Introduction to OSP

BICSI US South-Central Region Meeting

April 25, 2014

Objectives • Provide a brief history of the industry

• Discuss installation in aerial, direct-buried and underground pathways and spaces

• Review factors effecting media selection

• Describe construction methods of fiber

Agenda • Safety Starter

• OSP History

• Pathways and Spaces

• Media Options

• Construction methods

• Safety Take-Away

Safety Starter

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Safety Starter

Safety Starter

Design with Safety in Mind

OSP History

• Telegraph

• Telephone

Resources

Norman Rockwell, “The Lineman”, AT&T Promotion, 1947

OSP History

• Deregulation

Resources

Bell System Woman Lineman Doll, c. 1975

OSP History

Opportunities in the OSP World!

• Military, higher education, corporate campus

• FTTx

• Fiber backhaul (4G, LTE, DAS)

• Utilities • SCADA

• Energy: electric, oil, gas, water, solar, wind

• MPLS, DWDM…

Pathways and Spaces

• Pathways

• Aerial

• Direct-buried

• Underground

Pathways and Spaces

• Pathways

• Aerial

• Lashed

• Figure 8

• ADSS

• OPGW

Pathways and Spaces

• Pathways

Resources

AFL, Superior Essex

Figure 8

OPGW

ADSS

Pathways and Spaces

• Pathways

• Direct-buried

• Armored cable

Pathways and Spaces

• Pathways

• Underground

Pathways and Spaces

• Pathways

• Underground

• 1890s – creosote soaked wooden conduit

• Vitrified Clay Pipe (VCP)

• Concrete Duct Bank

• Plastic/metallic

• Micro-trench

Pathways and Spaces

• Pathways

Resources

Underground Devices

Concrete-encased PVC duct bank

Pathways and Spaces

• Pathways

Conduit Proofing

…prior to using existing ducts, the contractor shall rod and mandrel duct to make sure the duct is usable…

Pathways and Spaces

• Pathways

Conduit Proofing

Pathways and Spaces

• Pathways

Conduit Proofing

Pathways and Spaces

• Pathways

Conduit Proofing

Pathways and Spaces

• Pathways

Conduit Proofing

Pathways and Spaces

• Spaces

• CO

• CEV, Hut (“super hut”/”community hut”)

• MH

• HH

o “Vault”

oPull box

• Cabinet

oVRAD, LCP, “community cabinet”

• Pedestal/Terminal

oNAP

• NID/ONT

FTTH ARCHITECTURE

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Cabinet

FTTH ARCHITECTURE

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CAB

CAB

CAB

CAB

CAB

Cabinet Boundary

(Approx. 1,320 Addresses)

Neighborhood Boundary

(Approx. 1,704 to 3,408 Addresses)

Neighborhood

Boundary

Pathways, Spaces and Cabling

Hut

Pathways, Spaces and Cabling

Hut

Pathways, Spaces and Cabling

Hut

Pathways, Spaces and Cabling

Hut

Pathways, Spaces and Cabling

HH

Pathways, Spaces and Cabling

Cabinet

Community Cabinet

Pathways, Spaces and Cabling

Cabinet

Community Cabinet

Pathways, Spaces and Cabling

Cabinet/LCP

Pathways, Spaces and Cabling

Cabinet/LCP

Pathways, Spaces and Cabling

NAP

Pathways, Spaces and Cabling

ONT/NID

Media Options

• Coaxial

• Copper

• Optical Fiber

• Wireless

Media Options

• Coaxial

– CATV, CCTV

– Wireless (site)

– Microwave

– OHMs

• 50 Wireless RF, microwave

• 75 CATV, RF, microwave

• 93 misc

Resources

Commscope

Media Options

Resources

Commscope

Coaxial

Trunk/Distribution

Center Conductor

Dielectric (insulator)

Metallic Shield

Jacket

Media Options

• Coaxial

– RG = Radio Grade

– CATV (Broadband)

• RG

• Series – Series 59, 6, 11

• Hardline – 500 Hardline (1/2” dia.)

