OP-455 Fibre Network Troubleshooting

FIBRE OPTIC BEST PRACTICE

Module 1.0   Health & Safety  Understanding the risks of working with fibre including precautions to take and Risk Assessment Guidelines.

Module 1.1   Best Practice for successful installation and maintenance of fibre optic networks

TESTING              

•Module 7.0  Use a Visible Light Source to check continuity and fault find 

•Module 8.0  Insertion Loss Measurement with source and meter 

•Module 8.1 Power Meter Checking of network power levels 

•Module 8.3  Power level monitoring. 

•Module 9.0  OTDR Practical Measurement of a 4 fibre Optical Link

•Module 9.1  Event measurement

•Module 10.0  OTDR Testing of short fibre links with multiple connectors. 

•Module 11.0  OTDR Testing of cables with connectors, splices and bends

•Module 11.1  OTDR Singlemode multi wavelength testing 1310/1550/

•Module 15.2  Multi fibre Cable Troubleshooting includes Swapped ports, Bad splice, Bends, Bad Connector, fibre break

•Module 15.3 Generating a full test report

•Module 15.4 Fibre Identification - how to check fibres are connected correctly and how to trace fibres

CONNECTORS & TERMINATING

• Module 17.0  Connector Inspection 

• Module 17.1  Video Microscope Inspection of optical fibre connectors 

• Module 18.0  Connector Cleaning 

• Module 19.1  Connector Terminating directly to cable -replacement of connectors without splicing