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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 2013 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
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Fiber Optic Media, Components, and Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Metallic Wire and Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Network Element Management System (EMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outside Plant (OSP), Central Office Engineering, and NEBSTM Criteria
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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 2013 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 2013 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 2013 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 2013 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 2013 Telcordia GR Offers?
The 2013 Telcordia GR Offers are intended to provide industry with a first look at proposed
Telcordia GR development projects throughout 2013. 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 2013 GR Offers listed in this SR are not all-inclusive and, as in past years, Telcordia expects
additional GR projects to emerge throughout 2013 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 at
(http://telecom-info.telcordia.com/site-cgi/ido/docs2.pl?ID=&page=gr_invite), which is
updated as required. Complete information on the GR process and/or the new 2013 GR Offers
can be found on the Telcordia GR Web site at http://telecom-info.telcordia.com/site-cgi/ido/
docs2.pl?ID=&page=gr_process.
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General questions, suggestions, or comments related to the Telcordia GR process and/or the
2013 GR Offers may be addressed to:
Patricia A. Fay, GR Process Manager
+ 1.732.699.8304
pfay@telcordia.com
1.9 Informative Telcordia Web Sites
Telcordia GR Web Site – http://telecom-info.telcordia.com/site-cgi/ido/
docs2.pl?ID=&page=gr_process
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://telecom-info.telcordia.com/site-cgi/ido/docs2.pl?ID=&page=gr_whats_new
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://192.4.253.70/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://192.4.253.70/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.
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.
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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.
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 2013 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 2013. 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 GRs.
Table 2-1 2013 GR Offers by Technical Area (Sheet 1 of 2)
Document(s)
Telcordia
Project
Manager
Common Channel Signaling/Signaling System 7 (CCS/SS7)
GR-905-CORE, Issue 16 — Common Channel Signaling Anand Akundi
Network Interface Specification (CCSNIS) Supporting + 1.732.699.6031
Network Interconnection, Message Transfer Part (MTP),
and Integrated Services Digital Network User Part
(ISDNUP)
E9-1-1 Services
Selected E9-1-1 Services GRs
Anand Akundi
+ 1.732.699.6031
Fiber Optic Media, Components, and Systems
Ernie Gallo
GR-3121-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
+ 1.732.699.3312
Below-Grade Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDHs)
GR-3123-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Indoor Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDHs)
GR-3125-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Outdoor Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDHs)
GR-3155-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Ernie Gallo
Microducts for Fiber Optic Cables
+ 1.732.699.3312
GR-3161-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Ernie Gallo
Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) Fiber Distribution
+ 1.732.699.3312
Terminals
GR-3172-CORE, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for
Mike Zammit
Active Optical Cables (AOCs)
+ 1.732.699.3460
Metallic Wire and Cabling
Trevor Bowmer
GR-136-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Distributing Frame Wire
+ 1.732.699.3341
New GR, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for Customer
Premises or Network Ground Wire
GR-3175-CORE, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for
Trevor Bowmer
Telecommunications Coaxial Cable Products used
+ 1.732.699.3341
within Buildings and Telecommunications Facilities
Projected
Start Date*
January 2013
January 2013
February 2013
February 2013
February 2013
March 2013
April 2013
April 2013
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Table 2-1 2013 GR Offers by Technical Area (Sheet 2 of 2)
Document(s)
Telcordia
Project
Manager
Projected
Start Date*
Network Element Management (NEM) Systems
GR-199-CORE, Issue 7 — TL1 Memory Administration
Ernie Bayha
June 2013
Messages
+ 1.732.699.6205
GR-833-CORE, Issue 8 — TL1 Network Element and
Ernie Bayha
September 2013
Transport Surveillance Messages
+ 1.732.699.6205
GR-835-CORE, Issue 1 — TL1 Network Element and
Ernie Bayha
August 2013
Network System Administration Messages
+ 1.732.699.6205
New GR, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for Element Ernie Bayha
October 2013
Management Systems (EMSs)
+ 1.732.699.6205
Outside Plant (OSP), Central Office Engineering and NEBSTM Criteria
GR-49-CORE, Issue 3 — Generic Requirements for
Ernie Gallo
January 2013
Outdoor Telephone Network Interface Devices (NIDs) + 1.732.699.3312
Richard Kluge
April 2013
GR-3028-CORE, Issue 2 — Thermal Management in
Telecommunications Central Offices: Thermal GR-3028 + 1.732.699.5490
Power Systems and Network Protection
New GR, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for
Ron Marts
April 2013
Emergency Responder Radio Amplifier Systems when + 1.732.699.3752
Used in Telecommunications Facilities
New GR, Issue 1— Generic Requirements for Hydrogen Richard Kluge
April 2013
Sensors for Use in Telecommunication Battery Rooms + 1.732.699.5490
GR-3169-CORE, Issue 1— Generic Requirements for
Richard Kluge
In progress
Assessing the Health of Valve Regulated Lead-Acid
+ 1.732.699.5490 (seeking other
(VRLA) Batteries
industry
participation)
Randy Schubert
April 2013
Update of Safety and Documentation Requirements in
+ 1.732.699.6183
Battery Documents:
GR-232-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Lead-Acid Storage Batteries
GR-3020-CORE, Issue 2 — Nickel Cadmium Batteries in
the Outside Plant
GR-3150-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Secondary Non-Aqueous Lithium Batteries
GR-3168-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) Battery Systems for
Telecommunications Use
GR-4228-CORE, Issue 2 — VRLA Battery String
Certification Levels Based on Requirements for Safety
and Performance
Reliability and Quality
GR-230-CORE, Issue 3 — Generic Requirements for
Randy McCarver February 2013
Engineering Complaints
+ 1.732.699.5491
* Projected start date is dependent on contracted participation level.
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Telcordia Testing and Consulting Services
Telcordia is uniquely positioned to provide in-depth, expert consulting regarding GR
documents, including providing insight into how carriers use these requirements 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 about 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.
2.1 Common Channel Signaling/Signaling System 7 (CCS/SS7)
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-905-CORE, Issue 16 — Common Channel Signaling
Network Interface Specification (CCSNIS) Supporting
Network Interconnection, Message Transfer Part (MTP), and
Integrated Services Digital Network User Part (ISDNUP)
Anand Akundi, + 1.732.699.6031
E-mail: aakundi@telcordia.com
January 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2013
TBD (includes an Enterprise License for GR-905, Issue 16)
Project Description:
Telcordia proposes to update GR-905, Common Channel Signaling Network Interface
Specification (CCSNIS) Supporting Network Interconnection, Message Transfer Part
(MTP), and Integrated Services Digital Network User Part (ISDNUP), with industry input
and participation.
