Use of Passive Splitters and GPON Standard for FTTDesk LAN Architecture
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Presented by: David Cook, 3M
URL: www.3m.com
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The GPON Standard has been utilized for many years in the Outside Plant notably for Fiber To The Home networks. Passive Optical Networks (PONs) have benefited from the application of optical splitters to direct data downstream from the provider head end and upstream from the homeowner end user. Today multiple vendors have introduced similar networking transmission equipment into the premises environment to implement GPON technology to the Local Area Network (LAN). Again, optical splitters are used and become the heart of the building structured cabling, Fiber To The Desk architecture providing high speed, improved services and greatly reducing costs in both cap-ex and op-ex.
Dave Cook has been working in the telecommunications industry for 28 years specializing in fiber optic connectivity. He has been with 3M Communication Markets Division for over 25 years in various roles, currently is the product manager for fiber connectivity and cable management focused on premises markets. Dave holds a BS degree from South Dakota State University, a certificate in Telecommunications Management from University of Dallas, and is a Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) with BICSI since 1997.
The 3M Network of Networks is a world leader in communication technology, connecting products, people and companies by harnessing the power of more than 45 technology platforms to create customer-centric innovations. From FTTX to xDSL to Wireless. The Network of Networks connects smart grids to smart phones, wind farms to server farms, greenfield to brownfield, wireline to wireless and customers to their goals. To get the Network of Networks working for you, visit 3M.com/Telecom.
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Microduct – Cost Effective Ideas to Deliver Service to Areas Once Considered Unreachable
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Presented by: Scot Bohaychyk, Clearfield Inc
URL: www.clearfield.com
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This session will discuss how the latest Microduct technology can enable fiber delivery to environments previously not viable. Using Microduct as the optical fiber raceway for all last mile needs, organizations can take advantage of the unlimited opportunities to deploy and protect fiber within the network. Most importantly, Microduct, with its small size, rugged construction and unique attributes has enormous cost-saving benefits. This presentation will examine how the latest Microducts can make a great impact on the deployment of fiber in four key application environments: 1) cell backhaul, to the tower and up the antenna 2) MDU 3) Riser and 4) traditional Fiber to the Home.
Scot Bohaychyk, Clearfield market manager, has over 27 years in the Telecommunications industry. Scot began his career with President Ronald Reagan and The White House Communications Agency, which provides communications for the President of the United States, Vice President and Senior White House Staff. Then after leaving the White House, Scot entered the private sector with Ohio Bell Telephone Company where he began as a Lineman and worked his way through the company to an outside plant engineering position where he designed outside plant deployments. Scot then went on to a career in the outside plant sales world where he trained installation crews on the technique of blowing fiber cables for long haul fiber installations both in the United States and overseas.
Clearfield, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes fiber optic management products for the communications networks of leading ILECS, CLECs, MSO/cable TV companies and mobile broadband providers. Based on the patented Clearview Cassette, our unique single-architected, modular fiber management platform is designed to lower the cost of broadband deployment and maintenance by consolidating, protecting and distributing incoming and outgoing fiber circuits and enable our customers to scale their operations as their subscriber revenues increase. Clearfield deploys millions of fiber ports each year throughout North America.
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Reducing Costs and Operational Expenses with Mobile Information Modeling Technology
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
9:15 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.
Presented by: Henry Freeman, Bentley Systems Inc
URL: www.bentley.com
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This presentation is on mobile information modeling for systems integration with intelligent infrastructure to optimize productivity for infrastructure professionals while in the field. The composition of Mobile i-models will be explained and examples showing how hypermodeling and augmented reality can be used to reduce construction and maintenance expendatures of network infrastructure. Business drivers for the above technology approach will be highlighted. And attendees will come away with detailed communications use cases that qualify this technology, architecture, and implementation strategy.
Mr. Freeman is currently Bentley Systems Mobile i-model SDK Product Manager. Previously held positions were Bentley Professional Services - Global Practice Leader for Communications Industry. As well as BellSouth Telecommunications - Network Operations - Engineering Application Development Manager. He has a combined twenty + years experience in telecommunication network operations, engineering, telecommunication engineering application development and application/system implementation for the best communications service providers in the world.
Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing architects, engineers, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Bentley Systems applies information mobility to improve asset performance by leveraging information modeling through integrated projects for intelligent infrastructure. Its solutions encompass the MicroStation platform for infrastructure design and modeling, the ProjectWise platform for infrastructure project team collaboration and work sharing, and the AssetWise platform for infrastructure asset operations - all supporting a broad portfolio of interoperable applications and complemented by worldwide professional services.
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Here Comes the Sun: A Telco's Practical Guide to Implementing Solar
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
9:15 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.
