VIAVI - Broadband Lounge 11-29 Media

Contaminated or dirty fiber is the number-one cause of fiber optic network degradation, including permanent equipment damage. How clean is clean enough? While standards bodies have established acceptance criteria for the quality and cleanliness of fiber connector end faces, technicians still face challenges with implementing these practices. VIAVI experts will share some real world field stories on how technicans learned first hand on how to optimise the performance of these interconnects.

Resource Links: https://www.viavisolutions.com/inspect

Fiber Optic mismatch when splicing cable spans during construction is very common problem for fiber splice qualificaiton and correct loss acceptance during OTDR testing. Viaivi experts will be comparing why this occurs and why true BI-DIRECTIONAL ANALYSIS AND LOOPBACK TESTING is required for accurate accptance records.

Resource Links: #1 https://www.viavisolutions.com/en-us/bidirectional-otdr-testing

#2 https://blog.viavisolutions.com/2018/03/07/fiber-testing-get-right-perspective/

Instruments now what..how effiecent are the instruments working for me...use cases need talk is there ways to be leaner in driving a test plan per tech. Fiber complete and shifting to the switch. Ease of use. Setup config, SLM..user experience on board the instrument. Tasks downstream to the test tech site. Upstream records automation..kpi and analyse.

Resource Links: #1 https://www.viavisolutions.com/en-us/solutions/test-process-automation-tpa
#2 https://www.viavisolutions.com/en-us/literature/transform-fiber-construction-certification-viavi-stratasync-test-process-automation-case-studies-en.pdf

By now most of you will have heard about FTTx and full fiber deployments. Passive Optical Networks (PON) are the enabler of high speed broadband services. This episode will explore what's going on under the hud in the optical spectrum for xPON networks. VIAVI experts will discuss the evolution in the services, used spectrum and test qualification of those installs.

Resource Links: #1 https://www.viavisolutions.com/en-us/passive-optical-network-pon

#2 https://comms.viavisolutions.com/Understanding-PON-Testing-vi53564

Premise techs are being asked to transition to fiber daily. In this episode, we talk about ways to make sure that your fiber to the home install is the best it can be and how to prepare for the next wave of GPON deployments.