Exam Name: BICSI Outside Plant Designer Exam
Related Certification(s): BICSI Outside Plant Designer OSP Certification
Certification Provider: BICSI
Number of OSP-002 practice
questions in our database:
169 (updated: Sep. 15, 2026)
Expected OSP-002 Exam Topics, as suggested by BICSI :
- Topic 1: Pre-design Preparation:
Covers researching existing technology, infrastructure, geography, and regulations, along with assessing client requirements and IT/facility master plans to prepare for design.
- Topic 2: Perform Site Survey:
Covers conducting pre-job assessments for new and existing construction, determining easements/right of way, proposed routing, and verifying network topology.
- Topic 3: Select Media, Platform, and Cables:
Covers choosing appropriate media types (copper, fiber, coaxial, alternative), sizing, and selecting splicing, termination, and splitter hardware.
- Topic 4: Design Underground Platform and Spaces:
Covers designing underground support structures (conduit, maintenance holes, hand holes, vaults), grounding systems, utility tunnel pathways, and transition structures.
- Topic 5: Design Buried Platform and Spaces:
Covers designing buried applications such as trenching, plowing, and boring, along with associated buried grounding systems.
- Topic 6: Design Aerial Platform and Spaces:
Covers designing aerial support structures (existing/new, messengers, anchors/guys), grounding for various electrical systems, pole space allocation, cable attachment methods, transitions, and OPGW/ADSS structures.
- Topic 7: Prepare Design:
Covers preparing preliminary, critical review, and final construction design packages, as well as rough order of magnitude estimates.
- Topic 8: Quality Control Process:
Covers developing quality control processes, managing design changes, identifying common mistakes, and optimizing designs.
- Topic 9: Professional Responsibilities:
Covers carrying out both pre-award and post-award professional responsibilities.
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