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BTEC
Advanced
Award in Managing Passive Optical Networks and Air Blown Fibre Systems
21st Century Telecomms Networks are undergoing rapid growth with
major operators deploying passive optical networks with high bandwidth
applications such as HDTV, VoIP and Fibre-to-the-Home and Triple
Play Services using Air Blown Fibre technologies. This unique course
delivers the most up-to-date technology and practical hands-on training
using cutting edge equipment. It covers limitations of current copper
based architectures used in the “last mile”, PON technologies
and architectures, optical loss budgets, outside plant installation
and testing, blown fibre system components, installation of microduct
networks, use and maintenance of blowing equipment and design of
customised blown fibre networks.
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BTEC
Advanced Award in Synchronous Digital
Hierarchy
Our unique SDH courses are the most technically equipped in the
UK and the five-day course enables practical hands-on training.
You will install, commission, operate and fault find on STM1 and
STM4 systems as used by major telecomms operators such as BT,
Vodafone, Orange, ntl, Ericsson and Marconi to name a few. It
includes a theoretical overview of SDH, SDH multiplexing principles
and techniques, methods of synchronisation, protection schemes,
network management, network elements, WDM and DWDM as well as
Preparation, Installation, Commissioning and Operations.
LUCID
OPTICAL SERVICES
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Advanced
OTDR
Testing
(OCN)
Advanced
OTDR Testing
A 3-day training course with written and practical assessments covering
the basics of OTDR and ILM testing, and then progressing through
to an advanced level for OTDR measurements on fibre systems. A comprehensive
and in-depth course that is a suitable progression for City &
Guilds qualified trainees who wish to gain a better understanding
of testing.
LUCID
OPTICAL SERVICES
LIMITED Web
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Advanced
CD
and PMD Testing
(OCN)
Advanced PMD and CD Testing
A 3-day training course with written and practical assessments
covering the theory of Polarisation Mode Dispersion (PMD) and
Chromatic Dispersion (CD) and the principles of testing, and then
progressing through to practical measurements on fibre systems
and an advanced level for interpretation of test results. A comprehensive
and in-depth course that is a suitable progression for City &
Guilds qualified trainees who wish to gain a better understanding
of testing.
LUCID
OPTICAL SERVICES
LIMITED Web
e-mail
Telephone
Cable
Testing and Fault
Finding
Telephone
Cable Testing and Fault Finding
A 5-day training course with written and practical assessments covering
the basics of electrical and transmission theory, and then progressing
through to an advanced level for telephone cable testing and fault
finding. A comprehensive and in-depth course that is a suitable
progression for trainees who have completed the D-side Copper Cable
Jointing course and wish to gain a better understanding of testing.