Module Name: Communication Architecture and Role of Optical Fiber

Communication concepts- switching , Transmission and signaling; Different media types for communication and their relative merits; Fronthaul, midhaul and backhaul networks; Architecture of Internet; Data Communication Architecture and Protocols; Role of optical fiber in communication network architecture; Project work on Communication network in different scenario

Module Name: Fiber Physics and Optical Fiber Construction

Flow of light through unbounded media - Huygens Principle, absorption, scattering, un-polarized and polarized light; Flow of light through bounded media: Reflection, Refraction, Total internal reflection, Diffraction, Dispersion; Geometry of an optical fiber construction, propagation modes formula and cutoff wavelength; Fiber normalized frequency relation with core and clad refractive indices, single and multimode fibers, Mode Field Diameter and Numerical Aperture; Propagation Losses- Absorption, scattering and bending losses, Material and Wave guide Dispersion, Dispersion Compensation and their industrial implementation; Polarization of light; Project work on comparison of fibers manufactured by different companies on same specification.

Module Name: Route Survey and Fiber Cable Construction

SM, Ribbon, Armored, Aerial and Submarine; Survey techniques and Reports: Spooling and Uncoiling of OFC, Packaging of OFC in Drums; Cable Laying method selection, Impact Moling, Open Trench and HDD; Ducting, DCP Testing; Buried pipe/cable locating and Mapping, Electronic Route Markers and Locators, RFID, Cable Avoidance Tools; Important Parameters like CoF and DFR, Figure-8, Manual Pulling with rope, DIT, Air Blowing, Jet Rodding including Tools required; Aerial Cable Laying Techniques; Aerial Cable Pulling & Lashing including Tools required.

Module name: Fiber jointing: Splicing, Connectorization and Testing

Colour Coding for Fiber Cable; numbering scheme of fibers in OFC, Jointing of cables- Splicing and connectorisation; Optical Loss, Link Budget and Receiver Sensitivity; cable end preparation; Cable Splicing Techniques: Mechanical Splicing; Fusion splicing, Various types of connectors and connectorisation; Testing Instruments viz., OTDR, LSPM, Visual Fault Locator; Testing with OTDR-Analysis of Test Results and Trouble Shooting.

Module Name: Safety standards and safety symbols: Personal, Environmental (storage) and work place Safety

Hazardous material safety guide, hazard classification; PPE Classification, PPE symbols, Eye safety, bare fiber safety, material safety, Fire safety, class of laser, Laser safety rules; Workplace safety symbols, chemical safety.

Module Name: One week Practice (hands-on)

Practice on Cable end preparation, Fiber preparation, Splicing techniques, Testing of joints, loss measurement, hands on with Testing equipments like LSPM, VFL and OTDR; Graph analysis of a OTDR for cable joint.

Module name: Maintenance – Periodic and Breakdown

Preventive and Corrective Maintenance – Temporary and Permanent Restoration, Co-ordination with other TSPs and other agencies like NHAI, SH, EB.

Module Name: Longhaul OF Network Systems

Add Drop Multiplexer, Synchronous Transfer Mode, MPLS, Resilient Packet Ring , Optical Transport Network etc.

Module Name: FTTH Network

FTTH Network Architecture: Feeder/Distribution/Customer Service Area; FTTH Planning: Splitters –Types, Levels, Patching in ODN; Splice Plan, ABD, Civil Plan; FTTH Construction: Mid-span splicing; Microcables, MicroDucts, MicroTrenching; Cabinet, Splitters; FTTH passive components deployment, In campus layout and in-building layout plans;

FTTH Active components: GPON & GEPON – OLT & ONT; Fiber Network: Operation and maintenance

Module Name: Shorthaul and Midhaul Networks and Systems

MAC and IP addresses and internetworking concepts and protocols; LAN , VLAN and WAN; Nodes, Switches, Bridges, OLT and Routers; National Optical Fiber Network and State Wide Area Network projects overview; OF network as 5G enabler, MPLS-TP & C-PAN and Fiber to the Antenna;

Module Name: Practical and Project work : 2 weeks

Strategy: Group of 2 trainees as practical partners and Project associates : They will carryout assigned practical works and submit results. Each group shall plan, fabricate, test their assigned project and submit results followed by presentation.