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Fiber Optic Network Maintenance and Design Basics
Description
Learn how to maintain your fiber optic network and minimize network downtime. Learn about design considerations and specification requirements. Work on budget/loss analysis techniques for fiber optic circuits. Learn safety requirements and proper techniques for terminating and splicing fiber.
Agenda [download course agenda]
Fiber Optic Basics
- Optical transmitters: LEDs and lasers
- Safety rules and procedures for working with fiber optics
- Single mode and multi mode fiber optic systems
- Optical transmission window
- Reverse, bandwidth optical
- Modal and chromatic dispersion
- Attenuation and return loss
Fiber Optic Cables
- Fiber optic cable construction: core/cladding/buffer/jacket
- Tensile strength, bend radius
- Micro and macro bends
- Fiber cable specification sheets
- Types of fiber optic cables and applications
- Fiber optic cable handling techniques
- Fiber optic connectors, splices, and terminations
- Connector types: ST, SC, FC, SSF (LC & MTRJ)
- Connector terminating techniques and testing and inspection
- Mechanical and fusion splicing techniques
Fiber Optic Network Design Considerations
- Fiber optic applications (current and future)
- Determining cable, hardware and equipment requirements
- Design, installation and implementation considerations
- Budget/loss analysis to insure correct network operation
Fiber Optic Installation Requirements
- Installing, planning and restoration requirements
- Direct buried, OSP conduit, aerial and inside plant
- General rules and items of concern for fiber installation
- Pathway selection, installation and inspections
- Code considerations
- Fire stopping fiber optic cables
Fiber Optic Test Equipment
- OTDR optical time-domain reflectometer, power meter and light source, continuity checker and fiber optic tracer
- OTDR testing and documentation
- Using power meters to test cable
- Test procedures: FOTP-95, FOTP-171, OFSTP-14, FOTP-107
- Fiber optic inspection with microscopes
- Troubleshooting fiber optic networks
Hands-On Lab Exercises
- Fiber optic safety procedures and practices
- Inspect multi mode fiber optic connectors for quality
- Build and inspect Hot melt™ multi mode ST connectors
- Use anaerobic adhesive build and inspect ST and SC connectors
- Use a power meter and light source to evaluate fiber circuits
- Build and test a mechanical splice
- Practice OTDR operations and testing
Upon completion of the training, students have the option to take the Fiber Optic Assocation “Certified Fiber Optic Installer” exam. This certification, which is nationally recognized, is valid for 4 years from the date of issue.