Cross Reference To FOA Books, Guide and Fiber U

We have almost 1,000 pages of information online, a dozen textbooks (including several  printed/ebook and online translations), and over two dozen free online courses at Fiber U based on these reference materials.). All the reference materials are supporting FOA certifications. There is so much material available, it's sometimes hard to find how they fit together.

Below are the links to be used to cross reference FOA textbooks with the FOA Online Reference Guide and Fiber U. The Fiber U courses also include links to all the Guide pages and many of the FOA videos. The Fiber U courses also include the chapter questions from the  textbook as self-test quizzes which may be printed for the instructor.

The Table of Contents of the Guide is https://foa.org/tech/ref/contents.html  (The Fiber U website is  https://fiberu.org)

Below are the links to be used to cross reference FOA textbooks with the FOA Online Guide and Fiber U and the relevant FOA Certifications (in parentheses).

Basic Fiber Optics (CFOT): 
Textbook FOA Reference Guide To Fiber Optics, 2nd Edition  (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese)

FOA Guide  https://foa.org/tech/ref/contents.html#Understanding.
Fiber U https://fiberu.org/basic/index.html

Spanish.  https://foa.org/ESP/index.htm.  
FOA Guide:  https://foa.org/ESP/index.htm  
Fiber U https://fiberu.org/Basic-ESP/index.html

French.  https://foa.org/FR/index.html.
FOA Guide: https://foa.org/FR/index.html  

Portuguese.  https://foa.org/PORT/index.html.
FOA Guide: https://foa.org/PORT/index.html

Outside Plant Fiber Optic Networks (CFOS/O)  
Textbook  FOA Reference Guide To Outside Plant Fiber Optics
FOA Guide  https://foa.org/tech/ref/contents.html#OSP. 
Fiber U https://fiberu.org/OSP/index.html

OSP Construction (CFOS/O)
Textbook  FOA Outside Plant Construction  Guide 
FOA Guide  https://foa.org/tech/ref/OSP_Construction/Introduction.html. 
Fiber U https://fiberu.org/OSP_Construction/index.html

Premises Cabling ( CPCT) (English and Spanish) 
Textbook  FOA Reference Guide To Premises Cabling 
FOA Guide  FOA Guide  https://foa.org/tech/ref/contents.html#Premises. 
Fiber U https://fiberu.org/premises/index.html

Fiber Optic Network Design And Project Management (CFOS/D)  (English and Spanish) Textbook 
FOA Reference Guide To Fiber Optic Network Design and Project Management   
FOA Guide  https://foa.org/tech/ref/contents.html#Design. 
Fiber U https://fiberu.org/Design/index.html
Spanish    FOA Guide  https://foa.org/ESP-Design/Title%20Page_ES.htm.  

Fiber Optic Testing (CFOS/T) 
Textbook FOA Reference Guide To Fiber Optic Testing 
FOA Guide  https://foa.org/tech/ref/contents.html#Test. 
Fiber U https://fiberu.org/FOtest/index.html

FTTH - Fiber To The Home (CFOS/H) (English and Spanish)
Textbook Fiber Optic Association Fiber To The Home Handbook
FOA Guide  https://foa.org/FTTX/index.html. 
Fiber U https://fiberu.org/FTTX/index.html

Broadband
Textbook: The Fiber Optic Association Guide To Broadband, 2nd Edition
FOA Guide:  https://foa.org/fiberbroadband/Index.html
Fiber U: Fiber U Broadband

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Table of Contents: The FOA Reference Guide To Fiber Optics

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