Outside Plant (OSP) Scope

Covers everything outside the building or datacenter until entry points.

• Survey & Design

  • Route survey, right-of-way (ROW) permissions.

  • Network design: duct routes, manholes, handholes, splice locations.

• Civil Works

  • Trenching, duct bank installation, HDD (horizontal directional drilling).

  • Manhole/handhole construction and fiber chambers.

• Cable Laying

  • HDPE ducts, sub-ducts, microducts.

  • Pulling, blowing, or jetting fiber optic cables.

• Splicing & Termination

  • Fiber optic splicing at manholes/handholes.

  • Installation of optical distribution frames (ODF) at datacenter entry points.

• Protection & Identification

  • Warning tapes, markers, route identification.

  • Armored cables where required.

• Testing & Documentation

  • OTDR testing, power meter/light source testing.

  • As-built drawings, fiber route maps, test reports.

Inside Plant (ISP) Scope

Covers inside the building/datacenter up to racks and IT equipment.

• Pathways & Conduits

  • Cable trays, raceways, ladder racks, underfloor ducts.

• Cable Installation

  • Fiber backbone cabling (singlemode/multimode).

  • Riser cabling, patch cords, interconnects.

• Termination

  • Rack-mounted fiber panels, ODFs, patch panels.

  • Polishing/termination with LC/SC connectors.

• Rack & Equipment Integration

  • Routing cables to network racks, server racks.

  • Neat patching and labeling.

• Testing & Verification

  • Insertion loss, OTDR testing, continuity checks.

  • Certification as per TIA/EIA & ISO standards.