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From the producers of Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine (CI&M - cablinginstall.com), this podcast pulls together current industry news, interviews and features from around the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) cabling and connectivity sphere. For 28 years, CI&M has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Learn more at www.cablinginstall.com.
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Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
For the new episode of The Cabling Podcast, CI&M sits down with IEEE-SA's George Zimmermann and John D'Ambrosia. (Full bios here.)
Here’s a timeline of topics George and John discuss on the podcast:
00:40 - George Zimmerman introduction.
2:09 - John D'Ambrosia introduction.
3:37 - Panel question one: Broadly speaking, over Ethernet technology's 50 years, how have IEEE standards worked to shape and guide the technology's adoption from it's inception up til present-day?
06:17 - Ethernet Alliance PoE Certification program co-pioneers make discoveries
06:40 - John: "We had to fill out the paperwork." Also: A PoE-enabled dog collar.
08:06 - The Marriage of Ethernet Applications and Technologies
09:49 - The Six Criteria for Standards Development
10:56 - How long can we talk before we talk about A.I.?
11:52 - The Plumbers of the Internet
13:22 - An Eight Lane Solution
17:10 - "A.I. comes with its own special requirements."
18:07 - What is the A.I. process?
21:47 - Hello, that's known as 'Ethernet'...
23:30 - Industrial automation, smart buildings and sensor applications: SPE technology update
27:27 - SPE: A Lot of Speculation
29:25 - Asking About Sustainability: How can IEEE standards address technology stakeholders' sustainability concerns and forthcoming ESG requirements? Is there a role for Ethernet in addressing sustainability? John: "Power comes into all of those conversations. You want to have something that will evolve to lower power." Notes on Energy Efficient Ethernet.
32:06 - Final notes: "Competition invites improvement."