special Report (SR) provides a summary of the Telcordia Generic Requirements (GR)
process, announces the 2012 GR Offers to industry members, and discusses the benefits of
funding and participating in a Telcordia GR Project. This SR also lists informative Telcordia
Web sites relating to the Telcordia Document Product Line and other Information Products,
Telcordia Testing Services, and NEBS™ Technical Services.
Telcordia intends to reissue this SR on an annual basis to announce each year’s GR Offers to
the telecommunications and related industries.
As an industry leader, Telcordia strives to meet the needs of service providers and suppliers
and encourages industry input on their active GR documents, as well as on the selection of
proposed GRs to be considered for reissue or newly issued in the 2012 GR Offers.
1.2 Structure of This Special Report
This SR contains the following sections:
• Section 1 provides an Introduction to this SR and lists informative Telcordia Web sites.
• Section 2 provides the project descriptions for the 2012 GR Offers (Invitations for
Participation [IFPs]).
• Section 3 explains the benefits of funding and participating in a GR Project.
1.3 What Are GRs?
Generic Requirements documents (GRs) provide the Telcordia view of proposed generic
criteria for telecommunications equipment, systems, or services considering a wide variety of
factors, including interoperability, network integrity, the expressed needs of participating
clients, and other inputs.
1.4 About the Telcordia Technologies GR Process
Telcordia GRs support the opportunities and changes in the U.S. and global
telecommunications networks and information industry created by ever-increasing
telecommunications competition and by regulatory requirements such as the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the Act).
The Telcordia GR process is open to all entities interested in funding and participating in
Telcordia GR work. The GR process, which was developed to serve GR customers both
individually and collectively, provides openness, due process, and fairness in developing each
GR document and in resolving any issues that emerge. [Note: The Act requires all nonaccredited entities that establish industry-wide standards or generic requirements for
telecommunications equipment or Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), including Telcordia,
to open their processes to funding and participation by all interested parties. This applies to
new GR documents as well as substantial modifications to existing documents.]
At the conclusion of a GR project, Telcordia publishes the GR (GR-CORE). An Enterprise
License (EL) entitles the buyer to receive the GR (GR-CORE) along with any Issues List
Report(s) (GR-ILR) and Revision(s), if any are released under that GR project, until that GR is
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completely reissued. An ILR will contain relative technical issues that arose during the
development of the GR on which Telcordia would like further input from the Industry. The ILR
may present issues for discussion, with or without proposed resolutions, and will also
communicate resolutions that lead to changes in the GR.
Telcordia is now publishing its proposed 2012 GR development work projects for
consideration by the telecommunications industry as well as companies in related industries.
Funding and participation by all interested parties in any or all of the projects described on the
pages that follow is welcomed, and we are confident it will prove beneficial.
1.5 What Are the 2012 Telcordia GR Offers?
The 2012 Telcordia GR Offers are intended to provide industry with a first look at proposed
Telcordia GR development projects throughout 2012. The candidate GR projects are
described, and the name and contact information for each associated Telcordia project
manager is provided. Descriptions are categorized into technology groupings.
The 2012 GR Offers listed in this SR are not all-inclusive and, as in past years, Telcordia expects
additional GR projects to emerge throughout 2012 to meet customer needs as new
technologies, service capabilities, and issues arise that would make modifications to existing
GR documents prudent or necessitate the development of new GR documents. The fees shown
for each work project reflect the anticipated base fees per participating company, and are
subject to change as the projects are further refined. Please note that Telcordia reserves the
right to withdraw any GR work offer if there is insufficient interest or participation fees to
perform the work.
1.6 Contact Telcordia
Telcordia seeks to discuss your participation interest now, while project scopes and precise
work descriptions are being refined. Some projects offer an Early Commitment Incentive
(a percentage reduction off the list price) and/or multiple-project discounts. Please contact the
Project Manager identified within a GR work project(s) of interest to discuss participation and/
or any item of concern.
1.7 Individual Invitations for Participation
Each GR project description on the pages that follow should be considered an Invitation for
Participation. Telcordia may also publish a superseding or additional Invitation for
Participation for any GR project as the details specific to that project evolve or as new GR
development work is identified.
1.8 Internet Access and General Information
Information about GR Offers and all current Invitations for Participation are posted on the
Telcordia Web site (http://telcordia.com/services/genericreq/digest/invitations), which is
updated as required. Complete information on the GR process and/or the new 2012 GR Offers
can be found at the Telcordia GR Web site at http://www.telcordia.com/services/genericreq.
General questions, suggestions, or comments related to the Telcordia GR process and/or the
2012 GR Offers may be addressed to:
Patricia A. Fay, GR Process Manager
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1.9 Informative Telcordia Web Sites
Telcordia GR Web Site – http://telcordia.com/services/genericreq
Review information about the Telcordia GR Process, including the current Invitations for
Participation, benefits of industry participation, and recently released documents.
What’s New – Latest in Telcordia Generic Requirements and Testing –
http://telcordia.com/services/genericreq/gr-whats-new.html
Subscribe to the monthly electronic publication of “What’s New” to keep current with GR
developments.
Telcordia Information SuperStore – http://telecom-info.telcordia.com
Search, browse, and order from our Telcordia Document Product Line and other Information
Products.
Telcordia Testing Services – http://telcordia.com/services/testing
Ensure your products and systems work right the first time as Telcordia offers superior
planning, design, testing, and deployment services to carriers and suppliers.
NEBSTM Technical Services – http://www.telcordia.com/services/testing/nebs
NEBS is the most common set of safety, spatial, and environmental design guidelines applied
to telecommunications equipment in the United States. Telcordia offers customized
consulting, testing, and analysis services focusing on the interaction between
telecommunications network equipment and its environment, emphasizing service continuity
and integrity under normal and extreme operating conditions.
Telcordia Home Page – http://www.telcordia.com
1.10 Telcordia Conditions Common to All Invitations for Participation in the
Development of Proposed Generic Requirements
In accordance with Section 273 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the Act) relating to the
development of industry-wide generic requirements, for the development of each generic
requirements work project that meets the criteria defined in the Act, Telcordia will publish a
notice that either
A. Invites industry to a workshop to discuss the interest level in one or more potential generic
requirements projects before proceeding publicly to invite the industry to participate via a
participation fee in such projects, or
B. Invites interested members of the industry to participate via a participation fee in planned
generic requirements work without first convening such a workshop.
The following conditions are to be read as if included, in full, in each Invitation for
Participation. They are presented here rather than in the specific Invitations presented in
Section 2 to avoid redundancy. Contractual terms and conditions are set forth in the respective
Generic Requirements Participation Agreements (GRPA) and attachments that will be made
available to potential industry members that participate via a fee in the GR development
process.
1. If sufficient interest and participation fees are attained, Telcordia will establish for the
participants a Telcordia Technical Forum (TTF) to perform the generic requirements work
as described in the GR Work Statement. Additional interactions with participants may be
via letters, conference calls, faxes, and electronic mail, and may also include group
meetings.
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2. Industry members that participate via a participation fee will have the opportunity to
provide nonproprietary technical input to be considered in the requirements development;
comment on the draft text; and work towards the resolution of any technical disputes.
These participants will receive the GR document, any Revisions, and any/or Issues List
Reports (ILRs), if produced under the respective project. Participants will also be entitled
to exercise other rights and undertake responsibilities as provided by the applicable
agreements with Telcordia and by law.
3. Non-participants in the GR development process ordinarily will not have the opportunity
to submit questions or provide comments on any of the draft text prior to the publication
of the GR at the completion of the project.
4. Telcordia reserves the right to alter or withdraw the proposal if there is insufficient interest
in the invitation that is open to all interested parties, including network equipment
suppliers, telecommunications service providers, and any other interested members of the
industry.
5. Telcordia does not make procurement decisions for its clients.
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Telcordia Invites Your Participation
Telcordia invites all interested industry members to review and consider Telcordia 2012 GR
Work Projects for funding and participation. Table 2-1 is a matrix that provides a high-level
listing of the proposed Telcordia GR work for 2012. The project scope, projected timeline, and
detailed technical project descriptions for each proposed GR project begin on page 2-3.
Contact the GR Project Manager for each project listed in this section for additional
information on how your company can be involved in the development of these proposed new
GRs and SR.
