Description
CITY AND GUILDS LEVEL 3 COURSE BUNDLES – 3668 – 03, Unit 301, 302 & 305 Level 3 Passive Optical Networks (PON)
Course details…
Availability
Dates on request
Duration
5 Days
Eligibility Criteria
PLEASE ensure that you read through the information provided for this training course, including the expectations of candidates, fully before booking – we are here to advise and we welcome you to contact us if you have any questions.
It is aimed at *experienced* Data and Fibre Optic cabling Engineers who are currently installing and testing a full range of class D/Class E/Class EA and MM/SM fibre optic systems and are seeking to obtain a Level 3 Qualification in Network Infrastructure, Enterprise Networks, PON and other systems utilising a range of communications cabling systems.
If your unsure of the route you need we would strongly recommend that you take the City & Guilds 3668 Level 2 qualifcation first. Click HERE for Level 2 details
Course Content
Unit 301: Safe Working Practices and Behaviours:
- Describe the primary safety legislation and safety regulations relevant to the communications cabling and telecommunications industry.
- Describe key factors of health and safety, personal health and wellbeing
- Describe comprehensive risk assessments, method statements and permit to work in all aspects of underground, overhead and internal networks.
- The principles of conducting a site survey
- Describe and produce a plan for a road works guarding configuration set up
- Describe the deployment of road works guarding in accordance with a site plan.
- Confined spaces including underground chamber safety access
- Responding appropriately to emergencies.
- Working at heights including electrical hazards
- Describe and identify asbestos hazards and legal requirements
- Describe and identify the correct fire stopping materials as appropriate
- Describe the SSOW: safe system of work for voltage/metal/stud detection to identify hidden services and the selection of a safe place to drill.
- Describe processes for carrying out effective communication with customers appropriately.
- Describe the processes for effective communication with peers
- Describe the processes for effective communication with manager.
Unit 302: Telecoms Fundamentals:
- Describe the characteristics of transmission technologies
- Describe the applications in digital networks.
- Describe the uses of different types of media associated with data and telecommunications networks.
- Describe the characteristics of different media that are used as part of data and telecommunications networks.
- Describe data transmission methods used as part of data and telecommunications networks.
- Describe the role of the organisations that are responsible for establishing telecoms and data network standards
- Describe the layers of the OSI model and function of each layer, referencing the TCP/IP model.
- Describe the purpose of standards associated with data and telecommunications networks
- Describe the role of protocols in data and telecommunications networks.
Unit 305 Passive Optical Networks
- Describe the uses passive optical network technologies
- Describe the impact of last mile limitations
- Describe the features of passive optical networks
- Describe passive optical network technologies
- Describe the purpose of fibre to home technology
- Describe and identify the fibre to home wavelengths
- Describe the passive optical network topologies
- Describe the purpose of time division multiple access.
- Describe and demonstrate overhead delivery when using components of PON topologies
- Describe and demonstrate underground delivery when using components of PON topologies.
- Describe and explain standards affecting network performance
- Describe the use of proof connectivity technologies
- Carry out a calculation to determine a loss budget for a fibre to home PON system
- Describe the importance of equipment location
- Describe and demonstrate different installation methods
- Describe the purpose of optical network distribution
- Describe the overall PON testing methodology
- Describe and demonstrate the use of test equipment
Assessment
Candidates are individually assessed by a number of timed assignments.
Please note:
All candidates associated assignments are marked internally by a nominated and City and Guilds approved assessor.
These assignments will be subject to a quality audit by the awarding body
Price Breakdown
This course is subject to vat and is inclusive of all examination fees.
Certificates are sent via email as PDF. If you require a Hard Copy Certificate £5.00 P&P is required.
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