Delivery: Online
College Credit: 2 credit hours
Estimated Length: 28 seat hours
Price: $750.00
Course Assessment/Equivalency Exam: $110.00
The NCTI Fiber Installation and Activation course provides indispensable and up-to-date information on the deployment of fiber-optic cable in broadband networks. The course outlines the basics of optical transmission, modulation and transport through optical fiber along with the reception and conversion of the optical signal back to electrical signals. The characteristics of different types of optical fiber and cable construction are introduced and described with explanations for their application. Fiber-optic network architecture, topology, design and construction practices are also covered. Fiber Installation and Activation instructs how to install and activate fiber-optic networks and also prepares the student to splice optical fibers using mechanical and fusion methods. Passive optical network (PON) access technologies utilizing fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) topologies, which include GPON, EPON, RFoG and next generation access (NGA) architectures, are described and compared. The course assumes previous knowledge and experience in RF Broadband Technology.
Completion Time:
The estimated completion time for this course is 28 hours. The maximum allotted time is four months from enrollment.
Benefits:
- earn two hours of college credit
- receive credit toward NCTI Master Technician certification
- receive credit toward NCTI Telecom Specialist certification
- receive an industry-recognized NCTI certificate of graduation
Upon completing this course, students will be able to:
- identify the optical spectrum and wavelengths of light waves used for fiber-optic communications
- describe the optical sources and receivers used for fiber-optic communications
- describe safety materials and procedures for handling and splicing optical fibers
- recognize common standards used in fiber-optic transport networks
- describe the different optical fiber types and factors that determine how well light waves are transported through optical fiber
- identify different types of fiber-optic cable and their applications
- describe optical connectors, patch panels and ancillary optical devices such as optical splitters, pigtails and attenuators
- explain the procedures to prepare a splice closure and a fiber-optic splice tray
- describe how to splice fiber-optic cable
- discuss considerations and specifications for proper installation of fiber-optic cable
- describe the different types of optical modulation and optical detection technologies
- discuss the differences in coarse wavelength division multiplexing, wide wavelength division multiplexing and dense wavelength division multiplexing technologies
- describe the synchronous optic network (SONET)
- identify the different optical network architectures and topologies, including fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP)
- list the steps in the setup of an optical transmitter and receiver
- define and give examples of an optical power budget
- discuss the application and operation of centralized and distributed node powering
- recognize the different passive optical network (PON) access architectures
Outline:
Discovering Fiber-Optic Technology
Exploring fiber-optic fundamentals, understanding light sources and examining optical detectors
Introducing Fiber-Optic Networks
Exploring the basic HFC architecture, examining scalable optical nodes, identifying applications and services, citing transmission standards and handling fiber-optic cable safely
Investigating Properties of Fiber-Optic Cable
Identifying optical fiber types, evaluating fiber performance and examining optical fiber dimension tolerances
Investigating Fiber-Optic Components and Terminations
Examining fiber-optic cable, optical connectors, cable management panels, optical splitters and ancillary devices
Preparing Optical Fibers for Splicing
Preparing to join optical splitters and working with splice closures
Splicing and Terminating Fiber-Optic Cable
Examining various splicing techniques and installing facility terminations
Introducing Fiber-Optic Cable Construction Techniques
Discussing the importance of safety and examining fiber-optic cable installation in outside plant
Installing Fiber-Optic Cable in Outside Plant
Installing aerial fiber-optic cable and installing fiberoptic cable in conduit
Understanding Optical Transmission Systems
Examining optical modulation techniques, discussing optical detection and demodulation, examining the synchronous optical network (SONET) and examining wavelength division multiplexing
Fiber-Optic Network Architectures and Topologies
Examining fiber-optic network architecture, introducing FTTx network topologies and describing passive optical network topologies
Transmitting and Receiving Optical Signals
Studying optical transmitters, understanding optical receivers and recognizing optical transport elements
Understanding Fiber-Optic Network Design
Establishing network design guidelines, analyzing the network design route and discussing network documentation
Fiber-Optic Node Powering
Powering optical networks, examining outside plant power distribution and node equipment
Passive Optical Networks
Presenting passive optical networks (PON), examining PON architectures in broadband cable networks and introducing next-generation access (NGA) architectures