Table 2-1 2012 GR Offers by Technical Area (Sheet 1 of 2)
Document(s)
Telcordia
Project Manager
Billing Usage Measurements – Automatic Message Accounting (AMA)
GR-1100-CORE, Issue 17 — Billing Automatic Message Sara Knapp
Accounting Format (BAF) Generic Requirements
+ 1.732.699.6080
GR-3058-CORE, Issue 8 — Voice over Packet (VoP): Next Sara Knapp
Generation Networks (NGN) Accounting Management + 1.732.699.6080
Generic Requirements
Central Office Engineering and NEBSTM Criteria
GR-3028, Issue 2 — Thermal Management in
Richard Kluge
Telecommunications Central Offices: Thermal GR-3028 + 1.732.699.5490
GR-3160, Issue 2 — NEBS™ Requirements for
Richard Kluge
Telecommunications Data Center Equipment and
+ 1.732.699.5490
Spaces
Common Channel Signaling/Signaling System 7 (CCS/SS7)
Selected CCS/SS7 GRs
Anand Akundi
+ 1.732.699.6031
E9-1-1 Services
Selected E9-1-1 Services GRs
Anand Akundi
+ 1.732.699.6031
Fiber Optic Media, Components, and Systems
GR-3172-CORE, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for
Mike Zammit
Active Optical Cables (AOCs)
+ 1.732.699.3460
GR-3173-CORE, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for
Mike Zammit
Composite Optical and Electrical Cables for Use in
+ 1.732.699.3460
Wireless Fiber To The Antenna (FTTA) Applications
Metallic Wire and Cabling
GR-137-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Trevor Bowmer
Telecommunications Metallic Wire Products Used in
+ 1.732.699.3341
Telecommunications Facilities
GR-492-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Telecommunications Metallic Wire Products Used in
Outside Plant Applications
Projected
Start Date*
January 2012
January 2012
March 2012
March 2012
January 2012
January 2012
January 2012
January 2012
January 2012
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Table 2-1 2012 GR Offers by Technical Area (Sheet 2 of 2)
Document(s)
New GR — Generic Requirements for
Telecommunications Coaxial Cable Products Used
Within Buildings and Telecommunications Facilities
Outside Plant
GR-43-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Telecommunications Huts
GR-487-CORE, Issue 4 — Generic Requirements for
Electronic Equipment Cabinets
GR-902-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Handholes and Other Below-Ground, Non-Concrete
Splice Vaults
GR-3108-CORE, Issue 3 — Generic Requirements for
Network Equipment in the Outside Plant (OSP)
New SR — Environmental Test Criteria
Telcordia
Project Manager
Projected
Start Date*
Trevor Bowmer
+ 1.732.699.3341
January 2012
Trevor Bowmer
+ 1.732.699.3341
Ernie Gallo
+ 1.732.699.3312
Ernie Gallo
+ 1.732.699.3312
January 2012
Trevor Bowmer
+ 1.732.699.3341
Ernie Gallo
+ 1.732.699.3312
February 2012
Power Systems and Network Protection
New GR — Generic Requirements for Energy Generators Trevor Bowmer
for Remote Telecommunications Facilities
+ 1.732.699.3341
Reliability and Quality
GR-230-CORE, Issue 3 — Generic Requirements for
David Freides
Engineering Complaints
+ 1.732.699.6095
Synchronization and Transport Systems
GR-1244-CORE, Issue 5 — Clocks for the Synchronized Tom Bowmaster
Network: Common Generic Criteria
+ 1.732.699.5489
GR-2996-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Criteria for SONET Tom Bowmaster
Digital Cross-Connect Systems
+ 1.732.699.5489
* Projected start date is dependent on contracted participation level.
November 2011
December 2011
February 2012
January 2012
January 2012
May 2012
May 2012
Telcordia Testing and Consulting Services
Telcordia is uniquely positioned to provide in-depth, expert consulting regarding GR
documents, including how these requirements are used by carriers in selecting products to
meet their deployment needs. Telcordia also offers a comprehensive and independent lab
testing service that helps manufacturers develop and qualify new products, and helps them
bring new products to market in a more timely and cost-effective manner. Be one of the first
to have your product qualified to the newest GR document!
To obtain information on participation in any GR Telcordia Technical Forum (TTF), or to
obtain further information regarding Telcordia Consulting and Testing Services, please
contact the project manager listed for each proposed document.
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2.1 Billing Usage Measurements – Automatic Message Accounting (AMA)
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-1100-CORE, Issue 17 — Billing Automatic Message
Accounting Format (BAF) Generic Requirements
Sara Knapp, + 1.732.699.6080
E-mail: sknapp@telcordia.com
January 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2012
$60,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-1100, Issue 17)
Project Description: Telcordia proposes that a new issue (Issue 17) of GR-1100 be developed
with industry input and participation.
Automatic Message Accounting (AMA) is the process that generates the data from which
customers and carriers are billed for their use of network services. GR-1100 contains
requirements for the Billing AMA Format (BAF) information recorded to support the full range
of Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) services. This document has been designed to support the
BAF information needs of LECs and their telecommunications equipment suppliers. It is
intended for planners of new services and capabilities for which billing is to be usage-based;
for designers, developers, and implementers; and for individuals involved in AMA operations.
The BAF requirements in GR-1100 describe the AMA elements needed to support a complete
spectrum of services and technologies, including local and network interconnection services,
operator services, toll-free services, Intelligent Network database services, wireline and
wireless call recording, Internet Protocol (IP) addressing, and broadband data services.
The BAF requirements in this document contain all AMA format requirements and elements
needed to support services and technologies that are described in Telcordia generic
requirements. Future issues of this GR will include all general BAF requirement updates,
public vendor-specific AMA formats approved by the BAF Advisory Group (BAFAG), and
other format elements that are known to have been implemented by one or more equipment
suppliers.
The Value of Participation
GR-1100 is the up-to-date, authoritative source for the AMA elements needed to support a
complete spectrum of services and technologies, including local and network interconnection
services, wireline and wireless call recording, database services, IP addressing, and broadband
data services. Participants in this project will have direct influence on the identification and
design of new BAF data elements, and will be better able to ensure that their call detail
recording information needs are being met. They will also be able to request clarifications to
the descriptions of existing BAF data elements, if desired, to better represent actual usage of
the BAF data for telecommunications services billing. Examples of recent extensions in BAF
include the introduction of new elements to support IP services, including IP Multimedia
System (IMS) and web-based applications. In addition, terminology has been updated to be
consistent with the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)/Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF) specifications.
In addition to having input into the layout and design of new elements and modifications to
existing elements, participants receive an update to GR-1100-CORE in June and receive the
industry version in December. Participants receive the files electronically in PDF format and
also receive a CD containing GR-1100-CORE in HTML format (which is not available to
industry).
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Telcordia Invites Your Participation
Funding participants will receive two revisions to GR-1100-CORE during 2012. GR-1100-CORE
files are delivered to funding participants in HTML electronic format.
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need at least three industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change
as a result. The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and
any changes in deliverables.
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-3058-CORE, Issue 8 — Voice over Packet (VoP): Next
Generation Networks (NGN) Accounting Management Generic
Requirements
Sara Knapp, + 1.732.699.6080
E-mail: sknapp@telcordia.com
January 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2012
$45,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-3058, Issue 8, and all
SR and GR updates)
Project Description: During 2011, Telcordia is rewriting GR-3058-CORE to align with the
3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Charging Principles and other Next Generation
Network (NGN) accounting standards now being adopted throughout the telecommunications
industry. The resulting document, Issue 7 of GR-3058-CORE, will be released to industry in
January 2012. This document focuses on offline charging to support NGN fixed-line multimedia services based on the Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture
defined by 3GPP.
Telcordia proposes that a new issue (Issue 8) of GR-3058 (and related documents) be
developed, with industry input and participation, to further refine the NGN accounting
management approach for Voice over Packet (VoP) networks.
Telcordia will maintain and update GR-3058, as well as other Automatic Message Accounting
(AMA) Generic Requirements (GR) documents, to address recent industry developments such
as impacts of NGN and distributed call-processing solutions, local carrier competition, IP
network interfaces, optical technologies, and new forms of wireless access. Telcordia will
provide AMA generic requirements updates in the form of a reissue of the impacted GR
document, an Issues List Report (ILR) containing specific requirements issues and proposed
resolutions, or a Special Report (SR) related to evolving accounting management standards
and architecture.
Telcordia will provide a detailed analysis and strategic assessment of NGN accounting
management procedures. Potential activities under this work program include the following:
• Assessing the strategic fit of NGN architecture and usage data collection solutions with
evolving billing capabilities;
• Interpreting NGN accounting management standards and their impact on usage data
collection and billing mediation;
• Evaluating the impact of alternative IP usage measurements protocols (e.g., Internet
Protocol Data Record [IPDR], AMA, Diameter Accounting, and PacketCable Event
Messaging) on NGN billing procedures;
• Defining guidelines for Charging Data Record (CDR) conversion and billing mediation; or
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• Updating existing Telcordia AMA data generation generic requirements to reflect new
usage accounting procedures required to support Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and
NGN services.
It is expected that the generic requirements work under this project will focus predominantly
on the NGN Accounting Management procedures described in GR-3058. However, this project
might also address other AMA Generic Requirements impacted by NGN migration, such as
GR-1343, Generic Requirements for the Automatic Message Accounting Data Networking
System (AMADNS), or other documents containing AMA data generation requirements.
The Value of Participation
Telcordia will provide up to three documents in the form of updated generic requirements,
ILRs, or SRs related to the topics described above. Telcordia will identify the accounting
management issues to be addressed and the documents to be created/updated based on input
from participating clients. Participants in the project will have direct influence on the
definition of procedures for creating usage measurements related to NGN services, which
could lead to the convergence of the usage data recording procedures that have been defined
by various industry groups and equipment suppliers.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
It is expected that Telcordia will need at least one or two industry participants in this project,
including at least one major telecommunications service provider. The project deliverables
may be adjusted based on the number and type of participating clients. The participating
industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and any changes in deliverables.
2.2 Central Office Engineering and NEBSTM Criteria
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-3028, Issue 2 — Thermal Management in
Telecommunications Central Offices: Thermal GR-3028
Richard Kluge, + 1.732.699.5490
E-mail: rkluge@telcordia.com
March 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2012
$10,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-3028, Issue 2)
Project Description: Thermal management has been and remains a vexing problem for
telecommunications service providers. Deployment of new services often requires the
installation of increasingly power hungry and high heat producing telecommunications
equipment. Traditional Central Office (CO) infrastructure cooling is more often than not
unable to cool high heat density products. In addition, the desire to reduce energy
consumption, energy costs, and carbon footprint have prompted a re-examination of the
thermal design criteria imposed on equipment and spaces. Changes in the available
technologies and strategies to cool equipment and manage heat loads are now available for
inclusion in GR-3028. Specifically, these changes include:
• Airflow management at the rack, aisle, and room levels now allows for reduced mixing of
supply and return air, resulting in increased cooling capacity, increased operation of
economizers, and increased efficiencies.
