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Day 1: Introduction to Optical Fiber<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Theoretical*
\n– Concept and evolution of optical communications.
\n– Components of an optical system (Transmitter \u2013 Receiver \u2013 Fiber).
\n– Reflection, refraction, and Numerical Aperture (NA).
\n– Types of optical fibers (Single-Mode Fiber \u2013 SMF; Multi-Mode Fiber \u2013 MMF).<\/p>\n

*Practical*
\n– Hands-on identification of fiber optic cables.
\n– Inspection of cable layers using stripping tools.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Day 2: FTTX and PON Networks<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Theoretical*
\n– Concept of FTTX and its variants (FTTH, FTTB, FTTC).
\n– Elements of a PON network (OLT, ONU, ODN).
\n– GPON, XG-PON, and XGS-PON technologies.<\/p>\n

*Practical*
\n– Connecting OLT\u2013Splitter\u2013ONT units on a training panel.
\n– Measuring optical loss using a Power Meter.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Day 3: Fundamentals of WDM and DWDM<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Theoretical*
\n– Concept of Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) and wavelength combining.
\n– Differences between WDM, DWDM, and CWDM.
\n– Functions of MUX, DEMUX, Splitter, Coupler, and Attenuator.<\/p>\n

*Practical*
\n– Hands-on connection of MUX and DEMUX units.
\n– Measuring loss per channel.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Day 4: Basics of Optical Isolation and Supervisory Channels<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Theoretical*
\n– Concept of Optical Isolation.
\n– Supervisory channels (OSC and ESC) and their roles.<\/p>\n

*Practical*
\n– Experiment with an Optical Isolator.
\n– Reading OSC channel using a test instrument.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Day 5: Field Survey and Preliminary Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Theoretical*
\n– Steps of a Site Survey.
\n– Fundamentals of High-Level Design (HLD).
\n– Overview of infrastructure components (ODF, OTB, FDH, Manholes).<\/p>\n

*Practical*
\n– Conducting a (virtual or hands-on) Site Survey.
\n– Preparing a basic Loss Budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33158,"template":"","course_category":[46,38],"class_list":["post-33161","courses","type-courses","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","course_category-computer","course_category-it-en","infinite-scroll-item","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses\/33161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/courses"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses\/33161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33164,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses\/33161\/revisions\/33164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"course_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course_category?post=33161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}