In the area of Common Channel Signaling (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. GR-905 will be updated to include specifics
needed to support the interconnection of SS7-based CCS networks and VoIP networks.
Assumptions will be clearly defined to provide guidance to VoIP providers and equipment
vendors.
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The Value of Participation
Modifications to this GR document 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 GR-905, or possibly in other
Telcordia CCS-related documents.
As a participating company in the update of GR-905, you will have the opportunity to influence
the content of the document. In addition, one or more Issues List Reports (ILRs) 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.
2.2 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 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2013
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-3162-CORE, Legacy Network Gateway Generic Requirements
• GR-3166-CORE, Legacy Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Gateway Generic
Requirements
• GR-3170-CORE, Legacy Selective Router (SR) Gateway Generic Requirements
• 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
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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 legacy and Internet Protocol (IP)-based Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
termination from legacy and NG9-1-1 networks.
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 originating networks,
Emergency Services Networks, and PSAPs with NG9-1-1 elements and PSAPs.
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
and ATIS for enhancements to i3 and IMS-based Next Generation Emergency Services
Network 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 2013. 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.
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2.3 Fiber Optic Media, Components, and Systems
Document Proposed:
GR-3121-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for BelowGrade Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDHs)
GR-3123-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for Indoor
Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDHs)
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-3125-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Outdoor Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDHs)
Ernie Gallo, + 1.732.699.3312
E-mail: egallo@telcordia.com
February 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
September 2013
$15,000 for participation in all three FDH GRs (includes
Enterprise Licenses for GR-3121, Issue 2; GR-3123, Issue 2; and
GR-3125, Issue 2)
Project Description:
These Generic Requirements documents (GRs) outline the Telcordia proposed generic
requirements and design considerations for Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDHs). The stated
requirements are intended to provide a suitable environment for telecommunications
companies’ equipment. Any equipment housed in these FDH cabinets is accessible to the
craftsperson through surface-mounted or removable doors. An FDH is normally installed as a
connection and demarcation point from different feeder networks, or between a feeder
network and the distribution network.
These FDHs cover only passive electronics and discuss the following:
• Below-Ground FDH products are covered in GR-3121-CORE, Generic Requirements for
Below-Grade Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDHs)
• Indoor FDH products are covered in GR-3123-CORE, Generic Requirements for Indoor
Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDHs)
• Outdoor FDH products are covered in GR-3125-CORE, Generic Requirements for Outdoor
Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDHs).
The Value of FDH Closures
FDH closures have been important components in evolving broadband access networks. They
house passive optical components, such as splitters, that play a critically important role in
distributing downstream communications signals to subscribers, and collecting and
combining upstream communications signals from subscribers and routing them back to the
central office. Thus, they serve as a passive interface between a telecommunications service
provider’s feeder cables and individual distribution cables serving customers.
Telcordia documents GR-3121-CORE, GR-3123-CORE, and GR-3125-CORE were published in
March 2006 to assist users and suppliers of below-grade, indoor and outdoor FDH products,
respectively, in designing, developing, building, and deploying for satisfactory performance in
telecommunications service environments.
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Proposed Updates to the FDH GRs
Since March 2006, FDH products from major suppliers have been tested, qualified, and
extensively deployed in North America and around the globe. With the knowledgebase
developed through intensive testing both at Telcordia and other independent test laboratories,
and supplier laboratory facilities, Telcordia proposes to review and revise features, functions,
and performance requirements for FDH products.
Because of characteristics and features that are common to below-grade, indoor and outdoor
FDH closure products, Telcordia plans to revise and reissue all three GRs in a single Telcordia
Technical Forum (TTF). The resulting documents will only be available through the purchase
of an Enterprise License, which is included in the participation fee for all three documents in
this GR project.
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 FDH
products. 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 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 FDH products.
• Have an Enterprise License of the newly issued GRs 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 between three and four
industry participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may
change as a result. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status
and any change in deliverables.
Note: You may also qualify for participation in this GR project, at no cost, if your company
meets at least one of the following two criteria: 1) you are a current or former Telcordia
customer who has spent more than $40M with Telcordia in any given calendar year prior to
2012, or 2) you are a service provider with greater than 50 million active subscribers. This offer
is applicable only to this GR-3121-CORE, Issue 2; GR-3123-CORE, Issue 2; and GR-3125-CORE,
Issue 2, and it is not valid on future issues of this GR or other GRs, unless specifically stated in
an IFP from Telcordia. If you believe that your company qualifies for this special “no fee” offer
to participate and you wish to take advantage of this limited offer, please contact Carol St.
Jacques at + 1.732.699.6595 or at cstjacqu@telcordia.com.
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Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
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GR-3155-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Microducts for Fiber Optic Cables
Ernie Gallo, + 1.732.699.3312
E-mail: egallo@telcordia.com
February 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
September 2013
$15,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-3155, Issue 2)
Project Description:
This Generic Requirements document (GR) outlines the Telcordia proposed generic
requirements and design considerations for microduct products for fiber optic cables. In the
Telcordia view, these generic requirements, if applied to any microduct conduit system
regardless of the material technologies employed in its design or manufacture, should meet the
needs of a typical communications service provider.
The Value of Participation
Participation in the update of GR-3155 from Issue 1 to Issue 2 will allow industry participants
direct access and input into the requirements for microduct products. Since the initial issue of
this GR, there are numerous new multi-channel conduits for fiber deployment in the loop and
between central offices. New smaller microduct products, as well as new Blown Fiber System
products, will be addressed. GR-3155 requirements and test procedures will be updated to
address these new products.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need between three and four
industry participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may
change as a result. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status
and any changes in deliverables.
Note: You may also qualify for participation in this GR project, at no cost, if your company
meets at least one of the following two criteria: 1) you are a current or former Telcordia
customer who has spent more than $40M with Telcordia in any given calendar year prior to
2012, or 2) you are a service provider with greater than 50 million active subscribers. This offer
is applicable only to this GR-3155-CORE, Issue 2, and it is not valid on future issues of this GR
or other GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP from Telcordia. If you believe that your
company qualifies for this special “no fee” offer to participate and you wish to take advantage
of this limited offer, please contact Carol St. Jacques at + 1.732.699.6595 or at
cstjacqu@telcordia.com.
