Construction Planning and Implementation Using ANSI/TIA-322 and ANSI/ASSE A10.48

While we are often invigorated by possibilities from the next level high speed application, we are challenged with the justification to migrate. Is it the right time, cost, value, etc. for your network? There are multiple data center and campus network trends along with new application standards that can help you with your decisions. Recent events have affected how, where and when we access networks, however our expectations of availability of data have not changed. This presentation will review key considerations that affect bandwidth demands, network architectures and the impact on cable planning.

What will your smart building be capable of in 10, 25, or even 50 years? What is driving change today and how will it impact buildings and cities in the future? As we are only in the dawn of the new IOT-age, this discussion will look at the horizon to understand what digital transformation will enable for tenants, owners and investors. With new wireless technologies like 5G and Wi-Fi 6 coming to market and more smart devices to connect and secure every day, our expert panel will discuss what building owners and managers need to plan for ahead of the coming wave of innovative smart technologies.

The amenities and connectivity that building owners and tenants expect today are much different than they were 30 years ago. So why are we still designing and building networks the same way? In this webinar, JE Dunn partners with Corning to discuss smart building technologies and the importance of having early involvement of all stakeholders in the planning and design phase of a project. From a construction perspective, this can help ensure that unnecessary, costly infrastructure is taken out of the design up front instead of trying to accommodate the desired technology later at a greater cost. And from an IT approach, this early involvement can ensure the correct future-ready network is implemented most efficiently, enabling them to provide a total connected experience for the end customers and scale for future technologies as they arise.

The shift to intelligent buildings starts with a new way of thinking around how we design, plan, construct and maintain buildings. When network infrastructure is prioritized at the same level as other building utilities, the result is a safer, more sustainable and productive environments for building occupants. TIA will host its latest Assessing Smart Buildings webinar with industry experts and address network considerations to help support new technologies that are no longer nice to haves, but must haves. In this webinar, we will examine the financial impacts of designing smart, and discuss the benefits of a “wireless-first” approach and why more owners and developers are adopting this new “unwiring” of their buildings.

Learn about the latest Single Pair Ethernet standards being developed along with examples of how SPE Technology is being used in industrial and building automation applications.

Proper fiber optic connector maintenance is critical to a successful fiber installation. This webinar takes a pragmatic look at how contamination can destroy the surface of a fiber optic connector and optical transceiver. It will share two case studies where on how adopting a proactive inspection will significantly reduce installation expenses, eliminate unplanned rework expenses while giving the installers a competitive edge

This webinar will address the new and emerging fiber optic connectivity trends and footprints coming onto the market this year. Aside from general enhancements and vendor unique features, our industry has not seen a new connector footprint in the past 20 years. This year is providing us with not only one new technology or connector footprint, but multiple innovations that increase density, streamline topologies, and simplify installation and maintenance. Join us for this look at the evolution of fiber connectivity and the new and emerging connectivity trends coming to your next project.

Attendees will earn 1 BICSI CEC

Join TIA for the next installment of our webinar series, Assessing Smart Buildings, as we discuss In-Building Connectivity. This webinar will examine how the information and communications technology (ICT) networks within smart buildings enable improved work environments for employees and tenants. Our expert panelists will discuss how businesses and building owners are redefining strategies around connectivity for a safer and more productive return to work in the office after months of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The panel will be moderated by the TIA's Dan Brown and will include:

- Brian Davis, Global Market Development Director for In-Building Networks, Corning
- Luke Lucas, Senior Manager, National 5G SMART and In-Building Coverage, T-Mobile
- Rich Berliner, CEO & Publisher, 5th Gen Media & Connected Real Estate Magazine
- Mike Meyers, CEO, Symmetry Operations, Inc.
- Jesse Carrillo, SVP & CIO, Hines

This webinar is NOT eligible for BICSI CECs.

Globally the Building Automation System Market is expected to grow at the rate of more than 13% from 2016 to 2022. Now that convergence is upon us, network-connected devices like HVAC, occupancy and other building automation sensors are asking for power and low-speed data to be delivered to them. As a result, a new Ethernet protocol has been designed to operate over a single pair of UTP/STP cable – otherwise known as single-pair Ethernet. Although, individually, these devices don’t call for much power or bandwidth, the sheer number joining our networks (75 billion or more by 2025) will increase overall bandwidth needs. In this panel discussion, we invite four manufacturers to address the emerging SPE technology and answer common questions.

