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Bicsi Osp Design Complete Certification Exam Preparation Guide

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This BICSI OSP Design study document may support learning and exam preparation in outside plant telecommunications infrastructure. Relevant topics may include fiber-optic and copper cabling routes, aerial and underground pathways, conduit systems, network distribution, site surveys, design drawings, infrastructure planning, safety, and applicable installation standards. Confirm the exact topics against the document contents.

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Bicsi OSP Design


Question 1.
Maximum allowable loss for end to end cable system LLC = System Gain - Power penalties

ANSWER
Link Loss Budget



Question 2.
Link Loss Budget -Passive cable attenuation

ANSWER
Performance Margin =



Question 3.
system gain - re-ceivers dynamic range

ANSWER
minimum system loss =



Question 4.
difference between transmitter average power and receiver sensitivity

ANSWER
System gain



Question 5.
Bandwidth Return Loss Attenuation

ANSWER
Three transmission characteristics of Fiber



Question 6.
1. Product family (PIC/AIR CORE/DUCTPIC) 2.Insulation type 3.Copper conductor size 4. Cable sheath and jacket

ANSWER
ANSI / ICEA Classification



Question 7.
19 AWG 22AWG 24 AWG 26 AWG

ANSWER
Balanced twisted pair Gauge sizes






, Question 8.
Plastic Insulated Conductor

ANSWER
PIC



Question 9.
Resistance of cable Signal limits of devices Pair Loading

ANSWER
Length of loop depends on..



Question 10.
15m (50 ft)

ANSWER
Unlisted OSP limited to __m inside building



Question 11.
Transport broadband services from remote switch to end user

ANSWER
Broadband Twisted pair



Question 12.
Used to provide horizontal distribution cabling, lengths up to 100m (328ft) eg, CAT 5/6

ANSWER
Baseband twisted pair



Question 13.
white / red / black/ yellow/violet

ANSWER
Copper color code



Question 14.
two

ANSWER
Gauge Coding Area Number (GACAN) limits use of how many different gauges?



Question 15.
attenuation margin and cost

ANSWER
Two major factors in determining size and type of coax are..






, Question 16.
DC Resistance and attenuation

ANSWER
Two biggest changes from one coax size to another are..



Question 17.
jacketed

ANSWER
coax type for hostile climates



Question 18.
Bare aluminum

ANSWER
coax type for moderate climates



Question 19.
450, 500 and 750mhz

ANSWER
Existing coax systems operate at what frequencies?



Question 20.
900-1000mhz

ANSWER
New coax systems operate at what frequency?



Question 21.
50 years

ANSWER
underground cable infrastructure has an expected lifespan of..



Question 22.
183m (600ft)

ANSWER
maximum section lengths of copper conduit



Question 23.
400m (1312ft)

ANSWER
maximum section lengths of fiber conduit






, Question 24.
1.15 times diameter or half trade size bigger

ANSWER
duct should be at least ___ times the diameter of the cable, or ___trade size bigger



Question 25.
6 inches (except power,12 inches tamped dirt, 3 inch concrete 4 inch masonry direct buried 12 inches

ANSWER
minimum separation for ducts crossing utilities



Question 26.
12 inches

ANSWER
minimum separation for duct paralleling other utilities



Question 27.
ideally 180 but not less than 90

ANSWER
power conduit on pole should be how many degrees of telco



Question 28.
1.27m (4.16ft) below top of rail (NESC) or 1.4m (4.6ft)???

ANSWER
duct clearance below railroad



Question 29.
24 - 30 inches

ANSWER
live/dynamic loads can be endured at what depth



Question 30.
6 ft

ANSWER
live/dynamic load is considered well dispersed at what depth



Question 31.
24 inch

ANSWER
Dead loads are dispersed at what depth

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