Certified Fiber Optics Technician Outside Plant (FOT-OSP)

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1 Competency Requirements - Major CATEGORIES List Rev Certified Fiber Optics Technician Outside Plant (FOT-OSP) The following are titles of the major categories of training and testing established for the Fiber Optics Technician Outside Plant (FOT-OSP) certification by the Electronics Technicians Assn., Int l, Inc. It is from these major headings that the ITEMS list, containing each individual topic in which the student should be skilled and knowledgeable is constructed. From the ITEMS list, the verbalized Competencies are evolved. From the Competencies the individual examination questions are originated for the certification exam written test. MAJOR CATEGORIES OF KNOWLEDGE SKILLS REQUIRED: 1.0 Principles of Fiber Optic Transmission Theory 2.0 Singlemode/Multimode Concepts & Comparisons 3.0 Terminology, Definitions and Abbreviations Used in OSP Fiber Optics 4.0 Singlemode Fibers in LAN, WAN & MAN Networks 5.0 Principles of Optical Return Loss (ORL) 6.0 Optical Fiber Characteristics, Construction & Theory 7.0 Fiber Optic Cable Construction 8.0 Cable Grounding and Bonding 9.0 Mfg s. Specs for Installation/Operating Tensile Strength and Bend Sensitivity 10.0 Installation of Optical Cables 12.0 Documentation of Installation Used in Maintenance & Restorations 13.0 Connectors & Polishes 14.0 Fusion & Mechanical Splicing 15.0 Safety Rules 16.0 OSP Test Equipment 17.0 Visual Testing 18.0 Troubleshooting 19.0 Proper Cable Routing & Use of Cable Management Products (patch panels) 20.0 Proper Cable Routing into Optical Splice Closures 21.0 Passive Components Used in the OSP 11.0 OSP Installation Standards & Codes MAJOR CATEGORIES OF HANDS-ON SKILLS: 1.0 Source & Meter Preparation/Testing 2.0 ORL Testing Using the OTDR 3.0 Visual Lasers for Troubleshooting & Testing 4.0 Testing Optical Source Output Levels 5.0 Testing of Optical Receive Powers 6.0 Using Optical Fiber Identifiers 7.0 Using Optical Talk Sets 8.0 Bi-directional, Dual Wavelength Testing of Fiber Spans 9.0 Restoration Practices 11.0 Cable Acceptance Testing with the OTDR 12.0 OTDR Testing of Optical Splices 13.0 OTDR Acceptance Testing of Spans 14.0 Documentation 15.0 OSP Splicing (TIA 758A) 16.0 Installation Bend Radius and Cable Loading 17.0 Patch Panel Preparation 18.0 Splice Closure Preparation 19.0 Cable & Fiber Preparation 10.0 Setting Up the OTDR

2 ITEMS LISTING 2004 ETA-I Fiber Optic Technician Outside Plant (FOT-OSP) 1.0 PRINCIPLES OF LIGHT AND FIBER OPTIC TRANSMISSION THEORY 1.1 Singlemode light sources 1.2 Common transmission wavelengths 1.3 Optical power measurements 1.4 Fiber optic receivers 1.5 Laser Class types 1.6 Optical reflections 1.7 Optical loss budget 1.5 Index of Refraction 1.6 Fresnel Reflection 1.7 Ghost reflections 2.0 SINGLEMODE/MULTIMODE CONCEPTS & COMPARISONS 2.1 Selection of multimode vs. singlemode 2.2 Singlemode vs. multimode cable construction 3.0 TERMINOLOGY, DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN OSP FIBER OPTICS 3.1 Network abbreviations and terminology (PONS/FTTH/CO-OSP) 3.1 Test equipment abbreviations and terminology 3.2 Industry Standards abbreviations 3.3 Fiber attenuation and loss measurement definitions 4.0 SINGLEMODE FIBERS IN LAN, WAN & MAN NETWORKS 4.1 Singlemode characteristics relative to outside plant networks 4.2 Types of fiber optic cable used in outside plant networks 4.3 Network topologies 4.4 Outside plant cabling distribution 5.0 PRINCIPLES OF OPTICAL RETURN LOSS (ORL) 5.1 Optical return loss theory 5.2 Insertion loss and return loss measurements 6.0 OPTICAL FIBER CHARACTERISTICS, CONSTRUCTION & THEORY 6.1 Fiber optic core materials 6.2 Cladding 6.3 Coating 6.4 Mode field diameter 6.5 Fiber optic cable classifications 6.6 Refractive index profiles 6.7 Optical fiber manufacturing 6.8 Material dispersion 6.9 Bandwidth limitations 6.10 Attenuation loss 6.11 Microbending 6.12 Macrobending

