Fiber optic installation best practices will ensure proper functioning of cables in the best environment. Proper skill will help to improve operations and also it will reduce the risk factor of failure due to lack of planning, mishandling of fiber cabling, improper testing at the time of installation. Fiber installation are now undoubtedly the most prominent media for the transmission of huge amount of data over a short, medium, long distance and period of time.
What is fiber optic cable used for?
- Internet and computer networking
- Telecommunications
- Cable TV
- Military and space applications
When it comes to fiber installations, some often-overlooked practices are fairly critical in maintaining a fiber run’s signal integrity. Fiber optic installation is common practice for technicians to use microscopes with at least 100x or more magnification to visually inspect connector enfaces. It is very important to check the quality of fiber before the installation of fiber, because from most common failure modes to least, includes dirty enfaces, poor polishing, broken connectors, mislabeling, shattered enfaces, bad splices, and finally, excessive ending. If we use Dirty fiber enfaces account for 85 percent of attenuation loss issues. When we test fiber the main reasons it gives inconsistent results after many measurements it’s mainly for dirty endsurfaces not only so but so is the risk of pushing around dirt creating scratches and grooves, causing permanent damage. The tiny fiber core is easily obstructed with dirt particles, finger oils, and various types of mishandling it is important to clean both connectors before testing a cable regardless of whether or not dust caps were placed on them during storage.
Both the dimensions and materials in fiber cable construction can make it difficult to learn how to install a connector properly. Tools commonly used to install a fiber connector include the jacket stripper, shears, fiber (buffer) stripper, and cleaver. Fiber optic cables are laid outdoors or indoors, depending on your requirements. For outdoor fiber optic installation, fiber optic cable is often run in ducts or it can be directly buried. We need fiber to run across many ways like bridges, roads or waterways, in this scenario fiber optic cables can withstand the elements as they rely on light beams rather than electric transmission. Installation of indoor fiber optic, the cable is often run through an existing conduit. We can also install it in plenum spaces, or placed in cable trays beneath a raised floor.
Fiber optic cables are usually installed using either a pulling or blowing technique. Cable pulling is where the cable is pulled into place using a winch or other mechanical device. Also its clear fiber optic installation involves laying fiber optic cables to deliver high-speed internet to a building.
