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Draft Programme
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Week 1, Day 1, Monday, 19 September 2011 |
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08:00 - 09:30 |
Registration |
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09:30 - 10:30 |
Opening
Welcome address:
- Mexico representative (TBC)*
- Paolo Rosa, ITU/TSB
Keynote address:
- Principal or Deputy Director of University (Mexico) (TBC)*
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Introduction to ITU-T and the objectives / structure of the
Tutorial
Objectives: This session provides an overview of: the
ITU and its Sectors and an introduction to ITU-T Study Group 15, to the
Handbook and to the structure of the Tutorial.
Tutors:
- Paolo Rosa, ITU/TSB:
Introduction to ITU and its sectors;
- Gerard Kuyt, Prysmian Group, The Netherlands: Introduction to
ITU-T Study Group 15, to the Handbook and to the structure of the
Tutorial
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Optical fibres characteristics (Note: Test methods are outside
the scope of the Handbook. Moreover the description of the test methods
(G.650.1, G.650.2, G.650.3) requires an advance knowledge of
mathematics)
Objectives: This session will provide the participants
with the description of the dimensional, optical, mechanical and
transmission characteristics of the optical fibres. The ITU-T types of
optical fibres will be described. This will give the elements to choose
the type of fibre that best meets the needs of an optical plant based on
the services and systems requirements.
Tutor:
- Gerard Kuyt, Prysmian Group, The Netherlands
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Week 1, Day 2, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 |
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General characteristics of optical cables
Objectives: The optical cables must protect fibres from mechanical,
chemical and human activities. In particular the structure of optical
cables is to be designed to protect fibres to withstand the environment
where the cable has to be installed: aerial, ducts, underground, shallow
water, submarine.
Tutor:
- Gerard Kuyt, Prysmian Group, The Netherlands
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Week 1, Day 3, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 |
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Optical cables installation [Note: Test methods are outside the scope of
the Handbook.]
Objectives: The installation is linked to the session before. Specific
techniques, such as underground ducts, trenchless techniques,
mini-trench, micro-trench, aerial, tunnels, bridges, along railways, in
sewer ducts, shallow water and submarine, will be analysed.
Tutor:
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Week 1, Day 4, Thursday, 22 September 2011 |
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Thursday |
Optical splices, connectors and passive nodes [Note. Test methods are
outside the scope of the Handbook.]
Objectives: Fibres and cables are produced according to factory lengths
that need to be joined in order to realize the optical links. This
session will provide a description of the best techniques for the
interconnection of the optical fibres and in particular the optical
fibre splices, optical connectors, optical distribution frames, fibre
closures, fibre organizers, etc. All these elements are necessary to
guarantee an optimized transmission of the optical signal along the
fibre.
Tutor:
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Week 1, Day 5, Friday, 23 September 2011 |
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Part I: Optical active and passive components / subsystems
Objectives: There are various passive and active components in an
optical/plant: optical transmitters, optical receivers, optical
amplifiers, chromatic dispersion compensators, regenerators,
transponders, etc. This session will provide the description of these
components, will outline how they are used in the optical systems /
plants and will indicate the criteria for their choice.
Tutors:
- Makoto Murakami, NTT, Japan
- Gerard Kuyt, Prysmian Group, The Netherlands
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Week 1, Day 6, Saturday, 24 September 2011 |
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“Crash” Course on “Optical Fibres”
Tutors:
- Giancarlo De Marchis, TelCon srl, Italy
- Makoto Murakami, NTT, Japan
- Paolo Rosa, ITU/TSB
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Week 2, Day 1, Monday, 26 September 2011 |
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General characteristics of optical systems and their
specification
Objectives: This part of the tutorial is of fundamental importance.
Knowing the characteristics of the optical systems will give the
participants the skills they need to make the right choice of equipment
which are specified on the basis of applications, optical fibres, number
of channels, wavelength of operation, future needs for new services,
etc.
Tutor:
- Makoto Murakami, NTT, Japan
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Week 2, Day 2, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 |
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Optical systems design
Objectives: In this part there is the description of the various
approaches which can be followed for the design of the optical systems.
Moreover the impact of the various impairments on the length of the
links and on their capacity are evaluated. The main elements necessary
for the design of an optical system will be given.
Tutor:
- Makoto Murakami, NTT, Japan
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Week 2, Day 3, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 |
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Optical systems applications
Objectives: Ability to design an optical plant for a specific
application will depend on the knowledge of the subjects dealt with in
all the previous sessions. An optical system design based on a given
Quality of Service and on a given life-time is a “must” for any engineer
in order to choose the best optical system for each application in their
network and for the needs of his country. Some information on submarine
systems will also be provided.
Tutor:
- Giancarlo De Marchis, TelCon srl, Italy
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Week 2, Day 4, Thursday, 29 September 2011 |
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B- and G-PONs - xDSL, Passive Optical Networks, Broadband PON,
Gigabit-PON, Digital Subscriber Lines, Wireless broadband.
Objectives: This part will complete the training showing, from a general
point of view, the user-side (last-mile) of a plant/system. This is the
part closer to the end-users and to the needs of the service providers.
The various techniques that are presently used will be described
together with their advantages and drawbacks both for wired and wireless
networks.
Tutor:
- Giancarlo De Marchis, TelCon srl, Italy
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Week 2, Day 5, Friday, 30 September 2011 |
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Part I: Operation & Maintenance, safety and environmental
aspects
Objectives: Operation and maintenance are elements that the engineers
have to learn in order to take actions to limit the effects of systems
failures or low performance.
Tutor:
- Giancarlo De Marchis, TelCon srl, Italy
Part II: Quality Assurance, Conformity and Interoperability
issues
Objectives: The ISO 9000 family of standards relate to quality
management systems and are designed to help organizations ensure they
meet the needs of customers. Implementing ISO 9001 it is guaranteed
that, thanks to measures put in place by a manufacturer, the process to
produce goods according to certain standards and meeting the customer's
requirements is under control. An example applicable to submarine cables
will be given. Conformity to standards requirements is a first step that
can help in achieving interoperability of products from different
manufacturers. This session will show the main aspects of Quality
Assurance and the Conformity and Interoperability Programme that set up
by ITU is applicable to Optical Fibers Systems.
Tutor:
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