Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c44878) has announced the addition of E-Learning Course: Optical Line Systems inc. WDM to their offering.
"Optical Line Systems" introduces the principles of optical fibre and describes the capabilities, components and operation of the optical links that interconnect the nodes of a SDH-based broadband network.
Course aim: After completing this course a trainee will be able to describe the characteristics, operation and use of the main functional components of optical line systems conforming to the ITU recommendations relating to the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH).
Pre-requisites: Understanding of the basic principles of synchronous transmission and the principles of the SDH. It is recommended that SyncNet course A: "Transmission principles" and SyncNet course B: "Principles of SDH" is studied before attempting this course.
"Optical Line Systems" forms part of the SyncNet suite of courses.
SyncNet
- is a suite of interactive, multimedia e-learning courses designed to run under Windows 98, 2000 Professional or XP.
- provides training in the technical aspects of SDH-based broadband networks.
- consists of six separate but integrated courses:
A Transmission principles
B SDH principles
C Optical line systems inc WDM
D SDH payloads
E SDH networks
F SDH network management and maintenance
Each SyncNet course:
- provides several hours of in-depth, authoritative technical training
- employs interactive simulations, hypertext links and question sessions to fully involve the trainee in the learning experience.
- provides personalised training with each trainee able to make his/her on notes and place bookmarks. A record of progress and level of achievement is recorded for each trainee.
- provides a structured assessed course and can also be used to browse for revision or reference.
- can be studied in isolation or as an integrated suite; each chapter of a course includes revision links to relevant subjects covered in the other SyncNet courses.
SyncNet is designed for:
- Those studying for a career in telecommunications and who require a detailed knowledge of modern optical broadband transmission networks.
- Technical staff involved in the operation, installation or maintenance of SDH-based broadband networks.
Course Content:
Optical fibre principles: Overview of the electromagnetic spectrum
advantages of using infrared energy to carry digital information over an optical fibre
basic structure of an optical fibre
definition and significance of acceptance angle
properties of optical sources that are suitable for use in optical transmission systems.
Dispersion: Explanation of the concept of dispersion
effects of dispersion in optical fibre including the limitation on maximum bit rate
causes of dispersion including modal dispersion and chromatic dispersion.
Optical loss: Principles and effects of scattering, absorption, connector and bending loss in optical fibre
the minimum loss window: loss characteristics of medium and high quality optical fibre
effect of water ions on the loss of optical fibre.
Fibre types: Structure, capabilities and typical applications of multimode fibre, single-mode fibre and graded index fibre
principles, characteristics and applications of Dispersion Free Fibre, Dispersion Shifted Fibre and Non-Zero Dispersion Shifted Fibre.
Optical line systems: Role and functional description of Optical Line Terminal Equipment (OLTE) and regenerators
principles of an optical amplification
advantages of the use of optical amplifiers
use of optical amplifiers as repeaters, power boosters and pre-amplifiers
principles of bi-directional optical amplification.
Optical interfaces: Characteristics of STM-1 to STM-256 optical interfaces as recommended by the ITU for SDH networks: types of fibre, their specifications and recommended optical wavelengths for different lengths of unregenerated optical links
optical safety and hazard levels
Power budgeting: Explanation of the concepts and relevance of system margin, launched power, dispersion penalty, cable loss and receiver sensitivity
description of a method of calculating the maximum optical loss that can be tolerated for a particular link.
SDH terminal multiplexers: Description of the functions, layout and capabilities of typical STM-1, STM-4, STM-16 and STM-64 terminal multiplex equipment.
WDM: Principles of Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)
components of a WDM system
bi-directional operation using WDM
description and comparison of wideband WDM, narrowband WDM, Coarse WDM (CWDM) and Dense WDM (DWDM)
comparison of the different methods of increasing the capacity of existing systems
causes and effects of optical impairments including chromatic dispersion and optical non-linearity
use of Dispersion Shifted fibre and dispersion compensation
optical safety of WDM systems.
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