Installation guide
FTTH Application Guide 107
APPENDIX: HANDLING FIBER
In this appendix we will briefly introduce some issues when working with a
fiber optic network. This section is not intended to be comprehensive, nor to
describe any of the issues in great detail, but more as a warning that fiber,
while it has many performance advantages than copper, fiber requires a
different discipline than copper in its use.
Topics to be covered in the examples in this appendix:
• Parts of the fiber optic cable, page 108
• Fiber connector types, page 108
• Installation testing, page 110
• Physical layer issues, page 110
• Cleaning and inspecting fiber connections, page 111
• Warnings, page 111
• Fiber handling best practices, page 109