Advanced Fibre Course OP-456-88 is a 4 day course that gives you an extended range of fibre skills and experience of the widest range of fibre joints, more testing scenarios and a greater range of terminating techniques covering FTTx, Data Centre and Telecom scenarios. A practical course based around a full introduction to the technology and 26 practical exercises supported by a comprehensive workbook and training notes. The course is suitable for individuals, telecom and datacomm installers, aerospace and rail companies, renewable energy providers, power utilities, oil and gas and military organizations.
We start with an introduction to fibre so that you understand how fibre works, its benefits and how to calculate loss budgets. We follow up with 18 hours of the most comprehensive hands on splicing and jointing during which you will make an in-line joint, a patch panel, a fibre wall box, a dome ended flexibility joint, FTTx distribution and subscriber joints and a high density data centre termination panel. In addition you will learn how to get the best out of the splicer and cleaver and about maintenance of the equipment and which tools to use.
The Testing modules include 8 hours of hands on OTDR and loss testing. As a result you will master the OTDR, learn how to configure the testers, store and compare traces and generate OTDR and loss test reports. Exercises include testing short links, long cables and through splitters. As a result you build an ability to interpret fibre faults such as bends, bad splices, poor connectors and components. Finally we go on to learn how to terminate connectors using epoxy/polish, fusion splice on connectors and mechanical splice connectors. You will also learn to clean and inspect connectors. By the end of the course you will be proficient in the following:
SPLICING
- How to splice optical fibre
- Maintaining a fusion splicer and fibre cleaver
- How to strip optical fibre
- How to prepare fibre optic cable
- Making an in-line fibre joint box
- Adding a spur cable to a fibre joint box
- Making and testing a fibre patch panel
- Making and testing a fibre wall box
- Installing an FTTx connection – Cabinet to distribution joint to subscriber joint
- How to install a mid-span joint on a double sheath armoured cable
- How to use a Mechanical Splice
TESTING
- Use a Visible Light Source to check continuity and fault find
- How to test Insertion Loss with an optical source and meter
- G.652 and G.657 loss comparison
- How to use an OTDR
- Testing reflectance with an OTDR
- How to measure fibre splice loss
- How to find bends in fibre
- Testing fibre LANs with an OTDR
- Testing through splitters using an OTDR
- How to test a bare fibre end
- Analysing OTDR Traces
- OTDR Trace Processing
- How to produce fibre test reports
CONNECTORS & TERMINATING
- How to Clean Optical Connectors
- Inspecting Optical Connectors
- Terminate an Optical Connector on to fibre
- Connector Termination using Fusion Splice On Connectors
- Connector Termination using FAST Connectors
- Testing the Quality of Optical Connectors
OPTIONAL EXTRA DAY
- Mid Span Telecom Joint – remove a cable sheath section and build a joint around the cable without breaking fibres.
NEXT DATES FOR OP-456-88 ADVANCED FIBRE TRAINING COURSE
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Advanced Fibre Course – Training Notes
- OPTICAL FIBRES AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
- HEALTH & SAFETY
- CABLES & CONNECTOR
- TESTING
- OTDR BASIC PERFORMANCE
- OTDR SPECIFICATIONS AND CAPABILITIES
- USING THE OTDR
- SPLICING BASICS
- FIBRE MANAGEMENT & JOINTING
- CONNECTOR TERMINATION
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