Fiber Testing & Maintenance
Course Overview
The NCTI Fiber Testing and Maintenance course provides the fiber-optic cable technician with information regarding post activation fiber-optic theory and application. The course concentrates on the test equipment and procedures necessary to perform testing and maintenance for new fiber-optic cable links, troubleshooting service outages and restoring fiber-optic links to their original performance specifications. The course also describes the process of fiber-optic cable restoration planning and implementation of preventive maintenance regimens in an HFC network.
- Price: $855.00
- Seat time: 20h
- Course number: eb0622_06_JN
- Dynamic language translation available
- Category: Technical and Safety
The estimated completion time for this course is 20 hours. The maximum allotted time is four months from enrollment.
Course Objectives
Identify the common industry standards used in fiber‐optic transmission systems.
Describe the types of optical network failures, the importance of an organized process for fiber-optic troubleshooting, and the documentation and inventory management requirements.
Describe the optical test equipment and light sources for measuring and detecting optical power and signal loss in optical fiber networks.
Describe the optical time domain reflectometer types and their features.
Explain how to prepare, program, and perform tests with the optical time domain reflectometer.
Explain what goes into maintaining a robust and reliable fiber-optic network.
Discuss how to test with the optical time domain reflectometer and interpret the results.
Explain the various tests and measurements for validating an optical link's performance, quality, and compliance.
Describe the required resources to troubleshoot a fiber outage effectively and the systematic process of diagnosing and resolving issues.
Explain what is included in the fiber-optic restoration plan, the underlying reasons for optical failures, and what is required for restoring services after a failure.
Describe how to implement a fiber-optic restoration plan after a failure, including safety requirements, investigating and repairing service interruptions, and documentation requirements.
Discuss how to minimize fiber-optic failures with plant inspections, a preventative maintenance program, and performing continuous performance monitoring, including the equipment used.
Describe the types of optical network failures, the importance of an organized process for fiber-optic troubleshooting, and the documentation and inventory management requirements.
Describe the optical test equipment and light sources for measuring and detecting optical power and signal loss in optical fiber networks.
Describe the optical time domain reflectometer types and their features.
Explain how to prepare, program, and perform tests with the optical time domain reflectometer.
Explain what goes into maintaining a robust and reliable fiber-optic network.
Discuss how to test with the optical time domain reflectometer and interpret the results.
Explain the various tests and measurements for validating an optical link's performance, quality, and compliance.
Describe the required resources to troubleshoot a fiber outage effectively and the systematic process of diagnosing and resolving issues.
Explain what is included in the fiber-optic restoration plan, the underlying reasons for optical failures, and what is required for restoring services after a failure.
Describe how to implement a fiber-optic restoration plan after a failure, including safety requirements, investigating and repairing service interruptions, and documentation requirements.
Discuss how to minimize fiber-optic failures with plant inspections, a preventative maintenance program, and performing continuous performance monitoring, including the equipment used.
Course Benefits
preparation for the SCTE's Broadband Transportation Specialist Certification
earn two hours of college credit
earn credit toward NCTI Telecom Specialist Certification
earn credit toward NCTI Master Technician certification
receive an industry-recognized NCTI certificate of graduation
receive "Honor Graduate" designation with a score of 90% or higher on the first final exam attempt
earn two hours of college credit
earn credit toward NCTI Telecom Specialist Certification
earn credit toward NCTI Master Technician certification
receive an industry-recognized NCTI certificate of graduation
receive "Honor Graduate" designation with a score of 90% or higher on the first final exam attempt
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