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 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 (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 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 Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; 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 This article is about the British comedian. For other people of this name, see David Thompson. Dave Thompson is a British stand-up comedian and actor, who hit the headlines in July 1997 after being sacked from the role of Tinky-Winky in hit children's of Agere Systems Agere Systems Inc. was an integrated circuit components company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Effective April 2, 2007, it was merged into LSI Corporation. , 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, which consists of electrical and IEEE1394/1212 protocol tests, and a Functional Test 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 tape recorder, device for recording information on strips of plastic tape (usually polyester) that are coated with fine particles of a magnetic substance, usually an oxide of iron, cobalt, or chromium. The coating is normally held on the tape with a special binder. subunit sub·u·nit n. A subdivision of a larger unit. Noun 1. subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit fractional monetary unit and AV/C General Command tests as they pertain to pertain to verb relate to, concern, refer to, regard, be part of, belong to, apply to, bear on, befit, be relevant to, be appropriate to, appertain to that product type. There is also a Network Test Suite, which examines how a device under test (DUT DUT Dutch (language) DUT Device Under Test DUT Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie (French University Graduation in Technology) DUT Dalian University of Technology (also seen as DLUT) ) 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 |
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