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Fiber Optics 1-2-3
This four-day class includes 2 days of classroom knowledge and 2 days of hands-on skills training to provide the practical understanding and skills required to specify, install, test and maintain fiber optic networks in many outside plant and inside plant applications. The course is designed to provide an understanding of fiber optic technology, how fiber works, various link components as well as industry standards and best practices. Knowledge gained from the classroom session is then applied in two days of hands-on skills exercises.
The course is intended for those who specify, install, test, and/or maintain fiber optic communication systems for voice, video, and/or data applications. This course is the ideal preparation for the ETA-International Fiber Optic Installer (FOI) certification exam.
Course Level Introductory to intermediate. Beginners to experienced fiber technicians find the class and extensive hands-on skills training beneficial
Course Length 4 days: Two days of classroom learning and two days of hands-on skills training
NOTE: Attending the first two days only (classroom/knowledge learning) is an option. Two-day classroom only fee is $900. Call BAON's sales department for details and to register.
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The course is intended for those who specify, install, test, and/or maintain fiber optic communication systems for voice, video, and/or data applications. This course is the ideal preparation for the ETA-International Fiber Optic Installer (FOI) certification exam.
Course Level Introductory to intermediate. Beginners to experienced fiber technicians find the class and extensive hands-on skills training beneficial
Course Length 4 days: Two days of classroom learning and two days of hands-on skills training
NOTE: Attending the first two days only (classroom/knowledge learning) is an option. Two-day classroom only fee is $900. Call BAON's sales department for details and to register.
Certification Options
- ETA Fiber Optic Installer (FOI) certification
- BICSI Continuing Education Credits (30 BICSI ITS CECs)
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Prerequisites Fiber Foundations recommended, but not required
This instructor-led course provides a fundamental understanding of fiber optics that is perfect for those new to fiber or those looking to enhance their current knowledge base. Two days of classroom time are dedicated to the understanding of fiber technology and network components. Two days of hands-on skills training can be added later to develop cable preparation, termination, splicing, and testing skills to qualify for ETA certification.
AudienceField technicians, installers, IT support staff, engineers, field supervisors, OSP staff, maintenance techs, or technical sales staff.
This course is only the classroom lecture portion of the four-day course. To include the hands-on portion also, see our Fiber Optic 1-2-3 four-day course.
Course Level Introductory to intermediate. Beginners to experienced fiber technicians find the class beneficial.
Course Length Two days of classroom training
Certification Options
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This instructor-led course provides a fundamental understanding of fiber optics that is perfect for those new to fiber or those looking to enhance their current knowledge base. Two days of classroom time are dedicated to the understanding of fiber technology and network components. Two days of hands-on skills training can be added later to develop cable preparation, termination, splicing, and testing skills to qualify for ETA certification.
AudienceField technicians, installers, IT support staff, engineers, field supervisors, OSP staff, maintenance techs, or technical sales staff.
This course is only the classroom lecture portion of the four-day course. To include the hands-on portion also, see our Fiber Optic 1-2-3 four-day course.
Course Level Introductory to intermediate. Beginners to experienced fiber technicians find the class beneficial.
Course Length Two days of classroom training
Certification Options
- BICSI Continuing Education Credits (15 BICSI ITS CECs)
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Fiber Characterization
Certified Fiber Characterization Engineer (CFCE)
This OTT course, offered in partnership with Fiber Insight, is focused on mastering the fiber optic tests that are required to verify that your infrastructure can support high data rate applications (10 Gb/s, 40 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s) and Raman amplification as well as extended wavelength ranges for CWDM and DWDM systems. It is typically required to characterize fibers when dark fiber contracts are signed to prove that the fiber will operate properly.
This is an advanced level, five day course that assumes previous experience with fiber optics and testing. Tests include bidirectional loss, ORL, and OTDR testing, plus CD, PMD and spectral attenuation. Full documentation and reporting is also covered.
Learn how to:
This is an advanced level, five day course that assumes previous experience with fiber optics and testing. Tests include bidirectional loss, ORL, and OTDR testing, plus CD, PMD and spectral attenuation. Full documentation and reporting is also covered.
