Hands-On TeleCommunications Bonding & Grounding

Course Description

This course is designed to educate telecom installers how to correctly bond and ground telecommunications equipment and transmission facilities. Central office entrance facilities both copper and fiber will be covered in this course. Bonding and grounding procedures will follow NEC and RUS practicesprocedures, as well as any proprietary bonding and grounding rules. Ground testing procedures and parameters will be covered. We will show you what grounding hardware and components you should and should not be using. Other topics such as loss prevention, quality of service and liability are contained in this technical course.

Proper grounding of telecommunications equipment is crucial to protecting personnel and equipment. It is critical to not only understand the grounding terms used in the industry today, but also to use them appropriately. GROUNDING covers the information you need to install, maintain and ensure that adequate telecommunications grounding (protection) is in place.

This course is based on the latest industry standards. Case studies and lab activities reinforce concepts presented in this course. You will develop an understanding of how to implement complex grounding schemes.

Note When this course is delivered on-site at your location, a field trip to a job site where you perform some of the lab activities can be included if facilities are available.

Students Will Learn

Network Interface Devices
Line Protection
Codes and Standards
Central Office Bonding and Grounding
Bonding and Grounding Entrance Cables
Bonding and Grounding Requirements at the NID
Bonding and Grounding Hardware
Ground Rod Placement
Ground Rod Systems
Electrical Safety
Bonding and Grounding Drops
Bonding and Grounding OSP Cables
Special Grounding Situations
Testing Grounds
Protecting Customer Owned Equipment
And Much More

Target Audience

Vendors and telecommunications personnel (engineers, planners, supervisors and technicians) responsible for ensuring that proper grounding requirements have been employed for buildings, power, switches and transport systems. Personnel responsible for maintaining and accepting new or rearranged equipment.

Prerequisites

An understanding of basic electrical concepts and telecommunications equipment terminology is required. This knowledge can be obtained by attending our
Hands-On Basic Telephony TeleCom Electronics

Course Outline

Module I: Installation Skill Level Assessment

•    Competency Skills
•    Critical Network Elements
•    Network Elements by Complexity
•    Installer Skill Levels 1 through 4

Module II: Introduction to Grounding Requirements

•    Purpose and Definitions Based on TR-NWT-000295, GR-1275 and NEC 2017
•    Definitions of Terms
•    Grounding Conductor Sizes

Module III: Ground Window

•    Ohm’s Law
•    Reasons for Ground Window
•    Location and Size
•    Sequence of Connections

Module VI: Connections and Cabling

•    Contact Resistance
•    Types of Connections
•    Connectors
•    Placing, Supporting and Securing Conductors
•    Cadweld Demonstration

Module V: Electrostatic Discharge

• ESD Generators
• How Can I Control It?

Module VI: Building Ground Applications

• Types of Building Grounds

Module VII: AC Grounding

• AC Service Grounding
• Equipment Grounding System

Module VIII: Telecommunications Office Ground System

•    Resistance/Impedance of Path to Earth
•    Grounding System
•    Methods of Employing Grounding Systems
•    Isolated Ground System
•    Integrated Ground System

Module IX: Power Plant Grounding

•    Power Plant Grounding Requirements
•    Power Plant Frame Grounding
•    Shared Power Plant
•    Non-shared Power Plant

Module X: Isolated Ground Plane

•    Ground Window
•    Frame Insulation
•    Test
•    Girdling
•    Nearby Conductive Components
•    Analog Systems
•    Digital Systems

Module XI: Miscellaneous Integrated Systems

•    Roof-mounted Towers
•    Radio Room
•    Computer Systems
•    Distributing Frame
•    CEF
•    Optical Fiber Cable
•    Below-ground Electric Equipment Enclosures
•    Above-ground Electric Equipment Enclosures

Delivery Method

Instructor led with numerous Hands-On labs and exercises.

Equipment Requirements
(This apply's to our hands-on courses only)

BTS always provides equipment to have a very successful Hands-On course. BTS also encourages all attendees to bring their own equipment to the course. This will provide attendees the opportunity to incorporate their own gear into the labs and gain valuable training using their specific equipment.

Course Length

2 Days