Telefocal 2008

Fibre Network Operations – Metro/Long Haul

Course Duration
4-day instructor-led training, 0900-1700
Course Instructor
The trainer has 30 years of solid track record in Telco environment, both in consulting as well as management capacity. He was the CEO of Ganesa Telecommunications. At Ganesa, he started up the Rural CLEC focusing on placement of fibre-to-the-premise and the "Triple Play" product offerings in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Apart from P/L responsibilities, he has oversight of the design, installation, site acquisitions, procurement, commissioning and operations of FTTP network offering voice, CATV, and IP services via FTTP network. Prior to Ganesa, he was the Program Director of Winstar Hong Kong. At Winstar, he was responsible for the design, installation, site acquisitions, procurement, commissioning and operations of LMDS network offering voice and IP services via LMDS network. Before Winstar, he was a Technical Consultant with Teleglobe, and was responsible for the redesign of telephony networks, including their Interconnects and SS7 networks. During his career, he has built five international Greenfield telecommunications companies,. Other positions he had previously held were, namely, Program Director of Fibrenet Telecom Group (where he was responsible for turnkey design, installation and commissioning of a SONET-based transmission network that encompassed (8) strands of fibre in downtown Manhattan), Technical Consultant for XO Communications, Global Telesystems Inc, Program Director for Saudi Aramco etc.
Course Objectives
After successfully completing this course, attendees will learn: Optical fibre design and installation in the outside plant environment Optical Fibre Fundamentals Outside Plant Engineering Outside Plant Construction Design & Build Contractors Optical Fibre O&M Optical Fibre Networks
Course Overview
The goal of this course is to create an introductory level understanding of optical fibre outside plant networks, with a high level understanding of optical fibre systems budgeting but with an emphasis on the design and placement requirements of optical fibre in an outside plant environment. This course introduces attendees to outside plant engineering and construction.
Key Benefits
Attendees will learn and understand the intricacies of design and placement of optical fibre in an outside plant environment.
Who Should Attend?
Telecommunications technicians and engineers that are responsible for design, placement, and maintenance of optical fibre networks in the outside plant environment.
Recommended Follow-on Courses
Fibre Planning Outside Plant Design: Overview and Fundamentals Outside Plant Engineering: Direct Buried Principles and Techniques Outside Plant Engineering: Underground Principles and Techniques SDH Transmission Systems SDH and DWDM Fundamentals Optical Networking DWDM and Optical Networking Deploying High Speed Broadband Technologies Introduction to Optical Access Networks and FTTx FTTx Networks: Passive and Active Optical Networks – Design Considerations Telecommunications Project Management Advanced Telecommunications Project Management Telecommunications Project Management: Outside Plant Project Focus
Course Outline
Module 1: Optical Fibre Fundamentals Introduction to Optical Fibre Components of a Optical Fibre system Single-mode concepts Terminology, Definitions, and Abbreviations used with OSP Fibre Principles of Optical Return Loss (ORL) Optical Fibre characteristics, construction, and theory OSP style optical fibre cable construction and identification Optical Fibre OSP cables Optical Fibre connectors Understanding manufacturers specifications for OSP optical fibre cable Installation Operating Tensile Strength Bend Radius Refraction of Index Module 2: Outside Plant Engineering Basic structure and components of an outside plant system Codes, standards, organizations, and publications Outside plant cabling topologies Outside plant cable types OSP cable grounding and bonding Route design Aerial Direct Buried Underground Underground pathways and support structures Tunnels Ducts Right-of-ways Surveying OSP maintenance Hand and Manholes Pedestals Cabinets Optical fibre passive components used in OSP applications Optical fibre connectors and polishes for OSP applications Optical fibre cable installation procedures Optical fibre OSP enclosures and hardware Proper routing of optical fibre OSP cable through enclosures Safety rules in OSP environments Design Documentation Selecting OSP optical fibre System Loss Budget calculations Design Drawings Fibre Plant management systems Module 3: Outside Plant Construction Installation techniques and equipment Trenching Plowing Aerial Underground Duct Installation of ducts Encased Non-encased Installation of cable management systems Handholes Manholes Pedestals Cabinets Splice Cases Installation of Optical Fibre cables Cable Preparation Pulled Placed Air Blown Aerial Bend Ratios and loading Termination of Optical Fibre cables Connectors Pigtails Splicing of OSP Optical Fibre cables Fusion Mechanical Mass Ribbon Optical fibre OSP installation, testing, splicing, and troubleshooting tools OTDR Fusion Splice Mechanical Splice Tool kits Talk sets Power meters Polishing kits As Builts Module 4: Design and Build Contractors Outside Plant Project Management Developing a proper Request for Proposal (or Invitation to Tender) Scope of Work Engineering Rights-of-way Placement Testing Commissioning Design Drawings Engineering Construction As Builts Bill of Materials Deliverables Financials Cost Estimating Proper payment cycles Milestones Materials Specifying Quantities Testing Module 5: Optical Fibre Operations and Maintenance Documentation Fibre Management Systems Troubleshooting Techniques Tools ‘Rules of Thumb’ Module 6: Optical Fibre Networks Metro DWDM Metro Gigabit Ethernet Long Haul – SDH Long Haul – DWDM Optical Transport Network (OTN)