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AT&T Labs (NJ) & Common Systems
Partnering for Success
Richie Marlieb
May 3, 2011
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AT&T Labs
Middletown, NJ
What We Do
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We Test to Requirements
We DO NOT Write Them
• We view Common Systems as a partner
• We test to the TPs specifically TP 76200 and TP 76450
• We enforce requirements with the Vendors
• We work closely with Common Systems
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General Issues and Log Files: John Tablerion
Power and Grounding: Ed Granger and John Messina
Seismic and Cooling: Keith Lanning and Dave Redford
Fiber: Don Mitrano and Mike Yeilding
Copper: Wing Eng
Drawings: Mike Burghardt’s Group
Others as required
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are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are
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New Product Introduction
Pre Lab Entry
• We work with Vendor before the Product is developed when
possible
• We request a turn-key solution
• We stress AT&T requirements
– Vendors have to respond to TP 76200 as part of the RFP.
• We ensure a letter of Attestation if NEBS not yet completed
• Labs Project Management tracks NEBS completion
– Paperwork to John Tablerion
– Product cannot be deployed if failed without mitigation
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are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are
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New Product Introduction
Pre Lab Entry – Con’t
• We consult with appropriate Common Systems SMEs when
needed [who often visit NJ]
– Ed Granger on Ciena 5430, CRS-16, CRS-8, DWDM
– Don Mitrano/ Mike Yeilding on DWDM, OTN, CRS
– Keith Lanning on Cabinet and Racking
• We bring Common Systems SMEs when visiting Vendors
– Bon Pipkin and Dave Redford on Juniper, Cisco, ALU next gen
routers
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are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are
the property of their respective owners.
New Product Introduction
Post Lab Entry
• Execute a 26 page Test Plan against the product
– Perform Power Testing
• Shutdown, startup and recovery
– We ensure all the parts fit
• Cable Management [LAN, Power and Fiber]
• We consult with Common Systems for suggestions
• We can get parts built quickly
– Towel bars, cabinets,
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are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are
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New Product Introduction
Post Lab Entry – Con’t
• Assist with bay designs and drawings
– i.e. CRS, DWDM
• Review Test and Turn-up Documents
• We write Installation Verification documents if required
• Provide Tier IV support for field issues
– Interface to the Vendor [i.e. Juniper broken stud issue]
– Engage Common Systems [i.e. John Messina for MOW grounding
issues]
• Provide or arrange for installation training for complicated
products such as the CRS.
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are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are
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Other Ways We Partner with
Common Systems
• Field Audits
• Field Troubles
• Installation Issues
• Cooling
• Hardware Reviews
– Fuse Panels
– LGX Panels and Bays
– Ethernet Patch Panels and Bays
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are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are
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Biggest Problems –
As We See It
• All Vendors
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Power
Cable Management
Cooling
MOW
• AC Power, Grounding and Fiber
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are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are
the property of their respective owners.
Labs + Common Systems
Success Story
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Examples of Some Success’s
• Vendors are now asking us to perform Design Reviews before
they build the equipment
• Fuse Panel built into the 5430 eliminating external FAP
• New Fuse Panels
– 2nd Source Trimm Fuse Panel with a cost saving of $ 300 per panel
– High Current & 8 way Demarc Panels (T640, T1600, MX960, CRS-8)
• Universal IMPs
• CRS
– Multiple Training Classes for the OTV’s
– Slack Storage cabinet for Intra chassis ribbon fiber
– Test Set developed to test the ribbon fiber
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are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are
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Moving Forward
What the Labs would like to see
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are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are
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Moving Forward
• Better Communications
– Commons Systems needs a better way to disseminate information
– We get calls from Planners and Vendors about changes they never
heard about
• More Support for MOW
• Continual need to allow SMEs to travel to Middletown, NJ
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are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are
the property of their respective owners.
Questions?
AT&T Labs (NJ) & Common Systems
Partnering for Success
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© 2010 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other AT&T marks contained herein
are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are
the property of their respective owners.