Training Meetings - Archived Presentations

2022

Fiber Troubleshooting Webinar *NEW*

• Greater Chicago Chapter Fiber Troubleshooting Webinar - February 23, 2026 (Youtube)

2021

Remote PHY Troubleshooting Webinar

• Greater Chicago Chapter Remote PHY Trouble Shooting Webinar - September 22, 2025 (Youtube)

Remote PHY Webinar

• Greater Chicago Chapter Remote PHY Webinar - May 19, 2026 (Youtube)
• Greater Chicago Chapter Remote PHY Webinar - May 19, 2026 (PDF Version)

Broadband's Changing Landscape Webinar

• Greater Chicago Chapter Broadband's Changing Landscape Webinar - April 28, 2026 (Youtube)

General Safety Virtual Training Webinar

• Greater Chicago Chapter General Safety Webinar - March 31, 2026 (Youtube)

Fiber Breakdown and FOSC Entry Virtual Training Webinar

• Fiber Breakdown and FOSC Entry Video - February 24, 2026 (Youtube)

2020

Fiber Troubleshooting Virtual Seminar

• Greater Chicago Chapter Fiber Optic Troubleshooting Webinar (Youtube)

HFC Power Supplies Maintenance Virtual Seminar

• Greater Chicago Chapter Basics of HFC Power Supplies Webinar (Youtube)

General Safety

• ATI - How to Prevent, Reduce, and Cope with Stress.pdf
• Altec Training Link and Instruction.pdf
• Safety Fundamentals.pdf

 

2019

Emerging Technologies - Next Gen Architecture 

• Broadband's Changing Landscape.pdf
• Emerging Technologies-Next Gen Architecture.pdf
• EPON Architecture and Testing.pdf

Fiber 101 - Fiber Restoration

• Station 1 (Optical Channels) -Slide Deck.pdf
• Station 2 (Openning Cable) -Reference Guide.pdf
• Station 3 (Pre-Tray and Labeling) -PT Guide.pdf
• Station 4 (Splicing and Placement) -Sealing Guide.pdf
• Group Session (Safety) -Comcast Safety with Emergency Restoration.pdf

Leadership and Governement Affairs

• Ron Phillips - Leading the Brand
• Aaron Weimer SCTE - GCR Leadership
• Matthew Summy - Governement Affairs

 

2018

The Last Mile

• MoCA 101.pdf
• Cable Math.pdf

 

2017

Remote Phy/Virtual CMTS/Fiber Deep

• Future Network Drivers and Access Architectures.pdf
• SCTE Chicago Intro to DAA.pdf
• SCTE ARRIS Virtualized CCAP.pdf
• Overview of PON Technologies and System Architectures.pdf

Safety Seminar

• ATI-How To Prevent Reduce and Cope with Stress.pdf
• Workplace Violence Awareness Prevention Response Training SCTE.pdf

DOCSIS 3.1, Wi-Fi Troubleshooting, Adaptive Equalization and Sweeping D3.1 - February 2017

• DOCSIS 3.1.pdf
• Wi-Fi Overview.pdf
• SCTE EQ and PNM.pdf
• Sweeping the Network.pdf

 

2016

SCTE-Optical-Transport-Nov-2016.pdf

 

2015

Equalizers and their use in Preventative Network Maintenance.pdf 

 

2013

Cable 101 - A  Broadband Telecommunications Primer - November 20, 2025

• Delivering Today's Services.pdf
• A Broadband Telecommunications Primer for Non-technical Personnel.pdf
• Jay Junkus illustrates how packets are delivered.jpg

 

Metro E - "A to Z" - May 22, 2026

• AFL WDM General Presentation.pdf
• Metro Ethernet - History and Overview.pdf
• SCTE Business Services Testing Chicago.pdf
• SCTE Event.pdf
• SCTE Project Management.pdf

 

2012

Tap To Home - September 26, 2025

• SCTE Troubleshooting The Home Network.pdf

 

2011

Market Health - September 28, 2025

• SCTE Best Practices for Proactively Monitoring and Maintaining Your Return Paths v10.pdf

 

2010

Market Health Begins at Home - December 2, 2025

• MoCA Home Network Installation And Maintenance.pdf
• Best Practices for Proactively Monitoring and Maintaining Your Return Paths v3.pdf

DOCSIS / QAM Testing Trans from HFC to IP - May 20, 2026

• FTTH RFoG Solutions
• IP VideoIndustry Overview Review
• Measuring and Qualifying the Docsis Upstream Path
• Tru2way Overview

 

2009

DOCSIS 3.0/Fiber Technology/Next Generation  - January 8, 2026

• DSAM Plant Maintenance.pdf

HFC to IP, IP Video, and Reverse Path MTC - May 21, 2026

• Chicago SCTE Event - May 09.pdf
• Chicago SCTE Event - May 2009 - Session 1.pdf
• Chicago SCTE Event - May 2009 - Session 2.pdf
• IPTV for SCTE.pdf

 

2008

Network Architectures, Services, and DOCSIS 3.0 - January 31, 2026

• FTTH - Swindell - OFS.pdf
• FTTH - McKeon - Cisco.pdf
• Switched Digital 201 = Abee - ARRIS.pdf

Commercial Services - Opportunities, Architectues, and Best Practices - February 28, 2026

• Commercial Services Overview + Busntel - Junkus - KnowledgeLink.pdf
• Metro Ethernet Architectures - Baruch - ARRIS.pdf

Digital Troubleshooting - October 23, 2025

• BER and MER Fundamentals - Ron Hranac.pdf

 

2007

Digital Applications / Govt. Update / GCC-SCTE 20th Anniversary / SCTE - Now and Then - March 1, 2026

• DOCSIS Digital Measurement - Al Ruth - JDSU.pdf
• Optics v1 - Thomas - Tropic Networks.pdf

Home Networks - May 17, 2026

• Consumer Electronics 101 - Tom G - Littleguys.pdf
• Digital Addressable Controller 101 - Arvidson - Comcast.pdf
• Futures -Eric Schaeffer - Comcast.pdf

Mobility, Competition Update, Digital Troubleshooting - October 25, 2007

• Best Practices - Claussen - Arris.pdf
• Noise Troubleshooting - Allen - Arris.pdf
• VoIP Troubleshooting - Cloonan - Arris.pdf
• Switched Digital 101 - Abee - ARRIS.pdf

 

2005

FCC Update: PIF, EAS, POP & CLI - January 20, 2026

• POP and CLI - Lance Bannister - TrilithicPresentation.pdf

 

2004

Service & Installation Practices, CLI - January 21, 2026

• Home Network Installtions.pdf
• Grounding and Bonding.pdf

Network Maintainence, Sweep/Node Setup - November 18, 2025

• Network Maintenance - Lance Bannister - Trilithic.pdf

 

2003

Voice IP Networks November 21, 2025

• SCTE OSI Model
• SCTE Ethernet Fundamentals
• SCTE TCP/IP Overview

 

2000

Network Management September 21, 2025

• Management of Converging Networks.pdf
• Network Management - Its Not Just Monitoring Anymore

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