CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN TESTING (CFOST)

CFOST: CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN TESTING

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1. Introduction

• Continuity Testing
• Visual Fault Location
• Verify Splices
• Connector: Visual Inspection with Microscope
• Fiber Identifiers

2. Optical Power Testing

   

• Fiber Optic Power Meters

• Measure dB
• dB to Watts
• Wavelength Sensitivity and Calibration

• Calibration
• Controls and Display
• Connector and Bare Fiber Adapters
•  FOTP-95

3. Insertion Loss Testing

• Insertion Loss Test

• Equipment Reference Cables
• FOTP-171 Insertion Loss Testing
• OFSTP-14 (MM) & OFSTP-7(SM)

• Difference with 3 Reference Methods
   What If Connectors Are Not Mateable?

• The Fiber Optic Link Power Budget
•  Measurement Uncertainty
•  Troubleshooting

4. Reflectance (Optical Return Loss)

• Optical Reflectance Testing - FOTP-107
• Bandwidth & Dispersion
• Chromatic Dispersion
• Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD)

• DWDM Testing
• Spectral Attenuation

5. Optical Time Domain Reflectometer

• OTDRs Work With Backscattered Light
• OTDR Testing
• Information in The OTDR Display
• Reading OTDR Traces
• Fiber Attenuation and Distance
  

• Distance
• 2-Point Loss
• Connector or Splice Loss By “Least Squares”

• TDR Launch Pulse
• OTDR Launch Cable

6. OTDR Measurement Uncertainty

• OTDR Calibration

• Length Error: NVP or Index of Refraction       
• Length Error: Fiber Is Longer Than Cable
• Missing Events: OTDR Resolution
• Loss Uncertainty In Multimode Fibers
• Unreadable OTDR Traces
• Confusing OTDR Ghosts

7. OTDR vs. Insertion Loss Testing

• OTDR Measurement Setup Parameters
• Approximate Settings
• Range
• Wavelength
• Pulse Width
• Averages
• NVP or Index of Refraction

8. Five Ways to Test Fiber Optics

Duration: 3 DAYS

Training Fee: N150,000 

CFOST Certification Fee :  $180

 

 

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CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM

CFOS/DAS: CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM

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1.0 Introduction

• Distributed Antenna System (DAS)
• Public Safety Mandates
• DAS and Small Cell Coverage
• Passive DAS
• DAS Today
• DAS Definitions

2. Wi-Fi

• Wi-Fi In LANs
• Cabling For DAS Or WiFi
• Compatibilty With Passive OLANs

3. Industry Cabling Standards

4. DAS Design Issues

• DAS Design
• Site Survey

5. Installation

• Fiber And Coax
• Fiber Optic Cable Plant Installation
• Cabling Options: Terminating Onsite Or Use Prefab Cabling

6. Testing the Cables

• Connector Handling
• Connector Inspection and Cleaning
• Microscope Inspection of Connector
• Connector Visual Inspection
• Microscope Inspection Results
• Actual Microscope Views\
• Areas Of Inspection
  

 

Lab Exercises

1. Lab Exercise – Connector Inspection and Cleaning

2. Lab Exercise – Termination

3. Lab: Visual Tracing And Fault Location

4. Lab Exercise – Visual Fault Loss In Fiber Optic Datalinks

• Insertion Loss Testing
• Insertion Loss Test Equipment And Fiber Optic Power Meters Measured in dB
• Insertion Loss Test Equipment Reference Cables
• Insertion Loss Test Equipment – Always Clean Your Reference Cables

5. Lab Exercises – Insertion Loss Testing OTDR Testing And Troubleshooting

• Testing Cable Plant Loss
• Testing Cable Plant Loss With LSA

Installation Problems

6. Lab Exercises – OTDR Testing

• OTDR Measurement Uncertainty
• OTDR Splice/Connector Loss Errors
• OTDR Resolution 

7. Lab Exercise - Optical Power Testing (Transmitter/Receiver Power)

• Fiber Optic Power Meters
•  Controls and Display

Duration: 3DAYS

Training Fee: N150,000 

CFOS/DAS Certification Fee :  $180

 

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CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN OSP ( CFOS/O )

OUTSIDE PLANT PROJECT

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1. Introduction

• Why Use Fiber Optics?