3 6.13 Tensile strength 6.14 Bend radius 7.0 FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONSTRUCTION 7.1 Cross section of fiber 7.2 Loose Tube Cable 7.3 Describe Tight Buffered Fiber 7.4 Stranded fiber cable 7.5 Fiber cable strength member 7.6 Cable jacket material 7.7 Duty specification 7.8 Breakout cable 7.9 Armored fiber cables 7.10 Messenger cable 7.11 Ribbon cable 7.12 TIA/EIA-598 Color Code 7.13 Cable markings (sheath measurement) 7.14 Tensile strength 7.15 Dynamic load 7.16 Static load 7.17 Dynamic bend radius 7.18 Static bend radius 8.0 CABLE GROUNDING & BONDING 8.1 Industry Standards (TIA/EIA 607, NEC, ANSI) 8.2 Building entrance grounding and bonding 8.3 Grounding connectors 8.4 Grounding enclosures 8.5 Fiber patch panel 9.0 MFG S. SPECIFICATIONS FOR INSTALLATION/OPERATING TENSILE STRENGTH & BEND SENSITIVITY 9.1 Tensile strength industry standards 9.2 Bend radius industry standards 10.0 CABLE INSTALLATION AND HARDWARE 10.1 Dynamic tensile loading 10.2 Static tensile loading 10.3 Dynamic bend radius minimums 10.4 Pulling tape 10.5 Epoxy 10.6 Conduit 10.7 Patch panels 10.8 Tray and duct installation 10.9 Aerial installation Splice tray Splice closure Fiber Distribution Unit National Electric Code (Article 770) rules TIA/EIA 758A Customer Owned OSP Standard 11.0 OSP INSTALLATION INDUSTRY STANDARDS & CODES 11.1 TIA/EIA 598

4 11.2 National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) 11.3 Transmission characteristics of optical systems (ITU-T G.671) 11.4 Grounding & bonding (Article 250) 11.5 Splicing standard (TIA/EIA 758A) 12.0 DOCUMENTATION OF INSTALLATION USED IN MAINTENANCE & RESTORATIONS 12.1 Installation documentation 12.2 Maintenance record keeping 12.3 Restoration documentation 13.0 CONNECTORS & POLISHES (CABLE PREPARATION) 13.1 TIA/EIA 568-A standard connector types 13.2 ITU-T G.671 Standard 13.3 Connector requirements 13.4 Intrinsic factors 13.5 Extrinsic factors 13.6 Interconnection losses measurement 13.7 Return reflections 13.8 PC finish 13.9 APC finish Pigtails in fiber cabling Fiber preparation techniques Visual inspection of a cable Care of fiber optic connectors 14.0 FUSION & MECHANICAL SPLICING 14.1 Mechanical Splicing Intrinsic factors Extrinsic factors Fiber preparation Splice protectors Index matching gel Performance characteristics of gels A performance testing 14.2 Fusion Splicing Fusion splice requirements Fiber preparation Splice protectors Splice closures TIA/EIA 758 performance testing 15.0 SAFETY RULES 15.1 Light source health risks 15.2 Bonding and grounding 16.0 OSP TEST EQUIPMENT 16.1 Measurement standards 16.2 Optical loss test sets 16.3 Fiber optic sources (FOS) 16.4 Fiber optic light meter (FOM)

5 16.5 Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) 16.6 Fiber identifier 16.7 Acceptance testing 16.8 End-to-end loss testing 17.0 VISUAL TESTING 18.0 TROUBLESHOOTING & REPAIR 18.1 Troubleshooting Techniques with Continuity Tester 18.2 Troubleshooting Techniques with FOS/FOM 18.3 Troubleshooting Techniques with Visual Fault Locator 18.4 Troubleshooting Techniques with OTDR 18.5 Cable Restoration Techniques 18.6 Splice Repair Techniques 18.7 Connector Repair Techniques 19.0 PROPER CABLE ROUTING & USE OF CABLE MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS 19.1 Cable routing blueprints 19.2 Cable testing and documentation 19.3 Patch panels, trays, and ducts 19.4 Fiber distribution units (rack and wall-mount enclosures) 19.5 Outside plant cabling distribution 19.6 Network types (underground, direct burial and aerial) 19.7 Pulling eye assemblies 19.8 Securing fiber optic cables 20.0 PROPER CABLE ROUTING INTO OPTICAL SPLICE CLOSURES 20.1 Types of splice closures 20.2 Types of splice protectors (heatshrink/butterfly) 20.3 Environmental/physical protection for splice closures 20.4 Wall/pole/aerial routing and installation 21.0 PASSIVE COMPONENTS USED IN THE OSP 21.1 Splice closures 21.2 Splice protectors 21.3 Termination boxes 21.4 Fiber distribution units (rack and wall-mount enclosures) 21.5 Grounding and bonding hardware