• It is required to update the allowable chassis airflow patterns to maintain compatibility
with cold and hot aisle isolation schemes. Such requirements are being included in GR-63,
NEBSTM Requirements: Physical Protection.
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• New distributed cooling methods exist for cooling hot air at the equipment exhaust point.
This new method allows for increased cooling capacity without large adjustments to room
airflow.
• Indices now exist that allow for an evaluation of cooling efficiency at the rack level.
Incorporation of such a method into requirements can easily characterize the cooling
environment and help carriers evaluate cooling methods to maximize efficiency and
promote product cooling for higher reliability.
The Value of Participation
Participation at the GR-3028 Forum provides members with the opportunity to hear and share
ideas that are germane to network equipment and electrical compatibility issues. The benefits
of participating in this GR reissue include the following:
• Opportunities to propose requirement changes to GR-3028. These changes will have a
direct influence on product thermal design and deployment methods.
• A forum to raise, discuss, and define network equipment thermal management issues via
face-to-face and conference call meetings.
• A forum to suggest how telecommunications carriers might better change their practices
and policies to simplify thermal management and service deployment in a cost-effective
manner.
• A forum to suggest how suppliers might change their equipment design practices to allow
for easier deployment of products in the existing telecommunications infrastructure.
• Networking with your current and potential customers, other thermal engineers, and
Telecommunications Company peers to gain a better understanding of each party’s needs
and concerns.
• An in-depth understanding of the nature of GR-3028 requirements that can help make you
an expert within your company and the industry.
• An Enterprise License for the newly issued GR-3028 that can be used company wide by you
and your coworkers.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need a minimum of four industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change
as a result. The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and
any changes in deliverables.
NOTE: Customers can also qualify for participation in this GR project at no cost if Telcordia
has realized over $40M in revenue from the Customer for the time frame of 2/1/10 - 1/31/11.
A GR Participation Agreement will still need to be signed, but there will be no incremental fees
for participation. This offer is applicable to this GR-3028-CORE, Issue 2, only, and is not valid
on future issues of this GR or other GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP. If you would
like to take advantage of this special qualification for this GR effort, please contact
Carol St. Jacques at + 1.732.699.6595 or at cstjacqu@telcordia.com.
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Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
Telcordia Generic Requirements: 2012 Offers
GR-3160, Issue 2 — NEBSTM Requirements for
Telecommunications Data Center Equipment and Spaces
Richard Kluge, + 1.732.699.5490
E-mail: rkluge@telcordia.com
March 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2012
$7,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-3160, Issue 2)
Project Description: The NEBSTM documents, conceived and developed by Telcordia
subject matter experts, are the most widely used equipment-design and environmental
compatibility standards in the telecom industry. The NEBS concept of standard building and
equipment designs has simplified the deployment of Central Office (CO) equipment for the last
30 years.
GR-3160 presents analogous NEBS requirements for the data center environment. Of
particular focus are the data center spaces operated by telecommunications service providers.
GR-3160 contains minimum spatial and environmental requirements that may be applied to
data center spaces housing data processing or Information Technology (IT) equipment.
Compliance with the GR-3160 requirements may increase network robustness, simplify
equipment installation, and promote the economical planning and engineering of data center
equipment spaces.
Data center equipment, by nature of its physical installation in a building, may be exposed to
environmental stresses. The requirements in GR-3160 are intended to help avoid equipment
damage and malfunction caused by such things as temperature, humidity, and vibrations;
minimize fire ignitions and fire spread; and provide for improved space planning and thermal
management.
Recent changes to the NEBS documents for CO spaces warrant a review of GR-3160 to
incorporate improvements that will allow for the installation of products at lower cost and
with improved reliability. Changes to be explored include:
• Updating of the requirements and test methods based on improvements made in GR-1089,
Issue 6. Topics include Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Electrical Fast Transient
(EFT) lightning, and power fault test methods.
• Updating of the requirements and test methods based on improvements made in GR-63,
Issue 4. Topics include operating temperature and humidity testing, thermal management,
and materials level fire resistance testing.
• Required updating of the allowable chassis airflow patterns to maintain compatibility with
cold and hot aisle isolation schemes. Such requirements are being included in GR-63,
NEBSTM Requirements: Physical Protection.
• New distributed cooling methods exist for equipment spaces to cool hot air at the
equipment exhaust points. This new method allows for increased cooling capacity without
large adjustments to room airflow. A description of this new cooling method will be added
to the list of data center cooling options.
The Value of Participation
Participation at the GR-3160 Forum provides members with the opportunity to hear and share
ideas that are germane to network equipment and electrical compatibility issues. The benefits
of participating in this GR reissue include the following:
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• Opportunities to propose requirement changes to GR-3160. These changes will have a
direct influence on data center designs and equipment deployment methods.
• A forum to raise, discuss, and define data center design, operation, and equipment issues
via face-to-face and conference call meetings.
• A forum to suggest how telecommunications carriers might better change their practices
and policies to improve the data center environment and equipment deployment.
• A forum to suggest how suppliers might change their equipment design practices to allow
for easier deployment of products in the data center infrastructure.
• Networking with your current and potential customers, equipment engineers, and
telecommunications company peers to gain a better understanding of each party’s needs
and concerns.
• An in-depth understanding of the nature of GR-3160 requirements that can help make you
an expert within your company and the industry.
• An Enterprise License of the newly issued GR-3160 that can be used company wide by you
and your coworkers.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need a minimum of four industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change
as a result. The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and
any changes in deliverables.
NOTE: Customers can also qualify for participation in this GR project at no cost if Telcordia
has realized over $40M in revenue from the Customer for the time frame of 2/1/10 - 1/31/11.
A GR Participation Agreement will still need to be signed, but there will be no incremental fees
for participation. This offer is applicable to this GR-3160-CORE, Issue 2, only, and is not valid
on future issues of this GR or other GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP. If you would
like to take advantage of this special qualification for this GR effort, please contact
Carol St. Jacques at + 1.732.699.6595 or at cstjacqu@telcordia.com.
2.3 Common Channel Signaling/Signaling System 7 (CCS/SS7)
Documents Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
Selected CCS/SS7 GRs
Anand Akundi, + 1.732.699.6031
E-mail: aakundi@telcordia.com
January 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2012
TBD (includes an Enterprise License for each GR deliverable in
this project)
Project Description: Telcordia proposes that selected Common Channel Signaling (CCS)/
Signaling System 7 (SS7)-related GRs be updated, with industry input and participation, for
release as new issues. The GR documents in this proposed project would be selected from the
following:
• GR-82, Signaling Transfer Point (STP) Generic Requirements
• GR-606, LSSGR: Common Channel Signaling, Section 6.5
• GR-1241, Supplemental Service Control Point (SCP) Generic Requirements
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• GR-317, LSSGR: Switching System Generic Requirements for Call Control Using the
Integrated Services Digital Network User Part (ISDNUP)
• GR-394, LSSGR: Switching System Generic Requirements for Interexchange Carrier
Interconnection (ICI) Using the Integrated Services Digital Network User Part
(ISDNUP)
• GR-905, Common Channel Signaling Network Interface Specification (CCSNIS)
Supporting Network Interconnection, Message Transfer Part (MTP), and Integrated
Services Digital Network User Part (ISDNUP)
• GR-1432, Common Channel Signaling Network Interface Specification (CCSNIS)
Supporting SCCP and TCAP.
In the area of CCS, Telcordia has developed and published generic requirements to provide:
1. A description of specific functionality to support new capabilities
2. A broad set of requirements that specify network element and network systems
CCS-related functions to support a broad range of capabilities
3. Interface specifications to support interconnection between Interconnecting CCS
Networks (ICNs) and other network interconnection types [e.g., wireless, Voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP)].
As new capabilities, functions, and interconnection scenarios are identified, or as
implementation issues arise with existing requirements, the need to consider modifying this
set of requirements is expected to continue. The selected GRs will be updated to include
specifics needed to support VoIP-originated calls over SS7 trunks. The use of new codepoints
will be examined, and interconnection scenarios between the Public Switched Telephone
Network (PSTN) and VoIP networks will be clearly described. Assumptions will be clearly
defined to provide guidance to VoIP providers and equipment vendors.
The Value of Participation
Modifications to these GR documents are initiated by technical input from a service/network
provider, a supplier, or an internal Telcordia source, which may lead to an open issue that
would necessitate new or modified generic requirements in one or more of the aforementioned
documents for its resolution.
As a participating company in the development of the selected GRs in this project, you will
have the opportunity to influence the content of each selected document. As part of this
project, Telcordia plans to publish new issues of the aforementioned GR documents, selected
as appropriate, in the fourth quarter of 2012. In addition, one or more Issues List Reports (ILRs)
per document may also be published throughout the year, as appropriate, to document and
solicit industry feedback on proposed issue resolutions and new open issues.
As is the case with all Telcordia GR projects, interactions with funding participants may be via
letters, telephone calls, conference calls, faxes, and electronic mail, and may also involve
group meetings. Funders are also provided access to the CCS Generic Requirements Web site,
which contains both Telcordia and publicly available industry information and documentation.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need at least two industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change
as a result. The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and
any changes in deliverables.
