Telecommunications Industry Association

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The Telecommunications Industry Association ( TIA ) is an association of government agencies in the United States and companies in the data technology and telecommunications industries . The organization, based in Arlington , Virginia, was founded in 1988 and develops standards for communications products, including standards for cabling.

Common TIA standards include:

• TIA-568A / B , definition of eight-pin RJ-45 plugs and sockets as used in Ethernet
• TIA-598-C, definition of the color of fiber optic cables for wide area cabling
• TIA-602-A, definition of the AT command set for modems.
• TIA-607-B, design of earthing systems in the telecommunications sector

Web links

• Telecommunications Industry Association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ TIA Member List . TIA. Retrieved October 28, 2013.