Learn how to:
- Explain the significance of fiber specifications including G.652.A, B, C, and D, G.655, G.656 and G.657
- Identify the characteristics of the infrastructure that can impair system performance
- Design and implement test programs to meet customer and operational requirements
- Interpret test specifications
- Analyze OTDR traces and event tables
- Perform full fiber characterization on installed fiber systems
- Interpret the results of fiber characterization and map against application support criteria
- Advanced
- Five days
- OTT Certified Fiber Characterization Engineer (CFCE)
Fiber Characterization Fundamentals
This two-day class combines classroom learning and hands-on testing skills to provide an understanding of the principles behind building and maintaining high speed optical networks. Key parameters such as polarization mode dispersion (PMD), chromatic dispersion (CD), and optical return loss (ORL) need to be calculated in order to evaluate system capabilities and network upgrades to higher bit rate systems.
This intermediate level class requires basic knowledge of fiber optic theory. It is intended for people involved with equipment or outside plant where fiber characterization is needed to assure proper operation of 10 Gb/s or higher data rates.Course LevelIntermediate to expert. This class requires basic knowledge of fiber optic theory, as well as field experience, equivalent formal training such as the Fiber Optics 1-2-3 course, or viewing staff development videos (available online or as DVDs).
Course Length
This intermediate level class requires basic knowledge of fiber optic theory. It is intended for people involved with equipment or outside plant where fiber characterization is needed to assure proper operation of 10 Gb/s or higher data rates.Course LevelIntermediate to expert. This class requires basic knowledge of fiber optic theory, as well as field experience, equivalent formal training such as the Fiber Optics 1-2-3 course, or viewing staff development videos (available online or as DVDs).
Course Length
- Two days of mixed classroom learning and hands-on exercises
Networking and Design
Certified Optical Network Associate (CONA)
Obtain OTT global certification in this course!
CONA is a five-day certification course on the fundamentals of optical network design. The course covers basic single mode networks, focusing on CWDM and DWDM network design for high speed networks. It provides fundamentals training for designing networks from the ground up, including passive components, amplification and dispersion compensation. The course will include a design assignment and a final exam. Delegates that pass the exam and assignment achieve OTT’s CONA certification.
OTT’s certification courses are recognized globally as among the best optical training programs in the industry. Light Brigade offers this training in partnership with Fiber Insight’s Tim Yount, who is certified by OTT to teach this course.
Learn how to:
CONA is a five-day certification course on the fundamentals of optical network design. The course covers basic single mode networks, focusing on CWDM and DWDM network design for high speed networks. It provides fundamentals training for designing networks from the ground up, including passive components, amplification and dispersion compensation. The course will include a design assignment and a final exam. Delegates that pass the exam and assignment achieve OTT’s CONA certification.
OTT’s certification courses are recognized globally as among the best optical training programs in the industry. Light Brigade offers this training in partnership with Fiber Insight’s Tim Yount, who is certified by OTT to teach this course.
Learn how to:
- Design optical links that provide high capacity, typically up to 10 or 25 Gb/s per channel and with multiple channels per fiber
- Specify the components required to build a transmission link and describe how they should be configured
- Identify basic building blocks that can be controlled via SDN
- Determine the optical power budget of different transmission systems
- Calculate the optical loss budget for a transmission link
- Assess the quality of existing fiber infrastructure and its suitability for different systems
- Decide when and where optical amplifiers are needed and identify suitable products
- Calculate whether chromatic dispersion compensation is required for a link, and if so specify an appropriate DCM
- Verify that a link design is viable in terms of power levels, chromatic dispersion limits, and PMD levels
- Intermediate
- Five days
- OTT Certified Optical Network Associate (CONA)
This three-day class has been developed with 16 hours of classroom lecture and 8 hours of hands-on design exercises to teach attendees to apply critical issues such as customer take rate and density to outside plant design. This course covers FTTH network field configurations, design benchmarks, and installation parameters for active Ethernet and PON systems. Attendees will create their own FTTx network designs in classroom break-out sessions, applying the learned objectives to distributed split, centralized split, home run, and point-to-point systems.
