Introduction

•     Basic fiber optic terminology

•     FTTx optical fiber transmission systems

•     Typical transmission rates

•     Fiber optic symbols

•     Why use fiber optics?

•     Fiber optic standards

•     Brief history of fiber optics

FTTx PON Methodology

•     Basic FTTx terminology

•     Passive optical networks (PON)

•     Fiber to the home

•     Fiber to the business/building

•     POLAN

•     Fiber to the curb

•     IP video delivery

•     Active Ethernet

•     TDM and TDMA

•     Broadband PON (B-PON)

•     Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)

•     Ethernet PON

•     Gigabit PON (G-PON)

•     10G-PON

•     10 Gigabit EPON

•     RF video overlay

•     Radio frequency over glass

•     WDM-PON

Topologies

•     Network topologies

•     Physical topologies

•     Point-to-point topology

•     Star topology

•     Reach extender

•     Route redundancy

•     Ring topology

•     Mesh topology

•     Bus topology

ODN and OSP

•     ODN capabilities

•     Outside plant cable management

•     Drop terminators

•     Cable and fiber management

Fiber Theory

•     Attenuation

•     Fresnel reflection

•     Refraction

•     Numerical aperture

•     Intrinsic and extrinsic losses

•     The electromagnetic spectrum

•     Lightwave transmission

•     Mode field diameter

•     Dispersion (pulse spreading)

Fiber

•     FTTx fiber optic specifications

•     Single-mode optical fiber types

•     Fiber optic color coding

•     Ribbon fibers

Cable

•     Optical cable for FTTx

•     FTTx distribution and drop cables

•     Outside plant cables

•     High fiber count cables

•     Aerial fiber optic cables

•     Indoor/outdoor cables

•     Plenum and riser cables

•     Low smoke zero halogen

•     Distribution cables

•     Fiber optic cable cordage

•     Fiber and buffer color codes 

Connectors

•     Extrinsic splice and connection attenuation

•     Fiber optic connector polishes

•     Common FTTx connectors

•     Small form factor LC connectors

•     Multifiber connectors

•     Field terminable FTTH connectors

•     Hardened connectors

•     Connector inspection and cleaning

•     Terminators and attenuators

•     Single-mode field connectorization issues

Splicing

•     Traditional splice scenarios

•     Drop cable splicing

•     Good splice requirements

•     Fiber cleaving

•     Fusion, ribbon, and pigtail splicing

•     Protecting the splice

•     Mechanical splices

Fiber and Cable Management

•     Panels, closures and cabinets

•     Fiber optic interconnect hardware

•     Splice tray recommendations

•     FTTx OSP cable management products

•     Cabinets for active Ethernet

•     Network access points

•     Slack storage

•     Vaults and handholes

•     Indoor slack storage methods

•     Underground cable storage

•     Aerial cable storage products

•     Hardened connector slack storage

Passive Devices

•     Fiber transition to the network

•     Planar lightwave circuits

•     Fused biconical taper splitters

•     Splitter challenges and scenarios

•     Tap splitters

•     WDMs and PON systems

•     Optical bands and windows

•     Wavelength allocations

•     Multiplexing and demultiplexing

•     Filters and gratings

•     Types of WDMs

•     PON configurations for WDM

•     RF video overlay

•     Diplexers, triplexers, and quadplexers

•     Coarse, dense, and wide WDM

Active Devices

•     Fiber optic transmitters

•     Distributed feedback lasers

•     Fabry-Perot lasers

•     Fiber optic receivers

•     Photo diodes

•     Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

•     Reflection issues

•     Optical return loss and the ODN

OLTs and ONTs

•     Optical line terminals

•     ONT, NT and ONU

•     UPS and battery backup systems

Loss Budgets

•     Designing FTTx systems

•     Writing OSP specifications

•     Loss budgets for FTTx networks

•     Safety margins

•     “Not to exceed” charts for single-mode

•     Active Ethernet specifications

•     PON loss budgets

•     G-PON specifications

•     G-PON power levels

•     Ethernet specifications

•     RFoG and tapered loss budgets

Installation

•     FTTx cable installation

•     Cable handling

•     Underground installation techniques

•     Conduit and duct installation

•     Cable pulling methods

•     Tension monitoring

•     High air speed blown

•     Air blown fiber

•     Aerial installation techniques

•     Mid-span (express) entries

•     Cable installation products

•     FTTB installation techniques

•     MDUs and MTUs

•     Telecommunications rooms

•     Get cabling to each user

•     Termination techniques

•     ONTs and access points

•     Installation inspection reports

Testing

•     Testing active Ethernet and PON systems

•     Initial installation testing

•      “Not to exceed” values

•     OTDR testing

•     Dynamic range

•     Deadzone

•     OTDR signatures

•     Key points to understanding IOR

•     Post-installation testing with the OTDR

•     Testing drop cables

•     Reflection testing

•     Measuring reflectance with a deadzone box

•     Optical loss testing

•     Insertion loss method

•     Visual laser testing requirements

•     Visual inspection

Maintenance

•     Typical causes of failure

•     System related problems

•     Eye diagrams

•     Types of fiber optic damage

•     Typical cable system faults

•     Equipment used in the restoration role

•     Emergency restoration kit requirements

•     Aerial restoration

•     Outside plant restorations

•     The need for slack cable

•     Effective maintenance postures

•     Post-restoration recommendations

Safety

•     Fiber optic safety concerns

•     Visual safety

•     Laser safety

•     Personal protective equipment

•     Chemical safety

•     Work area safety

•     Installation practices

Wrap-up and Review