Course Overview

The Clearview^® Blue Cassette and xPAK are the central building blocks of every component in the FieldSmart^® product portfolio. Clearview Black incorporates the same flexibility and scalability of Clearview Blue in a 50% smaller footprint.

In this section, we will spend a significant amount of time to teach and explain the benefits of Clearfield’s modular and scalable design philosophy built around the craft-friendly Clearview Cassette to help you better understand why we do what we do.

The FieldShield^® Optical Fiber Protection System is a turn-key package to take fiber through the fields and streets to the home or business, up the tower to the antenna or throughout the riser to the data center or desk.

The FieldShield training course is designed to teach and explain the different types of microducts offered by Clearfield, as well as their applications, placement methods, and installation best practices. 

Objectives

• Assemble and configure the six components of a Clearview Cassette
• Splice loose tube and ribbon fiber into the Clearview Cassettes and xPAKs following Clearfield’s Best Practice Procedures
• Be able to reroute fiber to switch cable exit “Redirect S”
• Utilize the 144 Ribbon Breakout Kit and High Fiber Ribbon Breakout Box
• Explain the benefits of using FieldShield Optical Fiber Protection to reduce installation costs and improve long term network reliability
• Understand the three components of the Optical Fiber Protection System
  • Microducts
  • Pushable fiber
  • Terminals
• Know the best practices for each microduct placement method using the proper associated accessories
• Be able to field terminate the SC, Dual LC and MPO Pushable Connectors
• Maintain tone wire signal integrity when joining two direct buried toneable microducts

Hands-On Training

• Clearview Blue Cassette Construction
• Clearview xPAK Assembly
• High Fiber Ribbon Breakout Kit and Box
• FieldShield D-ROP Installation
• Direct Buried Toneable Microduct Field Repair
• Aerial Microduct Dead-End Attachment and Flat Drop
• Direct Buried Microduct Pushable Fiber Installation
• SC Pushable Connector Outer Housing Assembly
• Dual LC Pushable Connector Outer Housing Assembly
• MPO Pushable Connector Outer Housing Assembly

Video Demonstrations

• Splicing in the Clearview Cassettes
  • Clearview Blue
  • Clearview xPAK
• CraftSmart Splice-On Connector
• FieldShield Pushable Fiber and Microduct Test Access Point (TAP) Box Installation
• FieldShield StrongFiber Deploy with TAP Box

Course Overview

The flexibility in design and configuration of the Clearview® Cassette is implemented into all of the FieldSmart® products. Clearfield extends this flexibility and scalability to the FieldSmart FxHD System and FxDS Frame Kit. Like a system of building blocks, individual components of each system are configured to the environment in which they are placed for consolidation, distribution, and protection.

In this course, you will learn how to assemble a complete frame kit from opening the box to aligning the front doors on the frame. We will teach you about our entire product lines of panels, protection options, and integrated optical component solutions. Be prepared to learn how to land cable, route and store buffer tube or ribbon, route jumpers and install splitter modules into these easy to configure, craft-friendly panels.

This section will also include In-Building Access training coving Enterprise, Business Class and MDU solutions by delivering fiber through Indoor Wall Mount Panels. 

Objectives

• Be able to assemble the FieldSmart Frames following Clearfield's Best Practice Procedures
  • FxDS Frame Kit
  • FxHD Frame System
  • Standard Frame
• Know the features and benefits of using each frame
• Understand the panel components and protection options
• Configure and install the different panel types and sizes
  • Patch Panels
  • Optical Component Panels
  • Tie Panels
• Demonstrate Clearfield's design philosophy of slack storage, bend-radius protection, physical protection, and route diversity

Hands-On Training

• FxDS Patch Only Panel Installation
  • Mounting to Frame
  • Securing Fiber to Cable Clamp
  • Cable Prep and Routing
• FxDS Patch and Splice Panel Installation
  • Cable Prep and Routing
  • Mounting to Frame
  • Slack Storage
• FDP Indoor Wall Mount Panels
• Fiber Entrance Cabinet (FEC)
• Modular Optical Components (MOC)
• 6-Drawer Splice Deck

Video Demonstrations

• FxDS Frame Kit Assembly
• FxHD Frame System Assembly