Summer 2018 Something magic will happen.(Has been postponed)
It will involved smoked dead animals, punching holes in the dirt and perhaps fiber optic cables. ….
Day 1:
Rights of Way & Easements
Fiber theory, channels, band plan
SFPs
Passive mux
CWDM DWDM
FTTH network topology
GPON
AE
Wi-Gig / Wi-PON (whatever in the hell they are, Gino said he will teach us…)
Pros and cons
OSP Network Components
Costs and Features
Cable
Conduit
Handholes
Splice Cases
Splitters
Cabinets
Cross boxes
Electronics
Powering and cooling
Fiber
Splicing
Connectors
Engineering considerations
Costs
NOC
MT FTTH in a box solution
Day 2: Hands On
HDD operations
Vacuum Excavators
Hole Hawg and other missiles
Underground location
Eating mass quantities of dead animals.