Status of Active CEA Standards Projects
These are the projects that are currently active within CEA’s standards committees. Anyone, except a member of the press, is eligible to join a CEA standards committee. For members of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) there is no charge to participate in CEA standards activities. For companies or individuals who are not members of CEA there is an annual fee for participation in CEA standards activities. Please see "How to Join" for more details.
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Last updated: May 17, 2013
CEA's Audio Systems Committee produces standards for consumer audio equipment. All are encouraged to join the Audio Systems Committee and get involved in its activities. The Audio Systems Committee is particularly interested in adding new members (called "users") who acquire audio products from those who create them, and in adding new members who neither produce nor use audio products, such as regulators, associations, and others (called members with a "general interest"). |
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| WG1 | CEA-CEB19 | Recommended Loudspeaker Safety Practices Summary: WG1 is working on a revision of CEA-CEB19, which provides guidance to manufacturers regarding some specific safety issues related to loudspeakers. The guidance is not comprehensive and the document cannot be used as the ultimate standard for loudspeaker safety. CEA-CEB19 should be used in conjunction with the manufacturer’s own safety specifications and testing program. Started: 10/26/11 Status: In progress. Work is on hold pending completion of ANSI/CEA-2034.
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| WG1 | ANSI/CEA-2034 | Standard Method of Measurement for In-Home Loudspeakers Summary: WG1 is working on ANSI/CEA-2034, which will describe how to test several common loudspeaker characteristics, and how to report the test results. The standard will apply to all separate home loudspeakers, including those for home theater systems or music systems, and including those intended for floor, shelf, on-wall or in-wall placement. Started: 10/3/06 PINS filed: 1/26/07 Pre-vote comment deadline: 5/8/13 Status: Pre-vote comments being addressed |
CEA's Video Systems Committee produces standards for television video technologies. All are encouraged to join the Video Systems Committee and get involved in its activities. The Video Systems Committee is particularly interested in adding new members who manufacture video products or services (called "producers"), and in adding new members who acquire video products from those who create them (called "users"). |
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| WG13 | ANSI/CEA-2013-A |
Digital STB Background Power Consumption Started: 5/17/12
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| WG13 | ANSI/CEA-2022 |
Digital STB Active Power Consumption Measurement Started: 5/17/12
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| WG13 | ANSI/CEA-2037-A |
Determination of Television Average Power Consumption Started: 10/27/11
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| WG13 | ANSI/CEA-2043 |
Set-top Box (STB) Power Measurement Started: 10/27/11
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| WG17 | CEA-542-D |
Cable Television Channel Identification Plan Started: 2/14/13
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| WG18 | CEA-CEB26-A |
Mobile/Handheld DTV Implementation Guidelines Started: 2/14/13
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| WG19 | CEA-CEB27 |
Audio Accessibility for Consumers Started: 10/16/12
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CEA's TV Data Systems Subcommittee produces standards for the delivery and presentation of closed captions, program rating information and certain other data delivered to the consumer via television signals. All are encouraged to join the TV Data Systems Subcommittee and get involved in its activities. |
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| WG1 | ANSI/CEA-708-E | Digital Television (DTV) Closed Captioning Summary: WG1 is revising ANSI/CEA-708-D, Digital Television (DTV) Closed Captioning, which defines how to send closed captioning information over DTV signals. Started: 10/26/11 PINS filed: 11/29/11 Pre-vote comment deadline: 4/29/13 14-day draft distributed: 5/6/13 ANSI public review deadline: 7/15/13 Status: Vote scheduled for 5/21/13
