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CP-TA Update for January 2007 By Sven Freudenfeld, Kontron The Communications Platforms Trade Association (CP-TA) has established several working groups to address COTS interoperability. Meanwhile, CP-TA has grown to 30 members and has joined the Mountain View Alliance. The key system interoperability issues are manageability, data transport, and thermal and physical designs. Therefore, CP-TA created task forces under the Technical Work Group (TWG) to focus on these challenges. The TWG is currently developing the first Interoperability Compliance Document (ICD) for AdvancedTCA to be released in February 2007. The Compliance Working Group (CWG) is developing a corresponding Test Procedure Manual (TPM) to define procedures for the ICD. To allow for full certification of interoperable building blocks, CP-TA has also created a Certification Task Force to drive the RFP process for a third party certification laboratory. At ITU Telecom World 2006, CP-TA held the first interoperability demonstration with building blocks from member companies. In November 2006, CP-TA held its first interoperability workshop in parallel with the PICMG AdvancedTCA Interoperability Workshop, performing thermal, management, and data transport testing. CP-TA has signed a liaison agreement with PICMG to exchange information and promote open telecom specifications. CP-TA will play an active role in the upcoming 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona on February 12 – 15 and at the Mountain View Alliance Comms Ecosystem Conference on February 28 � March 1. To schedule a meeting with CP-TA at either event, contact lzielinski@vtm-inc.com. CP-TA is launching additional task forces, including ones for Linux and HPI (the Service Availability Forum’s Hardware Platform Interface). Contact CP-TA at info@cp-ta.org to learn how you can get involved. For more information: www.cp-ta.org. Sven Freudenfeld is responsible for North American Business Development for Kontron, and is Chair of the CP-TA Marketing Work Group. You can reach him at sven.freudenfeld@ca.kontron.com. |