Huawei EchoLife HG612 - Is G.INP Enabled?

Hello I'm using a Huawei EchoLife HG612 modem that's unlocked & seems to work perfectly with latest firmware that should support G.INP - I'm on a Huawei cab. Is here any way from the limited stats the modem gives whether G.INP is enabled or not?

I have used the HG612 for quite a while in its unlocked state which as I understand did not support G.INP. I do prefer separate modem � router - it�s nice now to be able to see line stats now it�s unlocked.

Edited by deleted (Mon 20-Nov-17 12:30:25)

The presence of Bearer 1 is a give-away.

What do you mean - limited stats?

Edited by deleted (Mon 20-Nov-17 12:37:12)

Where would I fine Bearer 1? plz? BTW it's only been unlocked a day or so. Stats are somewhat limited in comparison to an Aus 68 modem router for example?

Edited by deleted (Mon 20-Nov-17 12:49:20)

Full stats are available through telnet.

I assume you're referring to the web interface which is known to be wrong but if you goto Status > WAN > xDSL, you should see Path 0 and Path 1 on Statistics at the bottom.

Edited by deleted (Mon 20-Nov-17 13:00:03)

Yes both those are there - Thanks - Going to get my head round Telnet later this week - Thanks !

No problem

Then you can check out dslstats and mydslwebstats

Edited by deleted (Mon 20-Nov-17 13:11:38)

Hello: Looked in tenet & found:

Max: Upstream rate = 28707 Kbps, Downstream rate = 72320 Kbps
Bearer: 0, Upstream rate = 19999 Kbps, Downstream rate = 71866 Kbps
Can I assume G.INP is not enabled?

Thank you !

As BB says - dslstats and you can see everything without needing to run the telnet commands yourself.

OK I'll do that, having a look at it - Thanks ...

If you don't see

Max: Upstream rate = 28707 Kbps, Downstream rate = 72320 Kbps
Bearer: 0, Upstream rate = 19999 Kbps, Downstream rate = 71866 Kbps
Bearer: 1, Upstream rate = 0 Kbps, Downstream rate = 0 Kbps

then G.INP isn't enabled.

No it's not there - All references to bearer have 0 - And for the final stupid question, is G.INP liable to be applied at some time? Is it because the modem was not G.INP enabled? I assume there is nothing I can do about this. I do know it�s a Huawei cabinet as I�ve been in it when the cab lost the plot in the summer & needed a new card, had a cup of tea with the OpenReach men after midnight, you can see how far the cab is away as my cat was in the tent with the OR guys.
BTW replies are much appreciated

Edited by deleted (Mon 20-Nov-17 16:08:58)

Yes, it will be applied some time when DLM gets round to it, as long as it's a Huawei cab. Which exchange are you on?

When was the modem not G.INP enabled?

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

If you don't see

Max: Upstream rate = 28707 Kbps, Downstream rate = 72320 Kbps
Bearer: 0, Upstream rate = 19999 Kbps, Downstream rate = 71866 Kbps
Bearer: 1, Upstream rate = 0 Kbps, Downstream rate = 0 Kbps

then G.INP isn't enabled.

I am now confused. I have a Billion 8800NL. The GUI is currently showing:

B0 Traffic Type PTM
B0 Line Rate - Upstream (Kbps) 19999
B0 Line Rate - Downstream (Kbps) 75414
B1 Traffic Type Inactive
B1 Line Rate - Upstream (Kbps) 0
B1 Line Rate - Downstream (Kbps) 0

However, it is also showing:

D (interleaver depth) 8 1
I (interleaver block size in bytes) 254 127
N (RS codeword size) 254 254
Delay (msec) 0 0
INP (DMT symbol) 48.00 0.00

According to a G.INP guide at https://www.increasebroadbandspeed.co.uk/g.inp, "It is possible to tell that G.INP has been implemented from your modem statistics, [. . . . . . ]. You can detect the existence of G.INP if the INP (DMT symbol) value is set to 48.0, with an interval depth or 8 or 16."

So my stats show B1 as inactive but the INP (DMT symbol) as 48 downstream with an interleave depth of 8.

Am I reading the stats correctly and getting the message that Bearer 1 is inactive but also G.INP is enabled for downstream (as per the linked report and contrary to BatBoy's statement) or am I reading things wrongly and BatBoy is correct that Bearer 1 is inactive so G.INP cannot be enabled?

In reply to a post by GonePostal:

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

If you don't see

Max: Upstream rate = 28707 Kbps, Downstream rate = 72320 Kbps
Bearer: 0, Upstream rate = 19999 Kbps, Downstream rate = 71866 Kbps
Bearer: 1, Upstream rate = 0 Kbps, Downstream rate = 0 Kbps

then G.INP isn't enabled.

I am now confused. I have a Billion 8800NL. The GUI is currently showing:

I was referring to the telnet output of the "xdslcmd info" command.

