A fully updated fiber optic cable installation guide
Extensively revised to cover the latest technologies and equipment, this portable tool shows you how to plan, install, and maintain a robust fiber optic network to support today's high speed requirements. The emphasis is on practical, efficient installation techniques using current global industry standards. Detailed diagrams and step-by-step procedures walk you through the entire process. This completely up-to-date edition is an essential on-the-job reference.
Fiber Optic Installer's Field Manual, Second Edition, covers:
- Properties of light
- Optical fiber
- Fiber optic cables
- Fiber optic cable procurement
- Safety precautions
- Handling fiber optic cable
- Outdoor fiber optic cable installation
- Indoor cable installation
- Fiber optic cable general installation guide
- Splicing and termination
- Patch cords and connectors
- Optical fiber power loss and measurement
- The OTDR and OSA
- Fiber optic installation tests
- Transceivers such as SFP and XFP
- WDM and other passive optical equipment
- SONET/SDH
- Ethernet over fiber
- Fiber system deployment
- Maintenance
- Emergency cable repair
- Network documentation
- Troubleshooting
- Design fundamentals
- Personnel
- Dark fiber leasing
- Global standards reference tables