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Risks and Challenges in NFV Testing
Building SDN / NFV Assurance Process
Creating an NFV test strategy
More information can be found here:
http://www.qualitestgroup.com/solutions-overview/by-industry/telecom-testing/network-functions-virtualization/
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DCN Diagnostics designs and develops rapid assay systems for medical and veterinary diagnostics, bio-defense, agriculture, environmental testing and other market segments. DCN's service offering includes contract assay development, education and training courses in lateral flow technologies, industrial design and mechanical engineering services related to development of related devices for rapid diagnostics. Our specialties include lateral flow, flow through and microfluidic assay formats, and we have developed qualitative, quantitative, visual or fluorescent assay systems. DCN's ISO 9001:228 and EN 13485 compliant quality system is set up to allow us to deliver the full FDA compliant design history file. Our process and unique teams of highly experienced development scientists working alongside our engineering teams allow us to deliver the product, not just the parts. DCN Diagnostics is the sole supplier of cellulose nanobead technology for lateral flow diagnostics outside of Japan and can supply technical consulting and development assistance to companies wishing to develop and manufacture highly sensitive and quantitative lateral flow assays using the NanoAct (tm) beads. Our experience in multiplexing and joint ownership in the Symbolics patents covering aspects of multipex arraying in lateral flow formats allows DCN to assist our clients in creating highly unique and functional assays for any environment or application. DCN also provides our unique UltraGold (tm) colloidal gold for use in lateral flow assays. DCN's 40nm gold colloid is highly controlled, very stable and designed specifically for use in lateral flow and flow through assays.
Nondestructive Testing and robotic engineering focused on transportation infrastructure. Updating 50 year old manual/subjective inspections with modern technology and robotics. Providing advanced condition assessment reports so asset managers can better allocate assets and make repairs prior to them becoming a danger to the public. By providing more quantitative data, proper maintenance and repairs can help extend the service life of critical infrastructure assets saving billions in untimely repairs and loss of life. Cable Stay Bridges, Suspension Bridges, Pedestrian bridges and more. Turn to Infrastructure Preservation Corporation for your bridge inspection needs. NBI -National Bridge Inventory inspection specialists.
Guide for executives in small and emerging pharmaceutical and biotech companies to select contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and contract research organization (CRO) partners
Testing - the gatekeeper for quality in NFVQualitest
NFV – Present & Future
Risks and Challenges in NFV Testing
Building SDN / NFV Assurance Process
Creating an NFV test strategy
More information can be found here:
http://www.qualitestgroup.com/solutions-overview/by-industry/telecom-testing/network-functions-virtualization/
High Cost of a Low-Cost Cable Certification TesterFluke Networks
Things to consider while selecting a new certification tester for network cabling. Good certification testers also typically support performance standards for premises fiber optic cabling, and have diagnostic capabilities for both copper and fiber network cabling.
DCN Diagnostics. Design and Development of Lateral Flow Assay SystemsBrendan O'Farrell
DCN Diagnostics designs and develops rapid assay systems for medical and veterinary diagnostics, bio-defense, agriculture, environmental testing and other market segments. DCN's service offering includes contract assay development, education and training courses in lateral flow technologies, industrial design and mechanical engineering services related to development of related devices for rapid diagnostics. Our specialties include lateral flow, flow through and microfluidic assay formats, and we have developed qualitative, quantitative, visual or fluorescent assay systems. DCN's ISO 9001:228 and EN 13485 compliant quality system is set up to allow us to deliver the full FDA compliant design history file. Our process and unique teams of highly experienced development scientists working alongside our engineering teams allow us to deliver the product, not just the parts. DCN Diagnostics is the sole supplier of cellulose nanobead technology for lateral flow diagnostics outside of Japan and can supply technical consulting and development assistance to companies wishing to develop and manufacture highly sensitive and quantitative lateral flow assays using the NanoAct (tm) beads. Our experience in multiplexing and joint ownership in the Symbolics patents covering aspects of multipex arraying in lateral flow formats allows DCN to assist our clients in creating highly unique and functional assays for any environment or application. DCN also provides our unique UltraGold (tm) colloidal gold for use in lateral flow assays. DCN's 40nm gold colloid is highly controlled, very stable and designed specifically for use in lateral flow and flow through assays.
