Both standards are now published. They may be downloaded at no charge from http://tsp.plasa.org/freestandards; the free download is sponsored by Prosight Specialty Insurance. The standards also may be purchased from ANSI and IHS at http://webstore.ansi.org/ and https://global.ihs.com/ respectively.
On 8 October, the ANSI Board of Standards Review approved PLASA North America's withdrawal of ANSI E1.45 - 2013, Unidirectional Transport of IEEE 802 data frames over ANSI E1.11 (DMX512-A). ANSI E1.45 has been withdrawn because it does not comply with PLASA's patent policy, which states that we do not intend to publish any standard that contains protected intellectual property unless that property can be licensed by anyone for a reasonable fee on a non-discriminatory basis. There are patents issued in Korea and in the United States that cover key parts of the standard. The licensing terms offered by the patent-holder do not meet our requirements, so the standard has been withdrawn.
(Jim Evans)
