Extention to PCP and FTTC Cab

I've noticed a extra section thats been added to both the current FTTC cab and the PCP that i'm connected to! What's all this about? It's like a quarter of the size of both the cabs thats been bolted on to the sides of the cabs!

Like this?

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/7447-update-on-g-...

With out pictures hard to confirm, but probably expansion to PCP to cope with the extra copper links to the fibre twin, and for the fibre twin a side expansion to offer more VDSL2 ports

Yes exactly like that but both the PCP and FTTC cab's have an extension!

Edited by Bobby_Valentino (Sun 02-Apr-17 00:51:44)

It won't be that, it won't have the angled base.

It'll be a regular pcp extension along with a fibre cab extension. Both added to allow extra VDSL subscribers to the cabinet.

My guess, like others have said... An unvented expansion pod on the PCP for additional tie cables which link the PCP to the fibre cabinet. A vented expansion pod on the fibre cabinet to add additional ports. How many ports will depend on what size Huawei cabinet it is.

edit: if it's a "pod" on the fibre cabinet it will be a small Huawei.

Edited by j0hn83 (Sun 02-Apr-17 02:47:42)

In reply to a post by j0hn83:

edit: if it's a "pod" on the fibre cabinet it will be a small Huawei.

Correct, it's the small Huawei.

In reply to a post by lee111s:

It won't be that, it won't have the angled base.

It'll be a regular pcp extension along with a fibre cab extension. Both added to allow extra VDSL subscribers to the cabinet.

Yeah the PCP cab does not have the angled base, which is rather odd if it were to be the g.fast upgrade.

If it is just a normal capacity upgrade, its pretty coincidental that it's in the same time frame as g.fast upgrades are happening and BT are flirting with my happiness in thinking i'll be getting faster speeds

In reply to a post by Bobby_Valentino:

If it is just a normal capacity upgrade, its pretty coincidental that it's in the same time frame as g.fast upgrades are happening...

Not really - both are happening at the same time. I know your post was probably a semi-joke anyway, but I'm just saying that there are a lot of "simple" expansion pods being installed at the moment.

It's very easy to tell as the G.Fast pods are always vented, and extensions for tie cables are not. The G.Fast pods always goes on the PCP, never the Fibre cabinet.

A 2nd fibre cabinet being installed or an existing fibre cabinet being made bigger for more capacity often requires these unvented pods on the PCP. It's there to add more space for the tie cables that link the 2 cabinets.

Like this?

http://i.imgur.com/oNiF1mV.jpg

This was added to the small Huawei a few weeks ago, I assume to increase capacity. Nothing was added to the pcp though.

Exactly that. That increases the capacity of the Huawei MA5616 from a possible 128 lines to 192 (I think).

Does it increase capacity by changing 4 x 32 port cards to 4 x 48 port cards, or does it add 2 more 32 port cards? My guess would be the 1st but I've no idea.

Edited by j0hn83 (Mon 03-Apr-17 16:02:16)

4x48 as far as I know.

64 port cards are also now available.

I believed only the larger Huawei MA5603 supports 64 port cards?
http://m.huawei.com/ilink/cnenterprise/download/HW_1...

48-channel VDSL2 board (17a, over POTS, external SPL, � supporting MELT)

Indeed. I didn't say they were for use in the smaller shells.

Perhaps in time though....

They have squeezed extra onto the two shorter cards from reading kitz and googling.

http://www.thunder-link.com/HUAWEI-MA5616_p596.html

Looks like you were all right, it's just a simple expansion for the tie cables / vdsl ports :|

In reply to a post by agnits:

They have squeezed extra onto the two shorter cards from reading kitz and googling.

Really? It looks to me like they have squeezed 12 ports onto each of the 4 linecards.

I wouldn't expect the 2 shorter cards to get involved with user lines at all.