Fiber Extension

FTTH deployments often reach the home but stop at the most practical fiber entry point, such as an outside wall cabinet, garage, basement or utility room. These locations are often not ideal for the residential gateway, which can limit Wi-Fi performance and the end-user experience.

Solving this with new in-home fiber or Ethernet cabling adds installation time, cost and disruption, creating friction for both operators and subscribers. InCoax Fiber Extension removes that barrier by reusing existing in-home coaxial cabling to extend the fiber connection from the ONT to a more suitable gateway location.

With one InCoax Fiber Extender connected at the ONT and one at the in-home coax outlet, operators can deliver symmetrical Multi-Gigabit connectivity over the existing coaxial network. With both local power and Reverse Power Feed deployment options, the solution enables faster, less intrusive installations and helps operators convert more passed homes into connected customers.

SMART, SIMPLE & COST-EFFECTIVE

Extends the fiber endpoint over existing in-home coaxial cabling in SFUs and small MDUs
Enables symmetrical Multi-Gigabit broadband connectivity, up to 2.5 Gbps
Reuses installed coax – no new in-home fiber or Ethernet cabling
Unmanaged bridge – no additional management integration
Helps place the residential gateway where it improves Wi-Fi coverage and user experience
Supports both local power and ETSI Reverse Power Feed deployment options
Fast service-engineer installation with automatic code-based pairing

The smart way to extend fiber broadband inside single-family homes and small apartment buildings

How it works

Bring the fiber to the single-family home or small MDU and terminate it in an Optical Network Terminal, ONT, at the fiber entry point. This can be an external wall cabinet, utility space, basement, garage, or another location where installing fiber is convenient.
Each ONT connects via Ethernet cable to an InCoax Fiber Extender at the fiber/coaxial entry point.
A second in-home Fiber Extender is connected to the existing in-home coax outlet at the preferred location for the residential gateway.

The two Fiber Extenders are paired over the existing point-to-point coaxial cable, creating a high-performance MoCA 2.5 link inside the home. The broadband connection is then delivered to the residential gateway through the in-home Fiber Extender Ethernet port, enabling the operator to keep the fiber termination where it is practical while placing the gateway where it benefits the subscriber most.

Fiber Extension is designed for SFU or small MDU installations where the coaxial network provides a dedicated point-to-point path between the fiber entry/utility location and the in-home outlet. The broadband service remains delivered and managed by the operator’s existing fiber management platform for ONT, and residential gateway.

How it is operated

Fiber Extension is intentionally unmanaged. There are no subscriber profiles, DPU provisioning, provisioning system integration, or element management in the Fiber Extender concept.

After installation and pairing, the extenders provide a point-to-point broadband extension between the ONT and the residential gateway. Operators can continue using existing activation, service assurance, and customer support processes for the fiber service, ONT, and residential gateway.

For the installer, the process is simple: connect the extenders, perform code-based pairing, verify the coax link, and activate the broadband service.

Deployment options

Deployments with local power available
Use InCoax Fiber Extenders where power is available at both ends of the coaxial network. This is the straightforward option for homes where the ONT/fiber-side equipment and the in-home gateway location both have convenient local power.

Deployment requiring Reverse Power Feed from home
Use the InCoax Fiber Extender F2512A RPF at the inhome outlet and F2511A PDU at the fiber/coax entry point when there is no convenient power at the fiberside location. The in-home RPF extender injects power over the coaxial cable and extracts power at the entry point to remotely power the Fiber Extender and ONT.

Both options use automatic code-based pairing and require no management system. The ONT is powered over PoE.