1. IEEE Conformity Assessment Program Overview
Ravi Subramaniam, Technical Director, ICAP

2. Understanding Conformity Assessment

3. Understanding Conformity Assessment
What is Conformity Assessment?
Conformity Assessment is defined as the process or processes that are used to demonstrate that a product or service meets specified requirements (set forth in Standards, Test Plans, etc.)
Conformity Assessment
Provides assurance and confidence a product or service meets requirements
Empowers the user to make better purchasing decisions
Benefits the supplier as products may gain market acceptance
Conformity Assessment Activities Include:
Conformance, Interoperability, Inspection, Accreditation
“Catch-all” term to address range of test-related activities
Need Demand Driver for successful implementation

4. Types of Conformity Assessment
1st Party / Suppliers Declaration of Conformity (SDOC)
Self Declaration ; Companies conduct their own testing
2nd Party Conformity Assessment
Conformity assessment conducted by the end purchaser of products (e.g., Service Providers) to ensure purchased products are deemed compliant
3rd Party Conformity Assessment
Conformity assessment being determined by an independent body.
Related International Standards
Certification Bodies - ISO/IEC Guide 65
Test Labs – ISO/IEC 17025

5. Conformity Assessment Process
End Users – Gain independent assurance that products meet their requirements
Certification Body – Manages entry to exit process; Issues conformity assessment certificate
Testing Laboratory – Performs tests on products & issue test reports; accredited by national or certification authority
Standards Development Organization – Produces base standard and (possibly) test standard

6. ICAP Introduction

7. ICAP Relationship with IEEE/IEEE-SA/IEEE-ISTO
IEEE Industry Standards & Technology Organization (ISTO)
XYZ Society
XYZ Society
IEEE Standards Association
Affiliation
IEEE Conformity Assessment Program (ICAP)
Working Groups
IEEE 1588
C37.118
P1904.1
Future Program
Test Lab 1
Test Lab 2
Test Lab 3
Future
Standards
Standards
Standards
Test Lab 1
Test Lab 2
Test Lab 3
Future
ICAP: Provides programs and industry support and an operational structure that help bridge those standards development activities with the conformity assessment activities that accelerate market acceptance and enablement of new products and technologies in support of IEEE Standards. ICAP may also support programs in support of non-IEEE Standards, though early focus is on IEEE Standards.
ICAP is governed/supported by an agreement between IEEE-SA and IEEE-ISTO

8. ICAP Completes the IEEE-SA Business/Standards Lifecycle
ICAP is a Program of IEEE-ISTO Supported by IEEE-SA

9. Certification Program Development Timeline
Standard – > Test Specs - > Program Launch
9 months – 2 Years
6 months – 1 Year
6 months+
Standard Develops
Standard Approved
Test Specifications Developed
Product Availability and Readiness
Conformity Assessment Program Launch

10. Working Group Engagement Model – Example
Working Group Certification Process
IEEE Std. completed
Test Specification submitted to ICAP
ICAP distributes test spec to selected labs
Vendor submits equipment to one of the selected labs for testing
Lab submits test report to ICAP
ICAP issues a certificate, grants logo usage rights, and adds device to a registry

11. Active Programs Under Development

12. SIEPON – IEEE P1904.1 Supported by Professional Services
What is IEEE P (SIEPON)
Service Interoperability in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (SIEPON)addresses the need for global passive optical network devices to interoperate – plug & play interoperability
Target market – passive optical networks, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)
WG developing Conformance Test Procedures in parallel with completion of Standard
Market-leading, fiber-access technology, with worldwide deployments supporting more than 60 million subscribers today, and an anticipated subscriber base of more than 100 million by the end of 2013.
Business and residential services, including IPTV, VoIP, commercial-grade data services, and cellular backhaul.