Presented by: David Wilson, Emerson Network Power
URL: www.emersonetworkpower.com
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Providers increasingly are evaluating solar energy as a way to reduce operating costs and complement more sophisticated telecommunications energy strategies. In this discussion we will present best practices and financial considerations for implementing solar. The presentation will include a comprehensive look at solar deployment, including: An overview of solar panels and recommendations for mounting and wiring panels back into the telco power plant; discussion of how to transform solar into power on the DC bus; evaluation and considerations for implementing solar in on-grid and off-grid applications; and a discussion of costs, benefits and ROI. Attendees will learn best practices to use-and pitfalls to avoid-when implementing solar with on- or off-grid power solutions.
David Wilson is Director, Application Engineering, Emerson Network Power's Energy Systems business. David joined Emerson in 2006 and is instrumental in the ongoing development of innovative hybrid power and enclosure solutions. Earlier, he was heavily involved in last-mile broadband solutions for Ciena and has been involved in a variety of telecom initiatives during his 25-year career. David owns a bachelor's degree in Applied Science (Electrical Engineering) from the University of Toronto.
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson, maximizes reliability, deployment speed
and operational efficiency for communications networks. A trusted industry leader in smart infrastructure technologies, Emerson Network Power provides innovative, rapidly deployable solutions that deliver efficiency and uncompromised reliability regardless of network demands. Our solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians. Learn more about Emerson Network Power products and services at www.EmersonNetworkPower.com.
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Optical and Wireless services delivered by Micro-Trenching and Air-Jetting
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
9:15 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.
Presented by: David Chen, Verizon and Ernie Gallo, Telcordia
URL: www.verizon.com www.telcordia.com
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Verizon is seriously taking the technology innovative path and has fully engaged in the "Micro-Trenching and Air-Jetting cable" and new in living unit solutions deployment in the cities in North America. The benefits are: Almost no destructions in the inner city, lots of labor, time and material savings, and provides highest bandwidth for Verizon wireline and wireless services to the customers. Telcordia will be reviewing the testing protocols that are followed to help ensure the products used in these new deployments will perform as intended for a long and reliable life.
David Z. Chen, has been working for the company since January 1995. During his 18 years of service at Verizon, he was the primary contributor for building the Dallas Data and Network control center fWCOM, led transmission technology development for the fMCI, and conducted numerous lab and field trails on Ultra Long Haul, set many world records on terabit technology trials at 10 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s DWDM system, which helped the company to lead the industry around the world. David has contributed/presented numerous Post Deadline papers at OFC/NFOEC since 2001, his innovative proposal lead to the G.657.B3 fiber and MDU drop deployment; include the In-Living-Unit 0.9mm drop applications. Awarded many US patents.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ, NASDAQ: VZ),[1] branded as Verizon, is an American broadband and telecommunications company and a corporate component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.[4]It started in 1983 as Bell Atlantic (based in New York City)[5] with a footprint covering New Jersey to Virginia and emerged as part of the 1984 Breakup of AT&T into seven "Baby Bells." In 1997, Bell Atlantic merged with another Regional Bell Operating Company, NYNEX, based in New York City with a footprint spanning from New York to Maine. The combined company kept the Bell Atlantic name. In 2000, Bell Atlantic acquired former independent phone company GTE, and adopted the name "Verizon", a portmanteau of veritas (Latin for "truth") and horizon.[6] The company's headquarters are located in the Verizon Building at 140 West Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City.[7]
Ernie Gallo is Telcordia Technologies’ Project Manager for Product Development in the area of network integrity solutions addressing the physical layer of the networks providing voice, video, and data telecommunications service. Ernie is Chair of the ATIS PEG and ATIS NEP, as well as Vice Chair of the IEEE SPD Committee that won the IEEE Award for best standard. Ernie has published many articles and papers on electrical protection and outside plant equipment and regularly gives presentations on emerging issues. Ernie also serves as a working group member for the SCTE in its Home Practice Subcommittee. Ernie is a member of the National Electrical Code Panel 1 and the Technical Correlating Committee.
