Hi,
I was thinking of switching from Shaw to Telus Fibre, I'm a bit lost on what gear and how they wire things up do. So, Please correct me if I am wrong, I deal with Video equipment not Networking. Also NO I am not interested in "Optik TV".
Now I have done a lot of reading and searching on google but to very limited sources and out dated (by 3years). I found one YT video here youtube.com/watch?v=t26OoYbX_jI and whughes.ca/RMC/Computer%20Stories.htm
Ill explain my home setup, I live in a Townhouse quite new and I know I have 1x Coax Line coming in and 1x Optical Line coming in, both of which are coming out from underground to the garage.
As of currently the Coax runs into 4x 7db splitters around the house, 7x Cat5e lines with the RJ45 that terminate also in the garage.
However the Optical Cable is not terminated as my current setup is with Coax.
Now from my research they have to terminate the optical cable to SFP (i think) that is inside this ONT - Optical Network Terminal. Which is basically an enclosure that looks like it came out of the 70's.
Then it goes into a WAN input port (still optical) into a switch(?) which has 4x RJ45 output for internet, TV, Router/Access Point.
I have included a photo of what I believe what the Telus Networking Gurus will set up.
First they will terminate the Optical Cable into the ONT. Then it will run into the WAN input to the Switch(?) that will make the internet available via 4x RJ45 to Cat5e for TV, PC/MAC, Router/AP.
Now my questions are:
1) Is the ONT necessary? What does it do?
2) Does the ONT have a UPS and does it need AC Power?
3) Can the ONT be bypassed and just run a very short jumper/patch cable to the Switch(?)
4) If the power goes out in the area does the Node have a UPS and all its other ISP gear?
5) If I wanted a Hard Line (Phone) how would they receive the device? via Coax or Fibre?
6) What does that Switch(?) that receives the Fibre do?
7) What dort of gear do they all use?
Im asking all of these because my garage has very limited wall mounting spots, AC outlets etc.
Again please correct any wrong information and thanks for reading.
Cheers
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