1394 Trade Association Adds Independent, Third Party Test Option for Companies to Meet IEEE 1394 Compliance Regulations.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004 The 1394 Trade Association trade association, group of business people in the same trade or industry organized for the advancement of common interests. The trade association differs from the chamber of commerce in that membership is by industry rather than by locality. The common interests binding the members of the trade association may include credit, public relations, relations with employees, sales development, output, or prices. has extended its compliance testing program to include independent third party organizations that can help companies with 1394-equipped products review their compliance with the IEEE 1394 multimedia standard. Creating a global system of certified third party 1394 test facilities, the Trade Association adds another option designed to simplify compliance testing. Companies with 1394-equipped products can now attend 'plugfest' events which are scheduled regularly worldwide, or they may subscribe to the new self testing program that the TA established in February (see http://www.1394ta.org/Press/2004Press/february/2.09.a.htm). Or, they can deliver products to one of the certified independent test organizations that follow the pre-set Trade Association guidelines. "By setting up this global system we resolve several issues," said Dave Thompson of Agere Systems, a member of the Trade Association Board of Directors and the group's first Compliance and Interoperability chairman. "Companies can get their 1394 product certified at any time and at convenient locations. Also, a third party manufacturer can ensure a high level of privacy. This program brings very good value to the 1394 Trade Association's Compliance and Interoperability program." After third party test houses complete the 1394 TA's compliance training, they receive certification to perform testing, which can't be executed by the company's certified test team. Results of passing tests are provided to the Compliance and Interoperability Administrator under complete confidentiality and strict non-disclosure. The products that meet the compliance and interoperability requirements are certified as 1394 compliant, and receive the official 1394 Trade Association FireWire and/or i.LINK compliance logos. Included among the comprehensive tests are a Base 1394 Test Suite A collection of test scenarios and/or test cases that are related or that may cooperate with each other. See test scenario, test case and testing types., which consists of electrical and IEEE1394/1212 protocol tests, and a Functional Test Testing software based on its functional requirements. It ensures that the program physically works the way it was intended and all required menu options are present. It also ensures that the program conforms to the industry standards relevant to that environment; for example, in a Windows program, pressing F1 brings up help. See testing types. suite specific for that product. For example, the Functional Test Suite for a DV Camcorder focuses on high-level transport and protocols, such as connection management, Audio, Video, Tape Recorder subunit and AV/C General Command tests as they pertain to that product type. There is also a Network Test Suite, which examines how a device under test (DUT DUT - Dalian University of Technology DUT - Delft University of Technology DUT - Device Under Test DUT - Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie (French University Graduation in Technology) DUT - Dutch (language) DUT - Dutch Harbor, AK, USA - Dutch Harbor (Airport Code)) affects a network of 1394-enabled devices while in use, and how the DUT reacts in a fully-functioning 1394 network. For more information about the 1394 Trade Association, please visit www.1394ta.org |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion