ITC

Preparing , Splicing and Measuring Fiber Optical Cables

Objectives

Through the combination of lectures and hands-on activities, you will learn how to perform all the steps required from receiving the products to certifying the network as being properly and reliably installed. These steps include:

Installation of cables without damage
End preparation of both loose and tight tube cables
Installation of low loss and reliable multimode
Inspection of connectors to determine installation quality
Installation of low loss fusion and mechanical splices
Proper testing of insertion loss, OTDR, and reflectance
Calculation of acceptance values for all tests
Certification and troubleshooting of installed links for maximum reliability

Outlines

1. Overview of Networks

Topologies
Components
The Fiber Network
Review Questions

2. The Language of Light

Three Descriptions of Behavior
Seven Properties
- Wavelength
- Spectral Width
- Index of Refraction
- Power
- Reflection
- Numerical Aperture
- Refraction
- Dispersion

3. Fiber

Three Structural Regions and Functions
Three Types
Two Performance Specifications
- Dispersion
- Attenuation
Hands-On Activities
- Determine Fiber Handling Rule for Tension
- Determine Fiber Handling Rule for Bending
- Determine Fiber Preparation Rule
- Determine Fiber Insertion Rule
- Practice Fiber Strength Check

4. Cable

Structure
Types
Installation Specifications
Environmental Specifications
Hands-On Activities
- Prepare Loose Tube Cable End
- Prepare Tight Tube Cable End

5. Cable Installation Rules

Environmental Limits
Installation Limits
Cable Placement
Planning and Management Issues
Safety Issues
End Preparation

6. Connectors

Function
Structures
Specifications
Features
Types
Installation Methods
Hands-On Activities
- Install Hot Melt Connectors
  - The Continuity Test
- Install No Polish Connectors
- The VFL Loss Indication

7. Connector Inspection

Inspection Criteria
- Core
- Cladding
- Ferrule Surface
Hands-On Activity
- Inspect and Rate Connectors

8. Splices

Locations
Type Options
Structure
Specifications
Hands-On Activity
- Fusion Splicing
- Mechanical Splicing
- Measure Loss

9. Testing Principles

General Principles
TIA/EIA-568 B Requirements
Insertion Loss Testing
- Hands-On Activities
  - Method B Test
  - Test Directional Effects
  - Test Repeatability and Range
  - Correlate Microscopic Appearance with Loss
  - Troubleshoot Testing Problems
Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
- Theory
- Three Typical Traces
- Measurement Methods
  - Length
  - Connection Loss
  - Attenuation Rate
- Hands-On Activities
  - Identify Measurements
  - Identify Features
  - Create Trace From Map
Reflectance

10. Passive Devices and PONs

Two Design Concerns
Types
Couplers
Splitters
- WDM
- CWDM
- DWDM
Switches
Rotary Joints
Optical Amplifiers

11. Optoelectronics

Design Concerns
Light Sources and Detectors
Specification Options
- Optical Power Budget (Available)
- Minimum Required Loss
- Wavelength
- Spectral Width
- Connector Type

12. Hardware

Functions
Types

13. Certification for Maximum Reliability

Certification with Maximum Loss Values
- Advantage
- Disadvantage
Develop Certification Strategy for Maximum Reliability
- Acceptance Values for 850 nm Premises Riser Network
Hands-On Activities
- Calculate Acceptance Values for 1300 nm Premises Riser Network
- Calculate Acceptance Values for 1310 nm OSP Network

14. Network Troubleshooting and Certification

Hands-On Activities
Calculate Acceptance Values
- Insertion Loss
- OTDR
Perform Insertion Loss Test
Perform OTDR Tests
- Length
- Connector Loss
- Attenuation Rate
- Uniformity of Segment
- Determine Location of Defective Installation
Recognize Proper Cursor Placement
Interpret OTDR Traces
Write Certification Summary

Who Should Attend

Data network or SAN installers, military data specialists, network technicians, PON technicians, FTTH installation technicians, installation supervisors, network supervisors, security system installers, and CATV installers would benefit from this course.

Duration

5 Days

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