Modern Optical Communication and Transport Network Engineering: Architecture, Design, Planning and Deployment

5 DAYS

INSTRUCTOR LED AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOP

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The rapid growth of cloud computing, AI, IoT, data centers, and high-speed broadband services has made optical fiber the backbone of modern telecommunications. As telecommunications networks continue to evolve toward 5G, 5G-Advanced, and future 6G architectures, optical transport networks play a critical role in supporting backbone, metro, fronthaul, backhaul, and access infrastructures. Modern optical communication technologies are now indispensable for delivering the capacity, resilience, and performance required to support next-generation digital services and future network evolution.

Telecontran offers this 5-day workshop on Modern Optical Communication and Transport Network Engineering that covers an overview of the SDH and DWDM networking elements and their technologies along with a comprehensive business and technical foundation in optical networks, services and applications development as well as different Optical Transmission Network systems such as OTN, GPON, FTTx, Carrier Ethernet etc. Through a combination of theoretical concepts, engineering methodologies, and practical design considerations, participants will gain the knowledge required to develop reliable, scalable, and high-capacity optical communication infrastructures.

After successful completion of this workshop participants will be able to

Understand the market trends and development for fiber optics which is now encroaching into many aspects of our day to day uses.
Gain a comprehensive technical foundation in optical networking and its services and applications development
Perform optical link engineering through accurate power budget and loss budget analysis to ensure optimal network performance.
Explore SDH and DWDM Architectures & Services
Make informative decisions on cable design and alternative construction for various environments
Evaluate and implement carrier-grade optical transport technologies
Understand OTN and how it impacts on modern telecommunications
Analyze the performance, scalability, protection mechanisms, and operational efficiency of modern optical transport networks to support business continuity.
Learn about FTTx and necessary loss budgets along with the safety margins.

COURSE CURRICULUM

Target Audience

This course is specially designed for Telecom Engineers, Design engineers, Transmission engineers, Technicians, Fiber layout staffs, Managers, Project team members, Planners, in fact, anyone who is involved in design, configuration, installation, testing, troubleshooting of fiber optic system.

Hands-On Sessions

Fiber Cable Preparation for Installation, Termination and Splicing
Testing Fiber Cable from End to End using hand held testing kits
OTDR trace analysis
Fiber route planning

Day 1

Module 1: Introduction of Fiber optics

Optical fiber structure analysis.
Major advantages of fiber optic technology.
Symbols and notations used in optical communication.
Applications and future trends of fiber optics.
Classification of optical fiber and optical fiber cables.
Signal losses in fiber optics.
Basic Fiber Optic Terminology
Three Critical Considerations
Optical Fiber Transmission System
Fiber Optic Standards
Fiber Comparison
Typical Transmission Rates
System Topologies
Advantages and Disadvantages of Fiber Optics

Module 2: Basics Components Used in Network Designing of Fiber Optics

Fiber Characteristics and Specifications
Multimode Fiber Types
Multimode Fiber Bandwidth
Single-mode Fiber Types
Dispersion-compensating Fiber
Fiber Optic Color Coding
Application Areas of Optical Fiber
Main Connector Components
Multifiber Connectors
DWDM Influenced Single-mode Connectors
Termination Techniques
Fiber Optic Connector Inspection
Single-mode Field Connector Issues
Attenuators
Terminators

Module 3: Coherent Optical Transmission Network

QPSK / 16-QAM / 64-QAM
DSP
Polarization multiplexing
Fixed Grid
Flexible Grid
Elastic Optical Networks

Day 2

Module 4: Optical Fiber Cable Installation and Restoration

How the optical fiber cable installation can be categorized in different types
ITU-T Standard Optical fiber cable installation guidelines.
How to handle cable during duct direct buried installations
Methodologies to establish fiber optic cable spans in the field.
Cable restoration techniques and typical causes of cable failures.
Equipment and tools used in restoration.
What are the important safety concerns in optical fiber handling

Module 5: Jointing Splicing & Connectors

Methods used for jointing optical fibers
Why do we need splicing
What are the requirements of a good splicing
What issues affect Splicing Performance
Splicing techniques (Fusion & Mechanical) and their features.
Mechanical splicing process and commonly used types.
Ideal connector features and techniques used in connectors.
Commonly used connectors and their assembly processes.
Connectors vs splicing comparison.
Splices protection techniques.
Fiber Cleaving
Common Fiber Optic Cleavers
Fusion Splicing
Ribbon Splicing
Mechanical Splicing
Pigtail Splicing