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| WG1 | CEA-708.1 Compliant Bitstreams | Bitstreams for Testing 3D Extensions for CEA-708 Digital Television (DTV) Closed Captioning Summary: WG1 is developing bitstreams for testing compliance with the 3D extensions for CEA-708 digital television closed captioning that are described in ANSI/CEA-708.1, Digital Television (DTV) Closed Captioning: 3D Extensions. Started: 10/15/12 Status: In progress
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| WG1 | CEA-708.2 | ATSC 2.0 Services in the DTV Caption Stream Summary: WG1 is working on CEA-708.2, an extension to CEA‐708 that will describe methods for signaling and transport of the following types of data: (1) URIs of specific types, corresponding to specific applications (types to be identified within the data structure); (2) the TSID of the channel carrying the DTV caption stream; and (3) the major and minor channel number of the channel carrying the DTV caption stream. Started: 10/15/12 Pre-vote comment deadline: 5/10/13 Status: Pre-vote comments collected. A proposal to cancel this project is on the agenda for the 5/21/13 R4.3 TV Data Systems Subcommittee meeting
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| WG8 | ANSI/CEA-2020 R-20XX | Other VBI Waveforms Summary: WG8 is considering reaffirmation of ANSI/CEA-2020, Other VBI Waveforms. This standard describes the electical properties of four vertical blanking interval (VBI) waveforms in commercial use. It does not describe the payload data. The waveforms apply to 525-line, interlaced (i.e., 480i) analog television signals. The waveforms may be present on analog inputs and analog outputs, but no conformance requirements about the actual presence of the waveforms are defined in ANSI/CEA-2020. Started: 2/13/13 PINS filed: 3/7/13 Status: In progress
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| WG13 | ANSI-J-STD-042-B | Emergency Alert Messaging for Cable Summary: CEA and the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) are revising ANSI-J-STD-042-A, which was developed jointly by CEA and SCTE. This standard defines an Emergency Alert signaling method for use by cable TV systems to signal emergencies to digital receiving devices that are offered for retail sale. Such devices include digital set-top boxes that are sold to consumers at retail, digital TV receivers, and digital video recorders. This standard is also known as CEA-814-B. Started: 8/14/12 PINS filed: 9/11/12 Pre-vote comment deadline: 9/20/12 Ballot deadline: 2/27/13 ANSI public review deadline: 4/29/13 Status: Approved by both CEA and SCTE, ANSI public review completed. Awaiting confirmation from SCTE that ANSI approval may be requested
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CEA's DTV Interface Subcommittee produces standards for RF, analog and digital interfaces that enable connectivity between TV receivers and other consumer devices. All are encouraged to join the DTV Interface Subcommittee and get involved in its activities. |
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| WG5 | CEA-770.3-E | High Definition TV Analog Component Video Interface Summary: WG5 is working on a revision to CEA-770.3-D. This standard defines two raster-scanning systems for the representation of stationary or moving two-dimensional images sampled temporally at a constant frame rate. The first image format specified is 1280 x 720 samples (pixels) inside a total raster of 750 lines, as given in Table 1. The second image format specified is 1920 x 1080 samples (pixels) inside a total raster of 1125 lines, as given in Table 1. Both image formats shall have an aspect ratio of 16:9. This standard specifies an analog interface having Y', P'B, P'R color encoding. Started: 10/15/12 Pre-vote comment deadline: 3/18/12 Ballot deadline: 5/16/13 Status: Document was approved by ballot. Publication is pending.
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| WG5 | ANSI/CEA-805-E | Data Services on the Component Video Interfaces Summary: WG5 is working on a revision to ANSI/CEA-805-D. This standard describes how data services are carried in the vertical blanking interval of analog component video interfaces, including the component video interfaces defined in CEA-770.2-D, Standard Definition TV Analog Component Video Interface, and CEA-770.3-D, High Definition TV Analog Component Video Interface. Started: 7/26/10 PINS filed: 1/18/11 Pre-vote comment deadline: 3/18/12 Ballot deadline: 5/16/13 ANSI public review deadline: 7/15/13 Status: Document approved by ballot. Publication as CEA standard pending. ANSI public review underway.