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

I was referring to the telnet output of the "xdslcmd info" command.

The Billion doesn't support xdslcmd.

xdslctl info --stats gives

Bearer: 0, Upstream rate = 19999 Kbps, Downstream rate = 75414 Kbps
Bearer: 1, Upstream rate = 0 Kbps, Downstream rate = 0 Kbps

and then

Bearer 0
INP: 48.00 0.00
INPRein: 0.00 0.00
delay: 0 0
PER: 0.00 3.98
OR: 0.01 64.22
AgR: 75491.12 20063.54

Bearer 1
INP: 4.50 0.00
INPRein: 4.50 0.00
delay: 3 0
PER: 16.06 0.01
OR: 79.68 0.01
AgR: 79.68 0.01

Could you help me through those stats, please.

As you have a line for Bearer 1, you have G.INP enabled.

If you want help with the stats, I suggest you look at dslstats and mydslwebstats

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

As you have a line for Bearer 1, you have G.INP enabled.

If you want help with the stats, I suggest you look at dslstats and mydslwebstats

Thanks for the clarification. I failed to understand the import of your earlier

"If you don't see

Max: Upstream rate = 28707 Kbps, Downstream rate = 72320 Kbps
Bearer: 0, Upstream rate = 19999 Kbps, Downstream rate = 71866 Kbps
Bearer: 1, Upstream rate = 0 Kbps, Downstream rate = 0 Kbps

then G.INP isn't enabled. "

My bad.

No problemo

Edited by deleted (Mon 20-Nov-17 17:37:54)

Hi: Exchange Chesterfield is served by Cabinet 87

I checked https://www.telecom-tariffs.co.uk/codelook.htm?xid=8... and your cab is indeed a Huawei, so G.INP will be no problem

Thanks BatBoy I'l wait & see what occurs over the coming weeks - You have been a great help ... Paul

Good Luck

G.INP hasn't returned for me, I'm using the same cab and modem as you.

Since my switch to TalkTalk in September, no sign of it at all, just interleaving.

In reply to a post by GonePostal:

I am now confused. I have a Billion 8800NL. The GUI is currently showing:

B0 Traffic Type PTM
B0 Line Rate - Upstream (Kbps) 19999
B0 Line Rate - Downstream (Kbps) 75414
B1 Traffic Type Inactive
B1 Line Rate - Upstream (Kbps) 0
B1 Line Rate - Downstream (Kbps) 0

Bearer 1 is created when G.INP is activated, but it doesn't carry any end-user traffic.

In reply to a post by wolvesmad:

G.INP hasn't returned for me, I'm using the same cab and modem as you.

Since my switch to TalkTalk in September, no sign of it at all, just interleaving.

That's not sounding very hopeful for me either then?

Seems to have been a common issue recently on Huawei cabs from what I've seen.

Some lines have seen it disappear and not return and DLM seems to be going with interleaving over G.INP on new lines.

Edited by wolvesmad (Tue 21-Nov-17 10:48:46)

New lines and lines that have had a DLM reset don't start with G.INP. It's applied later.

When I first bought my HG612 and plugged it in, G.INP was enabled straight away by DLM. It then stayed on the line until I migrated to TT and hasn't been seen since.

Have you been using the HG612 on TalkTalk?

What do you mean by "the latest firmware"? It should end in 30SP08, not 28SP10.

In reply to a post by GonePostal:

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

If you don't see

Max: Upstream rate = 28707 Kbps, Downstream rate = 72320 Kbps
Bearer: 0, Upstream rate = 19999 Kbps, Downstream rate = 71866 Kbps
Bearer: 1, Upstream rate = 0 Kbps, Downstream rate = 0 Kbps

then G.INP isn't enabled.

I am now confused. I have a Billion 8800NL. The GUI is currently showing:

B0 Traffic Type PTM
B0 Line Rate - Upstream (Kbps) 19999
B0 Line Rate - Downstream (Kbps) 75414
B1 Traffic Type Inactive
B1 Line Rate - Upstream (Kbps) 0
B1 Line Rate - Downstream (Kbps) 0

However, it is also showing:

D (interleaver depth) 8 1
I (interleaver block size in bytes) 254 127
N (RS codeword size) 254 254
Delay (msec) 0 0
INP (DMT symbol) 48.00 0.00

According to a G.INP guide at https://www.increasebroadbandspeed.co.uk/g.inp, "It is possible to tell that G.INP has been implemented from your modem statistics, [. . . . . . ]. You can detect the existence of G.INP if the INP (DMT symbol) value is set to 48.0, with an interval depth or 8 or 16."

So my stats show B1 as inactive but the INP (DMT symbol) as 48 downstream with an interleave depth of 8.

Am I reading the stats correctly and getting the message that Bearer 1 is inactive but also G.INP is enabled for downstream (as per the linked report and contrary to BatBoy's statement) or am I reading things wrongly and BatBoy is correct that Bearer 1 is inactive so G.INP cannot be enabled?

