BroadbandxfTransportxfSpecialistxf(BTS)xfAcronyms
1310nmxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔
Axfcommonlyxfusedxffiberxfopticxfwavelengthxfusedxfinxfbroadbandxfteleco
mmunicationsxfwithxfaxflossxfofxf~xf.33dB/km.
1550nmxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔
Axfcommonlyxfusedxffiberxfopticxfwavelengthxfusedxfinxfbroadbandxfteleco
mmunicationsxfwithxfaxflossxfofxf~xf.25dB/km.
Usedxfforxfopticalxflinksxfofxf120kmxforxfgreater.
ADMxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ AddxfDropxfMultiplexer
Axfspecificxftypexfofxfmultiplexerxfthatxfallowsxflowxfspeedxfsignalsxftoxfbexfacc
essedxfandxfremovedxffromxfthexfmultiplexedxfhighxfspeedxfsignalxfwithoutxfde
multiplexingxfthexfentirexfhighxfspeedxfsignal.
ADSSxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ AllxfDielectricxfSelf-Supporting
Axffiberxfcablexfthatxfsupportsxfitsxfownxfweightxfwithoutxfthexfneedxfforxfextern
alxfsupport.xfContainsxfnoxfconductivexfmetalxfelements
ANSIxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ AmericanxfNationalxfStandardsxfInstitute
AnxforganizationxfthatxfseparatesxfLASERsxfintoxfvariousxfclassesxfthatxftakexf
intoxfconsiderationxfthexfoperating
,wavelength,xfoutputxfpowerxflevel,xfandxfwhetherxfthexflaserxfoperatesxfasxfaxfc
ontinuousxforxfpulsedxflightxfoutput.
APCxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ AnglexfPolishxfConnector
Anxf8xftoxf12xfdegreexfangledxfcutxfendxfopticalxfconnector.
APDxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ AvalanchexfPhotoDiode
Axfsemiconductorxfwhichxfconvertsxflightxftoxfelectricityxfusingxfthexfphotoele
ctricxfeffect.xfThexfeffectxfisxfamplifiedxfwithxfthexfusexfofxfthexfelectricxffield.
A-TDMAxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔
AdvancedxfTimexfDivisionxfMultiplexfAccess
ImprovesxfonxfTDMAxfbyxfintroducingxfIngressxfCancellationxfFilter,xfImpro
vedxfReceivexfEqualization,xfImprovedxfBurstxfAcquisitionxfandxfImprovedxf
ErrorxfCorrectionxfforxfImpulses.
BERxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ BitxfErrorxfRatio
Thexfratioxfofxferroredxfbitsxftoxfthexftotalxfnumberxfofxfbitsxftransmitted,xfreceiv
ed,xforxfprocessed.xfOftenxfexpressedxfinxfscientificxfnotationxfformat.
CATVxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ CommunityxfAntennaxfTelevision
Antennaxfreceiverxfmountedxfatxfthexfhighestxfpointxfnearxfthexfvalley.
, CDxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ ChromaticxfDispersion
occursxfinxfSMF,xfsmallxfdifferencesxfinxfvelocitiesxfofxflightxfwavelengthsxfth
roughxfthexffiber
CFRxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ CodexfofxfFederalxfRegulations
CablexfsystemxfrulesxfpublishedxfbyxfthexfFCCxfandxffederalxfgovernment.
CLTxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ CentralxfLoosexfTube
Axffiberxfcablexfinxfwhichxfthexfcoatedxffiberxfisxflocatedxfinsidexfofxfanxfoversiz
edxfprotectivexftubexfwhichxfisxffilledxfwithxfopticalxfgel.
CTxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ CentralxfTube
Thexfprinciplexfprotectivexftubexflocatedxfinsidexfofxfaxffiberxfcable
CWDMxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔
CoursexfWavelengthxfDivisionxfMultiplexing
Axftechniquexfinxfwhichxfanxfincreasedxfnumberxfofxfdifferentxflightxfsignalsxfa
rexfsimultaneouslyxftransmittedxf(e.g.,xftypicallyxf8xftoxf16)xfincreasingxfdataxfr
atesxfonxffiberxfoptics.xfCWDMxfoffersxfaxflowerxfdataxfratexfthanxfDWDM.xfR
atioxfofxftwoxfpowerxflevels,xfP1xfandxfP2,xfexpressedxfmathematicallyxfasxfdBxf
=
10log10(P1/P2).xfCommonlyxfusedxfasxfanxfexpressionxfofxfgainxforxfloss.
