Introduction

Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) has always been an attractive option for Internet asccess. It has all the benefits of optical fiber. It provides a future-proof network, in that you do not have to go through the hassles of upgrading from ADSL to xDSL, or digital co-ax to digital wireless. It does not have to struggle with electromagnetic interference problems, and with no active “outside-plant” components, it offers the highest reliability. Moreover, it does not require electric power and is immune to lightning and other transients. These properties of fiber lead to the lowest possible power and operational costs, such as maintenance, provisioning and facilities planning.

The EC3805 smart NAT router is an ideal Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) for an ETTH system. The CPE provides four standard 10/100BASE-TX RJ-45 Ethernet port for connecting to a customer’s PC, switch, or other network device using twisted-pair cable.