CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN NETWORK DESIGN

CFOSD: CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN NETWORK DESIGN

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CFOS/D: CERTIFIED FIBER OPTICS SPECIALIST

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 COURSE  OVERVIEW
Our mission is to expose our students to the rudiment of fiber optic project from Design to implementation& Documentation.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
• What is involved in designing a fiber optic network?
• How to become a sub-contractor having possessed the skill of writing and defending fiber project proposal
• How to choose components appropriate for communication systems.
• How to proposed routing of the cable plant affects component choice and installation, carrying out fiber route survey using Google earth and GPS
• Using loss budgets to ensure the communications system will work over the fiber optic proposed cable plant
• How to determine what should be tested and documented: interpreting the Sow, preparing the BoQ, quotation and estimates
• What paperwork and documentation will be needed for the project
• How to manage the installation

COMPETENCIES GAINED
• Interpretation of sow
• Fiber proposed route survey
• Preparation of BoQ
• Fiber project implementation skill
• Documentation skill
• Drawing interpretation
• Project management skill
• Software usage (map source, Google earth, excel, Ms-project etc)
• Hardware handling (GPS)

CASE STUDY SCENARIOS
Fiber implementation/application to the various
1. Fibre To The Home
2. Metropolitan Telecom Network
3. Long Distance Telecom Network
4. Corporate LAN Backbone
5. Campus LAN Backbone
6. Industrial Link
7. Date Center
8. CCTV Surveillance Link
9. Metropolitan Government Network

Why Choose IMT COMPUTERS Services
• IMT COMPUTERS Are members of The Fiber Optics Association
• IMT COMPUTERS use Task Based Competence Training
• IMT COMPUTERS issue FOA Certification to Competent Delegate
• Cost and Time Effective for Business
• We also supply Experienced Fiber Optic Technician Nation Wide
• We have trained technician for Major Clients

FIBER OPTICS SPECIALIST COURSE SYLLABUS
Day1 - Day3 schedule
Lesson. 1 Rudiments of fiber optic design
Lesson. 2 Planning the network, route Planning, permission from appropriate authority, rollout, Strategy, handling community issue.
Lesson. 3 Choosing component for project Implementation
Lesson. 4 Reviewing the design, loss budgets Lesson.
Lesson. 5 Writing project specifications, Documents & estimating.
Lesson. 6 Planning and managing project with Hardware and related software.
Lesson. 7 Design case studies
Lesson. 8 Practical application of EXCELL MAPSOURCE and MICROSOFT PROJECT
Lesson. 9 Data acquisition using GPS and Google earth
Lesson. 10 Competencies Assessment Test, Result & Review
Lesson. 11 FOA (fiber optic association) Exam

COURSE GENERAL OVERVIEW
• Copper, Fiber or Wireless?
• Choosing Transmission Equipment
• Planning the Route
• Choossing Components For Premises Installations
• The Link Power Budget • Documentation
• Planning for the install
• Developing A Test Plan
• Planning For Restoration
• Managing the Project
• Planning For Restoration
• Maintaining The Network
• Cabling Standards

Duration: 3DAYS

Training Fee: N150,000 

CFOSD Certification Fee :  $180

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CPCT: CERTIFIED PREMISES CABLING TECHNICIAN

CPCT: CERTIFIED PREMISES CABLING TECHNICIAN

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CPCT: CERTIFIED PREMISES CABLING TECHNICIAN

Module 1: Structured cabling applications

1. Introduction
2. Premises Cabling Today
3. Structured cabling technology
4. Structured Cabling With UTP
5. Fiber Optics in Structured Cabling
6. Wireless and VDV Cabling

Module 2: Structured Cabling Architecture

1.0 Introduction

2.0 “568” ARCHITECTURE

3.0 STRUCTURED CABLING DISTANCES

4.0 STRUCTURED CABLING COMPONENTS

5.0 Structured Cabling With UTP

6.0 Fiber Optics in Structured Cabling

7.0 Wireless and VDV Cabling

8.0 Guidelines

Module 3: Premises cabling: wiring practices
(UTP installation for premises cabling)

1. Introduction
2.  UTP Cable Installation
3. VERIFYING UTP CABLE PERFORMANCE13
4.  Certification Testing
5.  Power Over Ethernet
6. Coax installation
7. Testing coax

  MODULE 4: Broadband connections to the Home    (Residential Technology)

1. Introduction
2.  Broadband Connection to the Home
3.  What Is Connected Inside The Home?
4. How do you cable a home?
5.   structured cabling inside the home

MODULE 5; Wireless Practices
  1.0 Introduction
2.0 Wireless in LANs

3.0 Distributed Antenna System (DAS

4.0 Designing Wireless Networks

4.1 Designing Networks – Coverage

4.2Designing Networks – Capacity

4.3 Designing Networks – Interference

4.4  Designing Networks – Connectivity

4.5Designing Networks – Security

4.5.1Designing Networks - Power

4.6.1 Power over Ethernet

4.7Designing Networks - Future Use

Duration: 5 DAYS

Training Fee: N150,000 

CPCT Certification Fee :  $180

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CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC TECHNICIAN

