Fiber
Optic Network Design And Management
Lesson Plan No. 3: Choosing Components

Objectives:
From this self-study lesson you should learn:
- How
to choose components appropriate for communications
systems
- How
the proposed routing of the cable plant affects
component choice and installation
Once the communications equipment and link route are
chosen, the next step is to choose the proper components
for the system. The process begins with the optical fiber,
then cable and associated installation, termination and
splicing hardware.
Student Assignment
Watch the video, read the references and take the quizzes
(Test Your Knowledge)
YouTube Video
FOA
Lecture 11: Fiber Optic Network Design, Part 2
Online FOA Reference
Fiber Optics, The Basics, Fiber Optic Network Design
Choosing
Components For The Cable Plant
or the same sections in:
Outside Plant Fiber Optics, Fiber Optic Network
Design
Choosing
Components For The Cable Plant
Review
Read the appropriate sections in the FOA
Online Reference Guide Section on Components (Fiber,
Cable, Splices And Terminations, etc.) for review
Book Chapter
FOA
Reference Guide to Fiber Optic Network Design,
Chapter 5, 8
Test Your Knowledge: Online
Quiz
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Lesson: Reviewing the Design, Loss Budgets
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