GPON, will different OLT and ONT work?

Question

Huawei

Hello people such a simple question, but no one can say for sure.

Will such a bundle work, for example: I have ONT from Huawei and on the client side OLT of another company, for example Ubiquiti?

Answer 1

Will work or not - depends on the compatibility of the equipment and available licenses. As far as I know, OLT is licensed by connected subscribers and licenses for ONUs of the same vendor are cheaper than licenses for ONUs from a third-party vendor. Therefore, operators prefer to install their ONUs for subscribers.

Answer 2

Different devices from different vendors are not compatible by default. Due to licensing restrictions. But this is also solvable. For the station part (OLT), you can buy a license from the manufacturer, which gives the right to connect subscriber terminals of third-party (any) vendors. The price of one license usually = the price of one ONT terminal as a rule.