Fiber Optic Installer's Field Manual, Second Edition

By Bob Chomycz

A fully updated fiber optic cable installation guide

Extensively revised to cover the latest technologies and equipment, this portable tool shows you how to plan, install, and maintain a robust fiber optic network to support today's high speed requirements. The emphasis is on practical, efficient installation techniques using current global industry standards. Detailed diagrams and step-by-step procedures walk you through the entire process. This completely up-to-date edition is an essential on-the-job reference.

Fiber Optic Installer's Field Manual, Second Edition, covers:

Properties of light Optical fiber Fiber optic cables Fiber optic cable procurement Safety precautions Handling fiber optic cable Outdoor fiber optic cable installation Indoor cable installation Fiber optic cable general installation guide Splicing and termination Patch cords and connectors Optical fiber power loss and measurement The OTDR and OSA Fiber optic installation tests Transceivers such as SFP and XFP WDM and other passive optical equipment SONET/SDH Ethernet over fiber Fiber system deployment Maintenance Emergency cable repair Network documentation Troubleshooting Design fundamentals Personnel Dark fiber leasing Global standards reference tables

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071818677
• ISBN13: 9780071818674
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A very good reference book for beginner and experience technician

It started from the basic fundamental of fiber optics its uses, termination, safety, testing , documenting and upto its application

Technical Information abound

Technical information about Single Mode, Multi Mode and all other applications, the mathematics and equations behind the science of Fiber Optics in this book are amazing, the first book I've read on this subject and had to have one of my own. not for the beginner, Contains advanced mathematics and theories of Fiber Optic cabling and data transfer, attenuation, and travel distance of different modes. Great Book for the professional FO tech.