For more than two decades, Telcordia has supported leading communications companies around the globe with a robust, end-to-end portfolio of software, services, and research that spans key functions including:
- Planning & Engineering: GIS-based systems for planning, designing, engineering, and documenting complex communications networks
- Fulfillment: a flexible, proven approach for managing inventory, provisioning automation, fallout resolution, and number management
- Service Delivery: a set of service creation and control enablers for creating and deploying advanced services for fixed, mobile and converged operators
- Service Management: multi-layer, configurable service quality solutions that enhance customer experience
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Mitigation of lightning induced surges
Thursday, October 10, 2013
8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Presented by: Phillip Havens, Littelfuse
URL: www.littelfuse.com
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Primary protectors located outside can sometimes generate differential surges as it protects interfaces from lightning induced common mode surge events. This presentation will provide an overview of generic solutions located at the secondary and tertiary positions to provide a comprehensive overvoltage protection solution. The potential impact of these secondary and tertiary protectors on the interface will be reviewed. A selection guideline is then provided that is based on the bandwidth of the interface, environmental location of the interface, and the protector's off-state impact on the interface.
Phillip Havens is a PE, having earned both BSEE and MSEE degrees. He is an IEEE Senior Member and currently serves as the Rapporteur of ITU-T Study Group 5, Question 4 and is the Associate Rapporteur of SG5. He started his career with Western Electric, and progressed to R&D work at ITT. He has been with Littelfuse, Inc. for the past 16 years and travels internationally meeting with clients to solve lightning and ESD related susceptible problems for telecom and communication equipment under the title of Principal Engineer – Standards and Applications. He is currently serving on the ATIS PEG Advisory Board, was a past Chair of what is now called ATIS STEP NEP and is now serving as a member of this Electrical Protection Subcommittee. He has also served as the Chair of TIA TR41.9 (oversees what was formerly known as FCC Part 68) and Vice-Chair of TIA TR41.7. He attended IEC/TC37A and 37B during the May 2011 committee meetings as a USNC delegation and regularly attends the IEC 37A/37B meetings. He currently serves on the Standards Technical Panel (STP) for UL 497/A/B/C and was involved in the Technical Harmonization Committee (THC) efforts on 62368-1
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The Four Pillars of Wisdom for Designing Safety Into Li-ion Telecom Battery Systems
Thursday, October 10, 2013
8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Presented by: Antoine Brenier, Saft
URL: www.saftbatteries.com
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Lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology offers particular advantages for telecoms applications, in particular it can enable the creation of compact, lightweight and maintenance-free backup power systems that deliver high performance and long life, even in the most demanding environmental conditions. However, there has recently been a considerable amount of negative publicity regarding the safety of Li-ion batteries. Telecoms operators are therefore naturally concerned to establish if Li-ion batteries could affect the safety of their own systems.
In this presentation we will outline the basic fundamentals of Li-ion battery design to highlight why they can potentially be unsafe if incorrectly manufactured and handled. We will then explain the key principles that must be applied to achieve safe operation, and detail the tools available for telecom operators to verify that these principles have been applied by their own battery system supplier.
The presentation starts with an explanation of why Li-ion batteries can be unsafe. We will then present the 4 pillars of system design and safety that must be applied concurrently:
- Choice of cell chemistry
- Cell design (including current interrupting devices)
- System design (including software, electronics, thermal management)
- Materials and process control
We then explain how a telecom operator can verify that these pillars are in place by relying on strict tests and adherence to rigorous safety standards, such as Telcordia GR3150.
Finally, we will consider the fact that there is a statistical possibility that Li-ion cells can vent and explain how this risk can be managed by the correct system design.
Antoine Brenier has 15 years experience in Business-to-Business Sales and Marketing. He joined Saft near Paris in 1999, where he managed the Telecom Networks Division’s Marketing activities. In this role, Antoine wrote and presented several papers on power backup technologies for telecom networks. In 2002, Antoine moved to a Telecom Business Development Manager position. In 2004, he invented a telecom rack-mount Li-ion battery (Intensium™), a world first, rewarded in 2005 by Frost & Sullivan’s Technology Innovation Award. Antoine moved on in 2005 to larger Business Development responsibilities for the entire Specialty Battery Group, a division focusing on Lithium based batteries. At the beginning of 2009, Antoine took the Telecom Sales Director position at Saft America Inc.
Saft is the world’s leading designer, developer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industrial and defence applications:
- the world’s leading manufacturer of industrial nickel-based batteries for use in air and rail transportation, standby power applications and emergency lighting;
- the world’s leading manufacturer of primary lithium batteries for the electronics and defence industries;
- the leading European supplier of specialised, advanced technology batteries for defence and space applications and nr 1 worldwide in lithium-ion commercial satellite batteries.
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Superstorm Sandy: Fuel Cell Design for Disaster vs. Backup Power
Thursday, October 10, 2013
9:15 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.
