Cable Management The Next Generation

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1 Cable Management The Next Generation Is your cable management limited to cables? Joel deneuf, RCDD Five Points Infrastructure Services Robert Russell Five Points Infrastructure Services

2 Session Agenda Abstract and Key Points Introductions Background History

3 Presentation Abstract A large number of organizations are updating their legacy cable plants, of years that include fiber and copper. Cable plant documentation is usually under-documented, outdated, has a go-to person and/or requires techs to walkthe (physical)-circuit. What are the requirements of the cable plant of today verses 25 (or more) years ago? Does your documentation system meet these needs?

4 Key Points Recognize the advantages of using a mature connectivity management system. Learn about methodologies for documenting highstrand/pair count cable environments. Understand the benefits of planning and using work order/reservations for a successful continued lifecycle.

5 Joel deneuf {Photo} Mr. deneuf has been a technical consultant for over 15 years. Recent clients are from most market segments including financial, government and education. Mr. deneuf is a member of BICSI as a certified RCDD. Previous to this, he was as an engineer in manufacturing environment in both process and design.

6 Robert (Bob) Russell {Photo} Mr. Russell has more than 10 years experience in data center and infrastructure management. Prior experience includes capacity planning and performance analysis in the mainframe environment. Licensed private pilot which influences the professional approach to IT. Mr. Russell has 4 grandchildren currently on the flight line.

7 Background Infrastructure IS Mission Critical Cable Plant / Power Why do you need cable documentation? Where do your cables run? What is the cost of the loss of a cable? How long does it take to find all the points from A to Z?

8 Why Document

9 Where Do Your Connections Run?

10 What s The Cost of A Broken Connection

11 How Long To Know The Entire Run

12 Electrical

13 What Does The Path Look Like

14 Where do you need it. What environment are you in or are you building? Office Space Data Center Outside Plant How much does each A to Z run cost? How much does an A to Z run cost if it goes down?

15 Why you need it Catastrophe examples Connectivity loss, RCA due to a cable Key personnel and work force retiring Re-location or construction Projects continue to fail or fall behind due to capacity

16 Cable Management Yester-year Marker on the wall Napkin Notes Notebooks

17 What happens when. Two Scenarios Retirement / Resignation by Joel deneuf Outage / Loss of Connectivity by Bob Russell

18 What happens when. Retirement / Resignation + Documentation

19 What happens when. Outage / Loss of Connectivity

20 Cable Management System - Yesterday It s Electronic! Home Grown Drawing CAD Spreadsheet

21 Cable Management - Maturity What do we need today? What do we need in the future?

22 Cable Management Systems - Today What should a cable connectivity management system include today? Multiple User Access/ Multiple Roles High Pair Count Fiber, Copper, Low-voltage and Power Types of connections MPO, MTP, Strand, Splice, pair-wise Hierarchal Inside Plant/ Outside Plant/ Data Center Office Space/ Risers Conduit / Conduit Fill Specialized Equipment or Connectors

23 Connectivity Management System What else should a connectivity management system include today to prepare for the future? Integration with other applications Images/Drawings/Elevations/Devices Import/Export Work Orders/Reservations Reporting Capabilities Logical (DWDM/VLANS) Accessed Remotely (Portable Tablets) Configurable vs Customizable

24 Connection Details Show end to end connections and all the hops in between

25 Basic Structure Show where the object is located using a detailed and configurable folder structure Hierarchically. Naming standards

26 Floor Plans Floor plans for CAD and other programs. Leverage layers

27 Import / Export Data MUST import from other sources. All I want you to do is hand type in the data on the these 32,456 servers by tomorrow.

28 OSP Maps with GIS Use maps via integrations or importing of existing documentation

29 Additional Data Fields Data fields must be configurable and expandable. Pick lists and pull-downs. Integers and decimal numbers.

30 Rack Elevations Auto generated based on the data. Updating constantly changing elevations yields out-of-date drawings for the users

31 MPO Fiber Take this into account Connectors have more than on connection point.

32 High Strand Count Fiber Many customer now have fiber with up to 864 strands and this count is growing. OSP fiber is in manholes and on aerials.

33 High Pair Count Copper Voice circuits still exist. 110 blocks, 66 blocks and.split pairs.

34 Splicing How do I track splices and the losses (0.2dB oops) at these points?

35 Electrical All that active gear has.. Power connections. If a breaker trips, what is affected and WHO is affected?

36 Reports 14,30 0 kg Without reports that can be printed and exported, the system fails. Reports must be configurable to each users needs or requirements.

37 WHO needs to view what data? HOW will the Users be Authenticated? User Security

38 Methodology for Documenting Identify the Need Analyze Design Pilot Implementation / Roll Out Lifecycle (Day 2)

39 Lifecycle Day 2 Processes Audit Update Analyze Report Maintain

40 Start Identify The Need

41 Analyze What? How? When? Who?

42 Hierarchy Scope Copper Fiber Voice Power Design

43 Pilot Representative Location Data Source Data Limitations Logical or Physical Evaluate Approval

44 Implementation Data Source(s) Time Line Resources Completion Criteria

45 Lifecycle Who Owns The Application Who Administers The Application Who Maintains The Integrity Of The Data Random Audits (Limited) Scheduled Audits (Larger Scope) Who Does Moves, Adds, Changes and Deletes Someone in Each Physical Location Who Is The Senior Management Sponsor

46 Process Many organizations miss this step: The project is over now you are in Day 2 Who owns the application? Who maintains the data? Who uses the data? What is the process?

47 Connectivity Management of Tomorrow How to be proactive by using change management Plan and Design within the application Use task level assignments for capacity planning and management Work Daily Audit Daily

48 3D Graphics 3D is a thing of the future, which is now. Can your system handle the X and the Y AND the Z

49 Work Orders / Reservations Everything should be planned. Integrate to the master ticketing with the granular tasks.

50 Auto Routing Not everyone is an expert in where to connect the dots. Is Auto routing available. Is it configurable?

51 Capacity Planning Nirvana is to have all the data in front of you so can make an educated plan.into the future.

52 Connectivity Management of Tomorrow Plan for the life of the enterprise not just the project. Installer vs. Service Cost of Day 2 maintenance Investment in CapX to reduce OpX

53 Those Old Adages can t manage what you can t measure I need to save money, but I don t know what it costs now can t report on what you don t have data for What is the End Goal Data In > Data Out

54 Connectivity Management of the Future Integration CMDB DCIM DCSM ITSM Prepare for ITIL

55 Where do you go from here? Define the need to haves for your company now and into the future. Define the nice to haves and the don t cares Pick a product to meet Your requirements.

56 Next Generation You have to do something NOW. It s a Never ending process. Define your steps and make one or two adjustments. The next generation is allowing you to move on by handing off to the next team. Make it better than when you got it

57 Q & A