Telecommunications II Lab

Catalog description

Credits: 1 Prerequisites: ELEC 232 and ELEC 232L or departmental approval. Corequisite: Concurrent registration in, or previous successful completion of, ELEC 234 or departmental approval. Typically Offered: SPRING The lab portion of the course provides hands-on practice opportunities for the students in the following areas: connectorizing and testing of Ethernet copper cable; connectorizing and testing of adhesive, crimp-on and fuse-on fiber optic connectors; mechanical splicing, fusion splicing and testing of fiber optic cable. Students become familiar with the operation and use of OTDR, visual fault locator, calibrated light source/power meter, fusion splicer and connector inspection microscope for fiber cable. The students work on a simulated telephone system comprised of two PBXs with both analog and VOIP capabilities. The students also work on a FTTx system that transports data through a PON to each lab bench. Students perform systems checks and troubleshooting on both systems.