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Wannabe Geek

#317712 8-Nov-2024 10:16

Hi, we've finally got fibre to the edge of our property. I want a nice tidy install so I'm going to ask the installer to run the fibre through existing conduit to a patch panel in the wall. I'm wondering if anyone knows what fibre standard keystone I should get to terminate the fibre to for the ONT?

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#3306872 8-Nov-2024 10:25

you want the fibre lead to end at a patch panel before the ONT?

not sure that's an option. it ends at the ONT, which remains Chorus property.

or do you mean a fibre run from the ONT to where your router is located?

wellygary

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#3306873 8-Nov-2024 10:26

Is this a UFB install or commercial arrangement,

If its UFB, Chorus will likely only terminate their fibre in their ONT,

They don't want any other connections in the way - Its unlikely they will terminate their run to a patch panel.

disordinary

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#3306891 8-Nov-2024 11:48

Yeah it's for Chorus / public install,

So my best bet is to run the conduit and then have the chord come out through a hole in the patch panel?

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#3306892 8-Nov-2024 12:07

disordinary:

Yeah it's for Chorus / public install,

So my best bet is to run the conduit and then have the chord come out through a hole in the patch panel?

I thought you have an existing conduit, such as what would have been used for the old copper line. In my brother-in-law's house, they used the copper line as draw wire for fibre and now have the ONT where the old phone jack was.

I suppose having a new conduit in place for them could/would end up the same.

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#3306894 8-Nov-2024 12:14

disordinary:

I'm wondering if anyone knows what fibre standard keystone I should get to terminate the fibre to for the ONT?

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#3306971 8-Nov-2024 14:07

is your ONT going in the same place as your patch panel? if so why do you need to terminate it at the patch panel, just have it connected to the ONT directly.

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#3306980 8-Nov-2024 14:50

Would be helpful if the conduit has a draw wire in there if you're referring to what I'm thinking of (internal conduit). Makes the tech's job a fair bit easier.

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#3306981 8-Nov-2024 14:54

saf:

disordinary:

I'm wondering if anyone knows what fibre standard keystone I should get to terminate the fibre to for the ONT?

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No, it's conduit that I put in for ethernet. I want it to come out an ethernet patch panel.

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#3306982 8-Nov-2024 14:55

quickymart:

Would be helpful if the conduit has a draw wire in there if you're referring to what I'm thinking of (internal conduit). Makes the tech's job a fair bit easier.

The patch "panel" in question is an in wall jack with 5 rj45 keystone jacks and one blank jack, I wanted the fibre to just be a keystone plug in the last jack.

wellygary

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#3306985 8-Nov-2024 15:01

They will unlikely break the cable for a connection,

Your best option is to nicely ask the Chorus Tech to slip a PCU keystone over the cable as they install it...

https://www.pdl.co.nz/products/switches-sockets/clipsal-mechanisms/module-pcu-adaptor-300-series-pdl351mpcu?itemno=PDL351MPCU-TN

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#3307008 8-Nov-2024 17:03

The cable is not only fibre but copper too. So like a thick rigid ethernet cable.

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#3307035 8-Nov-2024 18:38

disordinary:

The patch "panel" in question is an in wall jack with 5 rj45 keystone jacks and one blank jack, I wanted the fibre to just be a keystone plug in the last jack.

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#3307074 8-Nov-2024 20:33

Hi I strongly suggest what you are trying to achieve is outside of what Chorus will accept, better to just let them fibre from the street via the etp to the ont directly, they will not entertain fibre breaks outside of that.

Don't forget up to the ont is their network not yours, their rules will apply, not you wants, harsh but true.

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#3307076 8-Nov-2024 20:40

Thanks for the replies, guess my best option is something like what Wellygary suggested.

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#3307112 9-Nov-2024 08:20

Your best option is to let our installers do what they do, as Cyril said.

We will not insert anything on that optical path as it is our network and we are resposible for it.

External Termination point -> Internal Termination point then a fibre patch cord to the ONT.
From the copper ethernet side of the ONT around your home - thats your domain to do what you wish.

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