This course is for anyone involved in fiber optic communications from those specifying and designing through to actual installation. It has been designed to ensure that the student understands the emerging and ever increasing market for fiber optic communications, how fiber transmission ‘works’ and all the components involved.
No pre-requisite experience is required to take this course as the subjects covered will be of interest to anyone working with optical fiber in any aspect.
- Understand the market trends and development for fiber optics which is now encroaching into many aspects of our lives
- Investigate fiber transmission theory
- Look at the different fiber types and assess suitability for the types of applications run over them
- Discover the various manufacturing processes involved
- Make informative decisions on cable design and alternative construction methods to suit various environments
- Look at connector types and termination methods
- Administration solutions such as fiber shelves, fiber polarity and duplex
- Review fusion splicing, and external plant termination into housings
- Data Center cabling methods and high density fiber managment
- Understand the requirements for intra- and inter- linking buildings with fiber and the necessary considerations to be taken into account
- Discuss the importance of cleanliness and how to inspect fibers connectors
- Look at project planning, safety, rights of way and responsibilities
- Market developments – Intelligent Buildings – Data Centers – FTTx, FTTA, FTTH
- Transmission Theory – Attenuation – Dispersion – Modal Delay
- Fiber Types – Manufacturing Processes – Fiber Types and Classes – Wavelengths – WDM Technologies – Light sources, Lazers & LEDS – DMD
- Fiber Cable Design and Construction – Cable Types – Indoor and Outdoor
- Connectors, LC, SC, APC, MPO, Polished Stub Connectors
- Cable Preparation – Connectivity & installation
- Installation Planning – Site Surveys – Rights of Way – Railroads
- Horizontal Cable Installation – Layouts – Equipment Rooms – Cable Support – Placing Cable – Routing
- Vertical Cable Installation – Support – Risers -Riser Design – Backbones – Fire-stopping
- Fiber – Duplex Administration
- Data Center – Fiber Cabling, The Three P”s & High-density Fiber Management
- OSP – Fiber Connectivity, Campus Cable Installation, Distribution Methods – Routing – Underground and Duct Installations
- Aerial Cables – Supports – Strand Wire – Pulling Equipment – Securing – FTTA – Hoisting Installations
- Fiber Project Safety – First Aid – Electrical safety – PPE – Confined Spaces – Excavations
- Laser Classification and hazards – Chemical Safety
- OSP to ISP Conversion – Earthing and Grounding – Entrances
- Testing & Inspection – How to test and what to look for
You will study this course online in a self-paced format. The course is made up of a number of webcast lessons and online multiple choice assessments giving immediate feedback. The course content is supplemented by some videos and PDF support material. It is highly recommended that the student augment their learning with real world design and installation experience, preferably with the help experienced colleagues or mentors.
Any level of pass in the accumulative overall assessment score.
If you have an interest in fiber optics in communication networks, specification, termination, cabling in or between buildings in any capacity and need to understand the principals, then this course is for you. Even if you are unlikely to ever physically do any practical work in your current job role, understanding what is involved is also very important to help assess timings in a project.
This course is part of the Infrastructure Specialist Certification.
By completing this course you will achieve the Fiber Optic Infrastructure Specialist (CFOIS) certification. If you are a member of a CommScope Partner you”ll be entered on the CommScope certification database and a badge is available to you via the Infrastructure Academy App.
You will receive a course certificate that may be self-printed.
Certificate valid for 3 years
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