Bob Jensen, the standards development and technology manager for Fluke Networks, has been re-elected chairman of the influential Telecommunications Industry Association TR-42 Engineering Committee as well as the TR-42.2 Subcommittee for Residential Infrastructure.
The TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop voluntary industry standards for a wide variety of telecommunications products. In his role as TR-42 Engineering Committee chairman, Jensen, in cooperation with nine TR-42 subcommittees, will lead the development, revision and completion of cabling infrastructure standards affecting virtually all elements of the communications, data, and
information technology industry.
"I am delighted Bob was re-elected," says Dan Bart, TIA senior vice president of standards and special projects. "He has been a tremendous asset to the TIA standards program and his knowledge and leadership abilities have again been acknowledged by his peers. He has kept TIA's cabling and distribution system standards evolving and technically relevant to the market, which is moving at the speed of the Internet."
Jensen's role involves leading and coordinating the national premises cabling standards that also affect international standards. He will preside over the next TR-42 User Premises Telecommunications Infrastructure meetings which will be held June 7-11, in Providence, RI.
The TR-42 Engineering Committee is responsible for commercial, industrial and residential cabling standards. The TR-42.2 Subcommittee develops and maintains telecommunications infrastructure standards for single and multi-tenant residential buildings, home offices, and campuses. The standards set by these groups and the other TR-42 subcommittees help assure interoperability, safety, and the highest overall performance of the related networks.
"One of our main goals is the re-formation of the premises standards to include generic and specific interest standards," says Jensen. "For instance, we will be developing the 568-C Series of standards which is planned to include a generic cabling standard, a commercial cabling standard, and specific standards for copper cabling components and optical fiber cabling components.
"A generic cabling standard will aid in the development of our other specific interest family of premises cabling standards without duplications allowing each to be very focused," he continues.
The TR-42 standards committee is composed of experts in a variety of fields.
"All who participate learn from each other and, in doing so, it forms consensus over many issues that arise," Jensen adds. "Consensus is what standards are about, trying to come to a common understanding and to agree on topics that affect consumers everyday. One of the things to remind anyone attending these meetings about is that our customers come first."
Fluke Networks, based in Everett, WA, manufactures solutions for the testing, monitoring and analysis of enterprise and telecommunications networks. For more information, visit www.flukenetworks.com.