ISE Magazine, August 2019

I S E E X P O 2 0 1 9 P R E S H O W G U I D E 2 0 ISE EXPO 2019 Tuesday September 24 9 00 AM 12 00 PM FTTx Outside Plant Design Short Course Presented by Danny Huffman Instructor Light Brigade Cost 150 BICSI 2 CECs ETA 4 CECs This session will focus on the proper design of FTTx point to point and point to multipoint passive optical networks PON with home run centralized and distributed topologies Learn about the importance of customer take rate and density and how they apply to your design The session will review various network configurations design benchmarks and installation parameters for FTTx systems Mr Huffman is an instructor for Light Brigade and is president and founder of ONUG Communications a network design and construction services company His 18 years of experience in the telecommunications and utility industry has enabled him to provide many customers with varying assessments of industry trends including last mile networks data CATV and broadband technologies Prior to founding ONUG he held various management and technical positions with another EF I company and with BellSouth Telecommunications Founded in 1987 Light Brigade has trained over 55000 people worldwide in its instructor led public and custom classes Training is focused on fiber optic installation testing and troubleshooting as well as engineering design including specialized applications for FTTx utilities industrial traffic systems broadcast and many others The company also produces online courses and staff development videos that provide focus on specific fiber related topics Tuesday September 24 1 00 PM 5 00 PM Emergency Restoration Primer for Fiber Optic Outside Plant Presented by Steve Wolszczak Technology Manager Light Brigade Cost 200 BICSI 3 CECs ETA 4 CECs Attendees will review some fiber basics and the likely failure modes of fiber links including catastrophic cable cuts and learn how to identify vulnerabilities in their own network They will take away a restoration planning guide for follow up after the session Steve Wolszczak has been in the fiber optics industry for over 30 years Steve has worked for several companies in the fiber optic space developing a strong background in fiber cable connectivity amplification splicing and was especially focused on fiber optic testing He has worked for industry leaders including Corning Fitel Molex and JDSU VIAVI Steve is an avid teacher and had his own training company prior to joining Light Brigade in 2018 Steve develops course content and is involved with several technology committees relating to certifications Steve holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the United States Military Academy at West Point and spent 6 years in the army after graduation Founded in 1987 Light Brigade has trained over 55000 people worldwide in its instructor led public and custom classes Training is focused on fiber optic installation testing and troubleshooting as well as engineering design including specialized applications for FTTx utilities industrial traffic systems broadcast and many others The company also produces online courses and staff development videos that provide focus on specific fiber related topics Advanced Workshops ISE EXPO 2019 offers you the chance to participate in advanced education workshops These workshops will take your education experience at ISE EXPO even higher Dont wait to register These workshops are filling up fast