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TSACC Since GSC-7. JIM MACFIE CHAIRMAN. TSACC’s Origins. Established in 1991 after Fredericksburg USA meeting on global standards Sponsors: Industry Canada Information Technology Association of Canada Standards Council of Canada
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TSACC Since GSC-7 JIM MACFIE CHAIRMAN
TSACC’s Origins • Established in 1991 after Fredericksburg USA meeting on global standards • Sponsors: • Industry Canada • Information Technology Association of Canada • Standards Council of Canada • Membership: organizations from Canadian industry and governments GSC-8, OTTAWA
TSACC CHARTER • To Address Policy and Strategic Dimension Of ICT Standards • We Are Not A Standards Development Organization • TSACC Provides Two-Way Communications Between Government and Industry On ICT Standards Policies And Priorities GSC-8, OTTAWA
TSACC STRUCTURE • Elected Chair from private sector – Mr. Jim MacFie, Nortel Networks • Appointed Vice Chair from government at senior official level – Mr. Mike Binder, Assistant Deputy Minister, Spectrum • Part time Executive Secretary and Secretariat from Industry Canada • Mr. Wm. McCrum, Executive Secretary • Mr. David Clemis, Manager, TSACC Secretariat • Over 35 Private Sector Companies and 6 Public Sector Organizations • 90+ Members • 8 Working and Ad Hoc Groups (next slide) GSC-8, OTTAWA
TSACC Working and Ad Hoc Groups GSC-8, OTTAWA
Our Partners GSC-8, OTTAWA
KEY ISSUES SINCE GSC 7 • Broadband Access standards • Next generation Networks • Network vulnerabilities and security GSC-8, OTTAWA
FUTURE DIRECTIONS • Broadband Access standards • NGN architecture and protocol standards with focus on limited set of protocol stacks • Network vulnerability and protocol analysis • RABC partner focus on 3G deployment, 4G fundamentals, Ultra Wideband, RLANs GSC-8, OTTAWA
FUTURE DIRECTIONS cont’d • After GSC 8, major program review / confirmation / re-focusing • Understanding the contradictions: • More interoperability – fewer de jure standards • More connectivity – less de jure standards • Comprehending the changing paradigm in standards development and deployment • Establishing a renewed work program where the priorities will attract active participation GSC-8, OTTAWA