Nondestructive Testing and robotic engineering focused on transportation infrastructure. Updating 50 year old manual/subjective inspections with modern technology and robotics. Providing advanced condition assessment reports so asset managers can better allocate assets and make repairs prior to them becoming a danger to the public. By providing more quantitative data, proper maintenance and repairs can help extend the service life of critical infrastructure assets saving billions in untimely repairs and loss of life. Cable Stay Bridges, Suspension Bridges, Pedestrian bridges and more. Turn to Infrastructure Preservation Corporation for your bridge inspection needs. NBI -National Bridge Inventory inspection specialists.
Case Study: Multi Category Sourcing in China, India, Vietnam and TurkeyJohn William
China, India Vietnam and Turkey has become one of the popular country for multi category sourcing. Global sourcing in these countries can be more effective. To know more visit: http://www.dragonsourcing.com/global-sourcing-tips/
Modern BioManufacturing: Single-Use Technologies in Configurable, Prefabricat...MilliporeSigma
A co-webinar describing a solution to biopharma's challenge of rapidly and rationally expanding capacity by employing single-use technologies, a templated process train, and pre-fabricated mobile/modular cleanrooms.
Biopharmaceutical companies on the verge of investing into manufacturing or facilities expansion face many questions and challenges. Speed, agility, and flexibility are becoming more critical to executing their changing production and distribution strategies. Platform facility designs which integrate the latest procss technologies wthin innovative pre-fabricated cleanrooms are critical for addressing the trending desire to implement 'clonable' modular facilities that can be delivered in a timely fashion across multiple locations. Companies like Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and G-CON Manufacturing are working together to combine their technologies and develop simple yet robust platform solutions for industry.
As bioprocessing technologies intensify performance, volumetric requirements become less. As such, 2000L single-use bioreactors - or multiple bioreactors of similar or less volumes - now suffice for the production of novel or biosimilar recombinant proteins. Such a shift in the industry enables the development of more mobile, modular facility designs. We will describe the rationale for this collaboration and its result: a turn-key solution that integrates a templated process train with a rapidly-deployable facility platform. By combining the unique advantages found with the G-CON POD construction and the bioprocess technology expertise from within Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, the goal of creating a cost-effective, pre-fabricated alternative to historical 'stick built' facilities is being achieved. Additionally, the flexibility inherent to our approach provides for a greater configurability that confers more user-specified choice into the selection of options. Simple in concept, this solution is also robust, cost-effective, and conducive to tight timelines for implementation.
In this webinar you will learn:
- Basic options for facilities/capacity expansion
- The value of templated process trains employing single-use equipment
- How modular, prefabricated PODs® outfitted with such single-use bioprocessing equipment represent an attractive, cost-effective strategy for capacity expansion
POD® is a registered trademark of G-CON Manufacturing, Inc.
Case Study: Multi Category Sourcing in China, India, Vietnam and TurkeyJohn William
China, India Vietnam and Turkey has become one of the popular country for multi category sourcing. Global sourcing in these countries can be more effective. To know more visit: http://www.dragonsourcing.com/global-sourcing-tips/
Modern BioManufacturing: Single-Use Technologies in Configurable, Prefabricat...MilliporeSigma
A co-webinar describing a solution to biopharma's challenge of rapidly and rationally expanding capacity by employing single-use technologies, a templated process train, and pre-fabricated mobile/modular cleanrooms.
Biopharmaceutical companies on the verge of investing into manufacturing or facilities expansion face many questions and challenges. Speed, agility, and flexibility are becoming more critical to executing their changing production and distribution strategies. Platform facility designs which integrate the latest procss technologies wthin innovative pre-fabricated cleanrooms are critical for addressing the trending desire to implement 'clonable' modular facilities that can be delivered in a timely fashion across multiple locations. Companies like Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and G-CON Manufacturing are working together to combine their technologies and develop simple yet robust platform solutions for industry.
As bioprocessing technologies intensify performance, volumetric requirements become less. As such, 2000L single-use bioreactors - or multiple bioreactors of similar or less volumes - now suffice for the production of novel or biosimilar recombinant proteins. Such a shift in the industry enables the development of more mobile, modular facility designs. We will describe the rationale for this collaboration and its result: a turn-key solution that integrates a templated process train with a rapidly-deployable facility platform. By combining the unique advantages found with the G-CON POD construction and the bioprocess technology expertise from within Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, the goal of creating a cost-effective, pre-fabricated alternative to historical 'stick built' facilities is being achieved. Additionally, the flexibility inherent to our approach provides for a greater configurability that confers more user-specified choice into the selection of options. Simple in concept, this solution is also robust, cost-effective, and conducive to tight timelines for implementation.