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| WG7 | ANSI/CEA-861-F | A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces Summary: WG7 is working on a revision to CEA-861-E. This standard defines protocols and requirements for uncompressed digital interfaces that connect consumer electronics devices, such as digital televisions, digital set-top boxes, and similar devices. This standard is applicable to a variety of DTV-related high-speed digital physical interfaces such as the Digital Visual Interface (DVI) 1.0, the Open LVDS Display Interface (LDI), and the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI). Started: 7/11/11 PINS filed: 7/26/11 Pre-vote comment deadline: 7/23/12 Second pre-vote comment deadline: 4/9/13 Ballot deadline: 5/16/13 ANSI public review deadline: 7/15/13 Status: Document approved by ballot. Publication as CEA standard pending. ANSI public review underway.
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| WG12 | CEA-679-C R-20XX | National Renewable Security Standard (NRSS) Summary: WG12 is considering reaffirmation of CEA-679-C, National Renewable Security Standard (NRSS). This standard describes how to incorporate upgradeable, extensible, removable and replaceable security into digital consumer electronics products like digital television receivers and digital VCRs. Started: 10/18/10 Pre-vote comment deadline: 12/4/10 Initial ballot deadline: 1/1/11 (failed to achieve quorum) Second ballot deadline: 2/13/11 (“no with comment” received) Recirculation ballot deadline: 10/13/11 (new “no with comment” received) Recirculation ballot deadline: 3/14/12 (new “no with comment” received) Third ballot deadline: 11/13/12 (new "no with comment" received) Recirculation ballot deadline: 6/7/13 Status: Recirculation ballot underway
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| WG12 | ANSI/CEA-775-C R-20XX | DTV 1394 Interface Specification Summary: WG12 is considering reaffirmation of ANSI/CEA-775-C, DTV 1394 Interface Specification. This standard defines mechanisms to allow a source of MPEG service, such as a cable or terrestrial set-top box, digital video recorder, or DTV to utilize the MPEG decoding and display capabilities in a DTV. Started: 12/20/12 PINS filed: 12/20/12 Pre-vote comment deadline: 12/14/12 Ballot deadline: 3/4/13 ANSI public review deadline: 4/8/13 ANSI approval requested: 5/17/13 Status: Published as CEA standard. Awaiting ANSI approval.
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| WG12 | ANSI/CEA-775.2-A R-20XX | Service Selection Information for Digital Storage Media Interoperability Summary: WG12 is considering reaffirmation of ANSI/CEA-775.2-A, Service Selection Information for Digital Storage Media Interoperability. This standard supports the use of digital storage devices that record or time-shift digital television signals by defining Service Selection Information (SSI), methods for managing discontinuities that occur during recording and playback, and rules for management of partial Transport Streams. It is part of the ANSI/CEA-775-C group of standards, which standardize the IEEE 1394 High Performance Serial Bus interface for DTV receivers. Started: 12/20/12 PINS filed: 12/20/12 Pre-vote comment deadline: 12/14/12 Ballot deadline: 3/4/13 ANSI public review deadline: 4/8/13 ANSI approval requested: 5/17/13 Status: Published as CEA standard. Awaiting ANSI approval.
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| WG12 | ANSI/CEA-849-B R-20XX | Application Profiles for CEA-775 Compliant DTVs Summary: WG12 is considering reaffirmation of ANSI/CEA-849-B, Application Profiles for CEA-775 Compliant DTVs. This standard specifies profiles for various applications of CEA-775-C, DTV 1394 Interface Specification. The applications covered include digital streams compliant with ATSC terrestrial broadcast, direct-broadcast satellite (DBS), US cable, and standard definition Digital Video (DV) camcorders. Started: 12/20/12 PINS filed: 12/20/12 Pre-vote comment deadline: 12/14/12 Ballot deadline: 3/4/13 ANSI public review deadline: 4/8/13 ANSI approval requested: 5/17/13 Status: Published as CEA standard. Awaiting ANSI approval.
