Beyond Bandwidth: Managing Your Assets in Today’s Fiber Network

As enterprise and data center networks migrate toward architectures that utilize multi-fiber connectivity such as MPO, standards bodies are releasing updates to incorporate these technologies into standardized structured cabling. This webinar provides an update on the revisions to industry standards to support multi-fiber connectivity and will explain how to implement testing procedures that will allow users to provide certification for networks with multi-fiber connectivity.

Speakers will include Rodney Casteel, CommScope, and Ed Gastle, VIAVI Solutions. Attendees will earn one BICSI CEC for attending.

As enterprise and data center networks migrate toward architectures that utilize multi-fiber connectivity such as MPO, standards bodies are releasing updates to incorporate these technologies into standardized structured cabling. This webinar provides an update on the revisions to industry standards to support multi-fiber connectivity and will explain how to implement testing procedures that will allow users to provide certification for networks with multi-fiber connectivity.

Speakers will include Rodney Casteel, CommScope, and Ed Gastle, VIAVI Solutions. Attendees will earn one BICSI CEC for attending.

Join FOTC Standards Chair Cindy Montstream for an update on structured cabling standards.

Attendees will earn one BICSI CEC.

This presentation will look at some of the requirements for field testing Single Mode fiber to make sure it will support the new applications you are planning to run on it. Starting with inspection and cleaning it will answer many of those little questions, “can I use that click pen from UPC multimode connectors on APC connectors?, How do I inspect APC connectors?”

From there the presentation will move on to the calculation of a loss budget, what is the correct budget, and what wavelengths should be tested. We will look at the best practices in Tier I loss testing to assure the minimum of uncertainty in our test results. The presentation will explain how this can be done for both single connectors such as LC and SC as well as MPO connections.

Finally, we will look at troubleshooting the fiber using an OTDR and give an introduction to the identification of common events in Single Mode OTDR traces.

Attendees will earn 1 BICSI CEC

There are many considerations when it comes to choosing your fiber termination method – from the number of connections and the application being supported, to performance and overall required time to go live. While pre-terminated fiber solutions offer significant benefits in terms of factor-terminated performance and ease of deployment, they do require proper planning and predetermining of lengths, as well as longer lead times. Choosing a field termination method like fusion splicing or mechanical splice connectors comes with its own set of additional considerations, including cost, required skill set and labor efficiency. This webinar will examine the various types of fiber termination methods available today, providing pros and cons of each method and basic considerations to help you choose the fiber termination that’s right for your specific fiber deployment, including key questions to ask and termination time comparisons and analysis.

This webinar is approved for one BICSI CEC.

This talk will explore the evolution of multimode fiber from inception to current time against the historical transceiver roadmap. We will explore various transceiver form-factors with respect to capability, technology risk, density and cost vs. fiber types that have been deployed (and those yet to be widely deployed). Both transceivers and supported fibers will also be discussed with respect to the evolution of standards that support them.
Attendees will earn 1 BICSI CEC.

This webinar addresses the drivers behind the ever-growng data center market and the standards that support that growth.

Attendees will earn one BICSI Continuing Education Credit.

Learn how to read the many fields on a fiber optic certification report generated by a field tester and understand how they will affect the applications you are planning to run.

Viewers will earn one BICSI CEC

This webinar will review the advantages that ultra high fiber count ribbon cables can bring to data centers and campuses. Also covered will be splicing and connectivity options.

This webinar is approved by BICSI for one CEC.

Data Centers vary widely in nature and can be roughly classified as hyperscale, multi-tenant, and private. A critical and common component in the operation of such data centers is the installation and maintenance of the physical cabling infrastructure. A fundamental change taking place is the evolution from cables using classic connectors on copper (RJ-45) or fiber optics (LC) to cables terminated by pluggables such as SFP or QSFP. This represents a new challenge as these cables, called Active Optical Cable (AOC) or Direct Attach Copper (DAC), are not easily validated and tested.

Attendees will earn 1 BICSI CEC for attending.