2. Fiber Optic Applications

• Telecom Technology
• Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
• Fiber to the Home (FTTH)
  • FTTH Economics
  • FTTH Architecture

• Fiber to the Curb or Node (FTTC/N)

• Passive Optical Network (PON)
• Optical Network Terminal

• FTTH products

• Prefabricated Cabling Systems
• Bend Insensitive Fiber

• Wireless Phone Usage
• Fiber Optics & Wireless Communications
• Super WiFi/White Space
• Antenna Connection (RFOG: CATV's FTTH Solution)

• Premises or Structured Cabling For Local Area Networks – LANs
• Passive Optical LAN (POL)
• Data Centers - Internet Servers
• Fiber other usage.

• Security Fiber Optics
• Video and Audio On Fiber
• Electrical Utilities
• Alternative Energy
• Data Links & Other Networks
• Other Applications of Fiber Optics

3. Fiber Optic Data Links

• Fiber Optic Sources
• Fiber Optic Detectors
• Fiber Amplifiers

4. Fiber Optic Link Power Budget

• Fiber Optic Link Parameters

5. Optical Fiber Technology

• Fiber Types

• Singlemode Fiber Types
• Multimode Fiber Types
• Choosing Singlemode Fiber
• Choosing Multimode Fiber
• OSP vs Premises Cables

• Fiber Attenuation - Glass Fibers
• Fiber Bandwidth

• Modal Dispersion
• Chromatic Dispersion
• Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD)

6. Fiber Optic Cables

• Specifications for Fiber Optic Cable       
• Fiber Optic Cable Selection Criteria
• Cable Ratings and Markings
• Splice & Connector Loss 

• Fiber Optic Splices
• Fiber Optic Splices – Cleaving
• Fiber Optic Connectors
• Connector History
• Connector Inspection with Microscope

7. Testing

• Measuring Optical Power
• OTDR
• OTDR Measurement Errors
• Specialized Fiber Optic Testing
• Fiber Optic Link Power Budget

Fiber Optic Installations

• Outside Plant or Premises?
• Outside Plant or Premises?
• Cable Installation – Micro trenching
• OSP Aerial
• Submarine
• Fiber To The Home
• Fiber Optic Installations –Premises
• Premises Installation – Codes

8. Safety Rules

               

Training Fee: N150,000 

CFOS/O Certification Fee :  $180

 

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CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN OPTICAL-LAN (CFOS/L)

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CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN OPTICAL-LAN

1. Introduction

• Structured Cabling Today

2. Understanding Networks

• Local Area Networks – LANs

• LAN Architecture  (Bus - Ring - Star
• bus  topology
• ring  topology 
• star topology
• LAN History
• LAN Connections & Cabling
• Ethernet
• Legacy LANs: Token Ring & FDDI

• WiFi

• Since 1982: 12+ Generations Of Copper
• Since 1982: 4 Generations of Fiber

3. Networks Today

• Centralized Fiber – FTTD
• Fiber to the Home (FTTx)
• FTTH Options and LANs
• FTTH Architecture

• Fiber To The Office – FTTO
• PON To Multi-dwelling Units (MDU)
• Passive Optical LAN - POL

• Optical LANS - OLANs
• Common To OLANs
• Comparing OLANs: FTTO or POL

• Economics of OLANs

4. Structured Cabling vs. OLAN

• NT – Optical Network Terminal
• ONT (triple play, voice/data/video)
• Technical Info On PONs/POLs
  • BPON
  • GPON
  • EPON    
    

• PON System Specification
• PON Architecture       

• Wavelength Provisioning
• Understanding PON Splitters
• Splitter Power Ratios
• Bend-Insensitive Fiber
• New Cables with BI Fiber
• Connectors – Low Reflectance
• Fusion Splice-On Connectors
• Prefabricated Cabling Systems

5. OLAN Network Design

• The Design Process : Part 1, Planning

• OLAN PON Architecture Options
• Pathways and Spaces
• Splitter Location and Packaging

• The Design Process:  Part 2, Component Selection
• The Design Process:   Part 3, Design Review

• Optical Power and Loss Budgets
• Loss Budget Example

• The Design Process:  Part 4,Testing Plan
• The Design Process- :  Part 5, Estimating
• The Design Process- :  Part 6. Writing Specifications

6. OLAN Installation
7. OLAN Testing

• End-To-End Testing
• Testing OLAN Links
• Testing Splitters
• Link Testing
• OTDR Testing Issues for OLANs
  
  
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• PON Testing Issues         
• OTDR Testing From OLT

