Shame the RONU can't just mount over the incoming patch box. Is this system capable of 1G symmetrical up/down, or is the slower upload part of the spec?
It is possible to install this with just the RONU instead of the incoming fibre isolator housing. The RONU has a back plate (mounting bracket) which you could just mount over the hole that has been drilled and take the fibre directly into the RONU. However, this will not be installed to spec. The reason for the incoming fibre isolator housing is that eventually these RONU installations will be converted to XGS PON, so by having this, the customer can simply unplug the fibre from the RONU and into the hub (router) directly, saving the need to have a tech to do this. This helped reduce the cost for virgin as a tech is not trucked and gets the customer live on XGS PON quicker. Therefore, this is a sort of future proofing install. This system uses DOCSIS, currently virgin have employed DOCSIS 3.1, with a current maximum offering of 1GB down and 100Mbps up. If virgin implement DOCSIS 4.0 then this system will be capable of higher speeds, but it remains to be seen if they will do this or simply switch to XGS PON.
It looks to me like it is still going through a coax cable to the modem connecting to what looks like some sort of interface. So is that a fibre optic podem or not, is my question. And as an observation all of that should be in one box but that is not your fault. whoever designed it wasn`t to smart
Hi, please see my reply to @lucidlx as to why there is a need for the 2 boxes. Also please see the description for what the interface is - it is essentially an ONU that converts light to RF. Thanks for the comment and watching :)
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Shame the RONU can't just mount over the incoming patch box. Is this system capable of 1G symmetrical up/down, or is the slower upload part of the spec?
It is possible to install this with just the RONU instead of the incoming fibre isolator housing. The RONU has a back plate (mounting bracket) which you could just mount over the hole that has been drilled and take the fibre directly into the RONU. However, this will not be installed to spec. The reason for the incoming fibre isolator housing is that eventually these RONU installations will be converted to XGS PON, so by having this, the customer can simply unplug the fibre from the RONU and into the hub (router) directly, saving the need to have a tech to do this. This helped reduce the cost for virgin as a tech is not trucked and gets the customer live on XGS PON quicker. Therefore, this is a sort of future proofing install.
This system uses DOCSIS, currently virgin have employed DOCSIS 3.1, with a current maximum offering of 1GB down and 100Mbps up. If virgin implement DOCSIS 4.0 then this system will be capable of higher speeds, but it remains to be seen if they will do this or simply switch to XGS PON.
How do you get fibre because we only have coax? Uk ??
Check if your area has been upgraded to virgn fibre. Check your postcode in their website, or pester the live chat for an answer
In the UK a number of broadband companies are doing full fibre to the property. I am with BRSK and the installation is similar to this.
Hi, it all depends on what network build you have in your area, for example where I live, I have HFC, so coax, whereas in other areas they have fibre.
It looks to me like it is still going through a coax cable to the modem connecting to what looks like some sort of interface. So is that a fibre optic podem or not, is my question. And as an observation all of that should be in one box but that is not your fault. whoever designed it wasn`t to smart
Hi, please see my reply to @lucidlx as to why there is a need for the 2 boxes. Also please see the description for what the interface is - it is essentially an ONU that converts light to RF.
Thanks for the comment and watching :)
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