13. SIEPON – IEEE P1904.1 Mission Model Drivers
The IEEE SIEPON Working Group currently focuses on developing the standard as well as the test
The goal is to provide Industry a developed and recognized test that provides SIEPON certification globally
Market demand will dictate the next set of geographical test labs to conduct tests
Model
Build test around the SIEPON standard
Driven by Industry through the IEEE working group
Marketing Committee – provides marketing outreach, communication and market awareness
Industry recognized – Technical Experts provide integrity to test spec development, documents and overall certification
Develop test requirement documents, test case templates, test setup documents
Formal review processes to ensure highest integrity of test suite
ICAP Manages testing and certification, functioning both as the certification authority and process auditor to maintain test lab integrity
Drivers

14. IEEE 1588 Synchronization
What is IEEE (PTPv2) Synchronization?
Transmit server clock information over the packet switched network (PSN)
Recover an accurate clock at the client nodes
Network Time Protocol (NTP) – Industrial, manufacturing
Precision Time Protocol – Telecommunications (Mobile Backhaul)
The need for Synchronization
Migration from circuit switched networks (inherent synchronization) to packet switched network
PSN offers flexibility, increased capacity at reduced cost
Benefits of Synchronization over the PSN
Replaces the need for GPS receivers at client nodes
Replaces the need for synchronization cables between nodes
Replaces the need for high stability oscillators i.e. Rubidium
Eliminates the need for costly routing calibration of high stability oscillators

15. IEEE 1588 Telecommunications Certification Program
Mission
The IEEE 1588 Telecom Program currently focuses on providing the telecommunication & power industries with a timing & sync product certification mark
The goal is to provide Industry a forum to develop IEEE 1588 certification tests and testing-related profiles
Market demand will dictate the next vertical in the IEEE 1588 space that ICAP will support
Model
Build Program around Standard’s applications
Driven by Industry as well as several IEEE working group members
Industry recognized - Committee of Experts provides additional level of integrity to test specs, documents and overall certification
Develop test requirement documents, test case templates, test setup documents
Formal review processes to ensure highest integrity of test suite
End goal: Certification, Marking & Marketing of conforming products
Members
Founding Members
Committee of Experts

16. Synchrophasor – IEEE C37.118 What is IEEE C37.118 (Synchrophasor)?
Key components include GPS Satellite synchronized clock, phasor measurement units (PMUs) & phasor data concentrator (PDC)
Synchronized phasor measurements (magnitude, angle)
Used for metering, possibly protection function
Inside substation and for wide geographic area
The need for Synchrophasors
Real-time wide-area monitoring, protection and control (WAMPAC)
Early fault detection, state estimation and warning system
Dynamic visibility of system state (situational awareness)
Benefits of Synchrophasors
Provide ability to monitor electric power waveforms for discrepancies
Ability to merge data from distributed PMUs in the grid
Measure the health of the system over the whole country
Requires accurate and reliable time synchronization => IEEE 1588

17. Synchrophasor IEEE C37.118 Mission Model Participants
The SCASC currently focuses on developing the standard as well as the test
The goal is to provide Industry a developed and recognized test that provides Synchrophasor certification globally
Market demand will dictate the next set of geographical test labs to conduct tests
Model
Build test around the Synchrophasor standard
Driven by Industry through the IEEE working group
Marketing Committee – provides marketing outreach, communication and market awareness
Industry recognized – Technical Experts provide integrity to test spec development, documents and overall certification
Develop test requirement documents, test case templates, test setup documents
Formal review processes to ensure highest integrity of test suite
ICAP Manages testing and certification, functioning both as the certification authority and process auditor to maintain test lab integrity
Participants

18. Conformity Certification Deliverables
Four deliverables awarded to successful IEEE XXXX equipment vendors
Designed to promote certification in product sheets, presentations, websites, press releases, product launches
Allows vendors to respond to Service Providers/Utilities RFPs with certified compliant products
Provides network operators /Utilities with a high level of confidence when selecting certified products
Certificate  
Official statement of certification, serves as proof of compliance
1588 Certification
Certified Logo
Instant recognition of certified companies and products
Test Report
Full description of test parameters, procedures and results
Certification Registry
On-line listing of certified companies and products

19. IEEE Certification Mark

20. Certification Mark Defined
A certification mark is any word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination thereof owned by one party who certifies the goods and services of others when they meet certain standards. The owner of the mark exercises control over the use of the mark; however, because the sole purpose of a certification mark is to indicate that certain standards have been met, use of the mark is by others.

21. The IEEE Certification Mark – SIEPON (draft examples)

22. Thank You