[AusNOG] Telstra Cable - Multiple-Access

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Very interesting information mate!


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On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Michael Bowe <michael at bowe.id.au> wrote:

> On HFC, the ISP can’t tell the exact physical location of any particular
> modem.
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> 1 premise with 4 modems looks and performs exactly the same as 4 premises
> with 1 modem.
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> If your neighbour brings his modem to your house, it will work fine and
> the ISP will be none the wiser.
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> The only technical limitation of dumping heaps of modems into one premise
> is you lose signal every time you add another split. Once the signal goes
> below the required threshold the modems will stop working.
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> HFC ISPs will often have commercial rules preventing customers from
> installing multiple modems :
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> 1)      because they don’t want any given customer to dominate the node’s
> bandwidth.
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> 2)      more importantly they want to encourage/force such high-volume
> customers onto a more profitable fibre service instead.
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> *From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Skeeve
> Stevens
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 22 January 2014 7:47 AM
> *To:* ausnog at ausnog.net
> *Subject:* [AusNOG] Telstra Cable - Multiple-Access
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> Hey all,
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> Does anyone know if it is possible to get Telstra Cable connected multiple
> times in a single premises?
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> Many places have multiple cable connectors and you can get multiple Foxtel
> services, but I am wondering if you can do the same with the actual Bigpond
> Cable part.
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> Also, if it is possible, would both (or more) connections be at 100mb (if
> you ordered it).  I realise there is a shared medium for the segment you
> are on.
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> Thanks ;-)
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> ...Skeeve
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> *Skeeve Stevens - *eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
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