About the PWG
The 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.
Active PWG Work Groups
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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,
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.
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.
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, 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.
Paul Tykodi,
Chairperson
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Imaging Device Security (IDS);
The IDS working group is chartered to enable Hardcopy Device support in
the Network Assessment Protocols that measure and assess the health of
client computers and other devices that are attached to enterprise
class networks.
The group will define a set of common assessment
attributes for Hardcopy Devices and will liaison with the specific
Network Assessment Protocol efforts to include Hardcopy Device support
in these protocols where necessary. In the future, the IDS WG
charter may be revised to allow the working group to deal with other
types of Imaging Devices (Network Projectors, Displays, etc.) in the
Network Assessment Protocols or other security related work items.
Brian
Smithson,
Co-Chairperson
Joe Murdock,
Co-Chairperson
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Other Completed or Inactive Work Groups
Other completed or inactive work
groups
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Quick Links
Members of the PWG
Conference
Call Schedule
F2F Meeting Schedule
PWG Standards
The published standards of the PWG are available here.
PWG Informational Doc's
Other approved informational documents of the PWG.
PWG Officer's Page
PWG Mail Archives
Hyperlinked PWG mail archives.
PWG Mailing Lists
How to subscribe to PWG mailing lists.
IEEE ISTO
Press release (PDF)
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