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TS AND 500 Access Network Design "FTTx" Training Course

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Cabling System Design Class for Optical Single-Mode Access Networks Used in Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Fiber-to-the Business (FTTB) Deployments — Collectively Called "FTTx"

Description
A five-day interactive course that offers state-of-the-art training in optical access network design (FTTx) for installers, designers, developers and potential investors in this leading-edge telecommunications market of fiber-to-the-home and fiber-to-the-business. Course includes practical, real-world design exercises to reinforce key principals and culminates in a design exercise responding to a typical request for proposal.

2008 Sales Price: $1,695.00* per student
Class Size: Maximum of 25 students
Class Times: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Class Length: 5 days
BICSI CEC: 20 hours RCDD and 12 hours Installation

Curriculum

  • Telecommunication trends driving FTTx applications
  • FTTx relationship with traditional telecommunication applications
  • Theory and principles of optical fiber technology
  • Introduction to Passive Optical Network (PON) terminology
  • General FTTx network architectures
  • Cable types and selection criteria for network design
  • Fiber optic hardware types and selection criteria for network design
  • Optical coupler/splitter applications in PON design
  • ITU Full Service Access Network (FSAN) standard relative to PONs
  • IEEE Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) standard relative to PONs
  • PON anatomy, function and design
  • Considerations for “greenfield” FTTx applications
  • Considerations for FTTx applications requiring integration of legacy network assets
  • Requirements for initial planning/design activities
  • Architecture selection for FTTx applications
  • Planning for network evolution and anticipating growth
  • Comparison of fiber-to-the-home vs. fiber-to-the-business network applications
  • Review of FTTx design case studies with architecture variations
  • Integration of access network components, concepts and design considerations
  • Hands-on PON design practical exercise

    Course fee includes class instruction, course materials, certificate of completion and use of Corning Cable Systems ancillary equipment and hardware. Audio or video taping of any Corning Cable Systems training course is strictly prohibited. Corning Cable Systems reserves the right to make changes to the information contained herein without prior notice. *Plus applicable sales tax.

    2008 Class Schedule
    Location Date
    Hickory, NC October 13 - 17
    Keller, TX December 1 - 5
    Montreal, QC April 28 - May 2
    Orangeburg, SC September 22 - 26

    Class Registration
    To register for this Corning Cable Systems class, call toll free 1.800.743.2671 and ask to speak to one of our training coordinators or click the link below to register online.

    Register for TS AND 500

    Save 5% by referring to discount code "Web2008" when registering by phone or online!

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