Fibre Optic Installation
Overview This course gives the delegate a practical insight to network installation. In addition to the practical aspects, the course also discusses the key concepts and techniques used during fibre network installation. Duration - 5 Day.
Who will benefit
Professional engineers would greatly benefit from this commercialised and structured approach to modern communications services fibre installation training.
Prerequisites
None.
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to give individuals the practical and theory based skills necessary to install both singlemode and multimode fibre and fibre based communication equipment.
Course Content
Introduction To Fibre Optics History of Optical Fibre Introduction to Singlemode and Multimode fibre Site Survey Health & Safety Location/size of location Site diagrams Floor plan & dimension Power requirements Schedules Fibre Sources And Detectors Basic elements of a link LASER/LED Detectors Fibre Optic Cables Fibre versus copper Types & make up of fibre Propagation of light Dispersion Windows of operation Fibre attenuation Snells Law Internal & External Cable Loose tube versus tight buffer Indoor environments Performance and Cost Loose Tube configuration Air blown fibre Installation Preparation Health&Safety, incl. LASER Tooling incl. Calibration and PAT testing Transport & accommodation Standards Terminating And Splicing Fibre preparation Connector types ST, SC, FCPC and termination Fusion Splicing Mechanical Splicing	Optical Path Loss Budget Transmitters Receivers Couplers Calculating Loss Budgets Optical Networks And Cable Plant Design Protecting fibre Identifying fibre splices Campus/Structured networks Cable Plant System Design Commissioning Fibre Optic Links Documentation Obtaining test results Archiving Fibre Optic Testing Power meters OTDR Containment & Laying Bend radius Routing including: Internal, external & overhead Fixtures and fittings Cabinets & Racks Iron work/securing Cable management Labelling Power and earth Environmental controls Quality Inspection Build Standards Inspection points Customer Sign Off Future of Optical Fibre DWDM Photonic Crystal Fibres