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2.4 E9-1-1 Services
Documents Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
Selected E9-1-1 Services GRs
Anand Akundi, + 1.732.699.6031
E-mail: aakundi@telcordia.com
January 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2012
TBD (includes an Enterprise License for each GR deliverable
in this project)
Project Description: This proposed project will involve selected E9-1-1 Services-related GRs
from the following:
• GR-3112, Emergency Services Network Interconnection
• GR-3118, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Positioning Center (VPC) Generic
Requirements
• GR-3157, Emergency Services Routing Proxy (ESRP) Generic Requirements
• GR-3158, Generic Requirements for a Service Provider Location Information Server
(LIS)
• GR-3162, Legacy Network Gateway Generic Requirements
• GR-3165, Emergency Services Border Control Function (BCF) Generic Requirements
• GR-3166, Legacy Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Gateway Generic Requirements
• Two New GRs to support Next Generation E9-1-1/NG9-1-1 Network Infrastructure and/or
interconnection.
In the area of E9-1-1, Telcordia has developed and published generic requirements to provide:
1. A description of specific functionality and protocol to support new E9-1-1 capabilities
2. A broad set of requirements that specify network element and network systems E9-1-1related functions to support Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based E9-1-1 emergency
calls
3. Interface specifications to support interconnection to and between legacy E9-1-1 systems
and Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) systems
4. Generic Requirements to support originating and terminating access to E9-1-1 networks,
including IP Centrex-originated 9-1-1 calls and Internet Protocol (IP) Public Safety
Answering Point (PSAP) termination from an E9-1-1 tandem using Session Initiation
Protocol (SIP).
As new technologies and architectures mature (e.g., IP Multimedia Subsystem [IMS]), and
evolving emergency services-related functions (e.g., location determination and acquisition)
and interconnection scenarios (e.g., VoIP to Public Switched Telephone Network [PSTN]) are
identified, the need to define new requirements and to consider modifying existing
requirements is expected to continue. In addition, generic requirements should be developed
and/or updated to include specifics needed to support industry consensus of the evolution of
E9-1-1, including enhancements to i3 architecture (end-to-end VoIP) scenarios, as well as
transitional scenarios involving the interconnection of legacy Emergency Services Networks
and PSAPs with NG9-1-1 elements and PSAPs.
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The Value of Participation
Telcordia proposes to provide new and updated generic requirements for NG9-1-1 related to
design, deployment, and interconnection of networks to support VoIP-originated emergency
calls and IP-enabled PSAPs, with consideration for emerging core network technologies such
as IMS. Modifications to existing GR documents will be initiated by: 1) industry activities that
result in changes to protocols, architectures, or interconnection scenarios, 2) technical issues
that may be the result of testing or deployment, or 3) input from a service/network provider,
supplier, or internal Telcordia source. New and updated generic requirements documents are
planned to support the VoIP-based E9-1-1 network elements that are being proposed in NENA
for enhancements to i2 and i3 architecture solutions.
Telcordia and the Funding Participants will mutually agree on which E9-1-1 GRs (a subset of
the existing GRs) to analyze and update. In addition, Telcordia plans to publish new issues, as
appropriate, of the aforementioned GR documents in the fourth quarter of 2012. One or more
Issues List Reports (ILRs) per document may also be published throughout the year, as
appropriate, to document and solicit industry feedback on proposed issue resolutions and new
open issues. Interactions with participants may be via telephone calls, conference calls, faxes,
and electronic mail, and may also involve group meetings.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need at least four industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change
as a result. The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and
any changes in deliverables.
2.5 Fiber Optic Media, Components, and Systems
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-3172-CORE, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for Active
Optical Cables (AOCs)
Mike Zammit, + 1.732.699.3460
E-mail: mzammit@telcordia.com
January 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
September 2012
$22,500 (includes Enterprise License for GR-3172, Issue 1)
Project Description: Telcordia proposes to release Issue 1 of GR-3172-CORE to address
carrier needs and requirements for Active Optical Cables (AOCs) in support of higher density
and higher bandwidth applications in central offices, data center, and enterprise customer
locations. AOCs consist of traditional indoor, fiber optic cable with factory-applied optical
transceivers at each end of the cable. From a network perspective, AOCs look like copper
cables that connect into existing electrical adapters such as High-Definition Multi-media
Interface (HDMI), LOM, Gigabit Ethernet, etc. The added benefit of the AOC is that, while it is
compatible with network equipment currently using traditional copper cable interfaces, it
provides all of the benefits of optical jumpers such as:
• High bit-rate services supporting multiple protocols
• Transmission over longer distances
• Hot pluggable transceivers
• Lower weight
• Lower energy consumption for a green deployment
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• Smaller, tighter bend radius compared with copper cables
• Greater flexibility in routing cables.
The AOC performs all of the optical-to-electrical conversions using hot pluggable transceivers
based on Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology. In some examples,
up to four (4) links are integrated onto a single cable that may utilize either single-mode or
multimode fiber.
Supported transmission protocols include: 10G Ethernet, 10G Fibre Channel, 40G Ethernet,
100G Ethernet, and many others. Although standards exist to define these protocols at the
transceiver level, Telcordia finds that there are no standards that adequately address the
mechanical and environmental integrity of the cables. Telcordia has a long history of providing
performance and reliability requirements for optical fibers, cable, and connectors. This GR is
expected to include:
• Various design criteria
• Generic mechanical and optical performance requirements for single-mode and multimode
AOCs
• Desired features
• Specified test methods for comparing the AOC product against the stated generic
requirements.
Telcordia GRs are extensively utilized not only by product manufacturers, but also by the
various network service providers who represent the end-users who ultimately evaluate,
procure, and deploy such products.
We expect this GR development effort to draw from the existing criteria found in the following
Telcordia GRs:
• GR-20-CORE, Generic Requirements for Optical Fiber and Optical Fiber Cable
• GR-409-CORE, Generic Requirements for Indoor Fiber Optic Cable
• GR-326-CORE, Generic Requirements for Singlemode Optical Connectors and Jumper
Assemblies
• GR-468-CORE, Generic Reliability Assurance Requirements for Optoelectronic Devices
Used in Telecommunications Equipment.
The goal of this effort is to create a reference document that will help service providers
become more knowledgeable, and as comfortable using AOCs in their network as they are with
traditional fiber optic jumper cords. With this Invitation to Participate (IFP), Telcordia hereby
solicits industry input and participation in the Telcordia Technical Forum (TTF) as we seek to
create a new set of requirements for AOCs. This new Telcordia GR may be used by network
providers in evaluating and qualifying AOC products so that a rigorous and consistent set of
criteria is maintained throughout the industry.
The Value of Participation
Participation at the Telcordia-led GR Technical Forum gives participating members the
opportunity to hear and share ideas that are germane to meeting carrier expectations for active
optical cables. The benefits of participating include opportunities to:
• Propose new requirements and/or changes to existing AOC criteria. These changes will
have significant implications not only to carrier network design considerations and
deployment concerns, but also to the design, manufacture, and supply of these products.
• Raise, discuss, and define key product requirements via face-to-face meetings and
conference calls with industry leaders.
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• Suggest how telecommunications carriers and suppliers might modify or enhance their
practices and policies to enable your company to better deliver high-quality products and
services in a more cost-effective manner.
• Network with your current and potential customers, and demonstrate your knowledge and
leadership of carrier needs and requirements for active optical cables.
• Have an Enterprise License of the newly issued GR that can be used company wide by you
and your coworkers.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
Telcordia seeks at least six funding participants. Your participation is highly encouraged and
valued by both Telcordia and the carriers you are trying to serve. Participation may involve
contributions in the form of technical discussions, participation in conference calls and
attendance at face-to-face meetings of the TTF participants, review of new carrier
requirements, and review of generic data and test procedures.
NOTE: Customers can also qualify for participation in this GR project at no cost if Telcordia
has realized over $40M in revenue from the Customer for the time frame of 2/1/10 - 1/31/11.
A GR Participation Agreement will still need to be signed, but there will be no incremental fees
for participation. This offer is applicable to this GR-3172-CORE, Issue 1, only, and is not valid
on future issues of this GR or other GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP. If you would
like to take advantage of this special qualification for this GR effort, please contact
Carol St. Jacques at 732-699-6595 or at cstjacqu@telcordia.com.
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-3173-CORE, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for
Composite Optical and Electrical Cables for Use in Wireless
Fiber To The Antenna (FTTA) Applications
Mike Zammit, + 1.732.699.3460
E-mail: mzammit@telcordia.com
January 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
September 2012
$22,500 (includes Enterprise License for GR-3173, Issue 1)
Project Description: Telcordia proposes to release Issue 1 of GR-3173-CORE to address
carrier needs and requirements for composite optical and electrical cables in support of
applications such as FTTA (Fiber to the Antenna). In this case, the composite cable will carry
data over fiber and bring power to the electronics at the top of a transmission tower.
GR-20 and GR-409 address optical fiber and cable requirements for outdoor and premise use.
GR-3173 will draw on these existing documents and address the additional criteria related to
the incorporation of metallic wire for powering equipment, unique deployment concerns for
cellular tower applications, and the need for long vertical runs (up to 100m) without any slack
loops.
Telcordia has a long history of providing performance and reliability requirements for optical
fibers, cable, and connectors. We anticipate that this new GR will provide the industry with
detailed features, functions, and performance requirements specific to FTTA applications.
This GR is likely to include various design criteria, generic mechanical and optical
performance requirements, and desired features, and will specify the test methods for
comparing the products against the stated generic requirements. Telcordia GRs are
extensively utilized not only by product manufacturers, but also by the various network
service providers who represent the end-users who ultimately evaluate, procure, and deploy
such products.
