Call for Participation

Public registration for voting on American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognition of these draft standards is now open. This ballot is open to both VITA members and non-members.

Closing Date: July 2, 2018

Description: The VITA 47.0 working group has completed the revisions and has voted to take the documents through to the ANSI process to be recognized as a revised ANSI standard. Voter registration for ANSI recognition of the following draft standards is now open:

• VITA 47.1, Common Requirements for Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, and Quality for VITA 47 Plug-In Modules Dot Standard (new Standard)

Abstract: This standard defines the common Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, and Quality for Plug-In Module requirements common across VITA 47.1, VITA 47.2, and VITA 47.3. VITA 47.2 and VITA 47.3 contain the unique requirements aligned with the definitions of IPC J-STD-001. Class 2 and 3 respectively.

• VITA 47.2, Class 2 Requirements for Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, and Quality for VITA 47 Plug-in Modules Dot Standards (new Standard)

Abstract: This standard defines the unique Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, and Quality for Plug-In Module requirements related to products meant to align with the applications defined in IPC J-STD-001, Class 2.

• VITA 47.3, Class 3 Requirements for Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, and Quality for VITA 47 Plug-In Modules Dot Standard (new Standard)

Abstract: This standard defines the unique Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, and Quality for Plug-In Module requirements related to products meant to align with the applications defined in IPC J-STD-001, Class 3.

ANSI function: ANSI facilitates the development of American National Standards (ANS) by accrediting the procedures of VITA, whose groups work cooperatively to develop voluntary national consensus standards. Accreditation by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by VITA in connection with the development of American National Standards meet the Institute’s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process.

Policy: Potential balloters will be asked to specify one of the following interest categories when registering for a ballot.

• Producer – produces the end result of the standard or supplies components used in the standard.
• User – uses the end result of the standard.
• Government/Military – user or producer of the standard in government or military setting.
• Research – user or producer of the standard in a research setting.
• General Interest – neither a user nor producer.

The affiliation and interest category of each member of the balloting body shall be made available to interested parties upon request.

A balloter who has indicated a desire to be on the standards development committee’s list for a particular category or categories of standards shall receive the proposed standard(s), electronic ballot(s), and all appropriate information.

Non-members of VITA should contact Jing Kwok for login credentials.

Closing Date: Wed, Jun 20 2018 11:59 pm PDT

Description: Under ANSI rules after 5 years of a standard being reaffirmed, a standard may enter a 10 year stabilized maintenance period. There have been no requests for revision or errata for this standard in question, hence it is recommended that it be maintained in stabilized maintenance mode.

Voter registration for voting for ANSI recognition of the following standard for the stabilized maintenance process is now open.

Title: ANSI/VITA 51.1–2008(R2013), Reliability Prediction MIL-HDBKHDBK HDBK-217 Subsidiary Specification

Abstract: This specification provides standard defaults and methods to adjust the models in MIL-HDBK-217F Notice 2. This is not a revision of MIL-HDBK-217F Notice 2 but a standardization of the inputs to the MIL-HDBK-217F Notice 2 calculations to give more consistent results.

If you think the standard in question needs a revision, please indicate that need and be prepared to sponsor it and provide a proposal.

This ballot is open to both VITA members and non-members alike. You must register if you wish to participate in the ballots. Non-members should contact VITA for login credentials.

The roster will be vetted to ensure it meets balance, lack of dominance and openness rules. Following which a formal ballot will be sent to the registrants for voting.

Please register ONLY if you intend to vote.

Public registration for voting on American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognition of this draft standard is now open. This ballot is open to both VITA members and non-members.

Closing Date: May 21, 2018

Description: The VITA 47.0 working group has completed the revisions and has voted to take the documents through to the ANSI process to be recognized as a revised ANSI standard. Voter registration for ANSI recognition of the following draft standard is now open :

• VITA 47.0, Construction, Safety, and Quality for Plug-In Modules Standard

  Abstract: The VITA 47 group of standards defines environmental, design and construction, safety, and quality requirements for commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Plug-In Modules intended for ground and aerospace applications.
  

ANSI function: ANSI facilitates the development of American National Standards (ANS) by accrediting the procedures of VITA, whose groups work cooperatively to develop voluntary national consensus standards. Accreditation by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by VITA in connection with the development of American National Standards meet the Institute’s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process.

Policy: Potential balloters will be asked to specify one of the following interest categories when registering for a ballot.

• Producer – produces the end result of the standard or supplies components used in the standard.
• User – uses the end result of the standard.
• Government/Military – user or producer of the standard in government or military setting.
• Research – user or producer of the standard in a research setting.
• General Interest – neither a user nor producer. 
  

The affiliation and interest category of each member of the balloting body shall be made available to interested parties upon request.

A balloter who has indicated a desire to be on the standards development committee’s list for a particular category or categories of standards shall receive the proposed standard(s), electronic ballot(s), and all appropriate information. 

Non-members of VITA should contact Jing Kwok for login credentials.

Public registration for voting on American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognition of this draft standard is now open. This ballot is open to both VITA members and non-members.

Closing Date: April 17, 2018

Description: The VITA 67 working group has completed the revisions and has voted to take the documents through to the ANSI process to be recognized as a revised ANSI standard.