Bearer 1 is showing as 0Mbps because it connects at 200bps or 200kbps, I forget which. Rounded = 0Mbps.

The fact it is shown means it is active on the downstream. End of .

Edited by RobertoS (Tue 21-Nov-17 12:11:27)

Yes, exactly the same setup.

Can you post the line stats or are you on MDWS?

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

What do you mean by "the latest firmware"? It should end in 30SP08, not 28SP10.

Sorry not sure if this was for me - My firmware does end in 30SP08 - The original file to upgrade was:
bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP08_webgui Which is as far as I am aware is latest.

I'll put the stats up later no problem.

I was thinking maybe the firmware may need re-flashing but it wouldn't make a difference really.

@ WWWombat, @RobertoS

Thanks for the explanations. However, I finally understood what Bat Boy was saying and apologised to him for my stupidity at 17:30 yesterday. Post is there for you all to see if you track back.

As long as you're on the latest fw as discussed above bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP08_webgui then that's all you need.

I just find it uncanny that you're on the same cab as roksan.

Those are my stats - Huawei 384HD cab.

xdslcmd info --stats
xdslcmd: ADSL driver and PHY status
Status: Showtime
Retrain Reason: 0
Last initialization procedure status: 0
Max: Upstream rate = 26851 Kbps, Downstream rate = 58896 Kbps
Bearer: 0, Upstream rate = 20000 Kbps, Downstream rate = 59355 Kbps

Link Power State: L0
Mode: VDSL2 Annex B
VDSL2 Profile: Profile 17a
TPS-TC: PTM Mode(0x0)
Trellis: U:ON /D:ON
Line Status: No Defect
Training Status: Showtime
Down Up
SNR (dB): 6.1 10.2
Attn(dB): 14.7 0.0
Pwr(dBm): 13.6 6.6
VDSL2 framing
Bearer 0
MSGc: 18 20
B: 239 239
M: 1 1
T: 64 64
R: 0 0
S: 0.1287 0.3819
L: 14920 5028
D: 1 1
I: 240 120
N: 240 240
Counters
Bearer 0
OHF: 1538202653 1412147
OHFErr: 5006 7029
RS: 0 2307790
RSCorr: 0 0
RSUnCorr: 0 0

Bearer 0
HEC: 5301 0
OCD: 142 0
LCD: 142 0
Total Cells: 1948977217 0
Data Cells: 995458261 0
Drop Cells: 0
Bit Errors: 0 0

ES: 3670 5283
SES: 2 1
UAS: 26 26
AS: 3179522

Bearer 0
INP: 0.00 0.00
INPRein: 0.00 0.00
delay: 0 0
PER: 2.06 6.13
OR: 92.88 33.91
AgR: 59447.78 20033.74

Bitswap: 975693/975693 685/685

Total time = 1 days 19 hours 12 min 28 sec
FEC: 0 0
CRC: 5006 7029
ES: 3670 5283
SES: 2 1
UAS: 26 26
LOS: 0 0
LOF: 0 0
LOM: 0 0
Latest 15 minutes time = 12 min 28 sec
FEC: 0 0
CRC: 1 0
ES: 1 0
SES: 0 0
UAS: 0 0
LOS: 0 0
LOF: 0 0
LOM: 0 0
Previous 15 minutes time = 15 min 0 sec
FEC: 0 0
CRC: 3 4
ES: 3 3
SES: 0 0
UAS: 0 0
LOS: 0 0
LOF: 0 0
LOM: 0 0
Latest 1 day time = 19 hours 12 min 28 sec
FEC: 0 0
CRC: 135 152
ES: 118 94
SES: 0 0
UAS: 0 0
LOS: 0 0
LOF: 0 0
LOM: 0 0
Previous 1 day time = 24 hours 0 sec
FEC: 0 0
CRC: 135 147
ES: 113 118
SES: 0 0
UAS: 0 0
LOS: 0 0
LOF: 0 0
LOM: 0 0
Since Link time = 36 days 19 hours 12 min 1 sec
FEC: 0 0
CRC: 5006 7029
ES: 3670 5283
SES: 2 1
UAS: 0 0
LOS: 0 0
LOF: 0 0
LOM: 0 0
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I�m only guessing but it looks like you have a super stable line
It�s been up 36 days on fast path
Maybe DLM doesn�t think you need g.inp

"D: 1 1"

Currently on Fast Path both downstream and upstream. You don't need G.INP.

Explanation - D(epth) of interleaving is 1, which means that each packet's data is spread over one packet. I.e. it isn't interleaved.

It rarely ever resyncs, unless DLM does something.

Very interesting, I thought 1/1 on the interleaving meant it was enabled doh!

Is DLM still doing SNR reductions down to 3db?

Yes.