BICSI Winter 2026

The Trials, Temptations, Theatrics and Trauma of Infrastructure Copper and Fiber Testing for AI Data Centers (Room Magnolia 13)

20 Jan 26
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Optimizing Data Centers

Speaker(s): Rodney Casteel, RCDD, DCDC, NTS, OSP, Systems Engineer Manager, CommScope

Hey, I can’t get my network switches to link up, it must be a cable issue! What do you mean the network does not work? I tested all the links end-to-end and got passes, so it must be a network issue not a cable infrastructure issue! Ever had these conversations or been involved with these issues? If so, come learn the truth about what is happening.