Jio 5G traffic through a 5G CPE

[MrGordon]

@Kauban This looks like a limitation of the UDM Pro. I was able to get this working without any issues using an OpenWRT router. The OpenWRT device does client side translation (CLAT) for IPv4. Also, all clients get assigned IPv6 addresses from the Jio IPv6 prefix.

If you set the Huawei CPE in bridge mode, connect the Huawei CPE to a WAN port on the UDM Pro with type DHCPv6. This should assign an IPv6 address to the UDM Pro WAN interface. Does this not happen? Now if the UDM Pro allows, it should be able to extend the received prefix to your other client devices. This should give you IPv6 connectivity and also DNS based IPv4 connectivity with DNS64 resolvers.

On OpenWRT in retrospect, is a simple config for this to work.

For IPv4 connectivity you'd need the UDM Pro to support CLAT, but doesn't look like it does. Otherwise you can introduce another router in between which does CLAT (OpenWRT preferably), however this would need to be a decent router which can provide 1 Gbps+ throughput.

 

[Kauban]

@MrGordon - Thanks for your detailed response, you are correct I’ll need to introduce a OpenWRT router in between for this to work. I must admit that I never had my hands on OpenWRT, any suggestions which brand I should go for?

 

[_Dexter]

Can someone explain me how to read cacombos. For example 3_n78, does that mean n78+n78+n78 ?

 

[MrGordon]

@Kauban If you want to play around and see whether it suits your use case, you can try the Mi Router 4A Gigabit, its right now at Rs 1299 or so which is pretty cheap. Same hardware as more expensive units from TP-Link etc. You'd not need WiFi anyway right.

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@dexter22 I think those are the CA combinations in NSA mode where LTE and 5G are used together. The 3 would be the LTE band, and n78 the 5G band. For 5G only combinations, you might need to look if it does n78_n28.

 

[_Dexter]

you might need to look if it does n78_n28

Sadly X55 doesn't support n78_n28 combo

 

[Kauban]

@MrGordon - Thanks and based on your recommendation ordered the Mi 4a to check my case. I would need your kind support on the OpenWRT configuration if I’m stuck.

As long as the UDM Pro gets an ip4, this will be more than enough for me!

 

[katuq8783]

hi guys,

i recently bought Oppo 5G CPE T1a and excellent product
i tested around 10 days continuously with Jio and no issues at all.
i get around 500 mbps speed, no heating issues and nothing
it supports 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz wifi simultaneously with irrespective of the signalling inputs

cost around 699 AED = INR 15850
if we buy this from Airtel, they charge 8k with 6 months locking period, but locked device and JIO does not support this kind of mobility at all.

always choose third party unlocked devices, so Service can be switched between operators, when speed is slow

 

[JB701]

do you have to keep it outside, how much does a single wall kill the speed?

 

[MeanMachine]

The issue with third party devices is that operators might not allow AirFiber plans to be used with these. Normal SIM plans are pretty expensive for regular broadband usage.

 

[JB701]

Im wondering if one could take the sim from airfiber, spoof IMEI on the better router for higher speeds.