Within TIA, more than 1,500 individuals, with representatives from manufacturers, service providers and end-users, including the government, serve on the formulating groups involved in standards setting. How Standards Are Developed at TIA Standards projects and technical documents at TIA are formulated according to the guidelines established in the association's Engineering Manual . Any potential project is initiated by a technical contribution to one of the engineering committees or subcommittees from an individual requesting the creation of a new standard or technical document in a particular area of technology. After the project is approved for initiation, the engineering committees and their subcommittees work to further develop the technical parameters of the project. The purpose of this ballot is to identify any unresolved issues and to establish consensus within the formulating group.
Every effort is made to resolve comments received.
During this phase of the standards-making process, the draft of the document is not released to the general public. Every attempt is made to resolve comments received at this phase of the balloting. During this phase of balloting, the SP Ballot can be purchased through Global Engineering Documents . The balloting information is then reviewed by TSSC and supporting documents are checked to see if TIA due process and other requirements have been met. After this review and upon approval of the BSR, the document is approved for publication as a TIA Standard.