In this webinar you will learn:
- Basic options for facilities/capacity expansion
- The value of templated process trains employing single-use equipment
- How modular, prefabricated PODs® outfitted with such single-use bioprocessing equipment represent an attractive, cost-effective strategy for capacity expansion
POD® is a registered trademark of G-CON Manufacturing, Inc.
Industrial Ethernet, Part 1: TechnologiesControlEng
Industrial Ethernet implementations continue to gain traction on the plant floor and in process plants. What are the key industrial Ethernet technologies being installed today and why? Learn from automation system integrators about criteria used to choose types of switches, cabling, and topologies being applied for industrial Ethernet applications. Ethernet survey results are discussed. An exam and certificate are available for one professional development hour (PDH), according to Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) rules from the American Council of Engineering Companies.
Презентація віце-президента з питань ядерної безпеки Fortum Пітера Туомінена в рамках Міжнародної конференції з нагоди 10-річчя АУЯФ "Український ядерний форум 2019: ядерна енергетика - стан та тенденції розвитку"
The topics covered here address the cable assembly issues that standards cause and how they are important to the various industries such as Datacomm, Industrial, Medical, and the Military.
Discussions will revolve around the most important issues that each industry addresses based on adopted standards and what impact it has on a cable assembly design.
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Ready to bring new wireless products to market? Not without testing. Here, EMC tester Northwest EMC helps you prepare your products for successful wireless device testing.
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Category 6 Patch Cord Performance
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OCC 100% performance tests all Cat6 and Cat6A patch cords using our own industry standard patch cord test adapters and our own industry standard test fixtures - because OCC (SMP) was involved in the creation of the standards and the test adaptors used.
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New white paper: PIM Test Power Levels For Mobile Communications Systems authored by Rick Hartman and Tom Bell. The discussion regarding 20W x 40W Passive Intermodulation (PIM) testing continues to get attention with some manufacturers selling units that test at 40W. This paper discusses if there is technical merit behind this concept and the IEC standard for 20W PIM testing which was recently updated in 2012.
Internet2: VoIP Phone Codec Testing White PaperJoshua Reola
An evaluation of various VoIP codecs and vendor implementations of these codecs from Cisco, Pingtel, Siemens, Grandstream.
Overview
In traditional telephony, quality of speech is an
important factor, but it is one that is not dependent on
the amount of traffic in the PSTN. Once a connection
is established by a telephone user, the quality of the
call will change very little on a regular basis.
On a VoIP network, the quality of a single telephone
conversation is dependent on the current status of the
network. If the network is congested and packets are
arriving late or being dropped, then speech quality
quickly begins to degrade. The project will test a
VoIP network under conditions such as these to
determine network condition thresholds for several
codecs implemented in different vendor phones.
Our webinar on custom battery packs gives an insider look of the battery Development Timeline and Expectations. This walk through guide introduces you to the necessary steps that will get you from concept to production. A clear set of expectations is laid out to ensure there are no blind spots in our customers’ plan.
Our speaker this week is David Peng. David has more than 25 years of experience in the electronics industry, 15 of which were at EMS companies. At Foxconn, he led 60 R&D teams, and served as a Sony strategy product PM for more than 2 years. David's also led the product management and marketing departments at LiteOn Corp and Jabil Circuit for many years. He has rich knowledge and experience in designing products, marketing promotion, and project management. David has now established SlingX Corp. with his partner, Wade Ho, to share their experiences and contacts to provide quality services and advice to startups and entrepreneurs.
Most lectures tell startups and entrepreneurs they should follow the PLM design processes, but rarely tell them “how” to design a good product. In his talk, David wants to discuss 8 key processes in designing a product from the viewpoint of design and project management.
1. Findings from the Communications
Cable & Connectivity Association
(CCCA) Investigation into Suspected
Non-compliant Data Cable Imported
into the North American (NA) Market
IWCS Charlotte 2009
2. CCCA Mission
To serve as the major resource for well-researched,
fact-based information on the technologies and
products of Structured Cabling media to support
current and future needs of the Networking, IT, and
communications industries. CCCA will also be
proactive at codes and standards bodies and other
trade, industry and governmental organizations in
communicating and influencing policy and decisions
affecting the quality, performance and societal needs
of the structured cabling infrastructure.
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3. CCCA Membership
ADC 3M Dyneon
Accu-Tech General Cable
AlphaGary* OCC
Anixter* OFS
Belden PolyOne
Berk-Tek Sentinel Connector
Cable Components Group Systems
CommScope* Solvay Solexis
Daikin America Superior Essex*
DuPont Tyco Electronics*
* Executive Committee
www.cccassoc.org
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4. CCCA Program Objectives
• Independent quality assessment of lesser known
brands of offshore UTP communications cables
imported into the NA market
• Listed and verified as compliant to NA fire codes and
industry standards for electrical performance.