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We expect this GR development effort to draw from the existing criteria found in the following
Telcordia GRs:
• GR-20-CORE, Generic Requirements for Optical Fiber and Optical Fiber Cable
• GR-409-CORE, Generic Requirements for Indoor Fiber Optic Cable
• GR-326-CORE, Generic Requirements for Singlemode Optical Connectors and Jumper
Assemblies
• GR-3120-CORE, Generic Requirements for Hardened Fiber Optic Connectors (HFOCs)
and Hardened Fiber Optic Adapters (HFOAs).
The goal of this effort is to create a reference document that will help service providers
become more knowledgeable and more comfortable using composite cables. With this
Invitation to Participate (IFP), Telcordia hereby solicits industry input and participation in the
Telcordia Technical Forum (TTF) as we seek to create a new set of requirements for
composite cables. This new Telcordia GR may be used by network providers in evaluating and
qualifying composite cable products so that a rigorous and consistent set of criteria is
maintained throughout the industry.
The Value of Participation
Participation at the Telcordia-led GR Technical Forum gives participating members the
opportunity to hear and share ideas that are germane to meeting carrier expectations for active
optical cables. The benefits of participating in this TTF include opportunities to:
• Propose new requirements and/or changes to existing criteria. These changes will have
significant implications not only to carrier network design considerations and deployment
concerns, but also to the design, manufacture, and supply of these products.
• Raise, discuss, and define key product requirements via face-to-face meetings and
conference calls with industry leaders.
• Suggest how telecommunications carriers and suppliers might modify or enhance their
practices and policies to enable your company to better deliver high-quality products and
services in a more cost-effective manner.
• Network with your current and potential customers, and demonstrate your knowledge and
leadership of carrier needs and requirements for active optical cables.
• Have an Enterprise License of the newly issued GR that can be used company wide by you
and your coworkers.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
Telcordia seeks at least six funding participants. Your participation is highly encouraged and
valued by both Telcordia and the carriers you are trying to serve. Participation may involve
contributions in the form of technical discussions, participation in conference calls and
attendance at face-to-face meetings of the TTF participants, review of new carrier
requirements, and review of generic data and test procedures.
NOTE: Customers can also qualify for participation in this GR project at no cost if Telcordia
has realized over $40M in revenue from the Customer for the time frame of 2/1/10 - 1/31/11.
A GR Participation Agreement will still need to be signed, but there will be no incremental fees
for participation. This offer is applicable to this GR-3173-CORE, Issue 1, only, and is not valid
on future issues of this GR or other GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP. If you would
like to take advantage of this special qualification for this GR effort, please contact
Carol St. Jacques at 732-699-6595 or at cstjacqu@telcordia.com.
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2.6 Metallic Wire and Cabling
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-137-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Telecommunications Metallic Wire Products Used in
Telecommunications Facilities
GR-492-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Telecommunications Metallic Wire Products Used in Outside
Plant Applications
Trevor Bowmer, + 1.732.699.3341
E-mail: tbowmer@telcordia.com
January 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2012
$15,000 (includes Enterprises Licenses for GR-137, Issue 2, and
GR-492, Issue 2)
Project Description: In recent years, Telcordia has been working to update and consolidate
its metallic cable and wire Generic Requirements (GR) documents. Within the last few years,
Telcordia has updated its major outside plant metallic cable documents to GR-421, Issue 2,
Generic Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Cables; GR-3163, Issue 1, Generic
Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Service and Distribution Drop Wires; and
GR-3164, Issue 1, Generic Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Premises Wires.
Telcordia wants to extend this effort to wire and cables used inside telecommunications
facilities and other remaining applications, and proposes to update (and change the document
titles of) GR-137 and GR-492. In addition to updating and consolidating all the twisted-pair
cable documents, this effort will also harmonize requirement procedures, methods, and pass/
fail criteria across all copper and cable products.
Planned Technical Items for GR-137 Include the Following:
1. Expand the scope of the document to cover cables used in telecommunications facilities
located in central offices, data centers, and commercial buildings.
2. Update material choices for cable jacket and insulation materials to harmonize with recent
work on GR-3164 (inside cables) and GR-421 (PIC cables).
3. Update the Quality Assurance subsection in Section 2 to include the latest Quality
Management System (QMS) philosophy, including ISO9000 and TL 9000 approaches to
product quality and reliability issues.
4. Revise the packaging subsections in Section 3 to harmonize with GR-421 and GR-3164.
5. Update referenced GR-492 procedures and criteria in Section 4, while bringing technical
information explicitly into the new GR-137. Where possible and appropriate, requirements
shall be harmonized with GR-3164 and relevant ICEA and UL industry standards.
NOTE: Color coding, cable core unit makeup, pair counts, and product
codes for these facilities cables vary significantly from GR-3164/GR-421 type
cable products; these differences will be retained during the update.
6. Update binder and shield requirements in Section 4 to recent developments, and harmonize
with GR-3164 and relevant ICEA and UL industry standards.
7. Update jacket and insulation materials requirements in Section 4 to create functional
performance criteria and move away from implicit material-specific requirements, as was
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accomplished in GR-3163 and GR-3164, while harmonizing with relevant ICEA and UL
industry standards where possible.
8. Update referenced GR-492 procedures and criteria in Section 6 while bringing technical
information explicitly into the new GR-137. Where necessary, review and update the
electrical transmission capabilities of the cables to meet the demands of current and future
broadband networks.
Because Issue 1 of GR-137 contains multiple cross references to test procedures and
requirements in GR-492-CORE, Issue 1, it is imperative that GR-492 and GR-137 be updated
together. Therefore, this work effort shall concurrently revise and update GR-492.
Planned Technical Items for GR-492 Include the Following:
1. Review the scope of GR-492 to explicitly identify the wire products covered by GR-492. The
current intention is to incorporate functional performance requirements for any metallic
wire product not already covered by GR-421, GR-3163, GR-3164, and the new GR-137, into
a new section of GR-492.
2. Update the Quality Assurance subsection in Section 1 to include the latest Quality
Management System (QMS) philosophy, including ISO 9000 and TL 9000 approaches to
product quality and reliability issues.
3. Update the polyolefin insulation materials requirements in Section 3 (Polyolefin
Insulations) to create functional performance criteria and move away from implicit
material-specific requirements, as was accomplished in GR-421 and GR-3163, while
harmonizing with relevant ICEA and UL industry standards where possible.
4. Update the jacket materials requirements in Section 5 (Jacket) to create functional
performance criteria and move away from implicit material-specific requirements, as was
accomplished in GR-3164, while harmonizing with relevant ICEA and UL industry
standards where possible.
5. Update the jacket materials requirements in Section 6 (Completed Product Testing) to
create functional performance criteria and move away from implicit material-specific
requirements, as was accomplished in GR-421 and GR-3164, while harmonizing with
relevant ICEA and UL industry standards where possible.
6. Update the procedures and criteria in Section 7 (Electrical) while reviewing, where
necessary, the electrical transmission capabilities of the cables to meet the demands of
current and future broadband networks and the scope of wire products covered.
7. Revise packaging and product marking criteria in Section 8 to harmonize with GR-421 and
GR-3164.
8. Add a new section that is modeled on the Product Classification section of GR-421. This
new section will describe all the metallic wire products covered by GR-492, and reference
the applicable requirements criteria from the previous sections (2 through 8). The current
intention is to include wire products currently referenced in TA-TSY-000128 (Bridle wire),
TA-TSY-000129 (Tree Wire), TA-TSY-000141 (Terminating Cable), and TA-TSY-000142
(Hook-Up Wire), along with cross references to other GRs that cover products containing
insulated conductor components.
The Value of Participation
Participation at the GR-137 and GR-GR-492 Forum provides members with the opportunity to
hear and share ideas that are germane to copper and cable products, and network equipment
reliability. The benefits of participating in this Forum include opportunities to:
• Propose changes to existing requirements and to define new requirements
• Review and update test procedures
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• Network with your industry peers and gain a better understanding of each participating
company’s needs and concerns
• Influence the technical content of GR-137 and GR-492.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this GR, it is expected that Telcordia will need four industry participants.
While the project can proceed with fewer participants, the scope of work may need to be
scaled back accordingly. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project
status and change in scope. A preliminary conference call for all interested participants in
this GR development project will be scheduled during December 2011, at which time project
details and status will be discussed.
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
New GR — Generic Requirements for Telecommunications
Coaxial Cable Products Used Within Buildings and
Telecommunications Facilities
Trevor Bowmer, + 1.732.699.3341
E-mail: tbowmer@telcordia.com
January 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
November 2012
$15,000 (includes Enterprise License for new GR)
Project Description: Telcordia proposes that a new GR be designed to cover coaxial cable
products used in broadband applications across the network with a primary distinction to be
made between the following two applications:
a. Telecommunications Facilities Coaxial Cables - coaxial cable products used in
Central Offices (COs) to interconnect communications equipment (currently covered
under GR-139), as well as telecommunications data centers and closets in commercial
buildings and multi-dwelling residences, and
b. Premises Coaxial Cables - coaxial cables used inside communications facilities and
premises for serving broadband applications in Fiber to the Curb (FTTC) and Fiber to the
Home (FTTH) network architectures. The premises coaxial cable product sections will
follow GR-1398 in broad outline, but will also include connection cables between
communications antennas, set-to-boxes, residential gateways, and other devices within a
local network. These cables will include the GR-1398-type service drop applications.
