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Fiber Optics Technician's Manual
by Jim HayesEdition:
1st
ISBN13:
9780827374263
ISBN10:
0827374267
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Paperback
Pub. Date:
1/1/1996
Publisher(s):
Cengage Learning
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Summary
Here's an indispensable tool for all technicians and electricians who need to learn about optimal fiber optic design and installation as well as pick up the latest troubleshooting tips and techniques. The information presented in Fiber Optics Technician's Manual has been refined and updated based on feedback and participation from fiber optics technicians like you. Now you can have this valuable information at your fingertips, available to you when and where you need it. Following a concise overview of the basics and history of fiber optics, every crucial area is covered in its practical aspects including networks, cables, cable specifications, connectors and splices, and fiber optic hardware. You will learn about proven guidelines for better fiber optic design and installation, the key to winning contracts through more accurate estimating and bidding, ways of ensuring safety on the job, as well as proper documentation, restoration, and testing procedures. A handy glossary clarifies even the most difficult technical terms, while a standards section points out the regulations governing the field.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. xi |
| The Origins of Fiber Optic Communications | p. 1 |
| Review Questions | p. 13 |
| Basics of Fiber Optics | p. 15 |
| Introduction | p. 15 |
| Optical Fiber | p. 17 |
| Fiber Manufacture | p. 19 |
| Fiber Applications | p. 23 |
| Fiber Performance | p. 24 |
| Review Questions | p. 29 |
| Fiber Optic Networks | p. 31 |
| It Is Really All a Matter of Economics | p. 32 |
| Fiber or Copper? Technology Says Go Fiber, But... | p. 37 |
| Future-Proofing the Installation | p. 41 |
| Review Questions | p. 42 |
| Optical Fiber Cables | p. 45 |
| Optical Fiber Cable Construction | p. 45 |
| Choice of Cables | p. 52 |
| The National Electrical Code | p. 58 |
| Review Questions | p. 59 |
| Specifying Fiber Optic Cable | p. 61 |
| Cable Parameters and Typical Values | p. 61 |
| Installation Specifications | p. 61 |
| Environmental Specifications | p. 63 |
| Four Ways to Future-Proof a System | p. 72 |
| Design Shortcuts | p. 73 |
| Review Questions | p. 75 |
| Fiber Optic Connectors, Splices, and Tools | p. 77 |
| Fiber Joints (Connections) | p. 77 |
| Attenuation | p. 78 |
| Connectors | p. 80 |
| Splices | p. 91 |
| Tools | p. 94 |
| Review Questions | p. 96 |
| Fiber Optic Hardware | p. 97 |
| Review Questions | p. 105 |
| Getting Started in Fiber Optics | p. 107 |
| Wading into the Market | p. 108 |
| Getting Business | p. 109 |
| Overseeing Fiber Installations | p. 110 |
| How Much Do I Charge? | p. 111 |
| Review Questions | p. 112 |
| Guidelines for Fiber Optic Design and Installation | p. 115 |
| General Guidelines | p. 115 |
| Cable Guidelines | p. 117 |
| Other Considerations | p. 118 |
| Connector Guidelines | p. 118 |
| Review Questions | p. 119 |
| Cable Plant Link Loss Budget Analysis | p. 121 |
| Cable Plant Passive Component Loss | p. 122 |
| Equipment Link Loss Budget Calculation | p. 123 |
| Review Questions | p. 124 |
| Fiber Optic Installation Safety | p. 125 |
| Bare Fiber Safety | p. 125 |
| Other Considerations | p. 126 |
| Fiber Optic Installation Safety Rules | p. 126 |
| Review Questions | p. 127 |
| Planning the Installation | p. 129 |
| The Process of Planning | p. 129 |
| Measuring for Conduit Pulls | p. 130 |
| Splicing | p. 131 |
| Terminations | p. 131 |
| Efficient Pulling | p. 131 |
| Adequate Duct Space | p. 132 |
| Initial Planning Walkout | p. 133 |
| Review Questions | p. 134 |
| Fiber Optic Cable Plant Documentation | p. 137 |
| Cable Plant Record Keeping | p. 138 |
| The Documentation Process | p. 139 |
| Protecting Records | p. 140 |
| Review Questions | p. 141 |
| Estimating and Bidding Fiber Optic Installation | p. 143 |
| The Art of Estimating | p. 143 |
| Skills | p. 144 |
| Tools | p. 145 |
| Site Visit | p. 146 |
| Fiber Optic Installations--This Is Reality | p. 149 |
| Estimating Process for Optical Fiber Installations | p. 150 |
| Review Questions | p. 155 |
| Fiber Optic Cable Pulling | p. 157 |
| Avoiding Disaster | p. 157 |
| Despooling Cable | p. 158 |
| Pulling Force | p. 159 |
| Bending Fiber Too Tightly | p. 160 |
| Interference with Other Installations | p. 160 |
| Procedures for Pulling Cable | p. 161 |
| Holding Cable for Stripping | p. 165 |
| Review Questions | p. 166 |
| Fiber Optic Restoration | p. 167 |
| Proactive Planning versus Reactive Restorations | p. 168 |
| Equipment Used in Restoration | p. 170 |
| Identifying the Problem | p. 171 |
| Restoring Service | p. 173 |
| What about Those Storage Loops? | p. 173 |
| Emergency Restoration (with Retrievable Slack) | p. 174 |
| Fiber Optic Restoration for Singlemode Networks | p. 174 |
| Review Questions | p. 178 |
| Fiber Optic Testing | p. 179 |
| Overview | p. 179 |
| Optical Power | p. 190 |
| Optical Fiber Testing | p. 192 |
| Connector and Splice Loss Testing | p. 202 |
| Testing the Installed Fiber Optic Cable Plant | p. 210 |
| Couplers and Switches | p. 212 |
| Fiber Optic Datalinks | p. 213 |
| Review Questions | p. 217 |
| Appendixes | p. 219 |
| Glossary of Fiber Optic Terms | p. 219 |
| Fiber Optic Standards | p. 225 |
| De Facto Standards Come First | p. 226 |
| Industry Standards Activities | p. 227 |
| Resource Guide to Fiber Optics | p. 229 |
| Acronyms | p. 233 |
| Index | p. 237 |
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