The Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council is developing what it says is the “first ever” program to certify professionals who design, administer, and manage FTTH systems.
The Certified Fiber to the Home Professional (CFHP) certification program, announced at the OFC/NFOEC optical networking conference in San Diego the week of March 22, will consist of a special curriculum and examination program to determine and certify competence in FTTH design, architecture, deployment and administration technologies. The FTTH Council is also working with The Light Brigade training company to develop curriculum and study materials.
The course and certification examination will address topics such as FTTH design and planning including physical network topologies, the impact of bandwidth on FTTH systems, standards and building codes, Ethernet networks and future migration issues. Different types of video systems, including RF and IPTV, also will be covered, along with compression techniques, RFOG and return paths.
“The need for this kind of program has arisen because of the rapidly growing number of telecommunications providers that are now planning or building fiber to the home networks,” said Joe Savage, president of the FTTH Council in the announcement of the new program. “It makes sense for our organization to establish a credible certification program for those individuals who are going to be building North America’s next generation network.”
Another interested in receiving an email notification about the CFHP may sign up at the FTTH Council website.
