Learn the essentials of installing, terminating & testing singlemode & multimode fibre optic cable.

This 5-day programme concentrates on multimode and singlemode fibre optic cable, introducing delegates to the essentials of installation, termination and testing of fibre optic cable within the datacommunications and telecommunications environments. The theoretical and practical based course also provides information on industry standards, tooling, customer liaison, codes of practice, industry associations and advice is given on important aspects such as health & safety regulations.

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Duration
5 days

Who should attend?
Those with little or no relevant skills and anyone with limited experience with fibre optics and no formal qualifications. Also
suitable for project managers & IT personnel who need to interpret network test results

Prerequisites
No previous experience is necessary

Course objectives
Participants gain good cable installation and testing practices

Qualifications
BTEC Intermediate Award in Datacomms Cable Installation (Fibre)
Optional On-line City & Guilds 3666 exam
BTEC units towards:
BTEC Intermediate Certificate in Telecommunications Cable Installation
BICSI CECs: 31 Installation & 31 RCDD CableNet Certificate

Related Training
Fibre to the Home (FTTH)
Design & Advanced Testing of Fibre Systems
Polarisation Technology within Fibre Optic Networks
Polarisation Mode & Chromatic Dispersion Testing
Testing & Commissioning Fibre Optics in Telecommunication Networks

Course Content (50% Theory, 50% Practical)

Health & safety
• Optical fibre, the hazards, laser radiation

Optical transmission theory
• Basic concepts of light, light transmission through optical fibre, elements in optical links, features & construction, advantages & disadvantages

System attenuation
• Microbending, temperature & alignment, fresnel reflection, numerical aperture, concentricity & eccentricity

Cable types & specification
• Fibre cables for specific applications, cable construction, OM1, OM2, OM3, OS1, specification & management

Optical passive connectors
• APC, ultra/super PC, singlemode & multimode connectors

Tooling & fibre preparation
• Hand tools, microscopes, polishing tools, stripping & cleaning

Connectors & termination
• ST, SC & S.F.F connectors, epoxy, pre-filled & anerobic termination, common usage, termination procedures, ‘pigtail’ splicing

Installation techniques
• Cable & hardware, fibre cable joint enclosures
• Cable & fibre preparation, various organisation trays

Fusion splicing
• Different fusion splicers; ‘V’ groove, semi & fully automatic

Testing & fault-finding

Optical Time Domain
• Reflectometer (OTDR) Testing, result interpretation, system requirements

Standards & code of practice