CFOT: CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC TECHNICIAN

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Course Description
This accredited and certified Fiber Optics course is designed for anyone interested in becoming an engineer in Fiber Optic technology with the ability to handle the various technical areas of installation leading to the award of CFOT from FOA. This program combines both theory and practical exercises with the use of relevant software in designing proposed fiber route and implementation The skill to be acquired in this course centered on: Installation, Termination, Splicing, Testing & Documentation among other skills

Pre-requisite
The course can be taken by a new student to the skills of computer networkibg & engineering. Enrollment is restricted to people with the ability to read & write in basic English Language and it is ideal for anyone who is to be employed as Fiber Optic system analysts & also telecommunication professionals, electronics, electrical and mechanical, Marine & Oilfield engineers. Every training is assumed as a one-on-one hand on practical. Students must be ready to study individually or in group sharing tools & work theory

Objective
At the end of this course you will learn & understand the history and operation of Fiber Optics, Terminate a variety of connector, Perform Fusion Splicing and Mechanical Splicing, Perform Cable Preparation for Fusion, Assemble a Splice enclosure, Fully test and troubleshoot Fiber Optic cables and Fiber Optic Systems using an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR), Fiber Optics Networking Standards, learn FOA-CFOT, BICSI and RCDD Certification, Fiber Optics Cable and Connector Identification, Outside Plant Cable Introduction, Termination of Fiber Connector, Splicing (Mechanical &Fusion), Design & Installation of Fiber Cabling, Outside Plant Fiber Cable preparation, termination & testing, Introduction to Basic OTDR Functions, & so much more about power of FOA.




1. INTRODUCTION TO FIBER OPTICS:
a. Brief history.
b. Definition. c. Advantage of fiber optics transmission over copper, coaxial and radio frequency.
d. Preparation/manufacturing of fiber optics cables.

2. HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES OF FIBER OPTICS INSTALLATIONS:
a. Health and safety execution (HSE) under TIA/EIA regulation.
b. Warning signs
c. Safety equipment
d. Electrical safety
e. Confined spaces

3. FIBER DESIGN/WORKING PRINCIPLES:
a. Core, cladding, buffer coating or primary coating and Strength members.
b. Reflectiion, Refraction and Refractive index.
c. Critical angle and total internal reflection.
d. Fiber types: All plastic (P.C.S. and H.C.S. All glass (Step index MM,Graded index MM and Single mode)
e. Numerical aperture(NA)/ Acceptance Cone
f. Mode Field Diameter MDF: Defines the size of power distribution through the core /Cladding of the fiber.

4. OPTICAL NETWORK:
a. Definition of what a fiber optic network is.
b. Transmitters/Light sources ( LEDs, VCSELs & LASER)
c. Optical fiber parameters Wavelength Frequency WDM
d. Fiber optics amplifiers EDFAs (erbium doped fiber amplifiers) Raman amplification
e. FO Attenuators: Types and Uses
f. Windows/operating wavelength

5. CABLING
CABLE TYPES
a. TIGHT BUFFERS : Distribution cables, Breakout cables
b. LOOSE TUBES :Ribbon cables, Armored, OPGW cables
c. Hybrid and Composite cables

CABLE SELECTION SPECIFICATION
I. Installation Specification
II. Environmental Specification

CABLE RATING
I. Plenum Area
II. Risers
III. General Purpose

6. FIBER CONNECTORS
a. TYPES
I. ST Connectors
II. LC Connectors
III. FC/RC Connectors
IV. SC Connectors
V. MT/RJ

b. Termination Procedures
1. Adhesive Termination Epoxy/polish, Hot-Melt, Anaerobic Adhesives, Acrylic
2. Crimp/polish
3. Prepolished splice
c. Polishing Techniques
The Flat Finish, Physical Contact (PC),Angled Physical Contact (APC)

7. SPLICING
a) Definition
b) Types: Mechanical/Fusion
c) Choosing a splice type
d) Step by step splicing Process
e) Splice Losses; Cause and Remedies

8. FIBER LOSSES
a) Definition
b) Types/kinds of losses in fiber optics links
a) Attenuation (Rayleigh scattering, Absorption and leakages)
b) Dispersion(modal,chromatic and PMD)
Loss budget in a fiber optic link.

9. OPTICAL FIBER COLOUR CODE
a) TIA/EIA Standard
b) Installation processes

10. CABLE PLANT HARDWARE
a) TIE/EIA Standard
b) Splice organizers and splice trays
c) Splice enclosures
d) Splice panels
e) Racks and cabinets

11. TESTING AND DOCUMENTATION
a) Visual fault tracing
b) Visual fault locator
c) Visual connector inspection
d) Optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR)
e) OTDR limitations
f) Optical power loss(absolute and relative test)
g) Measuring Power
h) Testing Loss(single ended loss and double ended loss

Duration: 4 DAYS

Training Fee: N150,000 

CFOT Certification Fee :  $180