Operations Manual for the

Diagnostic and Maintenance Control Subcommittee of

IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 20

 

Approved—October 13, 1999

 

1. Introduction 

This document sets forth the operational procedures for the Diagnostic and Maintenance Control (D&MC) Subcommittee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards Coordinating Committee 20 (SCC20). This committee (hereafter called D&MC) is the IEEE standards development subcommittee for D&MC and related standards. This D&MC Operations Manual complies with established procedures set forth by the IEEE-SA Standards Board, the IEEE Standards Association, and the IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 20, as documented in the IEEE-SA Standards Board and IEEE Standards Association Bylaws and Operations Manuals, and the SCC20 Bylaws and Operation Manuals. 

1.1 Purpose 

The D&MC subcommittee will operate for the following purposes: 
    1. To provide for the development, revision and improvement of D&MC related standards under its control. 
    2. To serve as a forum for the development, revision, and improvement of standards related to system test and diagnosis and associated interfaces between Reasoning Systems and Test Systems. 
    3. To serve as a forum for the development, revision, and improvement of standards related to design for testability, diagnosability, and product maturation. 

1.2 Scope 

The D&MC Subcommittee provides the management and technical development, expansion and improvement of standards under its control. 

2. Organization 

The D&MC Subcommittee consists of two Co-chairs, Secretary, and members. 

2.1 Co-Chairs 

The co-chairs are appointed to serve one year terms by the SCC20 chair. 

2.2 Secretary 

The D&MC co-chairs shall appoint the D&MC secretary at least annually. 

2.3 Working Groups 

Working groups shall be established or phased out as necessary to support the creation and maintenance of D&MC related standards. The D&MC co-chairs shall appoint Working Group co-chairs at least annually. 

2.4 Task and Special Groups 

The D&MC co-chairs may establish task or special working groups to undertake specific, relevant actions on an ad hoc basis. 

2.5 Subcommittee Liaisons 

The co-chairs may appoint Liaison Officers to effect coordination with organizations of interest as required to exchange information and experience and to ensure that D&MC standards development is consistent with IEEE/industry practices. 

2.6 Quality Assurance 

The D&MC co-chairs shall appoint subcommittee members to perform the quality assurance function. Quality assurance reviews shall be performed on all balloted standards. 

2.7 Membership 

Membership in the subcommittee is open to all individuals/organizations interested in work of the D&MC subcommittee. 

3. Transaction of Business 

The D&MC subcommittee meetings shall be held concurrently with at least the first meeting of SCC20 each calendar year. Additional meetings may be scheduled as needed. 

3.1 Agenda 

A preliminary agenda shall be developed by the subcommittee co-chairs prior to each stated meeting and posted to the D&MC web page. This agenda shall be published in the meeting minutes of the preceding meeting. 

3.2 Standing Procedures 

    Robert's Rules of Order (current edition) shall guide the conduct of all meetings with the following adaptaptions, designed to expedite the transaction of business:

    1. Any member in attendance is routinely permitted one (1) uninterrupted fifteen (15) minute presentation on any D&MC related subject during stated meetings. Additional presentations will be entertained with subcommittee approval. Generally these presentations will be made early in the meeting. 
    2. Proposals may be submitted for committee action at anytime; however, every effort should be made to submit the proposal to a subcommittee officer at least two weeks prior to the meeting, so that review may be included in the agenda and copies made in a timely fashion. Moreover, electronic copy of proposals is encouraged to facilitate logging and posting on the D&MC web page and e-mail. 
    3. Discussion on a specific issue following the formal seconding of a motion will be limited to 15 minutes, unless the Chair (or acting Chair) permits the discussion to continue. 
  1. The D&MC subcommittee operates by consensus in that decisions will be taken with the consensus of those present and participating. In the event consensus is not achieved, a formal motion under Robert's Rules of Order may be made to address the conflict. 

3.4 Document Archiving

Documents supporting development and deliberation of D&MC standards shall be archived. Specific requirements on document archiving include the following:

    1. The required archive items shall include:

      • Current PARs

      • Current requirements documents

      • Current standards drafts

      • Current subcommittee roster

    2. Where practical, all holdings shall be in electronic form and posted in appropriate areas on the D&MC web page.

    3. All documents supporting published standards with the exception of the final version of the standards as submitted to the IEEE for publication shall be discarded. 

    4. All documents not required by (a) and over five years old shall be discarded.

    5. The D&MC subcommittee co-chairs shall have discretion for adding relevant documents, and removing and retaining documents that are not required by (a).

    6. Review of the document archive shall be conducted by the co-chairs at least once per year.

4. Operations Manual Revision 

At the discretion of the co-chairs, the subcommittee shall perform a review of the D&MC Operations Manual to ensure currency and appropriateness of items contained or required therein. Other proposals to revise the D&MC Operations Manual must be submitted in writing to both the D&MC co-chairs and Secretary to be considered at the next D&MC meeting. 

Approval of the Operations Manual requires a two-thirds affirmative vote of the membership in attendance.