Certified Optical Network Engineer (CONE)
Hosted by Azura Consultancy
In Collaboration with OTT
Certified Optical Network Engineer (CONE)
Hosted by Azura Consultancy – In Collaboration with OTT
Design high-performance, open, and energy-efficient optical networks
Build on your CONA foundation and master the systems, architectures, and trade-offs behind today’s coherent DWDM networks. In 5 intensive days, you’ll learn to design for capacity, reach, flexibility, latency, QoS, interoperability, and power efficiency—and make sound strategic decisions for real networks.
5 Days
5 Day Training at a location in Europe
Certification
Certified Optical Network Engineer (CONE)
In Person Delivery
In-person training in Europe
(with licensed trainer Michal Pěček)
Why become Certified Optical Network Engineer?
Modern optical networks are racing toward 400G/800G+, open line systems, and disaggregated architectures. CONE equips you to:
- Engineer coherent systems with advanced DSP at 100G/400G/800G and beyond
- Plan flex-grid DWDM and ROADMs for scale and agility
- Balance trade-offs (capacity vs. reach vs. latency vs. cost vs. energy use)
- Adopt open, interoperable solutions (Open ROADM, OLS, white boxes, SDN/automation)
What you will master?
- Design to avoid non-linear impairments and manage OSNR/NLI limits
- Select fibre types and pluggable form factors for specific applications
- Plan efficient 400ZR/800ZR (OIF) deployments for DCI and beyond
- Evaluate adaptive transceivers and understand the trade-offs they make
- Deliver 10 Tb/s class capacity from metro to trans-oceanic distances
- Choose optimal amplification schemes (EDFA, Raman, hybrid)
- Assess subsea SDM ideologies and their relevance to terrestrial builds
- Adopt flex-grid—when, where, and how to implement
- Specify ROADM functions (including CDC-F) for current and future needs
- Engineer for low latency without sacrificing resilience or manageability
- Decide on FEC/DSP approaches aligned to your performance targets
- Plan for SDN, open networking & disaggregation, including white-box implications
- Use a methodical design process to set sound strategies and policies
Who should attend?
Typical roles:
- Optical Network / Design Engineer, Network Architect (DWDM/Optical)
- Core Network Designer, DWDM & WAN Design/Implementation Engineer
- Strategic Network Planner, Optical Transport Specialist, Transmission Engineer
- IP Specialists expanding into optics due to disaggregation trends
- SDN / Software Engineers supporting optical control and automation<
How you’ll learn
- Case-Study Driven: End-to-end scenario to connect decisions and outcomes
- Hands-On Project: Team assignment using OTT’s WhizzieKit™ virtual optical network system
- Assessment & Certification: Pass the theory assessment to earn CONE status
- Reference Pack: Comprehensive course manual + online review resources
Course outline (at a glance)
- Coherent Transmission & DSP: Modulation formats, baud rates, OSNR, equalization, FEC
- Impairments & Non-linearities: CD/PMD context, SPM/XPM/FWM, NLI budgets, margining
- Amplification Strategies: EDFA, distributed/Hybrid Raman, tilt, gain flattening, ASE management
- WDM & Flex-Grid: Channel spacing, spectrum efficiency, upgrade paths, alien wavelengths
- ROADM Architectures: CDC-F, colorless/directionless, contentionless, grooming & scalability
- Open Systems & Disaggregation: Open optical line systems, Open ROADM, white-box, interoperability testing
- 400ZR/800ZR & Pluggables: Use cases, reach profiles, power/thermal considerations, interoperability
- Latency, QoS & Resilience: Fast reroute, path diversity, SLA design, operational trade-offs
- SDN & Automation: Control models, APIs, inventory/telemetry, policy-driven provisioning
- Design Methodology: Strategy, constraints, validation, testability, rollout sequencing
Instructor Profile - Michal Pěček
Optical Communication Consultant
Start your journey in optical networking as a Certified Optical Network Engineer
The course trusted by global telecoms and datacentre professionals.
Why CONE with Azura Training?
- Licensed OTT programme, hosted by Azura Consultancy in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Led by OTT Partner and Licensed Instructor Michal Pěček — 25+ years designing optical networks for Google, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica
- Practical insights you can apply immediately on live networks
- Perfect follow-on to CONA—together they deliver the full optical networking skillset
While Azura Consultancy’s expertise and experience is primarily delivery of engineering and consultancy services to power, telecommunications and data center industries, we recognize the growing need for certified professionals in line with the rapid expansion of fiber optic networks and data centers. To support this demand, Azura Consultancy is additionally presenting OTT’s world-class training courses, in collaboration with OTT partner and licensed instructor Michal Pěček. Our approach brings extensive real-world expertise directly into the classroom, offering students far more depth and practical perspective than they could gain from an online-only course.
Training Discounts Available
- Bundle Discount: Enroll in both Certified Optical Network Associate (CONA) and Certified Optical Network Engineer (CONE) courses and enjoy special savings.
- Group Discount: Book multiple seats for the same course and unlock reduced rates for your team.
- Custom Packages: Tailored pricing for organizations looking to upskill larger groups.
Request The Full Course Brochure
- Receive detailed brochure on course content.
- Learn more about discounts, bundles, and group booking options
- Discover how CONA and CONE training can boost your career or team’s expertise
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