A broadband technician working with fiber optics must understand both the theory and the hands-on operational realities of fiber networks. The following areas represent the core knowledge required to install, maintain, and troubleshoot fiber effectively in access and distribution networks. 1. Fiber Fundamentals Technicians must understand how fiber carries data as light, not electricity. Fiber-optic […]
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Whether you are performing preventive maintenance or repairing routers or switches or any other network equipment, you need a solid toolkit to easily perform the task. First, let me list for you what I have in my service/repair toolkit. These items are mostly available at Amazon, of course, and if you click any of the
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As many of you who have been in my classes, or are my clients, know, I am not a fan of the accuracy and meaning of speed tests. Perhaps I am being a little technical here. Over the next several posts, I want to provide some detailed information on Speed Tests. I thought the best
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A great question in my two day Security class recently. The physical layer (Layer 1) of the layered model is responsible for the transmission of raw data bits over a communication medium. Although it is often considered more secure due to its reliance on physical components, it is still vulnerable to a variety of threats.
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Contained in this course are a series of videos demonstrations/tutorials that show you how to terminate Fiber Optics using the appropriate tools. Click Here to go to our Online Courses. Are you looking for some network tools that include great fiber toolkits? Look here. This is a free, self-paced course available at the Online School of
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