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City and Guilds 3666 - Internal Fibre and External Fibre (Units 2+3) Combined

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Course Duration: 5 days

Course Code: PWL051

Course Description:

This popular 5-day course offers a condensed version of the City and Guilds 3666 Units 2 + 3 which are normally 3 and 4 days respectively. As such it is excellent value. It is designed for installation technicians and supervisors who will be installing either telecoms or datacoms fibre optic systems, Managers and engineers who require an introduction to theoretical and practical aspects of fibre optics, Test engineers who will be required to perform fibre optics system characterisation or acceptance testing and Maintenance staff who will be required to perform routine maintenance or emergency fault finding and repair.

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites.

Follow on courses:

Laser Safety Introduction

Advanced OTDR Measurement

Advanced PMD and CD Testing

Raman Amplification

C&G 3666 Unit 4 Copper Cabling in an Internal Environment

This course includes the following modules:

Introduction

• Features of fibre
• Telecommunications basics
• Basic system components

Optical Fibre Basics

• Structure
• Materials
• Light propagation
• SM specifications

Fibre Safety

• Fibre sharps
• Chemicals
• Optical & environmental hazards

Cables

• Internal & external cables, types & features

Joining Fibres

• Problems
• Methods
• Typical specifications

Fibre Connectors

• Principles
• Connector types

Cable Preparation

• Tools
• Techniques

Fibre Splicing

• Principles
• Fusion technology
• Fibre preparation
• Mechanical splices

Termination

• Fitting connectors
• Techniques
• Inspection & acceptance criteria

Installation Methods

• Pulling
• Laying
• Blowing
• Jetting

Fibre Testing

• Continuity
• VFL
• ILM
• RLM
• OTDR basics
• Fault Location

OTDR Set-Up & Use

• Wavelengths
• Range
• Pulse width
• Group index
• Backscatter coeff.

Testing Configurations

• Cable drum acceptance tests
• Installed system tests

Measurement Problems

• Launch problems
• Ghosts
• “gainers”
• Saturation
• Linearity problems

PC Emulation Software

• Format
• Analysis
• Bi-directional testing
• Comparison & documentation

Optical Components

• Transmitters & Receivers
• Amplifiers
• Couplers/splitters
• WDMs

Course Review

Assessment

• A short written test and an assessment of practical skills in the form of a series of set tasks.

 

Location	Duration	RRP	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
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Garsdale	5 days	£1425		16 - 20	14 - 18		15 - 19	20 - 24
London	5 days	£1625	19 - 23			18 - 22

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