ICTTG-1370 Telecommunications Cabling Practices, Inspection and Quality Control - Optical Fiber

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3 Day Course

Customized ICT Optical Fiber Course based on best practices, ANSI standards and National codes.

The class will consist of three days of instructor led presentations with students participating in structured labs. At the start of class each student will receive a workbook containing copies of the presentation and lab exercises to reinforce instructional material.

Who Should Attend?
  • Telecommunications Designers looking for installation insight
  • Telecommunication Supervisors looking to better manage their installers
  • Telecommunication Installers looking to increase their proficiency
  • Individuals performing telecommunications quality control audits
  • Anyone contemplating a career in telecommunications installation

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Course Details

Course Objective
Enable the student to develop the skill sets needed to install optical fiber telecommunications cabling systems. Students will be instructed in the proper connectorization and testing of optical fiber cables. The course will reference national codes and standards as they relate and impact the student’s telecommunication installations. At the course’s conclusion, the student should have a good understanding of what makes for a quality installation and be able to provide specific feedback on the quality of an installed optical fiber infrastructure. 

Prerequisites
None, but basic telecommunications experience a plus.

Course Description
Your course will be presented by our instructors each with decades of design and installation experience. Not only are they extremely proficient as instructors, but they bring real world experience that makes the material interesting and easier to comprehend.

ICTTG-1370 is an intensive 3-day course that focuses on terminating and testing a structured optical fiber cabling system. The student will apply their knowledge in comprehensive labs that were developed to reinforce the material and build confidence applying their new installation skills to appropriate lab scenarios. 

The curriculum is designed to take students with minimal installation or telecommunication experience and provide them with a comprehensive workbook that they will keep as their reference guide. The workbook will introduce the information in easily digestible modules that will guide the student from the basics through the more advanced installation techniques.

The course is based on National Code (NEC) requirements, ANSI Telecommunication Standards, Underwriters Laboratories (UL), best practices from BICSI Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual (TDMM) and Information Technology Systems Installation Methods Manual (ITSIMM), hardware manufacturer’s termination instructions, as well as other documents as they pertain to specific modules of instruction.

The course will instruct the student how to select the appropriate media and properly terminate using multiple termination methods. Students will quickly realize there is much more to designing a telecommunications’ infrastructure than running some cable between rooms. Students will learn why a tight bend in your optical fiber cable may look innocent, but have extremely detrimental effects on transmission. They will learn how to properly select a firestop to ensure the selected firestop assemblies are appropriate for various situations. They will understand how important a properly installed grounding and bonding system is to the safety of persons and property. The comprehensive testing and quality of installation modules will allow the student to assure the optical fiber installations were installed in a workmanlike manner and will reliably support their equipment connectivity.

Course Outline

1. Introductions

2. Course Overview

3. Codes, Standards, and Regulations
  • Introduction to those documents the installer will use most frequently and be held accountable for utilizing.
4. Fiber Transmission
  • Review the performance and fire ratings of various cables. Understanding the limitations of various media and the importance of ensuring a proper installation.
5. Structured Cabling Systems
  • Structured Cabling System Components
  • Telecommunication Spaces (EF, ER, TR, TE)
    • Locating
    • Outfitting
    • Interconnecting
  • Backbone cabling
    • Length restrictions
  • Horizontal cabling
    • Length restrictions
  • Cross connects and interconnects
  • Review pathways and cable supports
6. Bonding and Grounding 
  • Review of ANSI-607 and other considerations encountered in commercial environments.
7. Media and Connectors
  • Multimode fiber
  • Singlemode fiber
  • Construction types of fiber
    • Loose-tube
    • Tight-buffer
    • Bend insensitive
    • Composite
    • Hybrid
    • Distribution
    • Breakout
8. Firestopping
  • Overview of regulations concerning firestopping and some preferred choices.
  • Hands-on lab verifying appropriate firestop assemblies.
    • Optical fiber cables
    • Innerduct
9. Termination
  • SC connectors
  • LC connectors
10. Splicing
  • Mechanical Splicing
  • Fusion Splicing
11. Testing Optical Fiber Cables: Understanding tests are important to ensure the media installed will function as expected for your optical fiber installations. 
  • Understanding an OTDR trace
  • Lab – Testing optical fiber cable using a light source and power meter.
12. QA/QC: Inspecting the work and exceeding the customers’ expectations.
  • Students will review pictures of actual installations and notate their critique of the installation and then each scenario will be discussed to get a group consensus.
If you'd like additional information about this course or to schedule this as a suitcase course, call our consultants at (813) 252-1032, or contact us here.