Engineering/Design Services

CCI engineers and designers help you make smart decisions about how to get the most out of your system and plan for the future. Our experience is unmatched in the industry. With four-year engineering degrees and years of field experience, our engineers meet changing and highly complex design needs. Constant communication between our designers and field technicians results in design recommendations that are suited to your needs.

 

Experience

CCI has been designing broadband systems for more than 50 years, back when one-way 12 channel systems were state-of-the-art. We continue today as advanced HFC and deep fiber architectures are cutting edge. Our engineering staff, which exceeds 100 professionals, includes degreed engineers, design drafters, route drafters, field supervisors and field engineers. Annually we are capable of accomplishing:

• 10,000 miles of RF design
• 3,000 miles of optical design
• 10,000 miles of walkout and field engineering.
• 10,000 miles of GIS Modeling/Data Conversion

RF and Fiber Design

The combination of experienced RF and fiber design engineers and sophisticated software means we can tackle the most complicated builds on-time and within budget while doing a precision job.

RF Services Include:

• Detailed engineering survey to establish design criteria
• An engineering notebook with detailed design parameters for all equipment and end-of-line performance specifications
• Detailed Bill of Materials (BOM) including everything you need to order the electronics and cable portion of your project, including amplifier interstage devices and accessories
• “Magic Mile” BOMs giving customers an opportunity to get a jump start on ordering materials before completion of the system design.

Applications Engineering

We help you choose design options suited to your needs.
You’ll likely be considering:

• Upgrades or rebuilds
• Service offerings—voice, video, data
• Architecture comparisons -HFC, FTTC, FTTH, PON bandwidth options
• Performance specifications
• Vendor options
• System cost comparisons.

Our Fiber Documentation is second to none!

• Detailed Fiber Reel Summaries and Cable Order Forms ensure that your fiber is manufactured exactly as the design calls for.
• A detailed Bill of Materials is included with the design. BOM’s are also broken down to individual Fiber Distribution Hubs.
• Easy to read key maps aid construction and maintenance. Overall key maps are provided, as well as individual Fiber Distribution Hub key maps.
• Detailed splicing diagrams help both initial setup and future troubleshooting.
• CCI also provides detailed address information as part of our documentation package.
• An easy to read headend diagram also details how each of the headend components are connected to one another. New Build Extension Design / Map Maintenance
• New Build Extensions - CCI does a large amount of plant extension design and map updating. We maintain a database containing plant information and generate reports for our customers that details all plant extensions. Fiber documentation is also updated during this process.
• Map Maintenance - CCI has a map management program that allows for electronic updating of CAD/GIS files. CCI maintains all files and performs routine backups to insure all electronic files are safe.

Cost Comparisons

CCI engineers maximize design efficiency to minimize installation and operational costs. Our design prints are drafted to the highest degree of professionalism for maximum readability and completeness. CCI’s huge database of past projects enables us to accurately predict how various design options will affect your project’s final cost and performance.

Design Software

Our design staff is proficient with AutoCAD, Lode Data, Bentley, SPATIALinfo and ESRI software. We are also business partners with SPATIALinfo and ESRI.

The engineering experience, knowledge, recommendations and commitment you get from CCI are unparalleled. We welcome an opportunity to design and engineer your next project.