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CEA's Portable, Handheld and In-Vehicle Electronics Committee produces standards for portable and handheld consumer electronics products, and consumer electronics products used in private and commercial vehicles, boats and aircraft. All are encouraged to join the Portable, Handheld and In-vehicle Electronics Committee and get involved in its activities. The Portable, Handheld and In-vehicle Electronics Committee is particularly interested in adding new members (called "users") who acquire portable, handheld or in-vehicle products from those who create them, and in adding new members who neither produce nor use portable, handheld or in-vehicle electronics products, such as regulators, associations, and others (called members with a "general interest"). |
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| R6 | ANSI/CEA-2017.1 R-20XX | Serial Communication Protocol for Portable Electronic Devices Summary: R6 is considering reaffirmation of ANSI/CEA-2017.1. This standard describes a serial communication protocol that enables command and control communication between portable electronic devices and accessories attached to those devices. This protocol builds upon functions provided by the MOST® network developed by the MOST Cooperation (www.mostcooperation.com). MOST® is a registered trademark of SMSC (www.smsc.com). Started: 5/24/11 PINS filed: 6/14/11 Pre-vote comment deadline: 9/5/12 Meeting vote held: 10/18/12 ANSI public review deadline: 12/31/12 Request for ANSI approval submitted: 1/23/13 Status: Approved by R6 10/18/12. CEA version published. Awaiting ANSI approval.
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| WG10 | ANSI/CEA-2006-C | Testing & Measurement Methods for Mobile Audio Amplifiers Summary: WG10 is working on a revision to ANSI/CEA-2006-B. This standard defines characteristics that, considered collectively, describe the performance of power amplifiers designed for use in mobile applications. Started: 10/18/12 PINS filed: 10/26/12 Status: In progress
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| WG14 | ANSI/CEA-2015-A | Mobile Electronics Cabling Standard Summary: R6 is working on a revision to ANSI/CEA-2015. This standard defines size and performance requirements for power and speaker cabling used in mobile electronics applications. Started: 10/18/12 PINS filed: 10/26/12 Status: In progress.
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| WG17 | ANSI/CEA-2046 | Headset Cable Compatibility Summary: WG17 is working on ANSI/CEA-2046. This standard will define wired headphone, microphone, control signal and antenna compatibility across multiple portable and handheld devices. Started: 10/18/12 PINS filed: 10/26/12 Status: In progress
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CEA's Wireless Power Subcommittee produces standards related to wireless charging. All are encouraged to join the Wireless Power Subcommittee and get involved in its activities. The Wireless Power Subcommittee is particularly interested in adding new members (called "users") who acquire wireless power products from those who create them, and in adding new members who neither produce nor use wireless power products, such as regulators, associations, and others (called members with a "general interest"). |
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| WG3 | ANSI/CEA-2042.3 | Methods of Measurement for Efficiency and Standby Power of Wireless Power Systems Summary: WG3 is developing ANSI/CEA-2042.3. This standard will establish a common method for determining power transfer efficiency and standby power for consumer electronics devices that incorporate wireless power transfer functionality. Started: 2/9/11 PINS filed: 2/2/11 Status: In progress
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| WG4 | ANSI/CEA-2042.4 | System Requirements for Highly Resonant Wireless Power Systems Summary: WG4 is developing ANSI/CEA-2042.4. This standard will define system requirements for highly resonant wireless power systems. Highly resonant wireless power systems are systems that transfer power wirelessly using magnetic induction, and that require magnetic resonance. Started: 10/24/11 PINS filed: 11/16/11 Status: In progress
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| WG5 | ANSI/CEA-2042.5 | System Requirements for Tightly-Coupled Wireless Power Transfer Summary: WG5 is developing ANSI/CEA-2042.5. This standard will define system requirements for a tightly coupled wireless power system. A tightly coupled wireless power system is an inductive wireless power transfer system with a strong magnetic linkage between the primary and secondary coil. Started: 10/24/11 PINS filed: 11/16/11 Status: In progress
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CEA's Home Networks Committee produces standards for home networks. All are encouraged to join the Home Networks Committee and get involved in its activities. The Home Networks Committee is particularly interested in adding new members who manufacture home networking products or services (called "producers"), and in adding new members who acquire home networking products from those who create them (called "users"). |
