- Paulinus Okechukwu UGWOKE
- Gustavo Fonseca Ribeiro
- Emil Eugen IUGA
- Israel Baiye
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Description
This course provides comprehensive insights into the technical and project management aspects of fiber optics technology, emphasizing its role in supporting smart city initiatives that promote sustainability, efficiency, and innovation. The course aims to empower professionals involved in urban planning, telecommunications and infrastructure development with the necessary skills to scope, initiate, design, implement, and manage fiber optics infrastructure projects tailored for sustainable smart city development in time, within budget, and to the highest quality specifications.
The course employs measurable objectives to ensure that participants not only acquire knowledge but also develop practical skills that can be directly applied to real-world scenarios in fiber optics infrastructure and project management for sustainable smart city development.
The training is aimed at the following IT professionals
- Project managers for fiber optic network projects
- Designers of fiber optic communications networks
- Managers, owners and users of fiber optic communications networks
- Contractors and techs who install, operate and maintain fiber broadband networks.
- Regulatory officers in the fiber industry
This course is an advanced course; therefore, it requires a fundamental industrial knowledge of fiber optic implementation.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Produce a Project Management document plan for fiber deployment (Gantt Chart)
- Identify and manage stakeholders for a success deployment
- Calculate optical link loss budget (calculating total link loss)
- Identify, choose and procure Optical Fiber system components
- Schedule deployment of optical fiber activities on various route types
- Produce the acceptance criteria of an optical fiber deployment for contractors
- Produce a maintenance documentation for fiber systems
The course (2 weeks duration) study method involves the following:
- Course Materials: The relevant course material (Presentations) and pre-recorded video is made available on the ITU Academy learning portal at the beginning of the course to facilitate self-study. Each week is based on 2 hours of lectures-presentations per week.
- Online Discussion Forums: discussion forums are organized weekly at the ITU Academy based on discussions topics and case studies. Students are highly encouraged to participate and interact with instructors and other students (e.g., forum participation, Moodle messenger, etc.).
- Chat Sessions: weekly live chat sessions via Zoom platform (2pm CEST) with the students to facilitate questions about the material covered for the week and the assignments. The dates for the live chat session(s) will be communicated to participants on the first day of the course.
- Quizzes: One mandatory online quiz (i.e., multiple choice questions) at the end of each week.
- Assignment. A downloadable Word document Template is provided for submission case study research assignment, which will be graded by the course instructor.
The participants will be evaluated according to their substantive posts on the discussion forum, active participation in the online chat sessions, and other course activities, reflecting both the quantity and quality of time spent on the course. Two quizzes at the end of the two weeks (i.e., week 1 and week 2), and one Individual Assignment to be submitted and graded. Templates outlining the format for the assignment submission will be provided via the ITU Academy platform. Each quiz will be multiple choices questions suitable for evaluation of course participants through the ITU Academy platform. The maximum grade for the course will be 100 points. The evaluation details and criteria for earning certificates are as follows.
A total score of 70% and above is required to obtain the ITU course completion certificate, through the following evaluation parameters:
Two quizzes (20% per quiz) : 40%
Individual Assignment : 40%
Two Chat Sessions : 10%
Two Discussion Forums : 10%
Total Evaluation: 100%
Week 1:
- Module 1 : Optical Fiber Theory
What are optical fibers?
History of optical fibers (History of development of glass as light carrying medium)
Principles of information
Optical fiber principles
Fiber amplifiers (Erbium technology) Passive Fiber components
Fiber fabrication, cabling, accessories and limiting factors on optical fibers
Types of optical fibers (SM and MM)
- Module 2 : End-to-End Optical Network Infrastructure
Architecture & Infrastructure
Optic Drivers
EDFAs, Optical Switches WDM and DWDM Equipment
Network Architectures
- Module 3 : Optical Fiber Network Planning & Design: Concept /Design
Optical fiber system requirement
Essential elements of a fiber link
System definitions
Optical link loss budget (Calculating total link loss)
Optical Fiber system components (Transmitter, multiplexer, fiber link, de-multiplexer,receiver, amplifier)
Network types
Survey of routes
Compare different installation options
Layout of an optical fiber cable network (Equipment, ODF, Cable, Splices)
Optical fiber cable design and manufacturing
Optical fiber cable types
Optical fiber cable specifications and cable type testing
- Module 4 : Fiber Optic Project Management and Scope Management
What is fiber Project Management?
Defining fiber Project constraints
Roles of a Project Manager
Overview of fiber Project documentation
Combining Project areas
Producing the Project plan
Planning the execution
Mastering change control
Defining the scope and system requirement for fiber deployment
Producing the fiber scope of works
Verification of scope
Preventing scope creep with effective change control
- Module 5 : Deployment of Optical Fiber in the Network
Deployment of optical fiber cables on shared routes (e.g Railways and Power routes)
Aerial installations of optical fiber cables
Underground installations of optical fiber cables
Direct burial of optical fiber cables
Key applications of different optical fiber cable types
Week 2 :
- Module 6 : Fiber Risk Management /Link Test and Human Resource Management
Defining risk
Risk Identification
Quantifying risk
Developing risk responses
Devising risk response controls
Workforce management
Stakeholder management
Team development
- Module 7 : Time Management and Cost Management
Defining the tasks
Task estimation
Scheduling tasks
Resource Allocation
Resource planning
Cost Estimating
Cost budgeting
Cost control
Use of budgeting tools
- Module 8 : Fiber Communications Management and Fiber Project Closure Management
Developing communication strategies
Conflict resolution
Stakeholder analysis
Communications planning
Effective information distribution
Developing communication strategies
Conflict resolution
Stakeholder analysis
Communications planning
Effective information distribution
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Registration information
Unless specified otherwise, all ITU Academy training courses are open to all interested professionals, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, economic status and other diverse backgrounds. We strongly encourage registrations from female participants, and participants from developing countries. This includes least developed countries, small island developing states and landlocked developing countries.
