CFOS/L : CERTIFIED FIBER OPTIC SPECIALIST (OPTICAL LAN)
This is an application specialist certification covering optical LAN (OLAN) networks, cabling design and installation, which includes P2P and PON networks used in place of traditional LAN cabling based on traditional structured cabling standards for copper/fiber networks. It is for anyone interested in the use of fiber optics in LANs.
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The skill to be acquired in this course centered on: Installation, Termination, Splicing, and Testing & Documentation among other skills
Course Overview
Course Description
This is an application specialist certification covering optical LAN (OLAN) networks, cabling design and installation, which includes P2P and PON networks used in place of traditional LAN cabling based on traditional structured cabling standards for copper/fiber networks. It is for anyone interested in the use of fiber optics in LANs.
Course Prerequisite
CFOT, CPCT or equivalent basic knowledge of fiber optics and communications networks recommended. If attendees are not already familiar with or trained in optical fiber, a fiber review is available as part of the course.
Course Content
- Structured Cabling Today
- 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
- Centralized Fiber : FTTD
- Fiber to the Home (FTTx)
- 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
- 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
- New Cables with BI Fiber
- Bend-Insensitive Fiber
- Connectors � Low Reflectance
- Fusion Splice-On Connectors
- Prefabricated Cabling Systems
- 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
- 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