This course is a hands-on/application-focused course that prepares installers to pull, terminate, splice, and test fiber cabling as part of an information and communications technology (ICT) system. The course includes topics on fiber transmission principles and general safety practices associated with working with fiber cabling. A significant amount of course time is spent on BICSI best practices for installing, terminating, splicing, and testing fiber cable as outlined in the 8th edition of the Information Technology Systems Installation Methods Manual (ITSIMM). As optical fiber systems become more common, your need to be recognized for your knowledge and expertise of emerging installation practices. This course offers multiple opportunities for hands-on practice. Activities include learning to:
- Install a cleave-and-crimp-style optical fiber connector
- Install a scribe-and-polish-style optical fiber connector
- Perform a fusion splice
- Perform a mechanical splice
- Test an optical fiber link
- Evaluate an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) trace