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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 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.
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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