This new GR will be derived from, and supersede, the following generic requirements
documents:
• GR-139, Generic Requirements for Central Office Coaxial Cable
• GR-1398, Generic Requirements for Coaxial Drop Cable
• GR-2879, Generic Requirements for Hybrid Coaxial/Twisted Pair Aerial Drop Cable
• GR-2880, Generic Requirements for Plenum Coaxial Cable
• GR-2881, Generic Requirements for Indoor Coaxial Cable
• GR-2949, Generic Requirements for Buried Hybrid Coaxial/Twisted Pair Cable
The intention is to cover all coaxial cable products used in indoor and outdoor environments
that serve network applications, including wireless, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), and
broadband service networks. Where applicable and appropriate, cross-references will be used
in the new GR to:
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• Harmonize with industry standards - e.g., SCTE, ANSI, NEC, UL, and other recognized
industry groups.
• Help ensure mechanical and hardware compatibility through reference to several of the
other GR documents concerning connectors, termination ports, and interconnection
devices.
• Help ensure electrical compatibility and protection coordination through reference to GR
documents such as GR-2908, Generic Requirements for Surge Protectors on Coaxial Lines
at Customer Premises, and GR-2910, Generic Requirements for Bonding and Grounding
Hardware on Coaxial Drop Cable, as well as other GR documents such as the latest issue
of GR-1089, Electromagnetic Compatibility and Electrical Safety - Generic Criteria for
Network Telecommunications Equipment.
This GR will be coordinated and harmonized with the recent revisions to the metallic twistedpair cable products used in similar applications and environments (e.g., GR-421, Generic
Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Cables; GR-3163, Generic Requirements for
Metallic Telecommunications Service and Distribution Drop Wires; and GR-3164, Generic
Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Premises Wires). GR-3163 and GR-3164 will
be used to help define effective functional performance requirements for the cable
applications in indoor/outdoor environments, as well as common jacket material requirements
that both products share.
Planned technical items for this new GR include the following:
1. Consolidate numerous coaxial cable applications into a single GR.
2. Update material choices for cable jacket and insulation materials, and harmonize with
recent work on GR-3164 (inside cables) and GR-421 (PIC cables).
3. Update the Quality Assurance subsection in Section 2 to include the latest Quality
Management System (QMS) philosophy, including ISO9000 and TL 9000 approaches to
product quality and reliability issues.
4. Revise the packaging subsections in Section 3 to harmonize with GR-421 and GR-3164.
5. Update referenced procedures while bringing necessary technical information explicitly
into the new GR. Where possible and appropriate, requirements shall be harmonized with
relevant SCTE and UL industry standards.
6. Update jacket and dielectric materials requirements to create functional performance
criteria and move away from implicit material-specific requirements.
7. The Telcordia Technical Forum (TTF) group for this GR will review application changes to
ascertain the necessary electrical performance (attenuation, frequencies, etc.) to match
the service demands for the current and future-planned networks, including DAS and
Ethernet systems.
A more detailed, section-by-section plan for the revisions to these coaxial cable documents is
available on request (SR-6004, Issue 2).
The Value of Participation
As a participating company in the development of this proposed new GR, you will have the
opportunity to influence its content in the following specific ways:
• Determine the technical scope of the new document
• Decide how to best consolidate and update technical content from the GRs that will be
replaced by the new GR, and incorporate that content into the new GR
• Raise, discuss, and define coaxial cable product-related issues via face-to-face and/or
conference call meetings with your industry peers
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• Influence the best practices and performance test procedures and overall technical content
of this new GR.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this GR, it is expected that Telcordia will need four industry participants.
While the project can proceed with fewer participants, the scope of work may need to be
scaled back accordingly. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project
status and change in scope. A preliminary conference call for all interested participants in
this GR development project will be scheduled during December 2011, at which time project
details and status will be discussed.
2.7 Outside Plant (OSP)
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-43-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Telecommunications Huts
Trevor Bowmer, + 1.732.699.3341
E-mail: tbowmer@telcordia.com
January 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
November 2012
$20,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-43, Issue 2)
Project Description: GR-43 was designed to address Telecommunications Huts and the
stated requirements intended to provide a suitable environment for communications company
electronic equipment that is housed in above-ground, prefabricated structures.
Telcordia proposes that a new issue of GR-43 be developed to support the increasing demand
for weather-resistant, energy-efficient, physically robust shelters and structures to protect the
increasingly complex and expensive electronic, opto-electronic, optical, and wireless
equipment deployed in remote and harsh Outside Plant (OSP) locations. The placement of
such sensitive switching units, interconnection and active transmitting/receiving equipment in
these remote shelters requires that the internal environment of huts be well maintained to
achieve the expected and necessary performance of individual pieces of equipment and the
network.
The major concerns intended to be addressed in this GR-43 update will include:
1. Add energy efficiency criteria and factors in hut design consideration with particular
attention directed at the options and choices of exterior coatings, materials, and wall
design to
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Limit solar heating of structure and interior
Increase fire resistance
Improve aesthetics to address local community concerns
Resist particulate (sand and dust) and gaseous pollution stresses.
These additions will include criteria for retrofitting exterior coating and walls to existing
installed huts.
Factors pertaining to energy efficiency of internal equipment inside the hut will be covered
in a reissue of GR-3108, Generic Requirements for Network Equipment in the Outside
Plant (OSP), planned for 2012.
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2. Add structural integrity and material design criteria to both walls and roofs to incorporate
the applicable building code requirements and expected severe weather conditions for
given sites. We anticipate developing a 2- or possibly 3-tier system of hut design to cover
Standard-Moderate-Severe locales. The distinction between different locales would be
based on the frequency of occurrences of hurricanes, tornados, lightning storms, floods,
and so forth. New functional performance criteria to cover these circumstances would
include resistance to
• Hurricane = wind and rain stress
• Flood and water ingress
• Impact damage from flotsam (floods) or flying debris (wind storms).
3. Design factors to facilitate expansion of huts as increasing demands for more equipment
occur deeper into the local loop to support wireless, FTTx, and other broadband
architectures. For example, standard sizes and mechanical design criteria will be added to
allow cost-effective and modular expansion of a “standard hut” to become a “super-sized”
hut, while maintaining structural integrity and mechanical robustness.
4. Add a new section in GR-43 for “Huts that Serve Wireless Facilities” to explicitly elucidate
specific additional or special criteria for wireless nodes and facilities to address the
following:
• The increased need for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) protection in the vicinity
of cell tower sites - huts located beneath towers with the cable connections going up
towers needing protection against lightning and Ground Potential Rise (GPR) incidents.
• Entry facilities - physical protection and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)/EMC
isolation
• Coordination with new GR-3171, Generic Requirements for OSP Network Elements
Used in Wireless Networks - Physical Layer Criteria.
The Value of Participation
Since Issue 1 of GR-43 was released in October 1996, there is an even greater need to protect
today’s expensive and sophisticated electronic equipment from the outdoor elements, and to
address wireless-related requirements. As a participating company, you will be able to
contribute changes to the existing requirements and define new, needed requirements. You
will also have the opportunity to influence the best practices and performance test procedures
and overall technical content of GR-43, Issue 2.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this GR, it is expected that Telcordia will need at least five industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, the scope of work may
need to be scaled back accordingly. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly
of project status and change in scope. A preliminary conference call for all interested
participants in this GR development project is scheduled for December 2011, at which time
project details and status will be discussed. Please contact the project manager listed above
for conference call details. If this date is not convenient, one-on-one discussions can be
arranged with the project manager.
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Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
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GR-487-CORE, Issue 4 — Generic Requirements for
Electronic Equipment Cabinets
Ernie Gallo, + 1.732.699.3312
E-mail: egallo@telcordia.com
November 2011 (subject to contracted participation level)
May 2012
$15,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-487, Issue 4)
Project Description: Telcordia proposes that a new issue (Issue 4) of GR-487, which was last
released in April 2009, be developed with industry input and participation.
GR-487 defines the generic requirements for telecommunications remote electronic equipment
cabinets. The products covered in this GR are intended to provide a suitable environment for
service provider electronic and broadband equipment that is housed in above-ground cabinets,
typically pad or pole mounted, in an outside plant environment. The equipment housed in these
cabinets is accessible to the craftsperson through surface-mounted doors.
Included are functional design criteria; mechanical, electrical, and environmental generic
requirements; and test methods for comparing the product against the stated requirements.
The proposed update of GR-487 is expected to address a number of key industry
environmental, chemical, and design issues, including, but not limited to:
• Application of GR-487 to environmental Class 1, 2, 3, and 4
• Ozone testing
• Thermal testing with strip heaters
• Wind-driven rain test
• Salt fog test procedure
• Fire resistance testing
• Earthquake testing
• Environmentally induced vibration references
• Cabinet expansion
• Power pedestals
• Special security tool open.
For detailed information on these issues, and for a complete list of issues, you can refer to the
GR-487 Issues List Report (ILR), Issue 3B, September 2011. Please contact Ernie Gallo to
obtain a copy of the GR-487 ILR.
It is important to be aware that the ILR only records the issues and questions that have been
raised since 2009, and the GR-487 Issue 4 Telcordia Technical Forum (TTF) will review these
items and determine if an update to the GR is needed.
The Value of Participation
Since GR-487, Issue 3, was published in April 2009, a number of key issues and concerns have
been expressed by industry members, resulting in the need to update the requirements and test
procedures. As a participating company, you will have the opportunity to:
• Contribute changes to the existing requirements and help define new requirements
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• Influence critical issues and the best practices and performance test procedures that will
benefit the industry
• Network with your industry peers and gain a better understanding of each participating
company’s needs and concerns.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need five industry participants.
While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change as a result.
The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and any
changes in deliverables.
NOTE: Customers can also qualify for participation in this GR project at no cost if Telcordia
has realized over $40M in revenue from the Customer for the time frame of 2/1/10 - 1/31/11.
