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Fiber Splicing Tower

Fiber Splicing Tower

Today’s “Spatial Engineer 11” tutorial covers fiber splicing for a tower setup within your network. This essential task involves connecting fibers from a central office through various equipment to a tower. Here’s a detailed guide based on the video content:

  1. Network Setup Overview:
    • The model setup includes a central office, a cable running to a splitter cabinet, a splice, and a tower at the end.
  2. Accessing Fiber Splice Management:
    • Zoom into the splice area and navigate to the “Fiber Splice Management” option in the fiber pull-down menu.
    • Select the splice case for configuration.
  3. Splice Case Configuration:
    • In this example, there is:
      • A 12-fiber cable coming in from the left,
      • A 6-fiber cable going to the tower,
      • Another 12-fiber cable going out to the field.
  4. Splicing for the Tower:
    • Designate fibers to splice. For this example, fibers 2 and 3 from the 12-fiber cable are spliced to fibers 2 and 3 of the 6-fiber cable leading to the tower.
    • Use the splice connector tool to perform the splicing:
      • Splice fiber 2 to fiber 2.
      • Splice fiber 3 to fiber 3.
  5. Loopback Configuration:
    • Some setups require looping back fibers from the tower to the field side.
    • In this case, fibers 4 and 5 on the field side are named as fibers 2 and 3 to create a loopback.
    • These fibers will appear with an asterisk indicating a collapsed count, showing they are returning in the opposite direction.
    • Perform the splices for the loopback:
      • Splice the incoming fiber 2 to outgoing fiber 4.
      • Splice the incoming fiber 3 to outgoing fiber 5.
  6. Review and Commit Splices:
    • Ensure all splices are made correctly and click the commit button to save the changes.
    • Generate a report to review the spliced fibers. The report will show active splices and their configurations.
  7. Adding Comments to Fibers:
    • Right-click on a fiber to set comments. For instance, you can add a comment like “From CO to Tower.”
    • Commit the changes to ensure the comments are saved.
    • The comments will appear in the report, providing clear documentation for each fiber’s purpose.
  8. Finalizing and Verifying Splices:
    • Spread out the view for clarity and verify that the splices are correct.
    • Review the generated report to ensure it accurately reflects the splicing configuration, including any comments added.
  9. Concluding Thoughts:
    • This tutorial demonstrates how to manage fiber splicing for a tower setup using Spatial Engineer 11, ensuring efficient and organized fiber network management.

This guide ensures users can accurately perform and document fiber splicing for tower setups, enhancing the reliability and organization of their fiber optic networks.

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