• Revised VITA 67.1-2012, Coaxial Interconnect on VPX, 3U, 4 Position SMPM Configuration
• Revised VITA 67.2-2012, Coaxial Interconnect on VPX, 8 Position SMPM Configuration

ANSI function: ANSI facilitates the development of American National Standards (ANS) by accrediting the procedures of VITA, whose groups work cooperatively to develop voluntary national consensus standards. Accreditation by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by VITA in connection with the development of American National Standards meet the Institute’s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process.

Policy: Potential balloters will be asked to specify one of the following interest categories when registering for a ballot.

• Producer – produces the end result of the standard or supplies components used in the standard.
• User – uses the end result of the standard.
• Government/Military – user or producer of the standard in government or military setting.
• Research – user or producer of the standard in a research setting.
• General Interest – neither a user nor producer.

The affiliation and interest category of each member of the balloting body shall be made available to interested parties upon request.

A balloter who has indicated a desire to be on the standards development committee’s list for a particular category or categories of standards shall receive the proposed standard(s), electronic ballot(s), and all appropriate information. 

Non-members of VITA should contact Jing Kwok for login credentials.

Public registration for voting on American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognition of this draft standard is now open. This ballot is open to both VITA members and non-members.

Non-members of VITA should contact Jing Kwok for login credentials.

Closing Date: March 5, 2018

VITA 57.4 (new Standard), FPGA Mezzanine Card Plus (FMC+) Standard

Abstract: This standard extends the VITA 57.1 FMC standard by specifying two new connectors that enable additional Gigabit Transceiver interfaces that run at up to 28Gbps.

Description: The VITA 57.4 working group has completed the draft and has voted to take the draft through to the ANSI process to be recognized as a new ANSI standard.

ANSI function: ANSI facilitates the development of American National Standards (ANS) by accrediting the procedures of VITA, whose groups work cooperatively to develop voluntary national consensus standards. Accreditation by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by VITA in connection with the development of American National Standards meet the Institute’s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process.

Policy: Potential balloters will be asked to specify one of the following interest categories when registering for a ballot.

• Producer – produces the end result of the standard or supplies components used in the standard.
• User – uses the end result of the standard.
• Government/Military – user or producer of the standard in government or military setting.
• Research – user or producer of the standard in a research setting.
• General Interest – neither a user nor producer.

The affiliation and interest category of each member of the balloting body shall be made available to interested parties upon request.

A balloter who has indicated a desire to be on the standards development committee’s list for a particular category or categories of standards shall receive the proposed standard(s), electronic ballot(s), and all appropriate information.

Voter registration for ANSI recognition is now open:

• ANSI/VITA 46.1-2007 (R2013), VMEbus Signal Mapping on VPX

This ballot is open to both VITA members and non-members. Non-members should contact Jing Kwok for login credentials.

This solicitation will be open until January 9, 2018. The roster will be vetted to ensure it meets balance, lack of dominance and openness rules. Following which a formal ballot will be sent to the registrants for voting.

Please register ONLY IF you intend to vote.

Voter registration for ANSI reaffirmation is now open:

• ANSI/VITA 46.4-2012, PCI Express on the VPX Fabric Connector
• ANSI/VITA 46.6-2013, Gigabit Ethernet Control Plane on VPX

This ballot is open to both VITA members and non-members. Non-members should contact Jing Kwok for login credentials.

This solicitation will be open until January 9, 2018. The roster will be vetted to ensure it meets balance, lack of dominance and openness rules. Following which a formal ballot will be sent to the registrants for voting.

Please register ONLY IF you intend to vote.

Voter registration for ANSI recognition is now open:

• ANSI/VITA 66.2-2013, Optical Interconnect on VPX - ARINC 801 Termini Variant
• ANSI/VITA 66.3-2012, Optical Interconnect on VPX - Mini Expanded Beam Variant

This ballot is open to both VITA members and non-members. Non-members should contact Jing Kwok for login credentials.

This solicitation will be open until January 9, 2018. The roster will be vetted to ensure it meets balance, lack of dominance and openness rules. Following which a formal ballot will be sent to the registrants for voting.

Please register ONLY IF you intend to vote.

Voter registration for ANSI recognition is now open:

• ANSI/VITA 58.1-2013, Line Replaceable Integrated Electronics Chassis Standard, Liquid Cooled Chassis

This ballot is open to both VITA members and non-members. Non-members should contact Jing Kwok for login credentials.

This solicitation will be open until January 9, 2018. The roster will be vetted to ensure it meets balance, lack of dominance and openness rules. Following which a formal ballot will be sent to the registrants for voting.

Please register ONLY IF you intend to vote.

Voter registration for ANSI recognition is now open:

• VITA 17.3 (new Standard), Serial Front Panel Data Port (sFPDP) Gen 3.0

Abstract: This document defines VITA 17.3 “Serial FPDP Gen 3.0” (sFPDP), a high-speed serial communications interface. Included in this definition are various user data framing methods, supported system configurations, and the Link Layer Protocol.

This ballot is open to both VITA members and non-members. Non-members should contact Jing Kwok for login credentials.

This solicitation will be open until January 9, 2018. The roster will be vetted to ensure it meets balance, lack of dominance and openness rules. Following which a formal ballot will be sent to the registrants for voting.

Please register ONLY IF you intend to vote.