The course is intended for outside plant and network engineers who need in-depth skills for designing an effective FTTx network.Course LevelIntermediate to expert. This class requires knowledge of fiber optic theory and terminology, as well as field experience, equivalent formal training such as the Certified Fiber to the Professional (classroom or online) course, or viewing staff development videos (available online or as DVDs).
Course Length
The course is intended for outside plant and network engineers who need in-depth skills for designing an effective FTTx network.Course LevelIntermediate to expert. This class requires knowledge of fiber optic theory and terminology, as well as field experience, equivalent formal training such as the Certified Fiber to the Professional (classroom or online) course, or viewing staff development videos (available online or as DVDs).
Course Length
- Three days of classroom learning and hands-on design exercises
- Fiber Broadband Association FTTx OSP Design Certification
Advanced Fiber Optic Training
This four-day course includes 8 hours of classroom learning and 24 hours of hands-on labs exercises focused on specific fiber optic, outside plant disciplines. Developed as the “next level” of training, this class teaches more advanced knowledge and skills to students that have already had formal introductory classes or several years of experience working with fiber optics.
The course material is designed for advancing a technician’s fiber installation skills and technology knowledge. This includes introductory content for FTTx and xWDM systems as well as OSP skills like emergency restoration and fiber characterization.
Prerequisites
The course material is designed for advancing a technician’s fiber installation skills and technology knowledge. This includes introductory content for FTTx and xWDM systems as well as OSP skills like emergency restoration and fiber characterization.
Prerequisites
- Requires basic knowledge of fiber optic theory and terminology, as well as field experience, or formal training such as the Fiber Optics 1-2-3 course or an equivalent.
- One day of theory and applications review and three days of hands-on skills learning.
- ETA Fiber Optic Technician–Outside Plant (FOT-OSP) certification
- BICSI Continuing Education Credits (BICSI ITS CECs)
An outage can cost thousands of dollars every hour the system is down — so it is critical to have a recovery program already in place for when problems do occur. Well-trained staff who are able to handle the emergency in a timely and cost-effective manner are an integral part of any restoration plan. This two-day instructor-led course focuses on fault location, troubleshooting, and test equipment with a heavy emphasis on hands-on skills training that simulates actual field restorations for both retrievable and non-retrievable slack scenarios. After attending this class, you will have the tools and skills necessary for your organization to better deal with outages.
Course Level
Course Level
- IntermediateThis course requires basic knowledge of fiber optic theory and terminology, as well as field experience and/or equivalent formal training such as Fiber Optics 1-2-3 or Utilities Level 1 Technician.
- 4 hours of classroom learning and 12 hours of hands-on training
This two-day instructor-led course focuses on field testing and troubleshooting fiber optic spans/links and explains the various types of equipment and tools needed for acceptance testing, documenting performance, and finding problems in a fiber physical plant. The emphasis is on understanding proper OTDR settings, overall testing, and evaluation results.
Course Level
Course Level
- Intermediate
- Two days; 50% classroom, 50% hands-on skills
- BICSI Continuing Education Credits (12 BICSI ITS CECs)
Enterprise and Data Center
Fiber Optics for Enterprise Networks
This new Fiber Optics for Enterprise Networks (FOEN) course provides the practical knowledge and hands-on skills required to properly install, test, and maintain fiber optic premises and data center networks. We built the course from the ground up, collaborating with other industry leaders to create content that has the latest technology and best practices. Students will learn how fiber works as well as to use the latest equipment and handle the most common cables and connectors used in these applications.
Course Level
Course Level
- Introductory to intermediate. Beginners to experienced fiber technicians find the class and extensive hands on skills training beneficial.
- 12 hours of classroom lecture and 12 hours of hands-on skills exercises.
- BICSI Continuing Education Credits (20 BICSI ITS CECs)
Fiber Optics for Utilities
Fiber Optics for Utilities Level 1
This three-day class features 12 hours of classroom lecture and 12 hours of hands-on skills labs to provide practical understanding and skills required to properly design, install and maintain aerial and underground fiber optic systems in investor-owned and municipal power networks. Students will use the latest fiber optic technology and equipment to learn to splice, terminate, test, and troubleshoot fiber-optic-based utility networks in order to increase network efficiency, system reliability, deployment speed, and safety, as well as reduce operating costs.