1310nmxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔
Axfcommonlyxfusedxffiberxfopticxfwavelengthxfusedxfinxfbroadbandxfteleco
mmunicationsxfwithxfaxflossxfofxf~xf.33dB/km.
1550nmxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔
Axfcommonlyxfusedxffiberxfopticxfwavelengthxfusedxfinxfbroadbandxfteleco
mmunicationsxfwithxfaxflossxfofxf~xf.25dB/km.
Usedxfforxfopticalxflinksxfofxf120kmxforxfgreater.
ADMxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ AddxfDropxfMultiplexer
Axfspecificxftypexfofxfmultiplexerxfthatxfallowsxflowxfspeedxfsignalsxftoxfbexfacc
essedxfandxfremovedxffromxfthexfmultiplexedxfhighxfspeedxfsignalxfwithoutxfde
multiplexingxfthexfentirexfhighxfspeedxfsignal.
ADSSxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ AllxfDielectricxfSelf-Supporting
Axffiberxfcablexfthatxfsupportsxfitsxfownxfweightxfwithoutxfthexfneedxfforxfextern
alxfsupport.xfContainsxfnoxfconductivexfmetalxfelements
ANSIxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ AmericanxfNationalxfStandardsxfInstitute
AnxforganizationxfthatxfseparatesxfLASERsxfintoxfvariousxfclassesxfthatxftakexf
intoxfconsiderationxfthexfoperating
,wavelength,xfoutputxfpowerxflevel,xfandxfwhetherxfthexflaserxfoperatesxfasxfaxfc
ontinuousxforxfpulsedxflightxfoutput.
APCxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ AnglexfPolishxfConnector
Anxf8xftoxf12xfdegreexfangledxfcutxfendxfopticalxfconnector.
APDxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ AvalanchexfPhotoDiode
Axfsemiconductorxfwhichxfconvertsxflightxftoxfelectricityxfusingxfthexfphotoele
ctricxfeffect.xfThexfeffectxfisxfamplifiedxfwithxfthexfusexfofxfthexfelectricxffield.
A-TDMAxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔
AdvancedxfTimexfDivisionxfMultiplexfAccess
ImprovesxfonxfTDMAxfbyxfintroducingxfIngressxfCancellationxfFilter,xfImpro
vedxfReceivexfEqualization,xfImprovedxfBurstxfAcquisitionxfandxfImprovedxf
ErrorxfCorrectionxfforxfImpulses.
BERxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ BitxfErrorxfRatio
Thexfratioxfofxferroredxfbitsxftoxfthexftotalxfnumberxfofxfbitsxftransmitted,xfreceiv
ed,xforxfprocessed.xfOftenxfexpressedxfinxfscientificxfnotationxfformat.
CATVxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ CommunityxfAntennaxfTelevision
Antennaxfreceiverxfmountedxfatxfthexfhighestxfpointxfnearxfthexfvalley.
, CDxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ ChromaticxfDispersion
occursxfinxfSMF,xfsmallxfdifferencesxfinxfvelocitiesxfofxflightxfwavelengthsxfth
roughxfthexffiber
CFRxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ CodexfofxfFederalxfRegulations
CablexfsystemxfrulesxfpublishedxfbyxfthexfFCCxfandxffederalxfgovernment.
CLTxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ CentralxfLoosexfTube
Axffiberxfcablexfinxfwhichxfthexfcoatedxffiberxfisxflocatedxfinsidexfofxfanxfoversiz
edxfprotectivexftubexfwhichxfisxffilledxfwithxfopticalxfgel.
CTxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔ CentralxfTube
Thexfprinciplexfprotectivexftubexflocatedxfinsidexfofxfaxffiberxfcable
CWDMxf-xfcorrectxfanswer✔ ✔
CoursexfWavelengthxfDivisionxfMultiplexing
Axftechniquexfinxfwhichxfanxfincreasedxfnumberxfofxfdifferentxflightxfsignalsxfa
rexfsimultaneouslyxftransmittedxf(e.g.,xftypicallyxf8xftoxf16)xfincreasingxfdataxfr
atesxfonxffiberxfoptics.xfCWDMxfoffersxfaxflowerxfdataxfratexfthanxfDWDM.xfR
atioxfofxftwoxfpowerxflevels,xfP1xfandxfP2,xfexpressedxfmathematicallyxfasxfdBxf
=
10log10(P1/P2).xfCommonlyxfusedxfasxfanxfexpressionxfofxfgainxforxfloss.
