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    Optical Networking Fundamentals

Nokia Optical Networking Fundamentals

Course number: ER00834
Format: eLearning
Course duration: 4 hours 
Price: €400

Course overview

This course is designed for engineers, IT personnel and network planners who need to learn the fundamental principles and practices of optical networking.

The course introduces network equipment, interworking principles, node functionalities, primary transport technologies and basic concepts related to protection, restoration, control and management. Additionally, the course covers the fundamental concepts of Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) transmission systems, including their principles, standards and key components. 
The course is organized around three main themes: optical network design, network elements and network management systems. Participants will become familiar with the WaveSuite Planner (WS-P), Switched WDM nodes and the Photonic Service Switch family, and they will learn how to manage the network through the WaveSuite Network Operations Center (WS-NOC).

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Course objectives

After completing the course, students should be able to:
 

  • Describe optical signal propagation in optical networks
  • Identify the typical building blocks of a WDM network
  • Describe the functionalities of the WDM building blocks
  • Identify the main engineering parameters that characterize the network equipment
  • Describe the concept of trail and service
  • Identify the typical architectures for a WDM node
  • Classify the network levels and topologies
  • Get connected to 1830 PSS SWDM nodes using CLI, WebUI and WS-NOC
  • Recognize the main alarms, conditions, logs and performance metrics
  • Perform channel power monitoring using Wavelength Tracker functionalities
  • Verify the main elements of a previously designed network through WS-P
  • Design a simple network using 1830 WS-P
  • Get connected to WS-NOC and explore the main menus
  • Explain survivability and availability principles
  • Describe the concepts of protection and restoration
  • Describe the main features of the Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) protocol.
  • Verify the restoration and protection implementation in WS-NOC
  • Perform the commissioning of a single network (bus or ring) through the WS-NOC CPB tool, using a commissioning file generated using WS-P
     

Course modules


Module 1 – Introduction to WDM networks

  • Optical transmission
  • WDM fundamentals
  • Building blocks
  • Basics of Optical Transport Network (OTN)
  • Network types – Levels and topologies


Module 2 – Basics of SWDM nodes

  • SWDM (photonic and switched) nodes
  • SWDM alarms, conditions, logs and PMs
  • Wavelengths Tracker
  • Path Connectivity Test (PCT) tool


Module 3 – Basics of optical network design

  • WaveSuite Planner (WS-P) user interface and terminology
  • WaveSuite Planner (WS-P) Network creation, analysis and reporting


Module 4 – Basics of the network management system

  • Introduction to the WS-NOC


Module 5 – Protection and restoration

  • Network survivability
  • Path protection


Module 6 – SWDM-based optical network management

  • SWDM nodes supervision on WS-NOC
  • Network commissioning steps