Certificate Course in Advanced Telecom Transmission Technologies (FTTH & GPON)

Network Essentials

• Network Architecture
• Internetworking Devices
• OSI, TCP/IP Model
• Network Addressing Design : IPv4/IPv6
• Ethernet Technologies
• MPLS Fundamentals
  

Optical Fundamentals

• Light theory
• Introduction to fiber optics
• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Evolution of fiber, types of fiber, ITU-T Standards.
• Light sources & detectors, connectors like FC, SC, ST, LC, MU, Patch chords, Patch panel etc
• Fusion and Mechanical Splicing, OTDR, Power meter.

SONET/SDH, DWDM

• Multiplexing techniques TDM & FDM.
• SDH architectures, STM-1, STM-4, STM-16, STM -64.
• SDH multiplexing & protection schemes.
• SONET layered Structure STS-N frame structures.
• SDH tester, E1 tester.
• Elements of WDM link, OADMs and ROADMs, regenerators and transponders.
• Types of amplifiers, EDFA, pre-Inline and booster.
• DWDM network design considerations, operating wave lengths, DWDM test & measurement, optical spectrum analyzer etc.
• Photonic networks and all optical networking
• Optical layer, optical routing and elements of all-optical networking
• ROADM - Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexing
• Coherent optical communications
• New optical modulation schemes for 40 G, 100Gb/s transmission
• DP-QPSK
• Use of Digital Signal Processing along with coherent optical systems to alleviate chromatic dispersion, polarization mode dispersion and OSNR impairments

Overview of FTTX

• Introduction to FTTx Access Networks
• What is a FTTX Access Network?
• The FTTH network environment
• FTTx networks architecture (FTTC, FTTH, FTTN, FTTD, FTTP)
• FTTH Topology and Technology
• Network Layers
• Open Access networks

Passive Optical Networks

• PON Principles & Benefits
• How Passive Optical Network is Economical?
• PON types (BPON / EPON / GPON)
• xPON comparison
• GPON vs. GEPON

Building GPON Infrastructure Networks

• G-PON, the basics
• GPON Network Elements
• Optical Line Termination
• Optical Network Unit (SFU, SBU, MDU, MTU)
• Optical Splitter
• Optical Distributions Frame (ODF)
• Power Budget Calculation
• GPON Standards
• GPON Infrastructure in-buildings
• GPON In-Building wiring
• GPON Elements In-Building
• Examples based on real installations
• GPON In-Building wiring
• GPON Elements In-Building
• Examples based on real installations
• Transmission Basics (GPON Multiplexing Architecture: GEM Port, TCONT, Allocid, ONU-id, Port-Id)
• Downstream and Upstream TDM Architectures
• GPON Stack
• Control and User Planes in GPON
• GPON Services: IPTV, VoIP and Internet, RF Services
• GPON System Management Mode: SNMP, TR-069 and
• OMCI scopes
• GTC Layer Main Functions
• GTC Frame Format: Downstream GTC frame, Upstream GTC burst, Upstream GTC frame: ONU bursts combination
• ONU state machine
• ONU status change: Activate, Deactivate, Disable
• ONU, POPUP
• PON Physical Parameters