CONA (Certified Optical Network Associate), an introductory course in optical networking, is a great training program for recent graduates, technicians, and engineers interested in the design, planning, operation, and management of optical networks.
Developed by Optical Technology Training (OTT) and delivered by licensees, including FiberGuide, CONA is an intense 5-day training program in optical networking. Delegates learn the fundamentals of optical networking including the transmission of light through optical fiber and widely deployed commercial systems. They learn how to design and plan efficient and cost-effective high speed optical networks that meet todays and future capacity requirements. The course focuses on single or multiple channel systems using course wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) or dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technologies. Systems based on direct detection for common applications such as national backbones, core networks, metro networks, 5G x-haul, dark fiber, and data center interconnects (DCI) are studied in the course.
Delegates who successfully complete CONA have the option to enroll in Certified Optical Network Engineer (CONE). In this advanced optical networking training, we go far beyond CONA and explore how the powerful combination of coherent transmission & digital signal processing has transformed optical communications at data rates of 100Gb/s, 400Gb/s, 800Gb/s and beyond. Delegates learn about the changes necessary to DWDM systems for operating efficiently at data rates of 400Gb/s and above.
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