#physicallayer

Everything in your network depends on what happens at Layer 1. 🔬  

Jitter in the signal path. Noise degrading bit integrity. Impedance mismatch on a copper run. A fiber connector with 0.3dB more insertion loss than spec.  

None of these show up on a ping test. All of them impact performance.  

Physical Layer Tech gives signal integrity engineers, network architects, and field technicians the instruments to see what dashboards miss — oscilloscopes with 20GHz bandwidth, BERTs, spectrum analyzers, jitter analyzers, noise figure analyzers, cable certifiers, and fiber optic testers — all built to ANSI/TIA-568, IEEE 802.3, and IEC 61300.  

Layer 1 is where networks are won or lost.  

  🔗 https://physicallayertech.com/   

Learning Commons in Santa Barbara 

A student from Santa Barbara stated, "unlike old school libraries, where if you so much as say "hi" to someone you get shushed, every space here is designed for collaborative learning."

This space is effective because of its many open, modern and comfortable spaces designed for peer to peer collaboration. 

The Library of Congress Reading Commons is yet another example of a learning commons. Its space is open and inclusive. Its many resources are open to the public. The library's circular nature is an ideal space for collaboration.