Article #1000 - NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a long history of addressing issues of standards convergence and interoperability, as well as a solid record of cooperative, effective liaisons will industry and business sectors. NIST also has active participation and liaisons with key groups for GridWise™ in other SDOs (ISO, IEC, JTC1, IEEE, TIA, ITU-T, INCITS, IETF, EIA, ASHRAE, W3C, OASIS, OMG, FIATECH)
NIST, National Institute of Standards and Technologies
| NIST, National Institute of Standards and Technologies | |
|---|---|
| Overview |
NIST's mission is to develop and promote measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life. (Within US Dept of Commerce, with a MOU between NIST and ANSI). |
| Significance for GridWise | Key or Average+, (for credibility and similar cross-industry efforts they are involved in) |
| Industry Sector(s) | All |
| Geopolitical Reach | US |
| Type of Standards Body | National SDO. ANSI Accredited SDO |
| Impact | More tightly knit with industry and business sectors than ANSI, has considerable history of high-level standards work on convergence and interoperability. |
| Relevant Standards and Work Groups |
MEL-MSID Manufacturing Enterprise Integration MEL-MSID eBusiness Standards Convergence MEL-ISD Open Architecture Control MEL ISD RCS-Real-Time Control Systems Architecture for Intelligent Systems ITL-ANTDNetworking for Pervasive Computing Group BFRL-BED Mechanical Systems and Control Group |
| Design Center | IT architecture, real-time control, service discovery, interoperability |
| Interrelations | ANSI, FIATECH, Open Applications Group (OAG), RosettaNet, ISO, UN/CEFACT, OMG, W3C, OAG, FIPA, EPRI, OASIS |
| Contact Information | NIST, National Institute of Standards and Technology |