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Project Manager:
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GR-3161-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) Fiber Distribution Terminals
Ernie Gallo, + 1.732.699.3312
E-mail: egallo@telcordia.com
February 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
September 2013
$12,500 (includes Enterprise License for GR-3161, Issue 2)
Project Description:
This Generic Requirements document (GR) outlines the Telcordia proposed generic
requirements for Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) Fiber Distribution Terminals (FDTs) intended
to house passive telecommunications components. This document is intended for
manufacturers, buyers, and users of MDU terminals.
The Value of Participation
Participation in the update of GR-3161 from Issue 1 to Issue 2 will allow industry participants
direct access and input into the requirements for MDU products. The MDU space is one that
involves products used on or in subscriber’s homes.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need between three and four
industry participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may
change as a result. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status
and changes in deliverables.
Note: You may also qualify for participation in this GR project, at no cost, if your company
meets at least one of the following two criteria: 1) you are a current or former Telcordia
customer who has spent more than $40M with Telcordia in any given calendar year prior to
2012, or 2) you are a service provider with greater than 50 million active subscribers. This offer
is applicable only to this GR-3161-CORE, Issue 2, and it is not valid on future issues of this GR
or other GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP from Telcordia. If you believe that your
company qualifies for this special “no fee” offer to participate and you wish to take advantage
of this limited offer, 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-3172-CORE, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for Active
Optical Cables (AOCs)
Mike Zammit, + 1.732.699.3460
E-mail: mzammit@telcordia.com
March 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2013
$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 centers, 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
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connect into existing electrical adapters such as High-Definition Multi-media Interface
(HDMI), LAN on Motherboard (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
• 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 for Participation (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.
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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.
• 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: You may also qualify for participation in this GR project, at no cost, if your company
meets at least one of the following two criteria: 1) you are a current or former Telcordia
customer who has spent more than $40M with Telcordia in any given calendar year prior to
2012, or 2) you are a service provider with greater than 50 million active subscribers. This offer
is applicable only to this GR-3172-CORE, Issue 1, and it is not valid on future issues of this GR
or other GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP from Telcordia. If you believe that your
company qualifies for this special “no fee” offer to participate and you wish to take advantage
of this limited offer, please contact Carol St. Jacques at + 1.732.699.6595 or at
cstjacqu@telcordia.com.
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2.4 Metallic Wire and Cabling
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-136-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Distributing Frame Wire
New GR, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for Customer
Premises or Network Ground Wire
Trevor Bowmer, + 1.732.699.3341
E-mail: tbowmer@telcordia.com
April 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
November 2013
$15,000 (includes Enterprises Licenses for GR-136, Issue 2, and
New GR, Issue 1)
Project Description:
In recent years, Telcordia has been working to update and consolidate its metallic cable and
wire Generic Requirements documents (GRs). The documents that have been updated thus far
include:
• GR-137-CORE, Generic Requirements for Central Office Cable
• GR-421-CORE, Generic Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Cables
• GR-492-CORE, Generic Requirements for Metallic Telecommunication Wire
• GR-3163-CORE, Generic Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Service and
Distribution Drop Wires
• GR-3164-CORE, Generic Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Premises
Wires.
Telcordia plans to complete this effort with revisions to these final two copper conductor GRs.
GR-136 covers Distributing Frame Wire products and will be updated to a new Issue 2. These
frame wires connect between the horizontal side (OSP) and vertical side (CO side) of the main
distribution frame in central office facilities.
The new GR will cover the ground wires that connect to the ground electrode system or
Intersystem Bonding Termination (IBT). These ground wires provide the safety connection to
ground (earth) for the telecommunications systems.
The planned revision work will cover the following issues:
1. Review Insulation Surface Friction Test raised in the Issues list Report (GR-136-ILR,
Issue 1B) released in 1997
2. Update and harmonize with the recent issues of GR-492 and GR-137 standards through
correcting cross references and harmonizing the requirement procedures, methods, and
pass/fail criteria across all copper cable products
3. Update material choices and expand the scope of the document to cover other insulation
materials and harmonize with recent work on GR-137, GR-492, and GR-3164
4. Update the Quality Assurance subsection to include the latest Quality Management System
(QMS) philosophy, including ISO 9000 and TL 9000 approaches to product quality and
reliability issues
5. Revise the packaging subsections to harmonize with GR-137 and GR-492
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6. Where possible, update insulation materials requirements to create functional
performance criteria and move away from implicit material-specific requirements
7. If necessary, review and update the electrical transmission capabilities of the insulated
wire products to meet the demands of current and future networks
8. For ground wire, update the specifications to align with the latest requirements and
terminology in the National Electric Code (NEC).
The Value of Participation
Participation in the GR-136 and GR-120 Forum provides members with the opportunity to hear
and share ideas that are germane to copper wire products and that pertain to network
equipment safety and 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
• Network with your industry peers and gain a better understanding of each participating
company’s needs and concerns
• Influence the technical content of GR-136 and GR-120
• Be entitled to a licensed copy of the new GR-136 and GR-120 when they are issued.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this GR, it is expected that Telcordia will need between three and five industry
participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, the scope of the work may
need to be scaled back accordingly. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly
of project status and change in scope.
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-3175-CORE, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for
Telecommunications Coaxial Cable Products used within
Buildings and Telecommunications Facilities
Trevor Bowmer, + 1.732.699.3341
E-mail: tbowmer@telcordia.com
April 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
November 2013
$15,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-3175, Issue 1)
Project Description:
As a result of industry feedback from the initial announcement of this new Generic
Requirements document (GR) last year, Telcordia has revised the proposed scope of GR-3175
to better reflect concerns and issues raised by interested industry stakeholders. Telcordia has
broadened the scope to provide other interested stakeholders with the opportunity to consider
participation in this GR development project.
Telcordia proposes that a new GR be designed to cover coaxial cable and connector products
used in broadband applications across the network with a primary distinction to be made
between the following three 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.
