Delivery: Online
Estimated Length: 8 seat hours
Price: $610
Course Type: Fiber-only
Embark on a journey to master the design and construction of fiber-optic outside plant (OSP) networks with the NCTI® Fiber-Optic Construction I: Outside Plant Design course. This comprehensive course provides foundational knowledge and practical skills essential for planning and deploying high-performance fiber-optic networks. Learn about passive optical network (PON) architecture, route planning, loss budgeting, and documentation practices to ensure effective network deployment.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand PON architecture and apply key design principles for resource optimization, splice closure placement, and slack loop management.
- Interpret and utilize route maps, franchise agreements, and network documentation for effective OSP design.
- Perform link loss budgeting and acceptance testing to ensure design accuracy and network performance.
- Master aerial and underground installation methods, including lashing techniques and high air speed blowing.
- Navigate joint-use pole regulations and understand the roles and responsibilities of pole owners and attachers.
Who Should Enroll:
Ideal for individuals entering or involved in the fiber-optic construction field, particularly those focused on outside plant (OSP) design and implementation. This course is perfect for those seeking a structured, foundational understanding of OSP design.
Delivery Options:
The course is delivered online. Lesson and final exams are taken online.
Completion Time:
The estimated completion time for this course is 8 hours. The maximum allotted time is four months from enrollment.
Prerequesite Courses
None
Next Course Recommendation:
Fiber-Optic Construction II: Outside Plant Installation
Course Benefits
- receive an industry-recognized NCTI certificate of graduation
Upon completing this course, students will be able to:
- Apply key design principles in fiber-optic network planning, including PON architecture, resource optimization, splice closure placement, and slack loop management.
- Interpret and utilize route maps, franchise agreements, and network documentation to support the design of an effective outside plant.
- Perform essential calculations and evaluations, such as link loss budgeting and acceptance testing, to ensure design accuracy and network performance.
- Define plant design and explain how symbols are used to represent outside plant infrastructure.
- Interpret aerial and underground design maps using standard symbols for attachments, routing, and structural elements.
- Identify and explain the symbols and functions of fiber-optic components, including cables, interface devices, and splice points, as depicted on design maps.
- Apply clearance, loading, and installation methods for aerial fiber-optic cable, including lashing techniques and splice closure placement.
- Demonstrate knowledge of underground installation practices, including conduit preparation, cable placement methods, and high air speed blowing techniques.
- Interpret federal, state, and local regulations governing joint-use pole attachments, including FCC guidelines and safety standards.
- Explain the roles and responsibilities of pole owners and attachers in joint-use agreements, access requests, make-ready work, and compliance management.
- Describe key operational practices for joint-use attachments, including equipment installation, grounding, damage reporting, cost management, and documentation.
Course Outline:
Fiber-Optic Outside Plant Design
Network design guidelines, network design route, and network documentation
Fiber-Optic Outside Plant Symbology
Plant infrastructure, plant design map, and optical transmission medium design symbols, and optical transmission medium design symbols
Underground Fiber-Optic Infrastructure
Aerial fiber-optic cable installation and underground fiber-optic cable installation
Joint-Use Pole Attachment Requirements
Regulatory framework and joint-use agreements, pole owner responsibilities, and attacher responsibilities