Telkom FTTH trial

Rickster said:
There is no such thing as a router that supports a Fibre connection, Fibre goes into a modem and the modem connects to a router (should you need Wi-Fi)
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Not so. The fibre goes straight into the router, router will be a single unit supporting WiFi, POTS and CAT5 connections, looks like Telkom is basing their FFTH on EPON, which makes sense

Some info for the guys who are interested.

Backhaul Fibre (probably 10Gbps) -> MSAN -> EPON Line Card -> Fibre -> Optical Splitter -> Fibre -> PON Router (ONT)

What they do it take a single strand of fibre capable of 1Gbps and split it using optical splitters (up to 64 times per fibre)

I have worked with EPON, super simple stuff actually.

I think what most people don't realize if that that ALL the new MSAN's support FTTx, this is done by simply adding a EPON linecard

MSAN can support normal analog telephone lines, ISDN, Diginet, PON, Active ethernet and VDSL all simultaneously depending on line cards installed.
 
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They installed 3 boxes
First is a small Huawei where the fibre plugs onto
From there it is linked to a second Huawei (GPON is what I can make of a model type) via what looks like a TosLink connector.Then a Cat 5e to the new Pace 921VNX. Then CAT5 to my laptop and wifi to the cellphones and iPad.
Downside is that the landline also plugs into the second Huawei and loses the power that copper had. So power failure and no landline
eddief1 said:
Not so. The fibre goes straight into the router, router will be a single unit supporting WiFi, POTS and CAT5 connections, looks like Telkom is basing their FFTH on EPON, which makes sense

Some info for the guys who are interested.

Backhaul Fibre (probably 10Gbps) -> MSAN -> EPON Line Card -> Fibre -> Optical Splitter -> Fibre -> PON Router (ONT)

What they do it take a single strand of fibre capable of 1Gbps and split it using optical splitters (up to 64 times per fibre)

I have worked with EPON, super simple stuff actually.

I think what most people don't realize if that that ALL the new MSAN's support FTTx, this is done by simply adding a EPON linecard

MSAN can support normal analog telephone lines, ISDN, Diginet, PON, Active ethernet and VDSL all simultaneously depending on line cards installed.
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David101 said:
They installed 3 boxes
First is a small Huawei where the fibre plugs onto
From there it is linked to a second Huawei (GPON is what I can make of a model type) via what looks like a TosLink connector.Then a Cat 5e to the new Pace 921VNX. Then CAT5 to my laptop and wifi to the cellphones and iPad.
Downside is that the landline also plugs into the second Huawei and loses the power that copper had. So power failure and no landline
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That is very odd and makes no sense whatsoever...lol. Typical Telkom I guess...you really only need one router for FTTX...why they using 3 and complicating the setup is well....puzzling :wtf:

Huawei does make an all in one POTS, Wifi and Cat5e GPON/EPON router so why they using separate devices is beyond me.

Can you post pictures of the setup ?
 
eddief1 said:
That is very odd and makes no sense whatsoever...lol. Typical Telkom I guess...you really only need one router for FTTX...why they using 3 and complicating the setup is well....puzzling :wtf:

Huawei does make an all in one POTS, Wifi and Cat5e GPON/EPON router so why they using separate devices is beyond me.

Can you post pictures of the setup ?
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OK so.

The first small Huawei is just the fibre termination point, just terminates the outdoor fibre (black) to the yellow patch cord. The second one is the GEPON ONT with POTS & the 3rd is a simple WIFI AP/Router

Still one too many devices than necessary ! Seems like Telkom could not find a ONT with Wifi !

It really seems like this was not thought through very much, there are new methods of providing Fttx without the need for the termination point and/or second router. We have used a simple 3mm, single fibre cable which plugs directly into a POTS/WIFI router eliminating the termination point and only requiring one device.
 
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eddief1 said:
OK so.

The first small Huawei is just the fibre termination point, just terminates the outdoor fibre (black) to the yellow patch cord. The second one is the GEPON ONT & the 3rd is a simple POTS/WIFI router.

Still one too many devices than necessary !
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It's Telkom, what you expect?
 
eddief1 said:
Isn't a trial meant to test the exact setup you going to deploy ?
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The contractors who came to splice and join the fibre said that a previous contractor came and stuffed everything up. The were contracted to redo the damage. Wonder if that has anything to do with the setup route they took
 
David101 said:
The contractors who came to splice and join the fibre said that a previous contractor came and stuffed everything up. The were contracted to redo the damage. Wonder if that has anything to do with the setup route they took
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Not sure, I would say that it is more to do with the fact that they did not have access to a all-in-one POTS/WiFi ONT.

Overall I'm not impressed with the installation as there are neater/easier/cheaper ways to achieve the same as they have.

How did they get that black fibre into your residence, surface ?
 
eddief1 said:
Not sure, I would say that it is more to do with the fact that they did not have access to a all-in-one POTS/WiFi ONT.

Overall I'm not impressed with the installation as there are neater/easier/cheaper ways to achieve the same as they have.

How did they get that black fibre into your residence, surface ?
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Nope all is underground to a port outside my room, then under the house to the outlet in the house. Never knew so many "drain covers" were actually access points for Telkom underground cabling
 
David101 said:
Nope all is underground to a port outside my room, then under the house to the outlet in the house. Never knew so many "drain covers" were actually access points for Telkom underground cabling
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In the end it does not matter what it looks like or how they have achieved it, you are one of the very few to have FTTH :)
 
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