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b. Wireless Network Coaxial Cables – Coaxial cables serving wireless network elements
as described in GR-3171-CORE, Generic Requirements for Network Elements Used in
Wireless Networks Physical Layer Criteria, including antennas mounted outside on
tower/pole/rooftops, or mounted in interior spaces (on ceilings on inside plenum areas) for
Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS).
c. Premises Coaxial Cables – Coaxial cables used inside customer premises (buildings and
residential) 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.
The objective is for the new GR to be derived from, and supersede, the following GRs:
Coaxial cable requirements documents:
• GR-139-CORE, Generic Requirements for Central Office Coaxial Cable
• GR-1398-CORE, Generic Requirements for Coaxial Drop Cable
• GR-2880-CORE, Generic Requirements for Plenum Coaxial Cable
• GR-2881-CORE, Generic Requirements for Indoor Coaxial Cable.
Coaxial connector requirements documents:
• GR-1503-CORE, Generic Requirements for Coaxial Connectors (Series 59, 6, 7 and 11)
• GR-2889-CORE, Generic Requirements for the Coaxial F-Port.
Additional requirements and test procedures shall be drawn from other related Telcordia GRs
(e.g., GR-1217-CORE, Generic Requirements for Separable Electrical Connectors Used in
Telecommunications Hardware) and industry resources such as Underwriters Laboratories
(UL) and Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) standards as necessary.
The intention is to cover coaxial cable and associated connector products used in indoor and
outdoor environments that serve network applications, including wireless, DAS, and
broadband service networks. Where applicable and appropriate, cross-references will be used
in the new GR to:
• 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 by referencing GR
documents, including:
— GR-2908-CORE, Generic Requirements for Surge Protectors on Coaxial Lines at
Customer Premises
— GR-2910-CORE, Generic Requirements for Bonding and Grounding Hardware on
Coaxial Drop Cable
— GR-1089-CORE, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electrical Safety Generic Criteria for Network Telecommunications Equipment.
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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-CORE,
Generic Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Cables; GR-3163-CORE, Generic
Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Service and Distribution Drop Wires; and
GR-3164-CORE, Generic Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Premises Wires).
Planned technical items for this new GR include the following:
1. Review possible technical revisions based on new 4G type network systems that are
expected to require more stringent demands and improved performance concerning
(a) Passive Intermodulation Distortion (PIM) and (b) resistance to radiation ingress/egress
at connector assemblies; particularly because of the higher frequencies being used in 4G
systems.
2. Consider the applicability of FCC leakage rules normally used for CATV systems that may
need to be applied to DAS and communications wireless systems operating at certain open
frequencies (the elimination of broadcast TV frequencies has opened up new frequencies
for wireless systems, but also any attendant ingress/egress/leakage concerns).
3. Update material choices for cable jacket and insulation materials, and harmonize with
recent work on GR-3164 (inside cables) and GR-421 (PIC cables).
4. Update the Quality Assurance subsection to include the latest Quality Management System
(QMS) philosophy, including ISO 9000 and TL 9000 approaches to product quality and
reliability issues.
5. Revise the packaging subsections to harmonize with GR-421 and GR-3164.
6. Update jacket and dielectric materials requirements to create functional performance
criteria and move away from implicit material-specific requirements.
7. Review application changes to ascertain the necessary electrical performance
(attenuation, frequencies, etc.) to match the service demands for the current and futureplanned networks, including DAS and Ethernet systems.
8. Functional performance criteria for the associated coaxial connectors and ports used with
the coaxial cable.
The Value of Participation
As a participating company in the development of this proposed new generic requirements
document, 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
• Influence the best practices and performance test procedures and overall technical content
of this new GR-3175.
Signed participants will be entitled to a licensed copy of the new GR-3175 when it is issued.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this GR, it is expected that Telcordia will need between three and 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.
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2.5 Network Element Management System (EMS)
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-199-CORE, Issue 7 — TL1 Memory Administration
Messages
Ernie Bayha, + 1.732.699.6205
E-mail: ernest.bayha@ericsson.com
June 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
March 2014
$27,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-199, Issue 7)
Project Description:
Telcordia proposes to produce Issue 7 of GR-199 to include generic Transaction Language One
(TL1) message structures and data elements for provisioning of services, technologies, and
network architectures that have become established or are emerging within service providers’
networks. Reflecting client response and interests, the proposed reissue is anticipated to
provide new TL1 messages, parameters, and values on a subset of the following list:
1. Ethernet (E-NNI, Virtual NID, Service OAM)
2. TL1 management of the Cloud (e.g., Customer Network Management)
3. Optical Transport Networks (OTNs) and Switching
4. Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexing (ROADM)
5. Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON)
6. xDSL - Digital Subscriber Line in general (ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2plus, or VDSL2).
Although much work has been done to standardize their definition, little has been
accomplished in the public domain from a TL1 perspective to define the configuration
management messages associated with such services, technologies, and network
architectures.
Based on the desires of GR-199 Forum participants, Telcordia may also revisit topics covered
in Issue 6 of GR-199 to make updates reflecting industry direction in standards that occur in
2012. It is expected that Issue 7 of GR-199 will include the following new TL1 elements:
• Provisioning commands
• Command modifiers
• Cross-connect types and syntax
• Provisioning parameters
• Provisioning parameter values.
The Value of Participation
The value of participating in the development of the proposed Issue 7 of GR-199 includes the
following:
• It will fill a significant gap since industry standards bodies are not currently addressing TL1
Configuration Management messages supporting the aforementioned technologies and
services
• It will improve multi-vendor interoperability of Network Element Provider (NEP)
equipment with Operations Support Systems (OSSs)
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• It will lower the cost of nonproprietary design of TL1 messages by sharing costs with other
industry players
• It will give participants in this GR TTF the opportunity to learn what operations and related
issues are important to other participating companies.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with a complete update of GR-199, Issue 7, it is expected that Telcordia will need
at least four industry participants. The ultimate scope of the work will be agreed upon at the
start of the effort and be sized to the level of participation and the interests of the participants.
Participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and will have the
opportunity to review and comment on drafts of the revised document.
Participation in the development of GR-199, Issue 7, will likely involve no travel and time away
from the office. All meetings, referred to as Telcordia Technical Forums (TTFs), will be held
by teleconference (unless otherwise desired by participating companies) at periodic intervals
(e.g., one status call per month). Document drafts prepared by Telcordia, and written
comments from participating companies, will be shared via e-mail and discussed during the
TTFs.
