Outside
Plant Fiber Optic Construction
Lesson 2: Project Preparation And
Guidelines
Objectives: From this lesson you should learn:
The process of preparing to build a fiber optic OSP
network
The complex issues that must be addressed by the design
and planning of the project
Site surveys
Guidelines for worker health and safety
Managing traffic around the work site
Post installation repairs and restoration
Outside
plant (OSP) installations of fiber optic cables can be
much more diverse than other installations since every
project is unique. OSP installs may include underground,
direct burial and aerial cable, perhaps even some
underwater cable. A single link may include several
types of installation, for example aerial in one
section, pulling in conduit on a bridge crossing and
burying the rest of the cable.
Cables may end when pulled into buildings or terminated
at the top of poles where surveillance cameras or
wireless access points are located. Splices where cables
are concatenated can be placed in pedestals, buried
underground or hung in aerial splice closures.
The diversity of OSP installation makes it extremely
important for the contractor to know the route of the
cable to be installed intimately. The installation may
call for several permits, environmental impact
statements or other issues related to local rules, codes
or ordinances. Safety guidelines go beyond the normal
since personnel will be working
around citizens, traffic, etc. that require special
rules for safety.
This
section will focus on those issues and the planning
necessary to address before a project begins.
Student Assignment:
Read the references and take the quiz (Test Your
Comprehension)
Online FOA Reference:
FOA
OSP Construction Guide: Project
Preparation and Guidelines
Book: FOA Reference Guide to
Outside Plant Fiber Optic Construction, Pages 5 - 13
Test Your Knowledge: Online
Quiz
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Lesson 3:
Underground Cable Construction
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