Learn about the exciting world of fiber-optics communication, in this free online course that is ideal for beginners. This course offers an introduction to optical networking and fiber-optic communications. This is an important and fascinating area of study as optical networks serve as the foundation of our connected society, enabling an information superhighway that delivers the Internet all across the globe. If you are tech-savvy and want to know more about fibre engineering and cabling technology, then this course is for you.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 201607 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 5-6 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • State what communication networks are • List the different types of networks available • Discuss the different categories of an optical network • State the different layers of a network • Distinguish between Sonet and SDH (synchronous digital hierarchy) • Summarize the difference in physical network topologies • Recall the different types of interconnects • Describe the different network functionality • Explain the possible sources of failure in network protection • Define what fronthauling is |
| Course Code | 3102 |
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