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-833-CORE, Issue 8 — TL1 Network Element and
Transport Surveillance Messages
Ernie Bayha, + 1.732.699.6205
E-mail: ernest.bayha@ericsson.com
September 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
June 2014
$23,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-833, Issue 8)
Project Description:
Telcordia proposes to produce Issue 8 of GR-833 to include generic Transaction Language One
(TL1) message structures and data elements in support of Network Element (NE) and
transport surveillance functions. Reflecting client response and interests, the proposed reissue
is anticipated to provide new TL1 messages, parameters, and values on a subset of the
following items.
1. Ethernet (E-NNI, Virtual NID, Service OAM)
2. TL1 management of the Cloud (e.g., Customer Network Management)
3. Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexing (ROADM)
4. Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON)
5. xDSL - Digital Subscriber Line in general (ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2plus, or VDSL2).
Although much work has been done to standardize their definition, little has been
accomplished in the public domain from a TL1 perspective to define the configuration
management messages associated with such services, technologies, and network
architectures.
Based on the desires of GR-833 Forum participants, Telcordia may also make updates to the
current content in Issue 7 of GR-833 reflecting industry developments since the last publication
in 2010.
It is expected that Issue 8 of GR-833 will include new TL1
• Alarm and event condition types
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• Performance monitoring parameters and data collection intervals
• Operate and Release commands
• Set and Retrieve commands.
The Value of Participation
The value of participating in the development of the proposed Issue 8 of GR-833 includes the
following:
• It will fill a significant gap since industry standards bodies are not currently addressing TL1
Fault Management messages supporting the aforementioned technologies and services
• It will improve multi-vendor interoperability of Network Element Provider (NEP)
equipment with Operations Support Systems (OSSs)
• It will lower the cost of non-proprietary design of TL1 messages by sharing cost with other
industry players
• It will give participants the opportunity to influence the development of GR-833 and to
learn what surveillance and maintenance issues are important to other participating
companies.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with a significant update of GR-833, Issue 8, it is expected that Telcordia will need
at least four industry participants. The ultimate scope of the work will be agreed upon at the
start of the effort and be sized to the level of participation and the interests of the participants.
Participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and have the
opportunity to review and comment on drafts of the revised document.
Participation in the development of GR-833, Issue 8, will likely involve no travel and time away
from the office. All meetings, referred to as Telcordia Technical Forums (TTFs), will be held
by teleconference (unless otherwise desired by participating companies) at periodic intervals
(e.g., one status call per month). Document drafts prepared by Telcordia, and written
comments from participating companies, will be shared via e-mail and discussed during the
TTFs.
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-835-CORE, Issue 1 — TL1 Network Element and
Network System Administration Messages
Ernie Bayha, + 1.732.699.6205
E-mail: ernest.bayha@ericsson.com
August 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
May 2014
$33,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-835, Issue 1)
Project Description:
Telcordia proposes to produce Issue 1 of GR-835 to provide the Telcordia view on Transaction
Language 1 (TL1) messages for the administration of Network Element/Network System
(NE/NS) security. This document would replace TR-NWT-000835, Issue 3 (January 1993).
TR-NWT-000835 contains messages for:
• Management of default security parameters
• TL1 user account management
• X.25 channel security
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• System administration functions
• Security log management
• Security status queries
• Security alarms and security alarm management.
In Issue 1 of GR-835, Telcordia proposes to provide enhancements to TL1 security
management messages reflecting today’s data communications technologies and topologies
underlying TL1 interfaces. Reflecting client response and interests, GR-835 is anticipated to
provide TL1 security management messages, parameters, and values supporting the following
technologies underlying the TL1 session based on Issue 2 of GR-815-CORE, Generic
Requirements for Network Element/Network System (NE/NS) Security:
1. Gateway NE topologies
2. Security of TCP/IP as an alternative to X.25
3. Data security mechanisms for the TL1 session such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and
Transport Layer Security (TLS)
4. SONET DCC security.
It is expected that Issue 1 of GR-835 will include new TL1
• Security commands
• Command modifiers
• Security parameters
• Parameter values.
The Value of Participation
The value of participating in the development of the proposed Issue 1 of GR-835 includes the
following:
• It will give participants the opportunity to influence the development of GR-835 and to
learn what TL1 network element and network system administration message issues are
important to other participating companies.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with a complete issue of GR-835, Issue 1, it is expected that Telcordia will need, at
a minimum, between four and 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 have the opportunity to
review and comment on drafts of the revised document.
Participation in the development of GR-835, Issue 1, will likely involve no travel in an effort to
conserve participants’ travel and time away from the office. All subsequent meetings, referred
to as Telcordia Technical Forums (TTFs), will be held by teleconference (unless otherwise
desired by participating clients) at periodic intervals (e.g., one status call per month).
Document drafts prepared by Telcordia, and written comments from participating clients, will
be shared via email and discussed during the TTFs.
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Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
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New GR, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for Element
Management Systems (EMSs)
Ernie Bayha, + 1.732.699.6205
E-mail: ernest.bayha@ericsson.com
October 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
July 2014
$29,000 (includes Enterprise License for New GR, Issue 1)
Project Description:
Element Management Systems (EMSs) are deployed within the operations networks of Service
Providers (i.e., network operators) around the world. Each year, new EMSs are designed and
existing EMSs are enhanced by Network Element Providers (NEPs) and EMS software
platform vendors. Unfortunately, the NEPs and EMS software platform vendors face many
unknowns about the business case for developing EMSs versus direct connectivity to
Operations Support Systems (OSSs) in the various telecommunications markets (e.g., North
American, EMEA, APAC, Public).
In addition, there is little in the public domain on appointment of functionality in EMSs and
Network Elements (NEs). This results in widely variant approaches taken by NEPs and EMS
software vendors in the planning, design, and implementation of EMSs. These factors can
significantly impact the network and service deployments by network operators in terms of
training and operations capabilities available to manage these deployments. In this new GR,
Telcordia proposes to define generic requirements for EMSs to help focus the industry’s
approach to managing NEP subnets and service provider networks.
Generic requirements for the four operations functional areas listed below are anticipated to
be developed, and the subtending topics are a subset of those planned to be addressed in this
proposed new GR.
1. Service Activation and Provisioning
a. Inventory discovery and management
b. NE configuration
c. NE database management
d. Topology management
e. Management of pending changes
f. NE status and control.
