Thread Subject: Re: Follow up to TC SC meeting today, July 30. Need your input!

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From: Gregg Vanderheiden
Date: Mon, Jul 30 2007 7:05 PM

Hi



Three suggested changes.



1) drop the note - the provision says it is about gateways etc but then
the note says that it only applies to phones. (which contradicts the
clause)

2) Keep the old second paragraph : "Technologies which use encoding,
signal compression, format transformation, or similar techniques must not
remove information needed for access, or must restore it upon delivery. "
This is a common problem and these folk usually miss it.

3) Add "in the US" after "that are standard for that technology
platform " so that it reads "that are standard for that technology platform
in the US.." Otherwise it might require all of the different PSTN formats
for all countries.




Gregg
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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.







The 7 people attending the meeting today signed off on some provisions.
Please review and let me knowif you are OK with the following:



Definition of Menu

A set of selectable options



OK_________



No_________



Alternatelanguage_____________

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1194.23(j)

1.2-D EWG draft July 18



Pass through



The following two paragraphs are the same as in the original 508...



Products that transmit or conduct information or communication must pass
through cross-manufacturer, non-proprietary, industry-standard codes,
translation protocols, formats or other information necessary to provide the
information or communications in a usable format.



Technologies which use encoding, signal compression, format transformation,
or similar techniques must not remove information needed for access, or must
restore it upon delivery.



New language added:



Firewalls, routers,gateways and other products that pass real-time voice
communication must also pass real-time text communication signals (including
mixed voice and real-time text) that are standard for that technology
platform without distortion or error beyond 1%.



Note: Only phones that are passing text signals onto another device e.g.
TTY, would be subject to this provision



OK____________



No_____________



Alternate language_________________

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1194.23(h) Magnetic Coupling

2.3-A EWG draft July 18



As asubcommittee you already agreed to the following language apart from the
last sentence which has been changed slightly according to TIA suggestion
and approved today on the call. The provision is shared by Hardware and will
be put out to the Hardware list.



Telecommunications products that deliver output with an audio transducer,
which is normally held up to the ear, must provide a means for effective
magnetic wirless coupling to hearing technologies that allows a user to
effectively utilize the product. This guideline shall apply to wireline and
wireless technologies.(changed from"this guideline applies to wireless,
wireline, cordless and Bluetooth applications")

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Next week's meeting Monday, August 6th 2-4pm to focus on Real time text.

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