Brian L. Kelly joined Panduit in 2012. In 2014 he joined Corporate R&D as a Solution Architect. Prior to joining Panduit, he worked for 14 years in the Telecommunications and Data Center Colocation industries. Currently, Brian manages Panduit’s Network Architecture team, which develops Reference Architecture content for the Data Center and Enterprise businesses. In addition, he manages the Panduit Labs Network, which provides secure connectivity and resources to their labs in Tinley Park, IL.
Brian has written well over twenty technical papers that have been published on the Panduit website, as well as partner websites. Brian owns a Bachelor’s Degree from Illinois State University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Keller Graduate School of Management.
Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 9
Demystifying Fiber Cable Infrastructure, with Brian Kelly (Part 1 of 6)
If you search on “data center” you’ll find many images that show rows and rows of equipment racks. The network gear in these racks need to be physically connected to each other, and that’s where pluggable optic transceivers come in. But you also need to connect the transceivers together with fiber optic cables. That cabling infrastructure can get pretty complicated, especially in larger deployments. In Episode 9, we start a new conversation with Brian Kelly, a fiber cabling infrastructure expert at Panduit. We begin our conversation with his background, and then we get into fiber cable infrastructure and connectivity.
– Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager
Timestamps
2:46 Brian’s intro
5:30 Panduit intro
7:20 Buying network gear and fiber cable infrastructure
9:28 Prior work together
11:38 Common questions
12:21 Connectivity
Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 10
Demystifying Fiber Cable Infrastructure, with Brian Kelly (Part 2 of 6)
If you search on “data center” you’ll find many images that show rows and rows of equipment racks. The network gear in these racks need to be physically connected to each other, and that’s where pluggable optic transceivers come in. But you also need to connect the transceivers together with fiber optic cables. That cabling infrastructure can get pretty complicated, especially in larger deployments. In Episode 10, we continue a conversation with Brian Kelly, a fiber cabling infrastructure expert at Panduit. In this second part of our six-part conversation we hear about various types of cabling in data centers.
– Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager
Timestamps
2:13 Copper
4:37 SMF and MMF
5:39 AOC and DAC
9:17 Pros and cons of AOCs. And DACs
14:56 Twinax copper rigidity and weight
Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 11
Demystifying Fiber Cable Infrastructure, with Brian Kelly (Part 3 of 6)
If you search on “data center” you’ll find many images that show rows and rows of equipment racks. The network gear in these racks need to be physically connected to each other, and that’s where pluggable optic transceivers come in. But you also need to connect the transceivers together with fiber optic cables. That cabling infrastructure can get pretty complicated, especially in larger deployments. In Episode 11, we continue a conversation with Brian Kelly, a fiber cabling infrastructure expert at Panduit. In this third part of our six-part conversation we hear all about optical insertion loss and the importance of cleaning fiber connectors.
– Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager
Timestamps
2:19 Optical insertion loss
5:17 Dirty connectors
8:55 Dust on MPO vs LC
10:50 Dirt on the side of the ferrule
12:01 Patch cord insertion loss
13:25 Total insertion loss of a link
Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 12
Demystifying Fiber Cable Infrastructure, with Brian Kelly (Part 4 of 6)
If you search on “data center” you’ll find many images that show rows and rows of equipment racks. The network gear in these racks need to be physically connected to each other, and that’s where pluggable optic transceivers come in. But you also need to connect the transceivers together with fiber optic cables. That cabling infrastructure can get pretty complicated, especially in larger deployments. In Episode 12, we continue a conversation with Brian Kelly, a fiber cabling infrastructure expert at Panduit. In this fourth part of our six-part conversation, we learn about breakouts.
– Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager
Timestamps
2:11 Breakouts
3:47 Method A and B
6:11 Polarity and gender
7:47 Breakout cables (hydra) vs cassettes
Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 13
Demystifying Fiber Cable Infrastructure, with Brian Kelly (Part 5 of 6)
If you search on “data center” you’ll find many images that show rows and rows of equipment racks. The network gear in these racks need to be physically connected to each other, and that’s where pluggable optic transceivers come in. But you also need to connect the transceivers together with fiber optic cables. That cabling infrastructure can get pretty complicated, especially in larger deployments. In Episode 13, we continue a conversation with Brian Kelly, a fiber cabling infrastructure expert at Panduit. In this fifth part of our six-part conversation we learn about the impact of thermals and power in data centers.
– Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager
Timestamps
2:15 Thermal considerations
7:54 24″ cabinets and tiles
10:15 Power
12:17 Power Utilization Efficiency (PUE)
13:50 Monitoring workload per rack
Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 14
Demystifying Fiber Cable Infrastructure, with Brian Kelly (Part 6 of 6)
If you search on “data center” you’ll find many images that show rows and rows of equipment racks. The network gear in these racks need to be physically connected to each other, and that’s where pluggable optic transceivers come in. But you also need to connect the transceivers together with fiber optic cables. That cabling infrastructure can get pretty complicated, especially in larger deployments. In Episode 14, we conclude a conversation with Brian Kelly, a fiber cabling infrastructure expert at Panduit. In this final part of our six-part conversation we hear about some of the latest developments that Brian has been working on at Panduit.
– Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager
Timestamps
2:14 Panduit Flex Fusion cabinets
3:07 Cage nuts
5:20 Quick net fiber modules
7:17 Pass throughs
9:57 Rapid ID
17:53 Operational efficiency
23:54 Online resources
Music credits
Sunny Morning by FSM Team
Upbeat by Mixaund