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BICSI India, in association with MAIT in Bengaluru, organized the BICSI India Technology Conference 2009, titled 'Emerging Technologies in Information Transport Systems'. The conference started with welcome address by Dileep Kumar, country chair, BICSI India, who explained the role of BICSI in the ITS industry and its growth path in India. Chief guest for the event, Robert Faber junior RCCD, NTS & chairman, standards committee, BICSI, USA delivered his keynote address and explained BICSI's new initiatives and developments in standards development.

Deepak Kumar, AVP, research, IDC India presented an industry overview to set the tone for the day's proceedings. He said, "The SCS market in India is showing signs of revival, though as in case of other IT market segments, the recovery is expected to be 'U' shaped. So, it would be around the second half of 2010, when we would see the growth rate becoming comparable to the pre-slowdown phase of early 2008." He further added, "The SCS market has a close co-relation with the active networking equipment market, and given that the actives segment is also slowly revving up, we expect the SCS market recovery to be steady and sustainable. The overall macroeconomic signals are also positive for the coming year, which is a further good sign for the SCS market in India."

David Frenkel, educational services manager, RiT Technologies spoke on data center infrastructure management, emphasizing that integrated solution was the key for this. He said, "Data centers today are complex entities and to ensure a smooth operation, it's absolutely necessary to manage its infrastructure in real-time as a whole, taking various considerations into account. Companies choosing the integrated management approach will enjoy substantial tangible benefits in both capex and opex of the data center."

'Stalwarts preparing the industry for tomorrow' LtoR: Robert Faber Jr RCCD, NTS, & chairman, standards committee, BICSI, USA (standing); Dileep Kumar, country chair, BICSI India, & director, product management, ADC KRONE; Vinne Mehta, executive director, MAIT; Vekat Kedlaya, senior chiarman , MAIT; and Ninad Desai, secretary, BICSI India

Kenelm Lopes, product manager, enterprise networks, ADC Krone focused on the next-data center to understand and prepare for tomorrow's technologies. He said, "Unforeseeable data explosion and consequent bandwidth needs in the present and in the coming days warrant infrastructure upgrades. Tomorrow the trend will be technologies that support 10G Ethernet, and later it will go beyond 40G and 100G as the standards are also under development by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Fiber cabling solutions are forming another hot unavoidable trend. Green initiatives and energy efficiency will be yet another major trend in the coming days as they are already getting attention of the industry."

S Venkatraman, VP, enclosure solutions and technical services, APW President Systems dwelt on data center last mile challenges from a rack perspective. The focus of his presentation was on achieving significant energy savings through thermal management and planning, with special reference to cooling and air-flow in modern data centers. He said, "For low-and-medium heat densities, air-flow management is the key, since any amount of cooling capacity additions for hot spots will result in higher energy consumption without much benefit in cooling. In high heat density situations, chilled water cooling solutions are ideal, since water has 3,500 times higher density (hence higher heat absorbing capacity)."

Kandasamy Ganesan, RCDD/NTS, MD, Topnet Distribution FZCO, highlighted the importance of BICSI training for ITS professionals. He said, "BICSI-a professional association supporting the ITS industry with information, education and knowledge assessment for individuals and companies-leads the ITS industry with excellence in publications, education, and knowledge assessment. It also advances our members' ability to deliver the highest quality products and services; and provides our members with opportunities for continual improvement and enhanced professional stature among other things."

A Sitaramaiah, director, sales and marketing, Fluke Networks India focused on the theme 'moving up the value chain to beat the recession by getting closer to customers'. He outlined a framework of how cabling integrators can connect back with end-users who appreciate value and drive such practices that enhance the value. LAN validation and auditing services framework can bring the joy of cabling. "The recession, as well as the growth of IT in India, are together leading to the flocking of all cabling OEMs into India. Further, cabling integration services companies are proliferating in the absence of any specialized skills. By gearing up to provide differentiated services, Datacomm installers can expect to move up the value chain, get closer to the end customer without intermediaries, and see higher returns for their services, thus surviving to thrive. Fluke Networks, a trusted partner of DCIs for years, can help DCI acquire such skills and lead the market to offer differentiated and value-added services," suggested Sitaramaiah.

John L Seger, RCDD/WD, principal engineer, Leviton Manufacturing focused on what component compliance means for Cat 6A performance. "When combining standard-compliant Cat 6A hardware-that meets component specifications-with compliant cable, the result should be an optimized system. The technologies in a Leviton-based Cat 6A solution enable the highest performance at full channels and links as short as 3m."

Deepak Jagtiani, regional sales director, India and ASEAN, Premise Networks, Molex India, addressed the expected growth of 10G Ethernet in the coming years and implementation of the same over copper based cabling systems. "The preferred copper cabling system for deployment would be based on the Cat 6 augmented standard. This standard is fairly nascent for which TIA has provided component specifications. The most challenging factor in deployment of a Cat 6 augmented system is Alien Crosstalk. The best way to address these issues is to use shielded or screened systems. Shielded systems are far more efficient in handling ANEXT," he said.

Srikant Telharkar, GM, product management, ITS, DIGILINK focused on an important area of market potential-residential premise cabling. "Today's new generation is looking for lifestyle residential premises as they consider technologies like high-speed Internet, video entertainment, home automation, surveillance, fire alarm system, etc, to enhance their lifestyle. We rigidly follow ITS standards in commercial complexes, essentially to allow flexibility, interoperability, and scalability. We also have very effective standards for residential ITS infrastructure; EIA/TIA 570." Robert J Kleinschmidt, RCDD, MD, Asia Pacific & Japan, Panduit, Singapore, spoke about high-speed data transport through both copper and fiber medium like Cat 6A, SFP+, InfiniBand, OM3, and OM4 for speeds above 10G," he stated.

Kannan K
kannan@cybermedia.co.in

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