Day 3

Module 6: Design of Network, Installation & Safety Guidelines

Installation
Optical Cable Installation
Cable Handling
Guidelines for Fiber Optic Cable Installation
Standards, Regulations, and Codes
Air Blown Fiber
Cabling Buildings
Cable Trays and Cable Duct Benefits
Cable Installation Products
Fiber Optic Safety Concerns
Visual Safety Using Fiber Optic Sources
Wavelength and the Eye
Laser Classifications
Working with Lasers
Safety Eyewear
Working with Optical Fibers
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Installation Practices

Module 7: Network Design Fundamentals of Fiber Optics

Loss Budgets
Loss Budget Basics
Design Options for Fiber Optic Networks
Safety Margin
Multimode System Budgets
Multimode Wavelength Optimization
10/40/100 Gigabit Networks
Loss Budgets for FTTx Networks
PON Architectures
Cable Management Products
Test Equipment Selection
Placement Technique
Fiber Installation Inspection Report
Splice Loss Record
Multiple bonding methods
Visual inspection / cleaning
Acceptance testing
Reflection testing
Optical Loss Testing
Link loss measurement
Transmit and receive power
Reflection testing

Day 4

Module 8: Optical Fiber Systems in Telecom Networks

OFS in Backbone
OFS in Metro Network
OFS in Access Network
Optical Fiber Networks
Network Topologies
Pros and Cons of Networking Topologies
Protection Mechanisms in OF Networks

Module 9: Introduction to OFS

PDH
SDH
WDM/CWDM/DWDM
OTN
GPON
Ethernet and Metro Ethernet

Module 10: SDH-Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

Benefits of SDH Vs PDH
Synchronous Transport Module-STM
STM Header
Composition of STM frame with E1, E3 and E4
Payload and Overheads
Regenerator Section Overhead-RSOH
Multiplex Section Overhead-MSOH
Path Overhead-POH (HO-POH & LO-POH)
Add Drop Multiplexer-ADM

Module 11: Optical Network Automation

SDN
Transport SDN
Open APIs
Network Automation
Data Centre Interconnect (DCI)
Cloud connectivity

Day 5

Module 12: WDM/CWDM/DWDM

Why WDM? (Benefits and complexities)
Passive optical components
Optical Filters
Fiber types for DWDM
Lasers and spectral width
OADM
ROADM, CDC-ROADM
Optical Line Amplifier-OLA

Module 13: Optical Transport Network-OTN

Why OTN?
OTN Hierarchy
OTU, ODU, OPU and client signal
FEC and coding gain
OTN switching
ODU multiplexing
ODUflex
OTN protection

Module 14: Metro Ethernet

Ethernet
Metro Ethernet Basics
Benefits of Metro Ethernet
Metro Ethernet Services
EVC / E-Line / E-LAN / E-Tree
Carrier Ethernet 2.0
EVPN / VXLAN
Segment Routing
Mobile Backhauling

Module 15: FTTx and GPON

Fiber cable in Access
FTTx architecture
FTTx Services
OLT and GPON
Optical Distribution Network-ODN
Types of cable in different segments of ODN
Underground and Overhead ODN
400G/800G optical evolution
FTTH expansion

COURSE SCHEDULE

TRAINING/WORKSHOP	DURATION	TRAINING DATE	LOCATION
Modern Optical Communication and Transport Network Engineering: Architecture, Design, Planning and Deployment	5 Days	12 - 16 October 2026	Nadi, Fiji

OUR HAPPY CLIENTS

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT TELECONTRAN !!

Telecom Networks Malawi (TNM)

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The course was packed with information on Fiber Networking and its planning, design, GPON Networking and FTTx Scenarios.

Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC)

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Very valuable explanation, well demonstration and clear strategies with lab sessions that the trainer is using in explaining wireline technologies.

Digicel Fiji

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The whole workshop was very informative and well presented with good emphasis on OLT, ONU, Splitter and Fiber Optics.

Solomon Telekom

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This course gives an overall picture on the function of GPON and FTTx network, power calculation and management and fault finding and analysis in GPON system.

DCDT Vanuatu

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The trainer’s explanation is clear and the presentation layout specially on Fiber Network Design, Fiber installation guideline, Fiber installation and maintenance tool is outstanding.