IEEE C37.231 : 2006

Table of Contents

1 Overview
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Purpose
2 Definitions and word usage
  2.1 Definitions
  2.2 Word usage
3 Information requirement
  3.1 Device model, order code, and serial number
  3.2 Firmware version
  3.3 Documentation version
  3.4 Nature of the change
  3.5 Importance of the change
  3.6 Firmware controller responsibility
  3.7 Instructions on how to implement a firmware change
  3.8 Contact mailbox at the manufacturer's site or sales company
  3.9 Customer/user contact (firmware controller)
  3.10 Determination of firmware problem
  3.11 Classification of changes
  3.12 Testing/validation
  3.13 Third-party resellers of Intelligent Electronic Devices
  3.14 Specific recommendations directed towards firmware controllers
  3.15 Specific recommendations directed towards manufacturers
  3.16 Compatibility of firmware versions
  3.17 Feedback from the end-user to the manufacturer
4 Dissemination of firmware revision information by manufacturers
  to users
  4.1 Dissemination of notification
  4.2 Availability of on-demand information
5 Dissemination of firmware revision information by users to
  manufacturers
Annex A (informative) Example of a severity rating methodology
Annex B (informative) Example of a functional classification scheme
Annex C (informative) Bibliography

Abstract

Describes the means for timely and efficient exchange of information between manufacturers and users of protection-related equipment with respect to (1) changes in device firmware and (2) the impact of those changes.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
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