2. Fault Management
a. Alarm types
b. Alarm correlation and filtering
c. Testing.
3. Performance Management (PM)
a. Data collection intervals
b. Processing of raw data
c. Performance parameters
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d. Threshold Crossing Alerts (TCAs)
e. Schedule PM reports and PM polling.
4. Security Management
a. User access
b. Partition access by functional responsibility and authorization level.
5. Accounting Management
a. Usage measurements in support of billing.
Telcordia will also define use cases that provide examples and context behind the
requirements. It is anticipated that one use case will be documented for each of the five
operations functional areas.
The Value of Participation
The value of this proposed new GR, and participation in its development, includes the
following:
• The definition of generic EMS requirements will fill a longstanding, significant gap that is
not currently being addressed in international standards bodies
• It will enable NEPs and EMS providers to focus on providing core EMS functionality to
Operators rather than focusing on GUI (“look and feel”) issues that tend to provide little
strategic advantage
• It will reduce the complexity and training issues that Operators currently face as they
deploy EMSs from different suppliers
• It will lower the cost of non-proprietary design of EMS requirements by sharing costs with
other industry players
• It will give participants in this GR TTF the opportunity to learn what operations and related
issues are important to other participating companies.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with Issue 1 of this 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.
Participation in this new GR will likely involve no more than one (1) face-to-face, kick-off
meeting in New Jersey, USA, at the start of the project in an effort to conserve participants’
travel and time away from the office. All subsequent meetings, referred to as Telcordia
Technical Forums (TTFs), will be held by teleconference (unless otherwise desired by
participating companies) at periodic intervals (e.g., one status call per month). Document
drafts prepared by Telcordia, and written comments from participating companies, will be
shared via e-mail and discussed during the TTFs.
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2.6 Outside Plant (OSP), Central Office Engineering, and NEBSTM Criteria
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-49-CORE, Issue 3 — Generic Requirements for Outdoor
Telephone Network Interface Devices (NIDs)
Ernie Gallo, + 1.732.699.3312
E-mail: egallo@telcordia.com
January 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2013
$10,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-49, Issue 3)
Project Description:
Telcordia proposes to update GR-49-CORE, Generic Requirements for Outdoor Telephone
Network Interface Devices (NIDs), Issue 2, November 1998. GR-49 presents generic
requirements applicable to one-line, multiple-line, and retrofit outdoor telephone Network
Interface Devices (NIDs).
Planned Technical Items to Review
The Telcordia objective for Issue 3 will be to bring the generic feature, function, and
performance requirements up-to-date and align them with other Telcordia outside plant
product GRs. The update in requirements will reduce the cost of NID testing and evaluation.
The new version of GR-49 should provide:
1. Updated criteria for Ultraviolet (UV) testing
2. Updated criteria for chemical resistance testing
3. Requirements to be followed for evaluation of multiple size NIDS
4. Requirements to be followed for evaluation of alternate NID materials
5. A comparison with IEC-529: Degrees of Enclosure Protection.
All features, functions, and performance issues relating to NIDs will be reviewed.
The Value of Participation
As a participating company in the GR-49 Technical Forum, you will
• Have the opportunity to provide input to the document that will directly affect the design
of your NIDs.
• Be able to network with your industry colleagues and gain a better understanding of each
participating company’s needs and requirements for NIDs.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need between four and 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: You may also qualify for participation in this GR project, at no cost, if your company
meets at least one of the following two criteria: 1) you are a current or former Telcordia
customer who has spent more than $40M with Telcordia in any given calendar year prior to
2012, or 2) you are a service provider with greater than 50 million active subscribers. This offer
is applicable only to this GR-49-CORE, Issue 3, and it is not valid on future issues of this GR or
other GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP from Telcordia. If you believe that your company
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qualifies for this special “no fee” offer to participate and you wish to take advantage of this
limited offer, 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-3028-CORE, Issue 2 — Thermal Management in
Telecommunications Central Offices: Thermal GR-3028
Richard Kluge, + 1.732.699.5490
E-mail: rkluge@telcordia.com
April 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
November 2013
$8,000 (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 the following:
• 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 were included in the recently
released Issue 4 of GR-63-CORE, NEBS™ Requirements: Physical Protection.
• 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:
• Provides opportunities to propose requirement changes to GR-3028. These changes will
have a direct influence on product thermal design and deployment methods.
• Provides a forum to raise, discuss, and define network equipment thermal management
issues via face-to-face and conference call meetings.
• Provides a forum to suggest how telecommunications carriers might better change their
practices and policies to simplify thermal management and service deployment in a costeffective manner.
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• Provides a forum to suggest how suppliers might change their equipment design practices
to allow for easier deployment of products in the existing telecommunications
infrastructure.
• Provides the opportunity to network 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.
• Provides an in-depth understanding of the nature of GR-3028 requirements that can help
make you an expert within your company and the industry.
• Enables you to get 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: You may also qualify for participation in this GR project, at no cost, if your company
meets at least one of the following two criteria: 1) you are a current or former Telcordia
customer who has spent more than $40M with Telcordia in any given calendar year prior to
2012, or 2) you are a service provider with greater than 50 million active subscribers. This offer
is applicable only to this GR-3028-CORE, Issue 2, and it is not valid on future issues of this GR
or other GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP from Telcordia. If you believe that your
company qualifies for this special “no fee” offer to participate and you wish to take advantage
of this limited offer, please contact Carol St. Jacques at + 1.732.699.6595 or at
cstjacqu@telcordia.com.
2.7 Power Systems and Network Protection
Document Proposed:
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
New GR, Issue 1 — Generic Requirements for Emergency
Responder Radio Amplifier Systems when Used in
Telecommunications Facilities
Ron Marts, + 1.732.699.3752
E-mail: rmarts@telcordia.com
April 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2013
$13,000 (includes Enterprise License for New GR, Issue 1)
Project Description:
New requirements in the International Fire Code and NFPA 1: Fire Code require adequate
emergency responder radio coverage in buildings. For telecommunications facilities and other
buildings, their physical size, construction, and other factors may prevent adequate emergency
responder radio coverage without the use of an in-building bidirectional amplification system.
The use of such systems in a telecommunications facility must be carefully engineered to be
effective while preventing unwanted electromagnetic interference with the network
equipment. To facilitate installation without harm to network operations, it is desirable to
establish a set of requirements for emergency responder radio amplifier systems for use in a
telecommunications environment.
