Delivery: Online | Est. Length: 4 Seat Hours | Price: $270.00 | Type: Fiber-only
Save 40% by purchasing the Fiber-Optic Fundamentals Bundle. This includes all four courses in the discipline (Signal Technology, Tools & Testing, Splicing, and Architectures).
Course Overview
The NCTI Fiber-Optic Fundamentals III course focuses on the critical points of connection where data loss is most likely to occur. A network is only as strong as its weakest splice.
This course teaches the hardware and methods required to connect, secure, and optimize fiber links. Technicians will master the art of Termination—using mechanical and fusion splicing techniques to minimize Insertion Loss and Reflectance. Beyond the glass itself, this module also covers the essential infrastructure that keeps the signal moving, including Fiber Distribution Panels, Optical Node Powering (AC vs. DC), and the “Five Nines” of reliability.
Who Should Enroll:
- Splicing Technicians
- Outside Plant (OSP) Installers
- Maintenance Technicians
- Students who have completed Fundamentals II
What You Will Learn
Upon completion, students will be able to perform professional-grade terminations, identify cable types by color code, and maintain power systems for optical nodes.
Core Competencies:
- Cable Anatomy: Identify Ribbon Fiber applications and memorize the standardized Optical Fiber Color Code for indoor/outdoor cables.
- Termination Mastery: Explain how to prepare pigtails for splicing into patch panels and clean optical connectors to industry standards.
- Signal Integrity: Minimize Optical Return Loss (ORL) and reflectance to prevent signal degradation.
- Infrastructure: Identify patch panels, optical terminators, attenuators, and the various split ratios of Optical Splitters.
- Node Powering: Describe Centralized vs. Distributed powering, identify voltage ports, and configure Redundancy Power settings (AC/DC) for FTTx networks.
Certification and Benefits
Ensure Long-Term Network Durability
Proper termination is the key to network longevity. This course certifies that you know how to build links that last.
Additional Benefits:
- Industry Recognition: Receive the NCTI Certificate of Graduation.
- Cost Savings: Save 40% when you buy the full Fundamentals Bundle.
- Next Step: Prepares students directly for Fiber-Optic Fundamentals IV: Architectures.
Course Outline
Module 1: Optical Termination Components
- Optical cabling standards and color codes.
- Connectors, Pigtails, and Facility Terminations.
- Optical Interface Devices (Splitters/Attenuators).
Module 2: Fiber-Optic Node Powering
- “Five Nines” reliability and power sources.
- Outside plant power distribution.
- Node equipment and redundancy configurations.