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The Printer Working Group |
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About the PWGThe Printer Working Group (or PWG) is a Program of the IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (ISTO) with member organizations including printer and multi-function device manufacturers, print server developers, operating system providers and print management application developers. The group is chartered to make printers, multi-function devices, and the applications and operating systems supporting them work together better. |
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Workgroup
for Imaging Management Solutions (WIMS), This
working group is concerned with the definition of new and recasting of
previously defined imaging device and service management elements for
mapping into standard managment semantics and protocols. These
protocols include, but are not limited to, SNMP, CIM and Web Services
Management. William Wagner, Co-Chairperson Craig Whittle, Co-Chairperson |
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Multifunction Device
Working Group (MFD),
The MFD working group is focusing on modeling of the MultiFunction
Device (Print, Copy, Scan and Fax). Standardization of MFD model and
semantics will support interoperability of devices and services in
local and enterprise networks enabling improved job submission, job
management and remote administration and support. The goal of the MFD
project is to define a unified semantic model and set of abstract
operations for the most common and essential service and device
features of the MultiFunction Device. MFD Wiki: Peter Zehler, Chairperson |
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PWG
Semantic Model (SM) is a high level overview of the semantics
that have been defined by the PWG. The primary document describes the
semantic elements defined in various PWG documents and PWG documents
submitted to the IETF. The Semantic Model also incorporates additions
made by external groups addressing print systems. Every semantic
element in the document includes a reference to the document and
section that details the semantic definition. The specification also
contains a high level description of the Actions that operate on the
objects and attributes in the model. This document does not describe
the mapping of the semantics onto a specific protocol or network
environment. An XML Schema based on the Semantic Model document is
included. This project also includes the process to allow additions to
the Semantic Model specification and schema. PWG SM Wiki: Peter Zehler, Chairperson |
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PWG MIB WG (PMP)
, (Now a work item under the WIMS group) The group has developed a
number of
Management Information Base (MIB)standards for the management of
printers, finishing devices, and imaging jobs. The group has
completed a Port Monitor MIB that is now required by
Microsoft for network printers to operate with the Vista OS. Currently
the MIBs group is developing a specification to allow a
multifunction device to use the existing printer alert table to report
problems within the non-printing hardware. The effort remains active as a work objective of the WIMS group to support future MIB development efforts and to maintain the related IANA registrations. William Wagner, Co-Chairperson Craig Whittle, Co-Chairperson |
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The
Internet Printing Protocol (IPP),
The IPP working group has developed a modern, full featured network
printing protocol which is now the industry standard. IPP allows a
print client to query a printer for its supported capabilities,
features, and parameters to allow the selection of an appropriate
printer for each print job. IPP also provides job information prior to,
during, and at the end of job processing.
The IPP working group remains active for the maintenance of IANA registrations and PWG/ISTO standards, and to support current and future work items. IPP Wiki: (coming soon) TBD, Co-Chairperson Paul Tykodi, Co-Chairperson |
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