Article #3300 - ATIS

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) does not work on many specific standards directly related to GridWise™ Architecture, but it holds significance for GridWise because of the parallels between the issues they address as public service providers, for standards surrounding telecommunications infrastructure, and for their role as US TAG in the telecommunications domains.

ATIS-T1 is a key accredited US SDO for telecommunications. They have standards efforts covering specific technologies related to GridWise: telecommunication channels for command, control, and communications.

Representing a sector which shares some characteristics of the Utility industry (wide-area public service), the experience and progress of ATIS-T1 may provide useful insight for GridWise architecture needs. ATIS-T1 efforts cover issues including public service, local, regional, national issues, QoS issues, interconnections, safety, providers/users. They are also in the process of applying overarching architectural concepts--ODP, network layer concepts…--to the existing world of older telecommunications standards.

Finally, ATIS has liaisons with other standards making groups which are of interest to GridWise (ITU-T and IEC/JTC-1).

ATIS, Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Standards

	ATIS, Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Standards
Overview	ATIS is a United States based body committed to developing and promoting technical and operations standards for the communications and related information technologies industry worldwide using an open approach. Over 1,400 industry professionals from more than 400 communications companies actively participate in ATIS' 16 industry committees and incubator solutions programs.
Significance for GridWise	Average
Industry Sector(s)	IT, Telecommunications
Geopolitical Reach	US
Type of Standards Body	ANSI Accredited SDO
Relevant Standards and Work Groups	Committee T1 - Telecommunications T1E1--Interfaces, Power & Protection for Networks T1E1.5-- Power Systems Working Group T1M1.5--OAM&P Architecture, Interface and Protocols Telecommunications Industry Forum (TCIF) Electronic Ordering EDI Service Order Committee (ESOC) EDI Telecommunications Billing (ETB)
Design Center	Wireless and wireline interconnection including interconnection standards, number portability, improved data transmission, Internet telephony, toll-free access, telecom fraud, and order and billing issues...
Interrelations	ATIS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Contact Information	ATIS, Alliance for Telecommunications Industry StandardsATIS