Broadcast media is undergoing wholesale change due to demands from consumers, competitors, and creative opportunity for new types of content. Virtualization at multiple points of the distribution and delivery network is recognized as the only way to meet these demands. This webcast will review in detail the technologies involved in the virtualization of broadcast media, from network, to master control centers, to edge device delivery.

Speakers:
Steve Reynolds, CTO, Imagine Communications

Steve Reynolds is Chief Technology Officer at Imagine Communications and responsible for the technical strategy and roadmap of the company, as well as managing business development, partner relationships, and M&A activity. Reynolds brings 20 years of technology leadership in the cable industry to Imagine Communications. At Comcast, he served as Senior Vice President of Premises Technology overseeing the strategy, roadmap and development of all technologies employed in service delivery to the customer premises. Prior to Comcast, Reynolds was Senior Vice President of Technology at OpenTV Incorporated, a world leader in digital and interactive television technology.

Host: Limor Schafman, Content Development Director, TIA


NOT BICSI accredited.

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems Engineering Committee is issuing a Category 8 cabling systems update. Join this webcast to learn the details.

Speakers:

>> Mark Mullins - Global Communications Manager, Fluke Networks
Mark is one of the founding members of Fluke Networks, starting in 1993. He has been involved in all of the key areas of the business, including cable testing, network troubleshooting and analysis. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of Washington.


>> Frank Straka - Product Line Manager, Panduit
Frank Straka manages Panduit’s copper and fiber cable product lines. Frank holds multiple degrees in both engineering and business, including a BSEE, MSEE, and MBA. He holds 26 patents in copper connectivity and cable design. Frank is active in the TIA TR42.7 standards group, which developing new standards to support new applications like 25 and 40GBASE-T, 100W PoE++ and NBASE-T. He has spoken at multiple conferences such as BICSI, IWCS, and the Ethernet Summit on new copper developments.


This program does not offer BICSI CECs.

The high speeds expected from future 5G networks and the demands of dense data over those networks is leading to communications network densification. Data centers, a key component of high speed delivery, are redefining their role, becoming a part of the fog and moving increasingly to the edge. This webcast will cover the role micro data centers will play in community network communications infrastructure; their configuration and structure; use of artificial intelligence and virtualization; control systems and operations; and workforce needs.

Speakers:
>> Don Byrne, Managing Director, Metrix411
>> Phillip Marangella, VP of Business Development, Cloud and IoT Solutions, EdgeConneX



NOT BICSI accredited.

Level 5 autonomy for automotive and the broader intelligent transportation industry will require hyper broadband connectivity. Smart communities and corporations developing products and services for ubiquitous connectivity understand that it requires a holistic vision of a fully 5G-connected environment.

This webcast will discuss the work cities, and automotive suppliers and OEMs are doing to build infrastructure and transportation vehicles that will move from human driven, through connected to autonomous capabilities.

Speakers:
>> Jill North, Innovation Program Manager, Department of Transportation, City of San Jose
>> Robert Grant, Senior Director of Public Policy, Lyft
>> Jeff Stewart, Assistant Vice President, Global Public Policy, AT&T
>> Tim Weisenberger, Project Manager, Technical Programs, Ground Vehicle Standards, SAE International



NOT BICSI accredited.

Telecommunications Industry Association TR-41 committee developed the TIA-4953 (amplified telephones) and TIA-1083 (HAC performance for telephones) standards.

TIA has logos to provide the hearing-impaired community a simple and clear solution to identify telephones that meet hearing audio amplification and HAC performance needs per these standards.

This webcast will review the process to receive and use the logos, and additionally cover what standards work is underway at TIA for mobile telephone audio performance.

Speakers:
>> Jessica Trentman, Marketing Director, CaptionCall
>> Jeff Strickland, Director of R&D, Clarity Products
>> Jonathan Gray, Director of Sales, Clarity Products
>> Linda Kozma-Spytek, Research Audiologist, Technology Access Program, Gallaudet University
>> Don McKinnon, VP of Testing Services, AST Technology Labs
>> Stephanie Montgomery, VP Technology and Standards, TIA

Real estate developers, owners and tenants are rethinking the office building experience. Not only are buildings becoming increasingly efficient in in-door energy management and operations, they are also beginning to interact with the people who work within the walls, and with the out of doors environment.

