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  1. Prowler6484

    Leave Engineering for IT?

    After a long, difficult evaluation I declined the IT position. It was truly a good position and it will be a good fit for someone; however, several cyber security positions were opened in the engineering group that will fit my career goals. While investigating the options for both positions I...
  2. Prowler6484

    Leave Engineering for IT?

    I am a telecom engineer and have been offered a position by our IT department. The engineering department I have been working in for 10 years has been fine but I can tell it is a dead end for my career. It seems all of the projects in engineering follow the lines of "this is what we have done...
  3. Prowler6484

    Tracking TDM Circuits

    I have been tasked with setting up new channel banks in a massive microwave/fiber system. To do this I need to track the TDM traffic all the way down to single ds0s. Does anybody have any experience with this? The only thing I can think of is a massive Excel spreadsheet detailing each...
  4. Prowler6484

    Fiber Optic Cable tests - long haul - 1.25 miles

    Contact some of the major fiber cable providers and ask them for an install spec; most will have a generic one on hand that will make your life easier. I agree with robertojo24; have the contractor test each strand on the reel before installation and again after. The OTDR will test for any...
  5. Prowler6484

    Converting from Fiber to...

    There are several fiber to serial media converters similar to what amurray mentioned. The dry contact I/O could be difficult to pass over the fiber optic cable without adding alot of equipment. For instance you could put a small channel bank at both ends, collect the RS485 and contact...
  6. Prowler6484

    WCET Certification -- Worth the time?

    I see IEEE is pushing the WCET (Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies) certificaiton in advertisements and emails. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is it worth the time?
  7. Prowler6484

    Fiber innerduct sock brand name

    I've used the Maxcell product before with success. http://www.maxcellinnerduct.com/
  8. Prowler6484

    Telecommunication Channel Management

    I am wondering if anyone has used any type of telecommunication channel management software. Currently, I am maintaining huge Excel spreadsheets of all the DSOs, T1s, OC-3s, and how they all interconnect. This is very time consuming and I am unable to locate any specific software. Any...

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