FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS - Outside Plant Construction & Project Management Techniques

FIBER OPTIC NETWORK Outside Plant Technology (OSP) provides a pathway for the realization of new technologies, including fiber optics.

Serving as a complete introduction for the beginner and a review for experienced professionals, this book presents fundamental information about outside plant construction and engineering, including standards, permit requirements, pullbox procedures, trenching, handhole and manhole installation, and directional drilling.

Here is a list of the book's chapters, each with numerous sections:
1 Values and Ethics for the OSP/Telecom Professional
2 Permits in a Nutshell
3 Sub-Aqueous Plant Made Simple
4 Basics of Aerial Plant
5 General Engineering Procedures and Various
Telecommunications Engineers
6 The Basics of Trenching
7 OSP Services and Solutions
8 The Basics of (HDD) Horizontal Directional Drilling
9 Pull Box Procedures and Guidelines Made Simple
10 Handhole and Manhole/Maintenance Hole Installations
11 Bridge and Fixed Structure Attachments
12 Electrical Protection
13 Fiber Optics Splicing, Testing and Documentation Training
14 Materials Specifications
15 Requirements of The Railroad

Patrick Argiro has designed this book specifically for Telco executives, OSP engineers, network engineers, cable companies, telco companies and any other entities utilizing Fiber Optic technology.

In his career Mr. Argiro has worked for several of the largest elecommunication
companies in the country and has held such positions as OSP inspector, OSP
Engineer, OSP Planner/ Right of Way Agent and Project Manager, and has performed many other tasks in the construction industry.