This type of sentient building design is making use of increased connectivity to and in buildings, as well as the use of sensors and IoT applications. This webcast will discuss communications and connectivity infrastructure that is being deployed in and to current real estate developments; what buiding owners, operators and tenants expect; the impact smart community development is having on smart buildings; and sample smart building IoT applications.

Speakers:
Yann Palmore, Vice President, Smart Building Solutions, JLL
Ray Moya, COO/CTO, Argent Associates, Inc.

>> Yann Palmore helps CRE investors, owners, and operators understand how to rethink building system infrastructure to support Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and drive smart building strategies. Yann’s key responsibilities are to guide clients through a structured process that prioritizes program goals, defines specific smart building strategies, specifies appropriate technologies, and oversees program implementation.

>> Ray Moya has over 25 years of network engineering and organizational management experience. His specializations include, wireline and wireless voice and data networks, network security, software development, and finance. He has designed, engineered and installed hundreds of Fortune 500 Company and Government networks. He leads network-consulting teams in LAN/WAN, software development, wireless technologies, and Network security.

For more about the speakers, please visit: http://www.tiaonline.org/webcast-iot-and-smart-buildings-new-construct

Creating a seamless connected environment that supports smart community citizen services, streamlines operations, supports economic development is already a challenge for community officials. There are many different needs and directions to begin the conversion to an “intelligent” environment. Communities are also planning and building not just for current needs, but also for future connectivity infrastructure that will be used by autonomous vehicles, smart buildings, connected homes, AR/VR, eRetail, eHealthcare, smartgrid and more.

This webcast will discuss such questions as:
> What issues are city officials prioritizing for resolution through smart community applications?
> How are communities planning for and deploying small cell infrastructure?
> Which departments are involved in communications infrastructure?
> How can suppliers navigate the multiple departments involved in decision making?
> What business models are cities negotiating with their technology product partners?
> What are some of the lessons learned from cities that you can translate into your own business offering?

Speakers:
Jascha Franklin-Hodge, CIO, Boston, MA
Kate Garman,Smart City Coordinator, Seattle, WA
Peter Marx, former CTO, City of Los Angeles, currently in the position of VP, GE Digital

The volume of data streaming into the data center has been growing exponentially for decades. Bandwidth requirements are expected to continue growing 25 percent to 35 percent per year. At the same time, lower latency requirements continue to escalate. As a result, the design of services and applications—and how they are delivered—is rapidly evolving.

Instead of a single dedicated server, information requests coming into the data center are now fulfilled by multiple servers cooperating in parallelThe traditional three-tier network is quickly being replaced by spine-and-leaf networks. As a result, the physical infrastructure must be able to support higher link speeds and greater fiber density while enabling quick and easy migration to new more demanding applications.

This webinar will address:

Solutions, support & decisions
40G or 25G lanes?
Preterminated vs field-terminated cables
Modulation schemes
Duplex or Parallel transmissions
Singlemode, multimode or wideband multimode fiber?



Attendees with earn one BICSI Continuing Education Credit for attending.

The Internet of Things is upon us. Vast amounts of big data are quickly approaching and network traffic, latency and bandwidth are at higher demands than ever. Storing, transmitting, and analyzing this data from IoT devices will require a secure and agile network architecture. Network failover and network security will be of the utmost importance.

How will these changes in demand and technologies have an impact on new standards and protocols? Will network communications between devices and the cloud be safe? Tune into this dynamic panel discussion with leading IoT and network experts for the state of IoT networks.

Panelists:
Ahmed Banafa, SJSU Faculty Member and LinkedIn IoT Influencer
Ryan Allphin, CTO, Cradlepoint
Brenda Boehm, Chief Strategy Officer & Board Advisor, IoT Smart Solutions, TIA

No BICSI CEC