• OTDRTrace: Downstream

PON Testing Issues:    OTDR Testing From ONT Upstream

PON Testing Issues: OTDR Testing From Subscriber

• OTDR Trace: Upstream

• Testing   Network Equipment

8. OLAN Safety

Duration: 3DAYS

Training Fee: N150,000 

CFOST Certification Fee :  $180

 

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CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN FTTA (Fiber To The Antenna)

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                           CFOS/A     FIBER TO THE ANTENNA

1. Introduction

• Why Fiber to the Antenna
• New Generation Cell Towers
• Getting Signal To/From the Tower
• Traditional Tower System
• Today’s Tower System
• Next Generation Tower System
• Top of Tower Systems

2. Fiber Optic Cable For Towers

• Tower Cable
• Fiber terminations
• Prefab Cables with Outlet Boxes

3. Installation Issues

• Installing the Cable on a Tower
• Rooftop or Building Installations
• Rooftop Antennas
• Rooftop Installations
• Small Cells

4. Distributed Antenna System (DAS)

• Cabling Options: Terminating Onsite
• Testing the Cable 

5. Connector Inspection and Cleaning

• Dry fiber optic cleaning tools
• Connector Handling
• Microscope Inspection of Connector
• Connector Visual Inspection  Video
• Areas of Inspection
• Visual Fault Location

6. Loss In Fiber Optic Datalinks

• Insertion Loss Testing On FTTA Cable\
• Insertion Loss Test Equipment And Fiber Optic Power Meters Measure dB
• Setting “0dB” Reference
• The Fiber Optic Loss Budget
• Troubleshooting

7. Optical time domain reflectometer testing

• OTDR Splice/Connector Loss Errors
• OTDR Trace for FTTA Loss Up and Down
• Fiber Optic Power Meters Controls And Display
• OTDR Measurement Uncertainty
• OTDR Splice/Connector Loss Errors
• Testing FTTA Cables With OTDR

Lab Exercise 1 – Connector Inspection And Cleaning

Lab Exercise 2: Visual Tracing and Fault Location

Lab Exercise 3 – Insertion Loss Testing

Lab Exercise 4 - Optical Power

Duration: 3DAYS

Training Fee: N150,000 

CFOS/A Certification Fee :  $180

 

CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN FTTH

CFOS/H: CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN FTTH

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1. Introduction

• What is FTTx?
• Why FTTH?
• Consumer Technology

2. Who Offers FTTX

• Telcos
• Governments/Municipalities
• Utilities (electrical, water, etc.)
• Independent telcos or ISPs
• Cooperatives
• Private companies

3. Broadband Options

4. Where Is The Fiber Now?

• 10% is long distance (submarine and land)
• 10% is local loop (metropolitan)
• 80% is subscriber loop (mostly copper)

5. Why FTTH? Why Now?

• Worldwide Penetration Of FTTH
• Gigabit FTTH Is Possible
• Gigabit FTTH Is Real!
• Gigabit FTTH Is Spreading

6. FTTH Alternative

• DSL: Digital Subscriber Line
• Fiber To The Curb
• Wireless Communications
• Super WiFi/White Space

7. FTTH Architectures

• Home Run/Point-to-Point
• Active Star/Ethernet Network
• Passive Optical Network (PON)

• PON With Cascaded Splitters
• PON To Multi-dwelling Units
• PON System Specifications
• Fiber to Multi-dwelling Units

8. PON Options

• FTTH PON Jargon
• FTTH BPON Architecture
• RFOG: CATV's FTTH Solution

• Powering FTTH
• Understanding PON Splitters
• Splitter Power Ratios

9. New Products from FTTH

• Distribution Hubs
• Splice Closures
• Optical Network Terminals
• Connectors
• Fusion Splice-On Connectors
• Prefabricated Cabling
• Prefabricated Cabling Systems
• Bend-Insensitive Fiber
• BI Fiber Innovation

10. New Installation Techniques

• Microtrenching
• Robots Install Fiber In Sewers
• Fiber Ducts In Lawn Edging

11. FTTH Network Design

• The Design Process
• Part 1, Planning
• Part 2, Component Selection
• Part 3, Design Review
• Part 4, Testing Plan
• Part 5, Estimating
• Part 6. Writing Specifications

12. FTTx Installation Issues

13. FTTx Testing Issues

• Link Testing
• End-To-End Testing
• OTDR Testing From CO
• OTDRTrace: Downstream
• OTDR Testing From Subscriber
• OTDR Trace: Upstream
• Network Equipment

14. FTTx Safety Issues

Duration: 3DAYS

Training Fee: N150,000 

CFOS/H Certification Fee :  $180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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