The course is intended for those involved in the installation, construction, and maintenance of utility-based fiber optic networks.
Course Level
The course is intended for those involved in the installation, construction, and maintenance of utility-based fiber optic networks.
Course Level
- Introductory to intermediate. Novices to experienced fiber technicians find the class and extensive hands-on skills training beneficial.
- 1.5 days of classroom learning and 1.5 days of hands-on exercises
- UTC Fiber Optic Professional Level 1 Technician
This one-day course has been developed with 8 hours of classroom lecture that will teach students about fiber optic system design parameters, cable management alternatives, route planning, optical testing requirements, test results interpretation, and fiber optic safety concerns.
The course is intended for those involved in the design, administration, operation, and supervision of utility-based fiber optic networks.
Course Level
The course is intended for those involved in the design, administration, operation, and supervision of utility-based fiber optic networks.
Course Level
- Intermediate to expert. This course requires basic knowledge of fiber optic theory, as well as field experience, equivalent formal training such as the Fiber Optics 1-2-3 course, or viewing Light Brigade’s staff development videos (available online or as DVDs).
- One day of classroom learning
- UTC Fiber Optic Professional Level 2 Designer
Fiber to the X Training
Certified Fiber to the Home Professional (CFHP)
Get the training you need to get ahead in the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) market by completing a Light Brigade CFHP training course. You’ll learn about FTTH architectures, network design, deployment technology, and operational skills. This course was developed specifically for network designers, planners, supervisors, and project managers who deploy and maintain FTTH networks.
The CFHP course is available in a two-day classroom format or as an independent online study program. The classroom option is offered in various cities throughout the United States, or can be delivered as a custom training course at your company location.
Following the course, an online exam for an independent certification is available on the Fiber Broadband Association’s website. Certification at the CFHP level indicates a professional level of technical competence in FTTH and fiber-to-the-building (FTTB) technology. It is not directed at specific vendor’s equipment. Instead, it is recognition that you have professional competence on a broad base of FTTH topics.
The CFHP course is available in a two-day classroom format or as an independent online study program. The classroom option is offered in various cities throughout the United States, or can be delivered as a custom training course at your company location.
Following the course, an online exam for an independent certification is available on the Fiber Broadband Association’s website. Certification at the CFHP level indicates a professional level of technical competence in FTTH and fiber-to-the-building (FTTB) technology. It is not directed at specific vendor’s equipment. Instead, it is recognition that you have professional competence on a broad base of FTTH topics.
FTTx for Installers and Technicians
This four-day class is structured with the first 2 days being focused on fiber optic technology knowledge then followed by 2 days of hands-on skills training with a variety of tools, hardware and equipment. The information learned in this class will provide students with a practical understanding of how fiber optics works and the specific needs for FTTx networks. The hands-on skills training will teach students how to properly prepare, install, test and maintain fiber-to-the-home/building/curb (FTTx) physical networks.
Attendees will work with PON and active Ethernet FTTx systems and equipment as well as learn about the requirements and impact of codes and ITU/IEEE standards. Students will test a variety of configurations including WDM and splitter testing with FTTx test equipment such as PON power meters and optical time-domain reflectometers (OTDRs). This class provides the right preparation for taking the ETA-International’s FOT-OSP Certification Exam.
Course Level
Attendees will work with PON and active Ethernet FTTx systems and equipment as well as learn about the requirements and impact of codes and ITU/IEEE standards. Students will test a variety of configurations including WDM and splitter testing with FTTx test equipment such as PON power meters and optical time-domain reflectometers (OTDRs). This class provides the right preparation for taking the ETA-International’s FOT-OSP Certification Exam.
Course Level
- Introductory to intermediate. Beginners to experienced fiber technicians find the class and extensive hands on skills training beneficial.
- 4-days: Two days of classroom learning and two days of hands-on training labs