ICT Today — October/November/December 2020 (Vol. 41, No. 4)

Essential ICT Professionals and Emerging Technologies
FROM THE PRESIDENT
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Todd W. Taylor, RCDD, OSP, NTSNetwork InfrastructureProfessional DevelopmentStandards & ComplianceWi-FiWireless3 min
Wi-Fi 6E for the 10 Gb Era
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Sundar Sankaran, Ph.D.Wi-Fi 6E is described as a private highway for the latest and greatest devices and services. Discover the unique advantages of this technology, how it benefits from 6 GHz unlicensed spectrum, how it impacts PoE, why the lines between it and 5G are blurring, and much more.Wi-FiWireless15 min
Li-Fi: The Future of LED Lighting Technology
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Miro Sino, RCDD, P.Eng, LC, LEED APImagine making an internet connection as simple as turning on a light switch. The possibilities of how data can be used are exciting and endless. Learn everything about Li-Fi in this in-depth study, including how it works, applicable standards for installation, cabling infrastructure solutions, and current challenges for mass deployment.Data CentersFiber OpticsNetwork InfrastructurePower over EthernetWireless19 min
Leveraging Infrastructure to Optimize the Edge
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Brian L. Kelly, Mark DehmlowExplore the ways to leverage infrastructure that impacts the deployment, monitoring, management, and operation of an edge data center. Infrastructure choices address common challenges related to security, environmental conditions, and reliability, thereby ensuring uptime for the network and those systems dependent on the network.Data CentersEdge ComputingInternet of ThingsNetwork InfrastructureNetwork Performance16 min
Protecting the Future at the Edge: Addressing the Risks of Emerging Edge Data Centers
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Jacques FluetSeventy-five percent of enterprise-generated data is expected to be created and processed outside of traditional data centers. Discover the importance of physical protection via critical practices for ensuring that EDCs remain operational, secure, and reliable. Without critical practices in place, the emerging technologies EDCs aim to support will struggle needlessly as they gain adoption.Edge ComputingFiber OpticsNetwork InfrastructureProject ManagementStructured Cabling16 min
Multimode Fiber Technology, Latest Market Trends and Standards
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G. Mabud Choudhury, John Kamino, RCDDThis article is designed in two parts to provide the most current and comprehensive knowledge about MMF. In part one, the trends behind MMF’s success story are explored. Part two provides the most recent standards update, providing ICT professionals the capability to offer their customers the best this technology has to offer now and into the future.Data CentersFiber OpticsMultimode Fiber25 min
The Impact of ICT on Healthcare Simulation
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Patti Fisher, RCDD, DCDC, OSP, RTPM, WDAs health care simulation technology is increasingly making its way into the delivery of medical care and medical educational institutions, its future depends on reliable networks designed, installed, and supported by ICT professionals. Learn about installation methods, cabling, best practices, and much more.Audiovisual Systems21 min

October 2020