Standards Organisations

The EIA is an association of 7 electronics industry sectors and groups, including the TIA, CEMA, ECA, EIG, GEIA, JEDEC, and EIF.

TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association) 

The TIA is an association of primarily US and Canadian companies that provide communications and information technology products, materials, systems, distribution services and professional services. The TIA is the primary standards organization affecting premise cabling in North America.

IEC (International Electrotechnical Committee) 

The International Electrotechnical Commission is the international standards and conformity assessment body for all fields of electrotechnology.

ISO (International Standards Organization) 

ISO is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 130 countries, one from each country. The mission of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity. This web site focuses solely on cabling standards, a very small part of ISO's total interests.

ISO standards can be purchased from:-

United Kingdom (BSI)

Address:
British Standards Institution
389 Chiswick High Road
GB-London W4 4AL

Telephone:+44 208 996 90 00
Telefax:+44 208 996 74 00
E-mail:standards.international@bsi-global.com
Web:http://www.bsi-global.com

CENELEC (Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique)

CENELEC develops electrotechnical standards for the European Market / European Economic Area. Many CENELEC cabling standards mirror ISO cabling standards with minor changes.

Standards Australia 

Standards Australia is very broad in scope, but for the purposes of this web site includes the Communications Cabling Committee (CT/1) that sets standards for Australian premises cabling systems.

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) 

The CSA is a non-government, non-profit association that operates internationally to set standards for products and services through tests, certification, inspection for safety & performance. Includes EMC and IEC testing.

The IEEE 802.3 working group develops standards for CSMA/CD (Ethernet) based LANs, including 1000Base-T and 100Base-T.

The ATM Forum is an international non-profit organization formed with the objective of accelerating the use of ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) products and services through a rapid convergence of interoperability specifications. In addition, the Forum promotes industry cooperation and awareness.