In reply to a post by dave2150:

This sounds encouraging, though as the weeks/months go by without any updates, it looks like the ECI cabinets will never be updated to support G.INP.

Perhaps the ECI DSLAMS cannot support G.INP properly due to a hardware limitation? Surely BT would have requested a software update from them by now etc.

BT Wholesale provided ISPs with an update at the end of last month.

According to ISP Review they said:

FTTC/VDSL Vectoring

BT indicates that we might see a wider deployment of VDSL (FTTC) Vectoring technology, which is designed to improve broadband performance by combating cross-talk interference on copper lines. So far VDSL Vectoring has only been deployed in a very limited and selective way (here), although the latest update states that Openreach are now expecting a second DSLAM vendor enablement to happen �soon�, although BTWholesale is still awaiting a �deployment plan�.

which has been taken by some to refer to G.INP as well (the second DSLAM vendor = ECI) - though I think the real focus in future will be on G.Fast..

In reply to a post by gt94sss2:

In reply to a post by dave2150:

This sounds encouraging, though as the weeks/months go by without any updates, it looks like the ECI cabinets will never be updated to support G.INP.

Perhaps the ECI DSLAMS cannot support G.INP properly due to a hardware limitation? Surely BT would have requested a software update from them by now etc.

BT Wholesale provided ISPs with an update at the end of last month.

According to ISP Review they said:

FTTC/VDSL Vectoring

BT indicates that we might see a wider deployment of VDSL (FTTC) Vectoring technology, which is designed to improve broadband performance by combating cross-talk interference on copper lines. So far VDSL Vectoring has only been deployed in a very limited and selective way (here), although the latest update states that Openreach are now expecting a second DSLAM vendor enablement to happen �soon�, although BTWholesale is still awaiting a �deployment plan�.

which has been taken by some to refer to G.INP as well (the second DSLAM vendor = ECI) - though I think the real focus in future will be on G.Fast..

Thanks for the update.

I wasn't aware vectoring was enabled on Huawei cabinets - is this really the case?

my ECI cabinet got upgraded this morning from 204 to 206 chipset version.

So looks like they rolling something out now.

No sign of g.inp or vectoring tho, just the chipset change.

In reply to a post by dave2150:

I wasn't aware vectoring was enabled on Huawei cabinets - is this really the case?

As ISP Review puts it 'in a very limited and selective way' - as in they its in at least 100 cabinets but thats a very small %

ECI equipment - well the chipsets which are made by lanqiq(owned by Intel - support G.INP but BT had previously said they weren't happy enough with the quality of the firmware available to roll it out.

New versions will take a (long) while to approve and deploy by BT but it sounds as if progress is being made.

In reply to a post by Chrysalis:

my ECI cabinet got upgraded this morning from 204 to 206 chipset version.

So looks like they rolling something out now.

No sign of g.inp or vectoring tho, just the chipset change.

Thanks for the reply.

Is this where I view the cabinet chipset version in the line stats? Here's mine:

DSLAM/MSAN type: IFTN:0xb204 / v0xb204

So looks like my cabinet is on v204 - hopefully mine will get the update too in the coming weeks

In reply to a post by gt94sss2:

In reply to a post by dave2150:

I wasn't aware vectoring was enabled on Huawei cabinets - is this really the case?

As ISP Review puts it 'in a very limited and selective way' - as in they its in at least 100 cabinets but thats a very small %

ECI equipment - well the chipsets which are made by lanqiq(owned by Intel - support G.INP but BT had previously said they weren't happy enough with the quality of the firmware available to roll it out.

New versions will take a (long) while to approve and deploy by BT but it sounds as if progress is being made.

Ah great, thanks again for the information

In reply to a post by gt94sss2:

In reply to a post by dave2150:

I wasn't aware vectoring was enabled on Huawei cabinets - is this really the case?

As ISP Review puts it 'in a very limited and selective way' - as in they its in at least 100 cabinets but thats a very small %

ECI equipment - well the chipsets which are made by lanqiq(owned by Intel - support G.INP

Do you have any evidence that lanqiq(owned by Intel - support G.INP ?

Back in January last year, Huawei anounced 'SuperVectoring' trial using 35Mhz instead of the usual 17Mhz frequency band.
Can't find the article, but they were getting something around 100Mb well past 800 metres distance.

Prehaps it's this which is about to make an apperance.

Edited by Nightglow (Fri 05-Feb-16 00:39:31)

35MHz or 30MHz? VDSL2 stops at 30.

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

Do you have any evidence that lantiq(owned by Intel) - support G.INP ?

Both the HH5A and T-Link TD-W990 use the same Lantiq VRX-268 modem chipset.

TP-Link issued new firmware in May 15 enabling the TD-W990 to work properly on G.INP lines . From their firmware notes:

Fixed the bug that the speed dropped on the BT line of UK when G.INP was enabled.

Edited by gt94sss2 (Fri 05-Feb-16 02:43:50)