Project Documentation
Cable network documentation is a necessary part of the design and installation process of a fiber-optic network that is often overlooked. Documenting the installation properly during the planning process will help save time and materials in the installation. It will accelerate the installation of the cables and the tests since the routing and terminations will be known. Once the components have been installed, the documentation must be completed with the loss verification data for the end-user to accept. During troubleshooting, simplify link tracking and fault detection. Usually,
The process to achieve it begins at the beginning of the project and continues until its completion. You must start with the location or path of the cable network. OSP cables require documentation of the entire layout, but also details about specific locations, for example, which side of the streets they are on, on which posts, where and how deep the buried cables and splice closures are, as well as if the markers and the tracking tape are buried with the cable. The cables in the internal plant require similar details within construction in order to be able to locate the cable in any part of the path.
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Most of this data can be stored in CAD drawings and a database or commercial software that stores data on components, connections, and tests. Long external plant links that include splices can also have traces of OTDR (optical reflectometer in the time domain), which should be stored as hard copies and, if possible, in computer files stored on disks to be able to view later in case of problems. There must be a computer with the appropriate software to be able to visualize the paths, so there must be a copy of said program on the disks along with the files.
Cable network documentation is a necessary part of the design and installation process of a fiber-optic network that is often overlooked. Documenting the installation properly during the planning process will help save time and materials in the installation. It will accelerate the installation of the cables and the tests since the routing and terminations will be known. Once the components have been installed, the documentation must be completed with the loss verification data for the end-user to accept. During troubleshooting, simplify link tracking and fault detection. Usually,
The process to achieve it begins at the beginning of the project and continues until its completion. You must start with the location or path of the cable network. OSP cables require documentation of the entire layout, but also details about specific locations, for example, which side of the streets they are on, on which posts, where and how deep the buried cables and splice closures are, as well as if the markers and the tracking tape are buried with the cable. The cables in the internal plant require similar details within construction in order to be able to locate the cable in any part of the path.
Cable installer certifications
Most of this data can be stored in CAD drawings and a database or commercial software that stores data on components, connections, and tests. Long external plant links that include splices can also have traces of OTDR (optical reflectometer in the time domain), which should be stored as hard copies and, if possible, in computer files stored on disks to be able to view later in case of problems. There must be a computer with the appropriate software to be able to visualize the paths, so there must be a copy of said program on the disks along with the files.