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Aspects to be defined include:
• User documentation
• User interface
• Frequency and field strength
• Activation features
• Electromagnetic compatibility with network equipment
• Operating temperature range
• Handling requirements
• Calibration and maintenance frequency
• Installation features
• Design life.
The Value of Participation
Participation in this new GR will allow industry participants to help shape the requirements for
telecommunications Emergency Responder Radio Amplifier Systems. Carrier purchasers will
express their needs for usability, reliability, and concerns regarding equipment interference.
Manufacturers can provide guidance and technical input to assure the new requirements are
reasonable and technically achievable. By better understanding the operating environment
and unique needs of the telecommunications carriers, radio amplifier manufacturers can
assess the market and design and build products that are most suitable for the
telecommunications environment.
Signed participants will be entitled to a licensed copy of the new GR when it is issued.
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. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and any
changes in deliverables.
Note: You may also qualify for participation in this GR project, at no cost, if your company
meets at least one of the following two criteria: 1) you are a current or former Telcordia
customer who has spent more than $40M with Telcordia in any given calendar year prior to
2012, or 2) you are a service provider with greater than 50 million active subscribers. This offer
is applicable only to this New GR, Issue 1, and it is not valid on future issues of this GR or other
GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP from Telcordia. If you believe that your company
qualifies for this special “no fee” offer to participate and you wish to take advantage of this
limited offer, please contact Carol St. Jacques at + 1.732.699.6595 or at
cstjacqu@telcordia.com.
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Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
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New GR, Issue 1— Generic Requirements for Hydrogen
Sensors for Use in Telecommunication Battery Rooms
Richard Kluge, + 1.732.699.5490
E-mail: rkluge@telcordia.com
April 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2013
$12,000 (includes Enterprise License)
Project Description:
Batteries are a vital part of the telecommunications infrastructure. Batteries provide interim
power to operate the network when commercial ac power is lost. During charging, many
common battery technologies can release hydrogen gas as a by-product. Control of hydrogen
gas levels within the battery area is usually accomplished by exhaust or ventilation of the
space. Lack of control of hydrogen build up can lead to dangerous concentrations of hydrogen
gas and resulting explosions.
As part of an overall strategy to prevent the buildup of hydrogen gas, monitoring of hydrogen
levels is sometimes necessary. In the past, instruments to monitor hydrogen levels have
required frequent maintenance and have been inaccurate. It is desirable to establish a set of
requirements for hydrogen monitors that can be used to evaluate their suitability for the
telecommunications environment.
Aspects to be evaluated include:
• User documentation
• User interface
• Sensitivity and operating range
• Temperature range
• Handling requirements
• Calibration and maintenance frequency
• Design life.
The Value of Participation
Participation in this new GR will allow industry participants to help shape the requirements for
telecommunications hydrogen sensor systems. Carrier purchasers will express their needs for
usability and reliability. Sensor manufacturers can provide guidance and technical input to
assure that the new requirements are reasonable and technically achievable. By better
understanding the operating environment and unique needs of the telecommunications carrier
for hydrogen detection, manufacturers can assess the market and design and build high-value
products.
Signed participants will be entitled to a licensed copy of the new GR when it is issued.
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. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and
changes in deliverables.
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Note: You may also qualify for participation in this GR project, at no cost, if your company
meets at least one of the following two criteria: 1) you are a current or former Telcordia
customer who has spent more than $40M with Telcordia in any given calendar year prior to
2012, or 2) you are a service provider with greater than 50 million active subscribers. This offer
is applicable only to this New GR, Issue 1, and it is not valid on future issues of this GR or other
GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP from Telcordia. If you believe that your company
qualifies for this special “no fee” offer to participate and you wish to take advantage of this
limited offer, 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-3169-CORE, Issue 1— Generic Requirements for
Assessing the Health of Valve Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA)
Batteries
Richard Kluge, + 1.732.699.5490
E-mail: rkluge@telcordia.com
In progress and seeking additional industry participation
July 2013
$18,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-3169, Issue 1)
Project Description:
Telcordia is currently developing, with industry participation, a new Generic Requirements
document (GR), GR-3169-CORE, to address industry concerns over a lack of requirements
focused on the practical use of ohmic, impedance, or conductance measurements in the
determination of the state of health of Valve Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) batteries.
VRLA battery purchasers and makers have several options when it comes to ohmic,
impedance, or conductance measurement techniques. Purchasers can acquire devices using
techniques that use single-frequency, multi-frequency, low frequency, and high frequency.
Unfortunately, there is limited information and standards in place specifying:
• How purchasers and makers should use the information output by these techniques to
make informed decisions
• The efficacy of the correlation of the measured conductance with battery capacity, and the
ability of these techniques to find potentially weak cells.
Telcordia is ready to partner with the industry to develop the proposed issue of GR-3169, and
will maintain a role as an independent, trusted industry advisor. Telcordia brings extensive
knowledge and experience to this GR effort.
The anticipated topics to be addressed in GR-3169 include:
• Using conductance measurements techniques to develop technical requirements for
establishing baseline readings
• Developing technical requirements for evaluating the output of conductance
measurements
• Discussing the characteristics and performance of conductance measurements.
The contents of this new GR draw from:
• Previous Telcordia studies and testing results on conductance measurements
• Input from participants in the development of Issue 2 of GR-4228-CORE, VRLA Battery
String Certification Levels Based on Requirements for Safety and Performance (to be
updated in 2013)
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• Published Telcordia GRs including:
— GR-4228-CORE, VRLA Battery String Certification Levels Based on Requirements for
Safety and Performance
— GR-232-CORE, Generic Requirements for Lead-Acid Storage Batteries
— GR-1200-CORE, Generic Requirements for Accelerated Life Testing of Valve
Regulated Lead Acid Batteries at High Temperatures
— GR-1515-CORE, Generic Requirements for the Detection and Control of Thermal
Runaway in VRLA Batteries
— GR-3150-CORE, Generic Requirements for Secondary Non-Aqueous Lithium
Batteries
— GR-63-CORE, NEBS™ Requirements: Physical Protection
— GR-1089-CORE, Electromagnetic Compatibility and Electrical Safety - Generic
Criteria for Network Telecommunications Equipment.
• Other industry standards.
