Layer 1 Testing &
Troubleshooting Series
LAYER 1 TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING SERIES
LEVEL II LAYER 1 FIBER TESTING & TROUBLESHOOTING
Pre-Requisite: Fiber Basics or CFOT® Course Length: 4 full days (40 hours)
Certifications Earned: Fiber Optic Association (FOA) Certified Fiber Optic Specialist, Testing (CFOS/T)
FOA-Approved training for Certified Fiber Optic Specialist/Testing certification meets the following requirements:
Classroom sessions covering all test equipment, methods and standards
Inspecting and cleaning connectors correctly
Training in both insertion loss testing and optical time domain
reflectometry (OTDR testing)
Include testing of both singlemode and multimode fibers
Understanding of measurement errors in tests
May include advanced test methods (SA, CD, PMD)
Instructor verification of achievement of advanced skills in testing
Course includes ~50% lab time
LEVEL III LAYER 1 FIBER TESTING & TROUBLESHOOTING
Pre-Requisite: Level II Layer 1 Fiber Testing & Troubleshooting
Course Length: 4 full days (40 hours)
Certifications Earned: Telecom Tech School Master Fiber Optic Technician-Layer 1 testing/troubleshooting
100% Hands-On training in Outside Plant Testing and Troubleshooting
Course designed to test and certify technician’s ability to build a job to customer specifications
Course includes ~100% lab and field time
Reel/Bare Fiber Testing
Scenario based training on simulated outside plant network
Testing fiber runs to customer specifications for new construction
Troubleshooting mis-spliced networks
Troubleshooting live network and issuing correct repair orders to splicer in the field.
Instructors test and verify work to determine if passing grade is awarded
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