1.  Theory:

• presentation of the selected products, their construction and functionalities
• installation methods, cabling, rules of proper and safe use
• ordering

2. Product groups:

• Cable assemblies
• Passive optical components
• Fibre optic distribution equipment
• Fibre optic outside plant equipment
• Access networks FTTX
• Microducts
• Fibre optic aerial network equipment
• Tools and accessories
• Measuring equipment

3. Practical part:

• assembly, installation, cabling
• presentation of fibre optic connector termination process

Day 1

1. Theory:

• Introduction to fibre optic access networks
• Distribution network construction – principles of planning and products selection
• Rules to follow to install and cable the fibre optic distribution equipment correctly
• Passive optical infrastructure within Multi Dwelling Units (products presentation, products selection and features)
• Passive optical infrastructure within Single Dwelling Housing Developments (products presentation, products selection and features)
• Methods of network failures removal
• Summary, questions, open discussion. Examples of installations carried out by OPTOMER

Day 2

1. Practical part – workshops
2. Network planning task
3. Exam

1. Passive optical components:

• FBT couplers and PLC splitters
• WDM and CWDM multiplexers
• Optical circulators
• Housings for passive optical components

2. Practical part – workshops

Day 1

1. Passive optical network components and their influence on measurements
2. Types of optical fibres
3. Practical aspects of the used fibre standard, fibre manufacturer
4. Fibre splicing – practical aspects
5. Measurements – theory
6. Unique measurement phenomena and their reasons

Day 2 

1. Practical training:

• splicing
• transmissive method of insertion loss measurements
• interferometric measurements

2. Discussion on measurement results

3. Exam

Day 1

Introduction:

1. Blowing theory
2. Components of microduct network infrastructure
3. Microduct overview:
   • Loose protected microducts
   • Tight protected microducts
   • Closureless system
4. Network planning
5. Network failures

Day 2

Practical training:

1. Practical cable blowing presentation
2. Exam

Day 1

Introduction:

1. Aerial networks theory
2. Advantages and disadvantages
3. Components of aerial network architecture:
   • cables
   • brackets
   • suspensions
   • aerial cable vibration dampers
   • pole mountable closures and distribution boxes
   • Installation of standard outdoor cables
   • Figure-8 cables installation
   • ADSS cables installation
4. Installation of aerial networks:
5. Network failures
6. Products sellection
7. Practical presentation
8. Exam