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Monday, March 4, 2019

CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN TESTING (CFOST)


CFOST: CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN TESTING


  1. Introduction

  • Continuity Testing
  • Visual Fault Location
  • Verify Splices
  • Connector: Visual Inspection with Microscope
  • Fiber Identifiers
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. Reflectance (Optical Return Loss)

  • Optical Reflectance Testing - FOTP-107
  • Bandwidth & Dispersion
  • Chromatic Dispersion
  • Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD)
  • DWDM Testing
  • Spectral Attenuation
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. OTDR vs. Insertion Loss Testing

  • OTDR Measurement Setup Parameters
  • Approximate Settings
  • Range
  • Wavelength
  • Pulse Width
  • Averages
  • NVP or Index of Refraction
  1. 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




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

  • Testing Cable Plant Loss
  • Testing Cable Plant Loss With LSA
Installation Problems
  1. Lab Exercises – OTDR Testing

  • OTDR Measurement Uncertainty
  • OTDR Splice/Connector Loss Errors
  • OTDR Resolution 
  1. 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


  1. Introduction

  • Why Use Fiber Optics?
  1. 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
  1. Fiber Optic Data Links

  • Fiber Optic Sources
  • Fiber Optic Detectors
  • Fiber Amplifiers
  1. Fiber Optic Link Power Budget

  • Fiber Optic Link Parameters
  1. 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)
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. Safety Rules

               

Training Fee: N150,000 

CFOS/O Certification Fee :  $180

 







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


      
   
CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST IN OPTICAL-LAN

  1. Introduction
  • Structured Cabling Today
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. OLAN Installation
  2. OLAN Testing
  • End-To-End Testing
  • Testing OLAN Links
  • Testing Splitters
  • Link Testing
  • OTDR Testing Issues for OLANs


  • 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
  1. 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)



                           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
  1. Fiber Optic Cable For Towers

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

  1. Installation Issues

  • Installing the Cable on a Tower
  • Rooftop or Building Installations
  • Rooftop Antennas
  • Rooftop Installations
  • Small Cells
  1. Distributed Antenna System (DAS)

  • Cabling Options: Terminating Onsite
  • Testing the Cable 
  1. 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
  1. 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

  1. 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


  1. Introduction

  • What is FTTx?
  • Why FTTH?
  • Consumer Technology
  1. Who Offers FTTX

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

  1. Broadband Options

  2. Where Is The Fiber Now?

  • 10% is long distance (submarine and land)
  • 10% is local loop (metropolitan)
  • 80% is subscriber loop (mostly copper)
  1. Why FTTH? Why Now?

  • Worldwide Penetration Of FTTH
  • Gigabit FTTH Is Possible
  • Gigabit FTTH Is Real!
  • Gigabit FTTH Is Spreading
  1. FTTH Alternative

  • DSL: Digital Subscriber Line
  • Fiber To The Curb
  • Wireless Communications
  • Super WiFi/White Space
  1. 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
  1. PON Options

  • FTTH PON Jargon
  • FTTH BPON Architecture
  • RFOG: CATV's FTTH Solution
  • Powering FTTH
  • Understanding PON Splitters
  • Splitter Power Ratios
  1. 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
  1. New Installation Techniques

  • Microtrenching
  • Robots Install Fiber In Sewers
  • Fiber Ducts In Lawn Edging
  1. 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
  1. FTTx Installation Issues

  2. FTTx Testing Issues

  • Link Testing
  • End-To-End Testing
  • OTDR Testing From CO
  • OTDRTrace: Downstream
  • OTDR Testing From Subscriber
  • OTDR Trace: Upstream
  • Network Equipment
  1. FTTx Safety Issues


Duration: 3DAYS

Training Fee: N150,000 

CFOS/H Certification Fee :  $180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



For Class Booking: Complete the REGISTRATION FORM     |     Conditions:    registration can not be confirm until payment is made in full.        |  

Call : +234 803 957 6767    |    Email : johnson.adejolanew@gmail.com