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AndyT

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#293245 8-Jan-2022 20:24
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I need to relocate the Huawei EchoLife HG8240 GPON Terminal installed in late 2015 by Enable / Spark, for which I'll need to buy a pre-terminated fibre extension cable.

 

From what I understand, it appears the single yellow fibre cable is a single mode fibre cable terminated with an SC connector. I'll also need an in-line SC to SC connector.

 

From the attached photos, can someone with more experience of fibre than I please confirm my understanding to be correct?

 

 

 

On an associated point, it would be much tidier and efficient if the Huawei ONT could be by-passed altogether and the fibre plugged into a GPON SFP module on eth3 of my EdgeRoputer 4, but my web research indicates that:

 

     

  1. Spark don't permit this and won't configure / register the GPON module
  2. There's potential compatibility problems

 

Cost isn't an issue and I'm not expecting an increase in performance as I already get 937 Mbps D/L & 535Mbps U/L. It would just be a much tidier solution if technically possible.

 

 

 

Any thoughts and advice appreciated.

 

 

 

Thanks & regards,

 

 

 





Rgds Andy T


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crazynz101
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  #2845547 9-Jan-2022 01:04
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The best way to get this sorted is to ask your ISP to submit a change request with Enable.

Enable will then contact you to arrange a date to scope out the work required to move the ONT and will also book in a date for the work to be completed (generally 7 days after the scope).

Generally it's a fixed rate to do the internal part of the move and quoted rates if Enable need to do any outside civl work to relocate the ETP.

The plus side of doing this is that you will get a new ONT with a backing plate that hides the yellow patch lead. It also means that it's all done by a qualified tech that checks the light readings are within spec before they leave.

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