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Overview of Verizon FiOS Network

Overview

Components, as listed in network order from your PC to the Internet:

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Home Network

Your home network can be connected in one of three ways:

  • Ethernet by ONT direct Cat-5 (preferred)
  • Ethernet via Modem Router MoCA coaxial (common)
  • Ethernet via Set-Top Box’s MoCA coaxial (rare)

Ethernet via ONT direct Cat-5 (preferred)

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  • Personal Computer
  • Cat-5E cabling for 802.3/1000Base-T
  • Your firewall (you do do have a firewall?)
  • Cat-5E cabling for 802.3/1000Base-T
  • ActionTec MI424WR, 4-port wireless broadband modem router, 2-channel MoCA,.
  • Cat-5E cabling for 802.3/1000Base-T; no PPP, no PPPoE, no PPTP. Straight TCP/IP.
  • ONT, Motorola 1400, via Ethernet RJ-45 connector

Note: Call FiOS support at 1-888-553-1555. Remember what your mother taught you: use your manners! The Verizon technician doesn’t have to do this for you and will be doing you a favor. Ask customer support to switch the ONT from coaxial output to ethernet output. If they give you a hard time about doing it remotely, tell them that you want to use your own router, an ethernet cable is already run, and you don’t need a technician to come out. You may even need to ask for a supervisor or level-two support technician. Expect to spend about 30-45 minutes on the phone.

Ethernet via Modem Router MoCA coaxial (common)

Most commonly used method by Verizon installer is:

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  • Personal Computer
  • Cat-5E cabling for 802.3/1000Base-T
  • Your firewall
  • Cat-5E cabling for 802.3/1000Base-T
  • ActionTec MI424WR, 4-port wireless broadband router, 2-channel MoCA
  • RG-6 cabling, with F-connectors, MoCA protocol
  • ONT, Motorola 1400, coaxial, via F-connector

Ethernet via Set-Top Box’s MoCA coaxial (rare)

or that rarely used Ethernet port behind the Set-Top Box

  • Personal Computer
  • Cat-5E cabling for 802.3/1000Base-T
  • Your firewall
  • Cat-5E cabling for 802.3/1000Base-T
  • Cable Set-Top Box (STB), IP-STB1 cable media gateway (MAC Arris/ResiNet, aka
  • DOCSIS Gateway w/ MoCA, aka Digital STB)
  • RG-6 cabling, with F-connectors, MoCA protocol
  • ONT, Motorola 1400, coaxial, via F-connector
  • ISP Network

Then to the ISP Network

then

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  • Motorola ONT 1400 Single Family Unit (SFU) is an ITU G.984-compliant GPON intelligent optical network terminal (ONT)
  • Fiber cable, Single-Mode (SM), SC connector
  • MTP/MTO optical splitter, 4:1, on telephone poles
  • Optical Nodes
  • Trunk Fiber cable, Single-Mode (SM)
  • Head-End

Head-End

Head-End comprises of the following:

  • Trunk Fiber cable, Single-Mode (SM)
  • EQAM (mixes cable and data)
  • Switch, Juniper EX3300, 24-Port PoE+ GE/4-Port SFP+ AC
  • Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) network
  • CMTS
  • CATV

Technical Evolution

DOCSIS RELEASE

MAX DOWNLOAD

MAX UPLOAD

DATE RELEASED

DOCSIS 1

40 Mbps

10 Mbps

DOCSIS 1.1

40 Mbps

10 Mbps

DOCSIS 2

40 Mbps

30 Mbps

DOCSIS 2.5

-

--

Discontinued use of RG-59 cable

DOCSIS 3

1.2 Gbps

200 Mbps

DOCSIS 3.1

10 Gbps

1 Gbps

DOCSIS 3.1 Full Duplex

10 Gbps

10 Gbps

2015

Equipments

GPON ONT

Manufacturer

Model

Type

Style

MoCA/Coax

Ethernet/VDSL2

POTS

Alcatel

I-211M-L

SFU

Interior Desktop

Exterior

1: MoCA

1: 10/100/1G Ethernet

2

Alcatel

O-24121G-A

MDU

Shared

12

12: 10/100/1G Ethernet

24

Alcatel

O-24121V-A

MDU

Shared

12

12: VDSL2

24

Alcatel

O-821M-A

SOHO

Exterior

1: MoCA

2: 10/100/1G Ethernet

8

Motorola

1000-GI4

SFU

Interior

1: MoCA

1: 10/100/1G Ethernet

2

Motorola

1000-GJ4

SFU

Interior

1: MoCA

1: 10/100/1G Ethernet

2

Motorola

1000-GT4

SFU

Exterior

1: MoCA

1: 10/100/1G Ethernet

2

Motorola

14842

SOHO

Exterior

1: MoCA

5: 10/100/1G Ethernet

8

Motorola

6000-GET

MDU

Shared

1: MoCA

12: 10/100/1G Ethernet

24

Motorola

6000-GVT

MDU

Shared

1: MoCA

12: VDSL2

24

Legend:

  • SFU Exterior (ONT Outside of Home): An ONT is installed outside. The battery
  • backup unit (BBU) and power supply (PS) are installed inside. The PS must be
  • within 6 feet of a grounded outlet. The PS can be up to 50 feet from the BBU.
  • SFU Exterior installs are now only done if an SFU Interior is not feasible.
  • SFU Interior (ONT Wall-Mounted Inside of Home): An All-In-One ONT is usually
  • used on house interior installs. The ONT, BBU (if applicable) and PS are in a
  • single enclosure. SFU Interior is the most common type of install.
  • SFU Desktop (ONT Self-Standing Inside of Home): A small ONT is placed inside
  • the house, not wall mounted. This setup is used if wall space is limited.
  • Desktop ONTs can also be wall mounted inside or outside, in an enclosure. This
  • makes them the most versatile, and therefore most common type of ONT used.
  • SOHO Exterior (ONT Outside of Office): Same as SFU Exterior, except the ONT
  • has extra Ethernet and Telephone ports for the Office/Small Business.

Phased out:

  • MDU Shared (ONT in Shared Location for Apartments and Condos): A shared ONT
  • is placed in the apartment or condo building. Speeds are limited to anywhere
  • from 15/5 to 75/75, depending on the ONT, and FiOS Digital Voice is not
  • available. There is, however, FiOS Freedom Essentials, which isn’t VoIP.

Modem Router

DOCSIS 3.0 MoCA Modem Routers:

Set-Top Box

  • Motorola QIP2500 (S-video, composite [RCA], Coax)
  • Motorola 7232-P2, Multi-Room DVR
  • Motorola 7216, HD DVR
  • Motorola 7100-P2 HD Set-top Box
  • Motorola 7100-P1 HD Set-top Box
  • Cisco CHS 435 HD DVR
  • Cisco CHS 335 HD Set-top Box

Terminologies

  • CMTS - Cable Modem Termination System
  • Directional Coupler - Similar to a splitter but with a different attenuation between output ports. Generally there is one main output that has little attenuation and a second output that has more attenuation.
  • DOCSIS - Data Over Cable System Interface Specification, Cable TV’s data protocol
  • Node - any device that connects to the MoCA network
  • ONT - Optical Network Termination
  • STB - Set-Top Box - Any device that feeds audio and video signals to a television. These are generally cable, satellite, or IP inputs.
  • Telco - Telephone Company Service Provider
  • WECB - Wi-Fi Ethernet Coax Bridge - a bridge which converts between Wi-Fi,
  • Ethernet, and/or MoCA in any combination.

References