<s>
The	O
Telecommunications	O
Industry	O
Association	O
(	O
TIA	O
)	O
ANSI/TIA	O
-942-B	O
Telecommunications	O
Infrastructure	O
Standard	O
for	O
Data	B-Operating_System
Centers	I-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
American	O
National	O
Standard	O
(	O
ANS	O
)	O
that	O
specifies	O
the	O
minimum	O
requirements	O
for	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
infrastructure	O
and	O
is	O
often	O
cited	O
by	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
ADC	O
Telecommunications	O
and	O
Cisco	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
an	O
addendum	O
ANSI/TIA	O
-942-B-1	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
from	O
the	O
TR-42.1	O
Engineering	O
Committee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Telecommunications	O
Industry	O
Association	O
offers	O
TIA-942	B-General_Concept
certification	O
programs	O
through	O
TIA-licensed	O
certification	O
bodies	O
that	O
assess	O
and	O
certify	O
compliance	O
to	O
the	O
TIA-942	B-General_Concept
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
TIA	O
TR-42.1	O
Engineering	O
Committee	O
voted	O
to	O
start	O
the	O
revision	O
process	O
of	O
ANSI/TIA	O
-942-B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
ANSI/TIA	O
-942	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
labelled	O
as	O
ANSI/TIA	O
-942-C	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ANSI/TIA	O
-942-B	O
specification	O
references	O
private	O
and	O
public	O
domain	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
requirements	O
for	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
infrastructure	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
TIA	O
has	O
released	O
a	O
licensing	O
scheme	O
for	O
TIA-942	B-General_Concept
audits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
conforming	O
to	O
the	O
TIA-942	B-General_Concept
standard	O
are	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
;	O
.	O
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