Attendees will earn 1 BICSI CEC

Join FOTC Standards Chair Cindy Montstream for an update on ICT current and pending standards.

The industry is rapidly evolving as commercial real estate developers and building owners strive to construct smarter buildings where building systems converge and communicate over a unified IP-based infrastructure, enabling system integration that drives advanced automation for efficiency, optimized operations and enhanced occupant experiences. The implementation of 5G, edge data centers and broadband IoT connectivity, combined with new advancements in sensor technology, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) now enable buildings to become more intelligent and valuable than ever, creating the critical foundation of larger smart cities and communities. But when it comes to investment strategy, planning, designing and deploying an entire smart building ecosystem, how do key stakeholders know they are making the right decisions for maximum building intelligence and sustainability that the future demands?

As companies move toward 40G/100G, managing the cable plant becomes more complicated. They will need to manage devices of varying bandwidths, which will result in a cable congestion. Fiber optic cassettes are modular components that take fibers from a trunk cable and distribute them to a duplex cable. They help manage the fiber connections by simplifying cable management without running new cables. In high-density network applications, cassettes ensure the efficient use of space, and enable quick deployment, high reliability which eases moves, adds and changes and allows network administrators to refresh frequencies. In this webinar, we will review the types of cassettes available and how they will help the migration to 40G/100G networks.

Participants will earn one BICSI CEC.

Fiber connectivity is essential for the physical infrastructure in any enterprise or data center network. While it certainly has advantages, there are also challenges that come along with fiber. Contamination is the #1 cause of troubleshooting in fiber networks, so it is critical that anyone working with fiber is aware of and implementing best practices when handling, installing, or testing fiber connections. During this one-hour session, we will take a closer look at fiber connectivity and educate attendees on the impact that contamination has on fiber connections and network performance. They will also provide guidance on best practices and standards that are in place to ensure clean connections.

Participants of the live webinar will earn one BICSI CEC. Viewers of the webinar on demand, will need to take a brief knowledge quiz before receiving their CEC.

For high-speed multimode fiber based optical networks operating at 10/40/100Gb/s today and 200-400 Gb/s in the near future, it is more critical than ever for network operators and designers to have an accurate knowledge of performance specifications of the active and passive fiber optic components use to make up the network. During this session, we will cover the importance of fiber, distribution hardware and pathways selection and how these can affect signal integrity for networks operating at high gigabit data rates.

To achieve successful migration to 40 or 100-200-400 Gb, it is important to consider the fiber/transceiver options and cost implications (particularly the cost of managing high volumes of fiber cable on distribution frames and in pathways). We will show the advantages of a high-performance MM fiber coupled with BiDi transceivers as a cost-effective migration option that proves very practical in minimizing fiber distribution element ‘sprawl’ and assuring that cable pathways are manageable.

Participants of the live webinar will earn one BICSI CEC. Viewers of the webinar on demand, will need to take a brief knowledge quiz before receiving their CEC.

For decades, fiber optics have been inspected and cleaned to ensure the proper passage of light. While fiber optics inspection and cleaning fiber connectors is not new, it is growing in importance as links with increasingly higher data rates are driving decreasingly small loss budgets. With less tolerance for overall light loss, the attenuation through adapters must be lower than ever before. This can be achieved by properly inspecting and cleaning fiber optic cables when they are installed or while making moves, or changes. During this one-hour session, Jim Davis from Fluke Network will introduce us to the basic requirements to support our applications.

Participants of the live webinar will earn one BICSI CEC. Viewers of the webinar on demand, will need to take a brief knowledge quiz before receiving their CEC.

Fiber is going deeper everywhere. It is a key enabler of the upcoming 5G technologies that are going to need a rock-solid foundation. The high density of fiber rollouts ahead means a lot of outsourced field jobs. The challenge which outsourcing brings is reduced visibility and control over the network infrastructure. How will you keep on top of things in an age where you need valuable insights to act quickly?

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. High working force turnover is taking its toll on field expertise. How do you keep frontline technicians updated on best testing practices when it comes to fiber optics?

Discover a new approach to testing that will empower technicians to go further in guaranteeing a more reliable fiber foundation, all that without breaking the bank but by investing smartly in what amounts to lower total costs of ownership.

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