Hello, everyone!
Today, I will write about Huawei's FTTR solution. Huawei presented this solution at an international conference in Barcelona – MWC22. This is the first solution for FTTR. Let’s get started!
FTTR is short for Fiber To The Room. This is in a way an extension of the existing FTTH solution. Optical cable/fiber is routed to each room to provide Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 coverage.
This
solution is aimed at residential users. The solution consists of a
master gateway ONT (primary ONT) and several slave gateway ONTs (secondary or edge
ONTs). These ONTs are interconnected by innovative photoelectric
composite micro optical cables (transparent micro optical cables). A maximum of 16 secondary
ONTs can be connected to the primary ONT. The
examples for gateways are OptiXstar ONTs like K562, K562e, EN8145X6,
etc. FTTR
solution is shown in the next figure.
The next figure shows master and slave ONTs and “optical socket”.
The main feature of photoelectric composite micro optical cables:
Using the FTTR solution has the following benefits:
Full coverage: 1.2 Gbps WiFi6 coverage in each room,
Full roaming: moving from room to room without interruption and delay. The delay is less than 20 ms.
Full management: real-time WiFi network monitoring and control and remote problem solving.
Full green: optical cables are small, inexpensive, transparent, and have a lifespan of about 30 years. ONTs in this solution have options to reduce electricity consumption by 20%.
For small and medium-sized companies, Huawei presented the FTTR for SME solution at the fair. This is a similar solution and consists of enterprise gateway ONTs, innovative photoelectric composite cables, and other optical components. There are three main benefits of this solution, namely: ultra-high concurrency, easy deployment, and easy management.
In the end, in the following figures, we can see an example of FTTR. We can see the necessary materials and equipment, as well as the arrangement of ONTs in the house. No pipes are needed to connect the ONTs in the house. The cable is transparent and very small. And finally, we can see the WiFi speed test, which confirms 1.2 Gbps in each room.
In China, FTTR is used commercially in 7 provinces. In addition, 17 more provinces are in the testing phase. At the moment, about 20 telecommunications operators around the world have chosen Huawei's FTTR solutions. This solution will significantly accelerate the development of IoT.
This is the end of this topic. I hope you found it interesting and that you learned something new!
Thank
you!