A GR Participation Agreement will still need to be signed, but there will be no incremental fees
for participation. This offer is applicable to this GR-487-CORE, Issue 4, only, and is not valid
on future issues of this GR or other GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP. If you would
like to take advantage of this special qualification for this GR effort, please contact
Carol St. Jacques at + 1.732.699.6595 or at cstjacqu@telcordia.com.
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-902-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Handholes and Other Below-Ground, Non-Concrete Splice
Vaults
Ernie Gallo, + 1.732.699.3312
E-mail: egallo@telcordia.com
December 2011 (subject to contracted participation level)
May 2012
$15,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-902, Issue 2)
Project Description: Telcordia proposes that a new issue (Issue 2) of GR-902 be developed
with industry input and participation.
GR-902 defines the generic requirements for a non-concrete splice closure, which is a partially
buried closure that provides ready access to telecommunications distribution points. It may be
constructed of metallic or nonmetallic materials. Buried distribution cable, which may be
multipair cable or coaxial cable, enters the closure through its buried base. Incoming cables
are then terminated to a terminal block or coaxial tap.
GR-902 was last released in January of 2005, and Telcordia proposes the update be developed
to address current industry issues and to consider the following:
• Correlate the GR to TIER ratings of the Federal Highway Authority, State Department of
Transportation, and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
to make GR-902 more relevant and useful
• Provide more explicit requirements for the use of pull boxes and node sites in FTTx
networks, which are aimed at the broadband market and local community who desire to
have telecom plant out of sight and below ground level
• Introduce a new handhole/vault category and new functional criteria for use in joint
(power + communications) duct-conduit runs, which may have applications in congested
areas within urban environments to serve femtocells and Distributed Antenna System
(DAS) wireless networks.
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The Value of Participation
As a participating company in the development of GR-902, Issue 2, you will have the
opportunity to:
• Exchange ideas with industry peers on current issues and concerns relating to belowground vaults
• Contribute changes to existing requirements and define new requirements
• Influence the technical content of GR-902.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need five industry participants.
While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change as a result.
The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and any
changes in deliverables.
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-3108-CORE, Issue 3 — Generic Requirements for
Network Equipment in the Outside Plant (OSP)
Trevor Bowmer, + 1.732.699.3341
E-mail: tbowmer@telcordia.com
February 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
October 2012
$15,000 (includes Enterprises License for GR-3108, Issue 3)
Project Description: GR-3108 defines the robustness and strength of electronics outside the
central office, independent of the product enclosure or facility. GR-3108 is particularly useful
for the following circumstances:
• Retrofitting or replacement of new racks of equipment into existing closures or cabinets
• Selection of new equipment for placement in existing closure
• Selection and evaluation of specific equipment design and performance for deployment in
a wide range of Outside Plant (OSP) locations and closure types
• Design and development of new active opto-electronic equipment for Fiber to the Curb
(FTTC) applications at pedestal, Optical Network Unit (ONU), and Network Interface
Device (NID) locations.
Telcordia proposes that a new issue (Issue 3) of GR-3108 be developed with industry input and
participation.
Planned technical items to be addressed in Issue 3 include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Expand the scope of GR-3108 to address:
a. Smart grid monitoring and control devices
b. Broadband wireless devices (e.g., antenna)
c. Inverters and interfaces for distributed power sources in OSP locations, including
handholes, pedestals, and those mounted on poles
d. Requirements for communications protocols (see item #6, below) and efficient energy
use to be considered for inclusion.
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2. Improve cross references - changes shall be made to clarify requirements and provide more
explicit cross references to GR-63, NEBSTM Requirements: Physical Protection; GR-487,
Generic Requirements for Electronic Equipment Cabinets; GR-513, Power Requirements
in Telecommunications Plant; GR-3171, Generic Requirements for Network Elements
Used in Wireless Networks Physical Layer Criteria, and other cited/related documents.
Some corrections are required because a new issue of GR-487 and a recent 2011 ILR were
released after Issue 2 of GR-3108.
3. In Section 7, add explanatory text information to further detail the relationship between
GR-3108, GR-487, GR-63, and other requirements documents using various generic product
types designed for specific application locations and network architectures.
4. Include more explicit pass/fail criteria for the salt fog tests described in Section 6.1, along
with more detailed test procedure descriptions.
5. Review and possibly revise the Mixed Flow Gas (MFG) test of Section 6.3 to better
correlate with (a) GR-63 test procedures for OSP environments, and (b) the expected
exposure experienced in OSP locations based on the most recent field data available.
6. In Section 3, add a subsection covering communications protocols and data monitoring
needs to match desired needs for remote equipment monitoring and control functions
across different Operational Support Systems (OSS) platforms.
7. Update Section 4.2 with (a) added testing details on appropriate ways to define and
measure air flow specifics and surface temperatures, and (b) added discussion and
possibly objective targets for energy use and heat dissipation levels of equipment.
8. Make updates to GR-3108 in light of updates and revisions that have occurred, or are
occurring, within GR-63, GR-3160, GR-1089, GR-3171, and other related industry
documents.
9. Review comments from service providers, suppliers, and laboratories based on:
a. Field experience (failures, problems, and successes) of equipment
b. Experience using the GR-3108 requirements set for product procurement - including
any gaps or refinements found during use
c. Testing procedures and methods experience and difficulties.
Telcordia intends to release an Issues List Report (ILR) for GR-3108 before the end of the year
(2011) to provide details of the corrections and detailed summaries/proposed new language to
resolve the issues identified above. That ILR will constitute the primary agenda for the
Telcordia Technical Forum (TTF) formed to revise GR-3108.
The Value of Participation
The benefits of participating in the TTF for Issue 3 of GR-3108 include the following:
• Provides the opportunity to propose and contribute to new key requirements that are
needed to address newer technologies. These new requirements will benefit the industry
and have significant implications on both the service providers and the suppliers.
• Propose changes to established requirements.
• Network with your current and potential customers, and other engineers; and hear and
share ideas that are germane to your peers in the OSP environment.
• Influence the overall technical content of GR-3108.
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Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with Issue 3 of this GR, it is expected that Telcordia will need six industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, the scope of work may
need to be scaled back accordingly. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly
of project status and change in scope. A preliminary conference call for all interested
participants in this GR development project will be scheduled during November/December
2011, at which time project details and status will be discussed.
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
New SR — Environmental Test Criteria
Ernie Gallo, + 1.732.699.3312
E-mail: egallo@telcordia.com
February 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
September 2012
$20,000 (includes Enterprise License for new SR)
Project Description: Telcordia proposes that a new Special Report (SR) be developed with
industry input and participation to compile, in one resource, the test rationale, real-world
simulation correlations, explicit test procedures, pass/fail criteria choices, and other basic
information for environmental test procedures used in Telcordia Generic Requirements
documents (GRs) and other industry requirements documents.
In particular, the tests reported on may include, but not be limited to, the following areas:
• Ultraviolet (UV) or sunlight exposure resistance
• Salt fog exposure resistance
• Temperature aging
• Fungus Resistance
• Ozone Resistance
• Resistance of products in exposure to pollutants, gases, and corrosive environments smog and gaseous pollution (NOX, Chloride, SO2, Ozone, and other Mixed Flowing Gas
[MFG] type gases)
• Resistance against animal attack
• Metallic corrosion from soil contact and soil buried conditions
• Sand and dust particulates
• Chemical Resistance - with discussions on appropriate chemical exposures to anticipated
cleaners, lubricants, and other industrial chemicals expected to be encountered in the
Outside Plant (OSP) during their lifetime. Product testing and materials test bar testing
(retention of mechanical robustness and environmental stress cracking) will also be
discussed.
Telcordia envisions this new SR to draw from a large variety of recent issues of Telcordia
product GRs and replace the following three related documents:
• SR-4480, Chemicals Used in Bellcore Product Performance Requirements, Issue 1
• GR-2834, Generic Requirements for Basic Electrical, Mechanical & Environmental
Criteria for Outside Plant (OSP) Equipment, Issue 1
• GR-2836, Generic Requirements for Assuring Corrosion Resistance of
Telecommunications Equipment in the Outside Plant (OSP), Issue 1.
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The Value of Participation
The intended objective of this proposed new SR is to provide sufficient testing detail and
background rationale for any product to be tested to a set of consistent, environmentally
related tests with the same or similar conditions, chemicals, and acceleration factors. These
testing considerations will provide assurance of the functional performance of a product under
all anticipated circumstances in the Outside Plant (OSP) environment. As a participating
company in the development of this proposed new SR, you will have the opportunity to
influence its content.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need six industry participants.
While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change as a result.
The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and any
changes in deliverables.
2.8 Power Systems and Network Protection
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
New GR — Generic Requirements for Energy Generators for
Remote Telecommunications Facilities
Trevor Bowmer, + 1.732.699.3341
E-mail: tbowmer@telcordia.com
January 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
November 2012
$20,000 (includes Enterprise License for new GR)
Project Description: Telcordia proposes that a new GR be developed to define the functional
performance requirements needed for energy generators and storage systems – primary
(distributed power), secondary (backup), or hybrid systems that are designed to provide
power to telecommunications equipment in remote applications (huts, cabinets, towers). Such
distributed and backup power systems are necessary to support the increasing demands of
widespread wireless cell sites, and anywhere-anytime broadband communication services.