– 750 Hardline (3/4” dia.) Resources

Commscope

Media Options

• Copper

– 25 pairs to more than 3,600 pairs (7,200 conductors)

• Sheathed in creosote soaked wood

• Lead sheath, paper/pulp insulation, air-core

Resources

Superior Essex and Telephone Tribute

Copper Thieves Blamed In KC Phone Outage,

April 2008

“It may take several days to repair all of them.

Officials told KMBC's Chris Nagus that the

severed wires are from the 1960s and are not

color-coded like current wires, which is making

it more difficult to reconnect the lines.”.

Media Options

• Copper • Plastic sheath, PIC, gel-filled

• “Icky PIC” P- Plastic

I - Insulated

C- Conductor

Resources

Superior Essex

Media Options

• Copper

Resources

Superior Essex

Conductors

Steel/Aluminum Shield

Jacket/Sheath

Binder Ribbon

• Ex: STALPETH

Media Options

• Optical Fiber

– 6 strands to 1008 strands

– Loose tube

Resources

Superior Essex

Media Options

• Optical Fiber

Core

• MM (62.5µm, 50µm)

• SM (8-9µm)

Cladding

• 125µm

Coating

• 250µm, 900µm

Media Options

• Optical Fiber NEC Rating/Description

• OFN Optical Fiber Non-Conductive

• OFC Optical Fiber Conductive

• OFNG or OFCG General purpose

• OFNR or OFCR Riser rated (cable for vertical runs)

• OFNP or OFCP Plenum rated (cables for use in air-handling plenums

• OFN-LSZH Low Smoke Zero Halogen

Media Options

Put it all together

OFNR

Strand

count

Manufacturer and Part

number

Innerduct

Media Options

• Optical Fiber

– Ribbon Fiber

Resources

Corning Cable Systems

432

Strands

Media Options

• Optical Fiber

– Fiber is good for you

Resources

Corning Cable Systems, Superior Essex

432 Strands

Fiber Optic 3,600 Pairs

Copper

Construction

• Aerial

• If it ain’t broke….

2012 1947

Resources

General Machine Products

Construction • Aerial

Vermont uses draft horse to lay cable for Internet

access

Lashing machine

Construction

• Direct-buried/Underground

• Trencher

• Backhoe

• Plow

• Rock Saw

• Excavator

Construction

Resource

Vermeer, Caterpillar

Construction

Resource

Caterpillar, JAB

Construction

• Direct-buried/Underground • Micro-trench

Resource

OSP Magazine

Construction

• Construction

– Direct-buried/Underground

• HDD

Horizontal Directional Drilling (Boring)

Resource

Vermeer

Construction

• Construction

– Direct-buried/Underground

• HDD

Horizontal Directional Drilling (Boring)

Construction

Resource

Flora Boring

Construction

• Construction

– Underground

• Air-Blown fiber

Resource

General Machine Products

Construction

• Construction

– Underground

• Jack Bore

• Missile Bore

• Walk-behind trencher/plow

• 1-1-8

Resource

Ditchwitch

Construction

• Construction

– Alternative technologies

• In-Sewer Systems – Accepted method in Europe and Asia

Resource

CableRunner

Construction

• Construction

– Alternative technologies

• In-Sewer Systems

Safety Take-Away

Safety Take-Away

Safety Take-Away

Manufacturer warning: Grips are to be used for temporary installation,

not for permanent anchorage

Temporary is forever…unless something breaks or someone gets hurt.

Safety Take-Away

Manufacturer warning: Grips are to be used for temporary installation,

not for permanent anchorage

Codes & Standards • NESC

• NEC

• OSHA – 29 CFR 1910.268

• RUS 1751F Series

– Design and Construction of Aerial, Direct-Buried & UG Plant

• TIA-758-B, Customer-Owned Outside Plant Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard

• AT&T OSP Engineering Handbook

• BICSI OSPDRM

• IEEE

• ASTM

Codes vs. Standards?

Thank you!

Jeff Beavers, RCDD, OSP

OSP/ISP Group Lead

Black & Veatch Corporation | Telecom Division

10950 Grandview Dr., Overland Park, KS 66210

913-458-8408 P | 913-749-3237 M | BeaversJA@BV.com

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