Presented by: Joe Blanchard, ReliOn
URL: www.relion.com
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Superstorm Sandy impacted the east coast of the United States and Canada at the end of October 2012, causing destruction valued in the billions and creating power outages lasting between hours and weeks for millions of people. Though the geographical impact of this storm was somewhat unique for the United States, it is one of many such major weather disasters happening annually around the world. Recovery from such events includes having power and communication systems that have been designed for resiliency. Fuel cells have been used at communications facilities for a decade. They have provided backup power through many weather events including hurricanes, winter storms, and electrical storms. Backup power, however, is somewhat different than power required to facilitate disaster recovery. At that point, it becomes more of a grid supplement paradigm and fuel delivery becomes paramount to success. This session will discuss the differences between backup power and power for disaster recovery and the fueling solutions necessary for successful operation during and after natural disasters.
Joe Blanchard has served as ReliOn's Chief Operating Officer since May 2011, having held the position of Vice President of Product Line Management since 2005. Blanchard spent the previous 18 years with Fujitsu in Richardson, TX. During his tenure at Fujitsu, he held various management positions in development, product management, product support and services. Prior to Fujitsu, he worked in product development for Rockwell/Wescom and for GTE Automatic Electric. For more than 27 years, Blanchard has been involved in the design, development, marketing and support of products spanning DLC/DSLAMs and FTTx systems, telecom cabinets and power systems, optical transport, DWDM systems, Class 5 switching and PBX systems.
ReliOn provides ultra-reliable, clean hydrogen fuel cell solutions which are used to meet customer backup power needs for the telecommunication, government, security and transportation communication markets. ReliOn's continuous innovation in core technology has made it a leader in the development and marketing of modular, fault-tolerant fuel cell products for customers seeking solutions to critical backup power applications. With more than 1,600 sites in 42 U.S. states and 34 countries, ReliOn customers enjoy the benefits of high reliability, low operating costs and easy maintenance.
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Optical Local Area Network (LAN) Solutions for Multiple Business Segments
Thursday, October 10, 2013
9:15 A.M. – 10:15 A.M
Presented by: John McNaught, Tellabs
URL: www.tellabs.com
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First Question is Why?
Optical LAN is an emerging technology causing a major disruption to traditional solutions for the Business Segment. The key factors are when compared to traditional solutions:
- Cost Savings (CAPEX and OPEX) - up to 70%
- Energy Savings - up to 80%
- Space Savings - up to 90%
- Enables 40%-60% savings in cabling - Use of single-mode fiber (SMF) over traditional Cat 5/6 copper cable
- The lower power combined with carbon footprint reduction allow building owners and network operators to meet and exceed green sustainability goals
The Solution - Optical LAN
Optical LAN is a passive optical infrastructure for enterprise customers. The solution is based on standard GPON technology that is widely deployed today. The basic network elements are the Optical Line Terminal (OLT), passive infrastructure (passive optical network) (PON), fiber distribution hub (FDH), optical network terminals (ONT).
This foundation of Network Elements is supported with software that enhances the capabilities so that it will support all the features of a standard LAN solution today using the active Ethernet model. This same model that has been deployed for over 15 years. In order to keep pace with required services and bandwidth, traditional infrastructure has to be "refreshed" every 3-5 years and continually requires upgrade of the copper infrastructure (Cat3, Cat5, Cat 5e, Cat5, Cat6A, Cat 7..). An Optical LAN solution eliminates the need to change out network elements and cabling which further contributes to the total cost savings (TCO) of a project.
- Optical LAN - Highlights
- High Security
- Single Mode Fiber (SMF) - proven to be more secure than copper
- High Reliability
- Optical LAN is 6 nines - Active Ethernet needs 6-chassis to get 5-nines
- Higher Bandwidth, Less Cabling
- (12) SMF strands support 1,500 desks; 2 x 48 Cat5e/6 cables only support 48 desks
- Service Delivery
- Requires one network to support Data, RF and or IPTV, Voice (Analog and or VOIP) compared to the need for 3 separate networks to support with current active Ethernet solution
- Market Adoption
- The real test of a product/solution is adoption by the market. Optical LAN is rapidly growing in deployment and specified for use in various government entities and enterprise segments. Two recent high profile deployments are: Sandia National Labs with over 60,000 users and San Diego Public Library with a focus on the least overall impact to the environment.
John McNaught is a Senior Marketing Manager for access products at Tellabs. In this role, John is responsible for the latest solutions and technology for Tellabs Access product portfolio to the major service carriers.
He has a broad background and experience with the evolution of Telecommunications technology with more than 30 years’ experience in OSP. John has a BA in Business Administration from Cal State University-Fullerton and a MS in the Management of Technology from Lehigh University.
Tellabs designs innovative network equipment for Telecommunications companies and their customers. Tellabs partners with communications providers around the world, including 80% of the top global telecom service providers. Tellabs products and services enable our customers to provide service to business, residential and mobile users.
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