By the end of this training course, participants should be able to:

• Detailed experience in jointing, splicing, and testing fiber optics systems
• Solid knowledge of fiber optics communications systems
• Literature review for different communication and transmission systems
• Latest applications for FTTX distribution techniques and especially FTTH
• How to design and install your own fully operational fiber optics FTTH
• Approaches to troubleshooting the system operation system

Telecommunications engineers and technicians, maintenance engineers and technicians, process control engineers, project engineers, Electrical engineers, consulting engineers, systems engineers, project managers, and electricians.

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practices. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations.

Module One: INTRODUCTION TO FIBER OPTICS SYSTEMS

• Introduction
• Historical background to fiber optics
• Comparison of fiber optics and copper systems
• Data communications
• Communications channel
• Transmission modes
• Revisiting copper
• Fundamentals principles of FO operations
• Light transmission nature of glass
• Model propagation in fiber
• Multimode/ single-mode/step-index/ graded-index
• Bandwidth of fibers
• Modal and chromatic dispersion
• Absorption/scatter/ bending/ radiation/mismatches
• Other types of fibers

Module Two: CONSTRUCTION OF FIBRE OPTIC CABLES

• Cable objective, structural elements & Strengthening members
• Housing- loose tube/ slotted core/ tight buffers
• Sheaths and moisture barriers
• Classes of cables- aerial/ underground/ subaqueous/ indoor
• Connecting fiber
• Optical connection issues
• Fiber end preparation
• Splicing fibers- fusion/mechanical
• Connectors & Optical couplers
• Fiber optic cable installation best practices
• Fusion splicing and mechanical splicing
• Ensuring proper splice loss and connectorization

Module Three: FIBRE OPTICS SYSTEM DESIGN

• Initial design considerations
• Future capacity/ reliability/ operating wavelength
• Repeaters and amplifiers
• Design loss calculations/link loss budgets
• Testing fiber optics systems
• Concepts of optical measurements
• Continuity testing
• Optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR)
• Identifying common issues in point-to-point links
• Troubleshooting techniques
• Ensuring network reliability and performance

Module Four: FTTH TECHNOLOGY (Part1)

• WDM, CWDM, DWDM & UDWDM
• Analog and digital systems
• Standard voice channel
• Pulse code modulation (PCM)
• PDH & E1
• SDH
• Overview of FTTH technology
• Key components of FTTH systems
• Benefits of FTTH over other broadband technologies
• FTTH Network Architecture
• PON (Passive Optical Network) vs active Ethernet
• Understanding splitter ratios and optical budgeting
• Designing FTTH network layouts

 Module Five: FTTH TECHNOLOGY (Part2)

• FTTH Installation and Deployment
• Planning FTTH rollouts
• Installation techniques for FTTH networks
• Managing large-scale FTTH deployments
• Testing, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting FTTH Networks
• Ensuring quality of service (QoS)
• Troubleshooting common FTTH issues
• FTTX applications
• Future Trends and Emerging Technologies in Fiber Optics
• Evolution of fiber optic technology
• Emerging standards and innovations
• Preparing for future network demands

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.