Henry Franc Rcdd Osp

I have been elected by my colleagues in the industry to provide facilitative leadership as the Chair of the TR42 team. It provides an unequaled opportunity to work with the best and brightest in our industry globally as well as across both industry and functional verticals. It is a pleasure and challenge to continue to be a part of the team that provides technological and design leadership to the industry, our constituents, readers and document users. Engineering Committee TR-42 develops and maintains voluntary telecommunications standards for telecommunications cabling infrastructure in user-owned buildings, such as commercial buildings, residential buildings, homes, data centers, industrial buildings, etc. The generic cabling topologies, design, distances and outlet configurations as well as specifics for these locations are addressed. The committee’s standards work covers requirements for copper and optical fiber cabling components (such as cables, connectors and cable assemblies), installation, and field testing in addition to the administration, pathways and spaces to support the cabling.