This new GR will include the generic powering requirements as well as the criteria to address
the anticipated environmental, mechanical, electrical, and operational stresses under which
these systems are required to provide reliable power. The intent is for this GR document to
include, but not be limited to, the following general areas:
• Physical Design Criteria – Spatial, Acoustic, Illumination Requirements
• Environmental Operational Tolerances and Criteria – e.g., temperature, humidity, altitude
• Thermal characteristics – Such as heat dissipation, cooling efficiency, equipment airflow
criteria
• Physical robustness – Resistance to earthquake, vibration, fire, and other stresses
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Issues – Surges, transients, corrosion, bonding, and
grounding
• System Integration – Alarm capability and remote sensing systems
• Safety – Operational “fail-safe” ability and fuel system controls
• Power Quality of Delivered Power (DC or AC) – Voltage control, load following, noise
characteristics, etc.
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• Operational – Maintenance, installation, remote communications/control, and design
lifetime (20+ years) requirements
• Regulatory requirements – In terms of applicable building, electrical, and safety codes
• Quality and Reliability requirements – e.g., TL9000/ISO9000.
The systems addressed in this GR shall include powering schemes based on gasoline/diesel
engines, solar, wind, flywheels, fuel cells, smart battery technologies, and other generator
technologies. These systems can be located in or adjacent to Controlled Environmental Vaults
(CEVs), Telecommunications Huts, Electronic Equipment Cabinets (EECs), pedestals, or
customer interfaces in the outside plant environment.
This new GR document shall draw relevant and applicable requirements from other
communications documents that have helped maintain the highly reliable and available
communications network of today, including the following Telcordia documents:
• GR-513, Power Requirements in Telecommunications Plant
• TR-NWT-001293, Generic Requirements for Permanent Engine-Generators for Remote
Electronic Sites
• SR-4482, DC Bulk Power System for Confined Locations
• GR-3108, Generic Requirements for Network Equipment in the Outside Plant (OSP)
• GR-1089, Electromagnetic Compatibility and Electrical Safety - Generic Criteria for
Network Telecommunications Equipment.
The Value of Participation
With the increased widespread demand for communications services to be continuously
efficient and reliable, Telcordia proposes this new GR to address and define performance
requirements to ensure that energy generators and storage systems in remote applications
never fail. As a participating company in this Telcordia Technical Forum (TTF), you will have
the opportunity to influence the content of the new GR and specifically have input into new
requirements as well as give consideration to existing requirements.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this new GR, it is expected that Telcordia will need at least four industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, the scope of work may
need to be scaled back accordingly. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly
of project status and change in scope. A preliminary conference call for all interested
participants in this GR development project is scheduled for December 2011, at which time
project details and status will be discussed. Please contact the project manager listed above
for conference call details. If this date is not convenient, one-on-one discussions can be
arranged with the project manager.
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2.9 Reliability and Quality
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-230-CORE, Issue 3 — Generic Requirements for
Engineering Complaints
David Freides, + 1.732.699.6095
E-mail: dfreides@telcordia.com
January 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
April 2012
$15,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-230, Issue 3)
Project Description: An Engineering Complaint (EC) is a mechanism used by customers to
document a problem to the supplier for resolution. An EC is used to report unsatisfactory
conditions or performance of a supplier’s product or services. Resolution of ECs is a
cooperative effort between a customer and a supplier. The purpose of GR-230 is to provide the
industry with generic requirements for a supplier and its customers to effectively
communicate about ECs. This includes information about the applicable uses of an EC,
supplier and customer roles and responsibilities, and the forms and reports to be provided.
Suppliers and service providers can reduce their costs associated with ECs by following a
common process that provides information in a consistent format and in an expected time
frame.
The proposed update of GR-230 is expected to address several key industry issues, including:
• Updating the applicable and non-applicable uses of ECs
• Determining when the EC process versus another process should be used to report a
product defect
• Investigating requirements for a supplier to send an accepted EC to all its customers
• Updating requirements for an EC under emergency conditions
• Determining time frames for the EC Monitoring/Investigating phase and the
Implementation and Closure phase
• Revising EC Documentation form content
• Creating EC Closure Criteria requirements
• Revising the Major System List to be consistent with GR-209-CORE.
The Value of Participation
Participants will have the opportunity to work with peer EC coordinators and Telcordia to
define the industry-recognized EC process requirements. Participants will benefit from
understanding different industry perspectives and the drivers for changes to the requirements.
The changes can improve EC process efficiency, thus resulting in cost savings for suppliers
and service providers.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need at least three industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change
as a result. The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and
any changes in deliverables.
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2.10 Synchronization and Transport Systems
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-1244-CORE, Issue 5 — Clocks for the Synchronized
Network: Common Generic Criteria
Tom Bowmaster, + 1.732.699.5489
E-mail: tbowmast@telcordia.com
May 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
November 2012
$18,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-1244, Issue 5)
Project Description: GR-1244-CORE, Issue 4, issued in October 2009, provides criteria that
generally apply to the various clocks used in the synchronized network. Such clocks are
deployed in many types of telecommunications equipment, including transport Network
Elements (NEs), digital switches, Timing Signal Generators (TSGs), and some routers and
wireless base stations, and can have a critical impact on network performance. For the most
part, the criteria contained in Issue 4, along with related criteria found in various applicationspecific documents [e.g., GR-253-CORE, Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) Transport
Systems: Common Generic Criteria; and GR-378-CORE, Generic Requirements for Timing
Signal Generators], have been found to be appropriate and sufficient. However, there is one
major issue that Telcordia believes should be addressed in the update. Specifically:
• What modifications need to be made to the criteria (including descriptions of input
reference signals used in various tests and output signal Time Deviation [TDEV] and
Maximum Time Interval Error [MTIE] masks) to accommodate the testing of clocks that
receive their timing in the form of Time of Day (ToD) signals or timestamps (e.g., 1 pulse
per second signals, PTPv2 timestamps carried over User Datagram Protocol [UDP]/
Internet Protocol [IP]/Ethernet) and/or generate ToD signals or timestamps.
In addition, updates may be needed to reflect changes that have been made in other documents
subsequent to the release of GR-1244-CORE, Issue 4, or to address issues raised by the
participants in this work effort.
The Value of Participation
GR-1244 addresses key timing and synchronization issues, and criteria that are vital to
equipment suppliers. As a participating company in Issue 5 of GR-1244, you will have the
opportunity to:
• Ensure your business needs are appropriately addressed
• Offer input to proposed changes to existing requirements and define new requirements
• Network with other telecommunications company peers.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need at least four industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change
as a result. The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and
any changes in deliverables.
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Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
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GR-2996-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Criteria for SONET
Digital Cross-Connect Systems
Tom Bowmaster, + 1.732.699.5489
E-mail: tbowmast@telcordia.com
May 2012 (subject to contracted participation level)
November 2012
$15,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-2996, Issue 2)
Project Description: SONET Digital Cross-Connect Systems (DCSs) can play a key role in
service providers’ broadband voice and data networks, supporting traffic grooming, traffic
consolidation, test access, ring interconnection, and network survivability and flexibility for
both transport and operations activities. While SONET is a relatively mature technology, there
have been a number of changes and advancements since Issue 1 of GR-2996-CORE was
published in January 1999. This update will reflect those changes and advancements, and will
better align GR-2996-CORE with related and more recently updated documents such as
GR-253-CORE, Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) Transport Systems: Common
Generic Criteria; GR-496-CORE, SONET Add-Drop Multiplexer (SONET ADM) Generic
Criteria; and GR-1244-CORE, Clocks for the Synchronized Network: Common Generic
Criteria. In addition, it will address issues raised by the participants in this work effort.
The Value of Participation
As a participating company in the development of GR-2996, Issue 2, you will have the
opportunity to respond to and influence the proposed requirements and issues that are needed
to bring the document up-to-date, and that will benefit the industry. You will also be able to
network with your industry peers and gain a better understanding of each party’s needs and
concerns.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need at least four industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change
as a result. The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and
any changes in deliverables.
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3 How Industry Participation Can Benefit You
3.1 GR Participation Is Open to All
With the inception of TA96, industry-wide generic requirements from non-accredited
organizations such as Telcordia are to be established through processes that are open to
funding and participation by all interested parties. Telcordia engineers manage and direct a
project from conception to completion, with the input from funding participants as the main
driver.
3.2 Benefits to Funding Participants
A company that participates in the development of a Telcordia GR document can benefit in
several ways. The participants can:
• Influence the technical content of the GR through contributions, comments, and
participation in the GR-development meetings
• Work with other industry leaders to discuss their business needs and the solutions to
satisfy them
• Gain a decision-making and voting role in resolving technical issues and any associated
disputes related to the GR content; impact worldwide business procedures and
deployment strategies through their input
• Gain earlier access to requirements information and trends as they evolve, and before
general publication to the industry, which can improve time-to-market
• Receive an Enterprise License (EL) for document deliverables.
3.3 Benefits of Teaming With Telcordia
• Telcordia is the industry leader in producing cutting-edge GRs for telecommunications
technologies.
• Competitors lack expertise in the development and management of intellectual-property
documents.
• Telcordia maintains a leading role in developing telecom standards and requirements, with
more than 700 GR documents.
• Telcordia has more than 25 years experience in analyzing telecom equipment.
• Telcordia has an excellent reputation with Suppliers, and a strong understanding of Service
Providers’ networks and operations needs.
• Telcordia assists clients in staying on top of the latest developments in their area of
telecom expertise.
• Telcordia GR documents are constantly evolving, and are designed and written to establish
de facto standards for telecom equipment, systems, and services.
• Telcordia GRs allow clients to continually review, analyze, and update their specific
technical proficiencies.
• Telcordia GRs provide options and detail the structure for immediate interoperability.
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Any general questions, suggestions, or comments about the Telcordia GR process may be
addressed to:
Patricia A. Fay, GR Process Manager
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+ 1.732.699.8304
pfay@telcordia.com