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Tony LeFebvre

Tony LeFebvre

Tony LeFebvre is the director of product management at Transition Networks, where he is responsible for product line P&L, product development initiatives, and business expansion into global markets for the company’s product portfolio. LeFebvre holds a BS in Business from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management, and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, MN.
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Part 7: Best Practices For Evolving Data Center Networks Utilizing Media Conversion

Support for OAM protocols.
Tony lefebvre
Tony LeFebvre
February 27, 2017
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Media conversion is a critical network function for growing data centers, but too many purchase decisions are based solely on data sheet information or worse yet, from price lists.
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Part 6: Best Practices For Evolving Data Center Networks Utilizing Media Conversion

Build a consistent and repeatable cable infrastructure.
Tony lefebvre
Tony LeFebvre
February 10, 2017
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There’s certainly value in getting a low cost media conversion system.
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Part 5: Best Practices for Evolving Data Center Networks Utilizing Media Conversion

Make purchase decisions based on uptime not initial price.
Tony lefebvre
Tony LeFebvre
January 6, 2017
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There’s certainly value in getting a low cost media conversion system.
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Part 4: Best Practices for Evolving Data Center Networks Utilizing Media Conversion

Create a separate network for physical security of data center.
Tony lefebvre
Tony LeFebvre
December 30, 2016
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Today, I want to explore the best practice of creating a separate network for physical security of a data center.
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Part 3: Best Practices For Evolving Data Center Networks Utilizing Media Conversion

Keep management data secure.
Tony lefebvre
Tony LeFebvre
November 9, 2016
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In my previous blog posts, I’ve talked about media conversion at the physical layer and how to use optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR)-equipped small form-factor pluggables (SFP) to detect fiber breaks. Today I want to talk about keeping management data safe.
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Best Practices For Evolving Data Center Networks Utilizing Media Conversion

Part 2 of 7: Leverage OTDR-equipped SFPs to detect fiber breaks.
Tony lefebvre
Tony LeFebvre
September 27, 2016
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In my first post, I talked about media conversion at the physical layer. Today I want to talk to you about how to use optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR)-equipped small form-factor pluggables (SFP) to detect fiber breaks.
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Best Practices For Evolving Data Center Networks Utilizing Media Conversion

Part 1 of 7: The physical layer.
Tony lefebvre
Tony LeFebvre
August 15, 2016
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Media conversion is a critical network function for growing data centers, but too many purchase decisions are based solely on data sheet information or worse yet, from price lists.
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