COURSE NAME: Fiber Optics Designer (4030)

Course length: 5 days

Overview:

Infotec offers a 40-hour Electronics Technicians Association (ETA) Certified Fiber Optics Designer (CFOD) training program. This new optical designer certification will provide an in-depth knowledge of optical local area networks. This course covers all aspects of a successful fiber optic system design from network protocols, network configurations, optical cabling, industry communications standards, determination of fiber count, hardware selection, splicing/termination methods, and cable system testing and documentation. All that is learned in class is put into practice through multiple and intensive case studies.

The Infotec ETA Certified Fiber Optics Designer program provides detailed instruction and practice of Local Area Network fiber optic design. Successful completion of the program will result in the trainee being certified as a Fiber Optics Designer from Electronics Technicians Association and awarded a Certificate of Completion from Infotec.

Prerequesite Courses:

• No Prerequisites listed for this course

Performance-based Objectives:

• Demonstrate the proper cable selection in network design.
• Demonstrate the proper hardware selection requirements in network design.
• Demonstrate the proper structured wiring standards in network design.
• Demonstrate the proper fiber count, type, and cable selection in network design.
• Demonstrate the proper security video network design.
• Demonstrate how to estimate the hardware bill of materials worksheet in network design.

Course content:

UNIT ONE

• Theory and Principles of Fiber Optics
• Principles of Operation
• System Parameters
• Optical Sources
• LED
• Vertical Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)
• Lasers
• Modulation
• Fiber Types
• Multimode
• Restricted Mode Launch Bandwidth
• Laser Optimized Multimode
• Single-mode
• National Electrical Code
• Building Environments
• Cable Ratings
• Cost Comparison Model
• Cable Selection in Network Design
• Cable Construction
• Recommended Cable Types
• Cable Selection
• Lab/Case Study 1

UNIT TWO

• Termination and Splicing
• Termination Methods
• Fusion Splicing Methods
• Mechanical Splicing
• Loss Analysis
• Hardware
• Areas and Types
• Hardware Selection Factors
• Main Cross Connect
• Intermediate Cross Connect
• Horizontal Cross Connect
• Telecommunications Room
• Work Areas
• Hardware, Connectors, and Splicing
• Cross Connect Design
• Cross Connect Design
• Rack Layout
• Fiber Management
• Lab/Case Study 2
• ANSI/TIA/EIA Building Codes
• Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard (TIA/EIA-568-B)
• ANSI/TIA/EIA Engineering Updates
• Engineering Subcommittees Update
• Administration Standard for the Telecommunications Infrastructure (TIA/EIA-606)
• Lab/Case Study 3

UNIT THREE

• Logical Network Topologies
• Point to Point
• Ring
• Star
• Mesh
• Internetworking
• Network Components
• Design Considerations
• Ethernet
• Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model
• 10Mbps Ethernet
• Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection (CSMA/CD)
• 100Mbps Ethernet
• 1000Mbps Ethernet
• Distance Limitations
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet
• Differential Mode Delay
• TIA/EIA-785
• Fiber Distribution Data Interface (FDDI)
• FDDI Functionality
• Optical Cabling for FDDI
• Lab/Case Study 4
• Fibre Channel
• Architectures
• Applications
• Standards
• Data Center Design
• Anatomy of a Data Center
• Functional Areas
• Protocols
• Solutions
• Lab/Case Study 5

UNIT FOUR

• Voice Networks
• Voice Signal Digitization
• Multiplexing Techniques
• Optical Cabling
• Video
• Security Video
• Conference Video
• Community Antenna Television (CATV)
• Security Video Network Design
• Lab/Case Study 6
• Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
• ATM Model
• Optical Cabling for ATM
• Network Cabling Design
• Structured Cabling
• Campus (Interbuilding) Cabling
• Building (Intrabuilding) Cabling
• Horizontal Cabling
• Distributed vs. Centralized Cabling
• System Redundancy

UNIT FIVE

• Free Space Optics
• Why Free Space Optics
• Technology
• Application
• Value Propositions
• Determining Fiber Types and Fiber Counts for Gigabit Ethernet LANs
• Designing Cable Infrastructure
• Fiber Types in Campus and Building Backbone
• Choosing Fiber Types and Fiber Counts
• Choosing Total Fiber Counts
• Lab/Case Study 7 & 8
• Hub Cabling Design
• Ladder Rack Systems
• Raceway
• Optical Testing and Measurements
• Reasons for Testing
• Types of Test Measurements
• Testing Guidelines
• Link Loss Calculation
• ETA Written Examination