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| R7 | CEA-2027-B | A User Interface for Home Networks Using Web-based Protocols Summary: R7 is considering withdrawal of CEA-2027-B. This standard addresses user control of remote audio/video devices on home networks. It describes how audio/video devices may present status and control user interfaces on remote devices attached to a network, and describes how this user interface data can be encapsulated using web and internet protocols. User control is through a browser and graphical user interface, the design of which is determined by the implementers of this standard. Started: 10/27/11 Pre-vote comment deadline: 9/27/12 Status: A comment was received suggesting that CEA-2027-B be reaffirmed instead of withdrawn, R7 is currently considering a change in the project intent based on this comment
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| WG13 | ANSI/CEA-709.3 R-20XX | Free-Topology Twisted-Pair Channel Specification Summary: WG13 is considering reaffirmation of ANSI/CEA-709.3 R-2004. This document specifies the EIA-709.3 free-topology twisted-pair channel and covers the complete physical layer (OSI Layer 1), including the interface to the Media Access Control (MAC) layer and the interface to the medium. The EIA-709.3 free-topology twisted-pair channel supports communication at 78.125 kbps between multiple nodes, each of which consists of a transceiver, a protocol processor, an application processor, a power supply, and application electronics. Parameters that are controlled by other layers but control the operation of the physical layer are also specified. Started: 10/17/12 PINS filed: 11/16/12 Status: In progress
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CEA's Modular Communication Interface for Energy Management Subcommittee produces standards for Smart Grid connectivity. All are encouraged to join the Modular Communication Interface for Energy Management Subcommittee and get involved in its activities. |
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| WG1 | ANSI/CEA-2045 Amendment 1 | Modular Communications Interface Summary: WG1 is working on an amendment to ANSI/CEA-2045, Modular Communications Interface for Energy Management. This amendment will fix an error in Figure 16-11, which shows the most significant bit (MS bit) being transmitted first in the AC form factor serial protocol. Section 4.1.4 correctly indicates that the AC form factor is supposed to be least significant bit (LS bit) first. The amendment may also include additional changes that might be recommended based on experiences from implementing the standard. Started: 3/22/13 PINS filed: 5/7/13 Status: In progress.
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| WG2 | ANSI/CEA-2047 | CE Energy Usage Information (CE-EUI) Summary: WG2 is working on ANSI/CEA-2047. This standard will enable consumer electronics (CE) devices to communicate their energy usage information within the home, enabling homeowners to understand and monitor the energy being used by their products. The standard will also allow CE devices to optionally respond to basic commands from electric utilities. It will enable mapping to and from the North American Energy Standards Board Priority Action Plan 10 (NAESB/PAP10) Energy Usage Information (EUI) model, and utilize ANSI/CEA-2045, Modular Communications Interface for Energy Management, messaging where possible. Started: 3/22/13 PINS filed: 5/7/13 Status: In progress
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The joint CEA/CEDIA Residential Systems Committee produces standards for the design and installation of residential systems. All are encouraged to join the Residential Systems Committee and get involved in its activities. |
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| WG3 | CEA/CEDIA-CEB28 | A/V Distribution Over Existing Cables Summary: WG3 is working on CEA/CEDIA-CEB28. This bulletin will provide recommendations for electronic system designers and installers on how to use existing wiring in residential environments, including coaxial and CAT 5/6 cables, to distribute digital audio and video while maintaining both the integrity of the content and the functionality of content protection. Started: 4/21/11 Pre-vote comment deadline: 9/17/12 Status: No comments received, vote was scheduled for 10/25/12 but meeting was then cancelled, new vote will be scheduled
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| WG7 | J-STD-710 | Residential Systems Documentation Standard Summary: WG7 is working on J-STD-710. This standard is being developed jointly by CEA/CEDIA and InfoComm. It will define a standardized set of blueprint icons that represent all facets of pre-wire and installation of electronic systems, products and devices in residential environments. This standard will not cover anything beyond architectural blueprints. Started: 9/11/09 Pre-vote comment deadline: 5/7/13 Status: Pre-vote comments being addressed
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