OSP100 INTRODUCTION TO CUSTOMER-OWNED OUTSIDE PLANT Learn the fundamentals of customer-owned outside plant! This is an introductory level course providing the fundamentals of customer-owned outside plant (CO-OSP). CO-OSP is the tele-communications cabling infrastructure, located on a customers property, that is required to transport information between buildings or other structures. You will learn important terms and definitions of the outside plant business and learn to communicate effectively with outside plant contractors and designers. Students will become familiar with outside plant safety issues, regulations, codes, and standards-making organizations. The different types of outside plant cabling will be described, along with the pathways and spaces required for multi-building cabling distribution. Fundamentals of underground, direct-buried, and aerial distribution systems will also be covered. This course will benefit personnel who have less than two years of outside plant experience, or who need a good refresher of the fundamentals. Course Overview