[GLLUG] own hardware for fibre internet via Comunity Fibre

[Travis Mooney-Evans]

> On 14 Dec 2024, at 01:24, James Dutton via GLLUG <gllug at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 13 Dec 2024 at 20:34, MJ via GLLUG <gllug at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>> Having now opportunity to connect to 1gb synchronous fibre I'd like to use my own router again since IPCop ended.
>> I have decided not to use Nokia-ONT G-010G-Q Optical Fibre GPON Terminal, as in this way I can locate all the
>> hardware in a dedicated space and I remove another media bridge becoming potential point of failure. I just need
>> to neatly run 10 metre long fibre cable without any sharp bends from the
>> fibre wall entry location to
>> G-010S-A MA5671A Cat Stick 2.5G Optical Cat G-P-O-N Protocol
>> inserted to
>> Banana Pi BPI-R4 high-performance development board, supporting 2 SFPs
> 
> Hi,
> 
> While I don't know whether that GPON SFP+ transceiver is compatible
> with community fibre re protocol and compatible optical wavelengths or
> not, I can say that your 10M fibre cable will need to double check
> whether it is APC or UPC connectors, because if you use the wrong
> connectors on the end of your 10M fibre cable, it will damage the
> ISP's cable.
> For GPON this is commonly APC, but not always.
> This is in contrast to normal 10G / 100G network switches cabling that
> are generally UPC fibre cables.

James is correct on this. For the GPON connection I used an SC/APC cable to connect from the termination block/splice to the ONT. If you’re trying to terminate directly to the router you will need the appropriate SFP and cable end.

Kind regards,

Travis