ICT Today

ICT Today March/April 19

Issue link: https://www.e-digitaleditions.com/i/1081695

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 2 of 63

March/April 2019 I 3 contents March/April 2019 I Volume 40, Issue 2 SUBMISSION POLICY ICT TODAY is published bimonthly in January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, and November/December by BICSI, Inc., and is mailed Standard A to BICSI members, RCDDs, RITPs, RTPMs, DCDCs, BICSI Installers and Technicians and ESS, NTS, OSP and WD credential holders. ICT TODAY subscription is included in BICSI members' annual dues and is available to others through a purchased yearly subscription. I C T TODAY welcomes and encourages submissions and suggestions from its readers. Articles of a technical, vendor-neutral nature are gladly accepted for publication with approval from the Editorial Review Board. However, BICSI, Inc., reserves the right to edit and alter such material for space or other considerations and to publish or otherwise use such material. The articles, opinions and ideas expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the contributing authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of BICSI, its members or its staff. BICSI is not liable in any way, manner or form for the articles, opinions and ideas, and readers are urged to exercise professional caution in undertaking any of the recommendations or suggestions made by authors. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission from BICSI, Inc. ADVERTISING: Advertising rates and information are provided upon request. Contact the BICSI Sales Department for information at +1 813.979.1991 or 800.242.7405 (U.S. and Canada toll-free) or sales@bicsi.org. Publication of advertising should not be deemed as endorsement by BICSI, Inc. BICSI reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to reject any advertisement at any time by any party. POSTMASTER: Send change of address notices to BICSI, Customer Care, 8610 Hidden River Pkwy, Tampa, FL 33637-1000; Phone: +1 813.979.1991 or 800.242.7405 (U.S. and Canada toll-free). © Copyright BICSI, 2019. All rights reserved. BICSI and RCDD are registered trademarks of BICSI, Inc. 38 Artificial Intelligence: Then, Now, and What to Expect in the Age of IoT: As the ICT industry is transitioning into the IoT world of network convergence and IP device-driven global connectivity, ICT designers and installers should become familiar with AI's general capabilities, misconceptions, trends, and its most lucrative uses in order to recommend, design and build the most innovative and efficient networks for their enterprise customers. By Gerry Christensen 48 Implementing Next-Generation PON Technologies over Existing Optical Fiber Infrastructure: Discover POL's advantages for enterprise LANs: simplicity in design; less equipment and cabling; centralized management; lower energy requirements; ease of testing; and future- proofing. As POL becomes more prevalent, it is important for ICT design engineers, installers, and project managers to grasp an overview of POL and how this technology can be upgraded and tested. By Guillaume Lavallee, Steven Van Den Bergh, and Cemil Canturk 56 A Firestopping Primer for Today's Buildings: Modern structures are filled with combustible materials, making penetration firestops and a well installed firestop system more important than ever before. Learn about the standards, ratings, testing and more that will ensure the firestop system becomes a reliable component of a building's overall life-safety system. Lives depend on it. By Justin Pine, RCDD FROM THE PRESIDENT 05 Changing Lives and Connecting the World By Jeff Beavers, RCDD, OSP, CFHP COVER ARTICLE 06 Intelligent Buildings and ICT: Preparing for Buildings of the Future: One of the areas of rapid change is Intelligent Building (IB) design. While many have not had the opportunity to work on an IB project, the time to get smart about how to design for an IB and understand the implications to the data and voice systems is now. By Patti Fisher, RCDD, DCDC, OSP, RTPM,WD 18 Designing & Installing Infrastructure for IIoT: What does the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) mean for ICT infrastructure designers and installers? It means understanding the unique characteristics of these challenging environments well enough to design and install robust and reliable IP infrastructure systems to support the coming explosion of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). By Luke Young, RCDD 28 Do Not Build Intelligent Buildings with Dumb Security: Smart technology advancements are being introduced at a furious pace. What is largely ignored, however, is how dumb security is when it comes to making these so-called smart things work. Building automation systems are inching closer to the edge, drawing interest to the 4-point security unikernels model as a potentially viable solution. By Ian Eyberg

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

Archives of this issue

view archives of ICT Today - ICT Today March/April 19