Corning Cable Systems' TS TELCO 500 is a five-day, hands-on course that prepares craftsmen for all aspects of fiber optic cable installation in an outside plant environment. Cable placement, fusion and mechanical splicing, cable termination (pigtail splicing and connectorization) and acceptance testing are taught with extensive hands-on practice. Students build, test and troubleshoot complete systems in this class. The use of equipment, hardware and procedures pertaining to outside plant and termination location applications are included in the instruction.

Student/Teacher Ratio: 1:6
Instruction: 90% hands-on
BICSI CEC: 35 hours RCDD® and/or Installation
Price: $1,850.00 per student
Class Size: Limited to 8
Class Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Class Length: 5 days

• Complete multimode and single-mode fiber optic system build.
• Theory and principles of fiber optics.
• Fiber types and fiber manufacturing techniques: multimode and single-mode fibers.
• Cable types and manufacturing techniques: loose tube and tight-buffered cables.
• Fire code and NEC® considerations.
• Cable installation and placement techniques for outside plant (interbuilding), duct, aerial, direct-buried and inside plant (intrabuilding) applications.
• Sheath removal and installing wire mesh pulling grip: loose tube and tight-buffered cables.
• Hardware types and applications.
• Use and operation of the Corning Cable Systems Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR): uses, principles of operation and typical display.
• Splicing: applications, fusion, mechanical and termination methods.
• Fusion splicing with the Corning Cable Systems X77 and M90 Fusion Splicers, miniMASS® Micro Fusion Splicer and FuseLite® Termination System: features and troubleshooting tips.
• Single-fiber mechanical splicing with the Corning Cable Systems CamSplice™ Mechanical Splice.
• Cable preparation techniques for splicing and connectorization.
• Optical attenuation test set procedures: one, two and three jumper references.
• Network testing and documentation: procedures and requirements.
• Emergency restoration planning: Emergency Restoration Kits (ERK® Kits), system design and plan of attack.
• Safety: chemical safety, laser safety and fiber handling precautions.