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Certification renewal is for three years."}}],"ceterms:requires":[{"@type":"ceterms:ConditionProfile","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Certified Fiber Optic Specialist/Optical LANs (OLANs) (CFOS/L)"},"ceterms:assertedBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-ab0c002b-54f5-405f-8625-9a83c47fc5b6"],"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"Prerequisites: CFOT, CPCT  or equivalent basic knowledge of fiber optics and communications networks recommended. If attendees are not already familiar with or trained in optical fiber, a fiber review is available as part of the course.\n\nAll applicants must pass the Certified Fiber Optic Specialist/Optical LANs (OLANs) (CFOS/L) Certification Exam to earn credential."},"ceterms:subjectWebpage":"http://www.thefoa.org/adv-cert.htm#OLAN","ceterms:targetAssessment":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-bb52fdfd-be6e-4f65-89f0-928aa22ce15e"],"ceterms:targetCredential":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-ddf1c24d-5062-4faf-9e33-eac35ec2a6ab","https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-6c3613f2-0504-451a-b2c1-a21509be41df"],"ceterms:audienceLevelType":[{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/AudienceLevel","ceterms:targetNode":"audLevel:AdvancedLevel","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"Audience Level"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Advanced Level"},"ceterms:targetNodeDescription":{"en-US":"Intended for those with significant experience or expertise where developmental expectations are staged for assessing knowledge, skills, or competencies beyond the novice and intermediate levels."}}]}],"ceterms:offeredBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-ab0c002b-54f5-405f-8625-9a83c47fc5b6"],"ceterms:renewedBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-ab0c002b-54f5-405f-8625-9a83c47fc5b6"],"ceterms:revokedBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-ab0c002b-54f5-405f-8625-9a83c47fc5b6"],"ceterms:inLanguage":["en"],"ceterms:recommends":[{"@type":"ceterms:ConditionProfile","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Certified Fiber Optic Specialist/Optical LANs (OLANs)"},"ceterms:assertedBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-ab0c002b-54f5-405f-8625-9a83c47fc5b6"],"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"For preparation for the CFOS/L course, you should take the Fiber U, \"Optical LAN (OLAN)\" self-study course or read the FOA textbook on premises cabling."},"ceterms:subjectWebpage":"https://fiberu.org/OLAN/index.html","ceterms:audienceLevelType":[{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/AudienceLevel","ceterms:targetNode":"audLevel:AdvancedLevel","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"Audience Level"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Advanced Level"},"ceterms:targetNodeDescription":{"en-US":"Intended for those with significant experience or expertise where developmental expectations are staged for assessing knowledge, skills, or competencies beyond the novice and intermediate levels."}}]}],"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"This is an application specialist certification covering optical LAN (OLAN) networks, cabling design and installation, which includes P2P and PON networks used in place of traditional LAN cabling based on traditional structured cabling standards for copper/fiber networks. It is intended for anyone interested in the use of fiber optics in LANs."},"ceterms:alternateName":{"en-US":["CFOS/L"]},"ceterms:subjectWebpage":"http://www.thefoa.org/adv-cert.htm#OLAN","ceterms:processStandards":"http://www.thefoa.org/KSAs.html#cfos/l","ceterms:renewalFrequency":"P3Y","ceterms:audienceLevelType":[{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/AudienceLevel","ceterms:targetNode":"audLevel:AdvancedLevel","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"Audience Level"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Advanced Level"},"ceterms:targetNodeDescription":{"en-US":"Intended for those with significant experience or expertise where developmental expectations are staged for assessing knowledge, skills, or competencies beyond the novice and intermediate levels."}}],"ceterms:availabilityListing":["http://www.thefoa.org/foa_aprv.htm"],"ceterms:credentialStatusType":{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/CredentialStatus","ceterms:targetNode":"credentialStat:Active","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"Credential Status"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Active"},"ceterms:targetNodeDescription":{"en-US":"Awards of the credential are ongoing."}},"ceterms:usesVerificationService":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-75a7d270-784d-4dff-9070-6bc8034e14ca"],"ceterms:processStandardsDescription":{"en-US":"KSAs For FOA CFOS/L Optical LANs Certification:\n\nThe ability to perform any job requires certain abilities, knowledge, and skills commonly referred to as \"KSAs.\" For the fiber optic technician, these KSAs have been determined by more than a dozen FOA advisors from over 30 years of experience in actual installations. The FOA has developed this list as the qualifications for FOA certification and to provide training organizations and instructors a list of topics that should be included in a basic training curriculum, such as for FOA certification.\n\nFor those working in the field who wish to become FOA certified, it is a list of relevant topics for study, whether using the FOA textbooks or the FOA Online Reference Guide or Study Guides.\n\nKSAs for CFOS/L Optical LANs:\nLocal area networks (LANs) use fiber optics for speed in enterprise networks, distance and sometimes electrical isolation in industrial and utility environments. Fiber has been an option in LAN cabling standards from the beginning, first as a substitute for copper, then with a different and more cost-effective architecture. Following the introduction of passive optical networks (PONs) for fiber to the home, LANs have also adopted this architecture to take advantage of its lower initial and operating costs.\n\nThis certification will cover the design of typical optical LANs and explain how are built, tested and operated.\n\nNote: This is an FOA applications certification. The certification can be taken by management or designers who will not be doing installation without a CFOT. Installers of fiber optic cabling for wireless systems should always have a CFOT.\n\nKnowledge:\nThis assumes the tech has the basic knowledge of a CFOT or equivalent.\n• LANs\n     - History\n     - Architectures - bus, ring, star\n     - Development of cabling standards\n     - Evolution: 12 generations of copper, 4 generations of fiber\n• LAN Cabling\n     - Structured cabling standards based on copper\n     - Fiber as a substitute for copper\n     - Centralized fiber\n     - Passive optical LANs\n• Passive optical LANs\n     - Architecture\n     - Components\n     - Network design\n     - Installation\n     - Testing\n• Fiber Optics\n     - Installation\n     - Prefab fiber optic systems - installation and testing issues\n     - Performance\n     - Upgrades\n\n Skills:\nThose taking this course may be working in several areas - design, installation, service, even management. The skills for installation are similar to the CFOT but those with other job functions may need specialized skills appropriate to their total job responsibility, e,g, network design or project management.\n\n Skills - Installation:\n• CFOT skills (cables, splicing, termination - generally prepolished/splice-on connectors, testing - PONs)\n• For prefab systems, special handling, installation, cleaning, testing\n\nAbilities - Installation:\n• CFOT abilities"}}