• Share findings to improve QA procedures to prevent
and/or uncover non - compliant cable in NA market.
• Provide education and create awareness on
potential hazards of non compliant cable.
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5. Cable Samples - Round 1 – 1Q 2008
• 9 samples … 4pr. UTP … all manufactured
in Asia. Purchased at random from NA
distributors
• Brand names generally considered
“unknown” in North America.
• All had mark of one or more independent
testing organizations – listed to NFPA
codes - verified to TIA standards.
• Mix of Category 5e and 6 - CMR (riser) and
CMP (plenum)
• Tested by major independent testing
organization
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6. Summary of Test Results – Round 1
• All 9 failed physical requirements (TIA 568-B
and UL 444)
• 4 of the 9 failed to meet minimum electrical
requirements (TIA 568-B)
• 4 out of 5 CMR (riser) cables failed the UL
1666 flame test. Many serious failures.
– All 4 failing cables burned the entire length
of the test chamber
– The worst performing cable burned
beyond the maximum length allowed in
only 45 seconds and reached a
temperature of 2000°F
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7. Summary of Test Results – Round 1
• All 4 CMP (plenum) cables failed NFPA 262
– All 4 samples showed peak smoke levels
3-4X higher than maximum allowable
levels
– Average smoke levels were >3X higher
than maximum allowable levels
– The worst performing cable had extreme
failure. Flame spread travelled length of
the chamber within 6 minutes
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8. Conclusions – Round 1
• Some manufacturers may be evading QA controls by
submitting properly designed cable to a listing
agency. After approval, substitute lower cost
materials to improve profit.
• CCCA materials testing confirms this.
• QA procedures circumvented at point of manufacture
and need to be improved. Emphasis on field
sampling of finished cable.
• Practice threatens cabling industry
• Extreme failures raise serious fire safety concerns.
• Failure to meet physical and electrical performance
minimums can slow network speeds and may result
in network failures, lost productivity.
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9. Cable Samples - Round 2 - 3Q 2009
• New set of 8 samples, all manufactured in Asia
• 5 of 8 cables from manufacturers who failed in 2008
• All samples from distribution (March-May ’09)
• All had quality mark of one or more independent
testing organizations – listed to NFPA codes -
verified to TIA electrical performance standards.
• Mix of Category 5e and 6, CMR (riser) and CMP
(plenum)
• Cables analyzed for material composition
• Fire tests by major independent testing organization
• Electrical tests by UL audited test lab
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10. Summary of Test Results – Round 2
• 7 of 8 cable samples failed
• 4 of the 5 samples from manufacturers from
2008 failed fire safety.
– 2 of the 4 CMR (riser) cables failed UL
1666 flame test. Failed cables burned
entire length of test chamber, reaching
temperatures of almost 1000°F.
– All 4 plenum samples failed to meet
maximum allowed smoke, up to 4X peak
smoke.
• 2 of the 3 “new” manufacturers failed fire test
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14. Conclusions
• Sub-standard, non-compliant cables still in
inventory and being imported into the NA
market.
• Some manufacturers still appear to be
circumventing QA procedures at point of
manufacture.
• Public safety remains a major unresolved
concern.
• An effective QA process must include
sampling of finished cable procured from
field.
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16. Agenda
• Introduction
• Market Surveillance Program
• “Fingerprinting” of Extruded Product
• Holographic Labeling
• Next Steps
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17. Introduction
• UL Reviews Follow-up Programs on a
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regular basis
– FUS Data
– Field Data
• Recently conducted reviews were very
successful
–DDecorative Li hti
ti Lighting
– Flexible Cord
• Global Telecom Cable Program Review
Conducted
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18. Market Surveillance Program
• Permanent Part of FUS Program
• Elements will be put in place which will
allow for a wider range of sample
selection
• Screening of small lengths of cable prior
to conducting LSFT
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19. “Fingerprinting” of Extruded Products
Fingerprinting
• Covers Plenum, Riser and Vertical Tray
• G
Groupings of constructions to develop a
i f t ti t d l
test matrix
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21. Next Steps
• Issue Bulletin to Industry
– D t il E h It
Detail Each Item
– Time Line for Implementation
• Schedule and Hold Industry Forums
• Continue to Review Program
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