Lecture
10, Fiber Optic Installation
Objectives: From this lesson you should learn:
What is involved in a fiber optic installation
The role of the contractor and installer
How to prepare for the installation
What is involved in the installation process
How to verify the quality of the installation
Safety for fiber optic installations
Your final lesson covers fiber optic installation. After
the process of designing fiber optic networks is
completed, the next step is to install it. What do we mean
by the “installation process?” Assuming the design is
completed, we’re looking at the process of physically
installing and completing the network, turning the
design into an operating system.
This is a more complex process than it may seem at
first. This lesson covers preparing for the
installation, requirements for training and safety and
then the actual installation process. The video lecture on
Cabling Project Management discusses the process of
building a network, and we recommend the video to get an
overview of the process.
Want
to learn more about fiber optic outside plant
construction? Fiber U has a course that covers OSP
construction.
Student Assignment:
Watch the video, read the references and take the quizzes
(Test Your Comprehension)
FOA YouTube Video:
FOA
Lecture 8: Fiber Optic Installation
FOA
Lecture: Cabling Project Management
Online FOA Reference:
Fiber
Optic Installation
Safety
Rules for Fiber Optic Installation
FOA Tech Bulletin: Installing
Fiber Optic Cable Plants (PDF 0.2 MB)
Installing
Cable - General Guidelines
Book Chapter:
FOA Reference Guide to Fiber Optics, Chapter 7
Test Your Knowledge:
Online
Quiz
Take the Quiz at the end of Chapter 7 and check
your answers
Optional - Extra Credit Reading
OSP
Construction.
The
entire section of the FOA Guide on
installation
Prefab
Cabling Systems
Getting
Training
Installation
Checklist - step by step installation planning
The
Role of the Contractor
Planning
the Installation
Tools
and Equipment
Cleaning
Fiber Optic Connections
Receiving
cable and components onsite
Installing
a Swivel Pulling Eye on Cable
How
To "Figure 8" Cable For Intermediate Pulls
Premises
Site Preparation
You're finished - congratulations!
Get
a "Certificate of Completion"
Now you have completed the Fiber U Basic Fiber
Optics online self-study course, you can now take an
online exam and, when you pass the exam, get a
"Certificate of Completion" for this course. You
should complete all lessons including taking the
quiz ("Test Your Comprehension") at the end of every
lesson. When you think you are prepared, you can
take an online exam for a nominal fee ($20) which
will give you a
"Certificate of Completion" for this course.
If you are preparing to take the FOA CFOT exam,
keep your certificate as documentation of your
knowledge.
Notes on taking the exam: The
exam is taken online with an automated testing system. It may not be
available on some company networks or VPNs. Taking the Fiber U
Certificate of Completion Exam requires making payment for the exam
online through PayPal using a credit card or PayPal. The payment system is not
available everywhere in the world, so it may not be available in your
country. If so, the exam is not available to you. Check here to see if PayPal is available in your country.
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