Different RX optical power on different ONTs.

[nishantt6969]

I have Huawei ont as well as dragonpath ont, the power shown on huawei ont is -20.18dbm and on dragonpath ont is -26.5 dbm. What might be reason behind this difference?

 

[nishantt6969]

forgot to mention, I have seen power to level -29dbm on dragonpath and at the same time it was -19dbm on Huawei.

 

[Dravin]

@nishantt6969 does airtel offer Huawei ONT to users?

 

[nishantt6969]

Used to, 1.5 years back.

 

[Dravin]

@nishantt6969 thought so, when they replaced my sercomm ONT with ZTE they gave me only three options: ZTE, SERCOMM & DRAGONPATH !

 

[phoenix10386]

One of them is reporting incorrectly..

 

[nishantt6969]

Which device will do better routing? Dragonpath, Huawei or onts in bridge and TP-Link c6v3?

 

[JB701]

Maybe the cable isn't fully going in or there might be some kind of scratch on the socket?

Most ont have a small fiber optic cable going from external facing port to the reciever on the ont main board

 

[nishantt6969]

I dont see any kind of scratch, cable is fully going inside. The power has decreased to -27dbm, and in Huawei its constant.

 

[Chip]

@nishantt6969 That socket on the device may be faulty i.e. misaligned or defective...as @JB701 said there's a fibre that connects that optical socket on the router to the mainboard. Also make sure the socket and cable connector have a tight fit with no play. Misalignments can cause signal loss. If it is under warranty get it repaired or replaced.