At this phase of the GR development, the participating members have requested that
Telcordia seek other industry input. Specifically, participation by additional VRLA
battery manufacturers is desirable. It is expected that additional input from battery
manufacturers on their use and experience with ohmic, impedance, or conductance
measurement instruments in assessing battery health will facilitate the adoption of
suitable requirements in the GR document. Current participants already include
AT&T, Verizon and Century Link, as well as device manufacturers and battery
manufacturers.
The Value of Participation
With the expressed industry concerns regarding the use of conductance measurements to
determine the state of health of VRLA batteries, the GR-3169 Technical Forum will aim to
address and respond to these concerns. As a participating company in the development of
GR-3169, Issue 1, you will have the opportunity to influence critical issues and propose new
requirements that will benefit the industry. You can help lead the way in addressing and
establishing the standards on how ohmic, impedance, or conductance measurements should
be used in determination of the state of health of Valve Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) batteries.
Manufacturers of VRLA batteries will gain better insight on how to use these conductance
measurement techniques to establish baseline readings for their batteries.
For users of batteries, participating in GR-3169 will provide the framework needed to
determine if batteries require replacement and background on the different techniques used
for conductance measurement and future role of these techniques in the industry.
For manufacturers of conductance measurement devices, participating in GR-3169 will
provide an opportunity to aid in the development of requirements and to understand the
concerns and wishes of battery makers and users.
Telcordia Invites Your Participation
While Telcordia has started development on GR-3169, the participating members are
requesting that Telcordia seek other industry input. Specifically, participation by additional
VRLA battery manufacturers is desirable.
Note: You may also qualify for participation in this GR project, at no cost, if your company
meets at least one of the following two criteria: 1) you are a current or former Telcordia
customer who has spent more than $40M with Telcordia in any given calendar year prior to
2012, or 2) you are a service provider with greater than 50 million active subscribers. This offer
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is applicable only to this GR-3169-CORE, Issue 1, and it is not valid on future issues of this GR
or other GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP from Telcordia. If you believe that your
company qualifies for this special “no fee” offer to participate and you wish to take advantage
of this limited offer, please contact Carol St. Jacques at + 1.732.699.6595 or at
cstjacqu@telcordia.com.
Document Proposed:
Update of Safety and Documentation Requirements in
Battery Documents:
GR-232-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for LeadAcid Storage Batteries
GR-3020-CORE, Issue 2 — Nickel Cadmium Batteries in the
Outside Plant
GR-3150-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for
Secondary Non-Aqueous Lithium Batteries
GR-3168-CORE, Issue 2 — Generic Requirements for Nickel
Metal Hydride (NiMH) Battery Systems for
Telecommunications Use
Project Manager:
Projected Start Date:
Estimated Completion:
Est. Project Fee:
GR-4228-CORE, Issue 2 — VRLA Battery String
Certification Levels Based on Requirements for Safety and
Performance
Randy Schubert, + 1.732.699.6183
E-mail: rschuber2@telcordia.com
April 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
December 2013
$9,000 (includes Enterprise Licenses for GR-232, Issue 2;
GR-3020, Issue 2; GR-3150, Issue 2; GR-3168, Issue 2; and
GR-4228, Issue 2)
Project Description:
Batteries are a vital part of the telecommunications infrastructure. Batteries provide interim
power to operate the network when commercial ac power is lost so that availability of the
telecommunications network remains high.
Batteries by their very nature contain concentrated chemical energy and must be handled,
installed, and maintained with care for maximum safety. Increasingly, safety aspects of battery
technologies are serious considerations for carriers when deploying batteries. In the past, the
accuracy of safety documentation has varied from manufacturer to manufacturer for the same
battery technology. In addition, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), regularly relied on as
a vehicle to communicate safety and environmental risks of battery materials, is transitioning
to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of reporting. Carriers need a formal and controlled
process to assure that battery safety data is accurately and efficiently provided.
In order to include battery safety aspects in the procurement process, the safety and
documentation requirements of battery generic requirements will be revised. It is expected
that future deployment of batteries that are highly hazardous and require special precautions,
room conditioning, monitoring, fire suppression, or signage will be avoided when possible.
Safety and hazardous materials considerations will play an increasing role in battery selection
and procurement.
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The Value of Participation
Participation in this new GR will allow battery manufacturers to help shape the requirements
for safety and hazardous materials documentation. Carrier purchasers will express their needs
for safety and usability. Battery manufacturers can respond with technical input that
demonstrates what is required with regard to safety and hazardous materials documentation.
By better understanding the carrier’s needs and challenges, manufacturers can assess the
market and provide battery products and associated documentation that provide maximum
safety at the lowest total cost of ownership.
Signed participants will be entitled to a licensed copy of the new GR when it is issued.
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. Participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and any
changes in deliverables.
Note: You may also qualify for participation in this GR project, at no cost, if your company
meets at least one of the following two criteria: 1) you are a current or former Telcordia
customer who has spent more than $40M with Telcordia in any given calendar year prior to
2012, or 2) you are a service provider with greater than 50 million active subscribers. This offer
is applicable only to this GR-232-CORE, Issue 2; GR-3020-CORE, Issue 2; GR-3150-CORE,
Issue 2; GR-3168-CORE, Issue 2; and GR-4228-CORE, Issue 2, and it is not valid on future issues
of this GR or other GRs, unless specifically stated in an IFP from Telcordia. If you believe that
your company qualifies for this special “no fee” offer to participate and you wish to take
advantage of this limited offer, please contact Carol St. Jacques at + 1.732.699.6595 or at
cstjacqu@telcordia.com.
2.8 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
Randy McCarver, + 1.732.699.5491
E-mail: rmccarve@telcordia.com
February 2013 (subject to contracted participation level)
August 2013
$15,000 (includes Enterprise License for GR-230, Issue 3)
Project Description:
An Engineering Complaint (EC) is a mechanism used by carriers 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 carrier and
a supplier. The purpose of GR-230 is to provide the industry with generic requirements for a
supplier and its carrier customers to effectively communicate about ECs. This includes
information about the applicable uses of an EC, supplier and carrier roles and responsibilities,
and the forms and reports to be provided. Suppliers and carriers 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:
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• 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, Generic Requirements
for Product Change Notices (PCNs).
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 (and there must be at least one service provider participant). 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 500 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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pfay@telcordia.com