The
ISP (Inside plant) Engineer is responsible for the development and design of intricate inside plant equipment installations, modifications, and upgrades. In the Telecom world, the term “inside plant” refers to all the cabling and equipment installed in the Telecommunication facility. This includes main distribution frames (MDF) and protectors. These engineers play an essential role, mainly in data centers, for the structured cabling of all on-site installations.
Inside Plant, Engineers collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders including capacity, network architecture and field engineers. Plant engineers ensure that requirements are met for all structured cabling inside the plant. Engineers support and maintain plant network elements and their connection requirements.
In an inside plant, engineers maintain the typical power system of a switching office. These consist of the following elements:
AC electricity input
DC battery input