GPON and FTTx Advanced Workshop (Hands-on)
Course Overview
This advanced course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of GPON and FTTX technologies through both lectures and practical lab sessions. The course covers the fundamentals of Passive Optical Networks (PON), emphasizing key components like Optical Line Termination (OLT), Optical Network Termination (ONT), and Optical Distribution Networks (ODN). Participants will explore FTTx deployment scenarios, including Overlay, Greenfield, Brownfield, and Hybrid strategies.
The hands-on portion of the course focuses on the use of advanced test instruments for GPON systems and GIS software for ODN planning and design. Advanced topics include ITU standards, emerging GPON applications, and next-generation technologies like 10G and XGS-PON.
The course concludes with a real-world case study on GPON project management, equipping participants with the skills to plan, implement, and manage GPON networks effectively.
Target Audience
This course is designed for professionals who are involved in the design, configuration, installation, testing, troubleshooting of fiber optic systems.
It is also suitable for technicians, system analysts, design engineers, managers, telecommunication professionals, fusion splice technicians, mechanical splice technicians, and product managers.
Duration & Training Format
- Classroom: 5 days
- LIVE Virtual: 35 hours
- A minimum of 8 or more participants is required for a Classroom session to commence.
- A minimum of 6 or more participants is required for a LIVE Virtual session to commence.
- LIVE Virtual courses can be conducted for 5 hours or 7 hours daily. Please note that the number of training days will be extended if you opt for 5 hours daily.
Upcoming Course Dates
9 – 13 Mar 2026 (Mon – Fri), GMT +8
If you are keen on attending this course, please register your interest via our course enquiry form.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the safety requirements when working with Passive Optical Networks (PON)
- Identify and name the principal parts of a fiber optic link
- Describe the light guiding principles of fiber optic transmission
- Detail the operating wavelengths used in PON applications
- Discuss the cable types used in PON applications
- Understand how voice signals are carried with PON
- Define bandwidth and understand speeds per application
- Understand the standard bodies ITU, IEEE, FSAN
- Describe BPON, APON, EPON, GPON, TPON technologies
- Perform fusion splicing and mechanical splicing
- Test and troubleshoot a PON system
- Use a Fiber Visual Fault Finder
- Use a Light Source and Power Meter to measure link loss
- Use an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)
Course Outline
- Optical Fiber Fundamentals
- Transmission Media – Copper, Optical Fiber, Wireless
- Construction of Optical Fiber
- Light Propagation
- Multimode Vs Singlemode
- Optical Fiber Limitations like Attenuation, Dispersion, OSNR, Non-Linear Effects
- ITU Standards for Optical Fiber, Optical Spectrum, WDM
- Migrating Away from Legacy Technologies: xDSL on Twister Pair to GPON over Fiber
- Active Ethernet vs Passive Optical Network
- Case Studies: Usage of various Media Types in Modern Operators
- Access Networks
- Legacy Technologies – xDSL, ADSL, ADSL2+, VDSL, VDSL Bonding, G.SHDSL, etc.
- Modern Technologies – Ethernet
- Topologies, Broadband Evolution, Active Optical Network (AON), Passive Optical Network (PON)
- Architecture of Access Networks
- Passive Components
- Examples of GPON Networks
- Case Studies: GPON Networks in Access Providers
- GPON and Fiber Optics Fundamentals
- Basics of FTTx Technologies
- Concepts of Passive Optical Networks
- Propagation of Light in Optical Fibers
- Signal Impairments: Attenuation, Dispersion and Reduction of OSNR
- Optical Connectors
- Splicing
- Key Concepts in GPON
- FTTx Architecture Fundamentals
- FTTx – FTTN, FTTC, FTTB, FTTT, FTTH, etc.
- Variations of PON: GPON, BPON, EPON, etc.
- Optical Distribution Network and Passive Components
- ODN Designing
- Splitter Placement
- Optical Power Budget
- WDM for GPON
- GPON Applications and Use Cases
- Data Transmission
- Voice over IP (VoIP)
- Video Transmission
- Analog TV over GPON
- Tower Fiberization
- GPON for 5G
- ODN Deployment
- Route Selection
- ROW Approval
- Installation Methods
- Direct Buried
- Ducted Cable
- Aerial Installation
- Drop Cable
- Horizontal Drilling
- Microducts
- Cabinet Placement
- Splitters and Junction Boxes
- Indoor Wiring
- ONT Placement
- GPON Operations
- Routine Maintenance
- Acceptance Testing
- Troubleshooting
- Using Test Instruments: Fusion Splicing Machine, Optical Power Meter, Optical Laser Source, OTDR
- TR-069
- GPON Planning and Designing
- Estimating House Passes
- Parcels
- ODN Design
- Splitter Placement
- GPON Power Budget Calculations
- Transmit powers
- Receive sensitivity
- Splitter Losses
- Network Losses
- Laser Classes
- Channel Insertion Loss
- ODN Losses
- Safety Margin
- XG-PON, XGS-PON and 40-G-PON (ITU G.987, G.9807, G.989)
- General Requirements
- Physical Media Dependent Layer Specification
- Transmission Convergence Layer Specification
- Reach Extension
- GEM Standards
- Ethernet-over-GPON
- Circuit Emulation
- Home Networking
- Home Cabling
- GPON Broadband Forum Standards
- TR-069
- HPNA
- PLC
- MOCA
- UTP
- WiFi
- Hands-On Practical Exercises
- Single and Multimode Fibre Recognition
- Optical Light Source and Optical Power Meter Referencing
- Fibre Drum Testing with an Optical Power Meter
- Classroom Passive Optical Network Testing with an OTDR at 1310/1550nm
- Using Decibels (dB’s) and Decibel Milliwats (dBm’s)
- Designing Networks up to 20km Long using Vendor Specifications (Power Budget)
- Fault Finding with a Visible Fault Locator
- Optical Fiber Cables
- Cable Designs
- Optical Cable for FTTx
- FTTx Distribution and Drop Cables
- High Fiber Count Cables
- Aerial Fiber Optic Cables
- Distribution Cables
- Cable Structure and Fiber Counts
- Fiber and Buffer Colour Codes
- Cable Handling
- Outside Plant Cable Management
- Fiber Distribution Hubs
- FTTx Network Design Using QGIS
- QGIS Fundamentals
- Creating and Exploring a Basic Map
- Classify Vector Data
- Laying out the Maps
- Creating Vector Data
- Vector Analysis
- Raster Plugins
- QGIS Server
- GIS Data for Network Planning
- Mapping And Visualizing Networks In QGIS
- Designing Fiber Network Layouts
- Drawing Fiber Lines and Connections
- Using QGIS Tools For Accurate Placement
- Cost Estimation and Budgeting
- Real-world Examples of FTTx Network Design using QGIS
- GPON Project Management
- Project Initiating
- Project Charter
- Stakeholder Register
- Project Planning
- Requirements, Project Scope Statement
- WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
- Activities, Network Diagrams, Duration Estimating Techniques, Schedule Baseline
- Cost Estimating Techniques, Budget, Cost Baseline
- Quality Management Plan
- Resource Requirements
- Risk Management Plan, Risk Register
- Procurement (RFP/RFQ/RFI, Source Selection Criteria, Make/Buy Decision
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan
- Project Execution
- Monitoring and Controlling
- Closing
Note: A Certificate of Completion will only be issued upon achieving at least 75% attendance for the course.
Pre-requisites
Participants should have a sound knowledge on fiber optics, fiber optics transmission, and transmission planning.
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