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Signal quality comparison of customer base and branching methods in fiber to the home network design

Sinergi · Vol. 29 No. 1 (2025) · pp. 129–142

DOI
10.22441/sinergi.2025.1.012
ISSN
2460-1217, 1410-2331
Published
2025-01-03
Publisher
Universitas Mercu Buana
Language
eng

Abstract

One communication medium that is well-known for its outstanding and reliable performance is fiber optic. A social example of its application is the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) network. The goal of this study is to evaluate the signal quality of the customer base method and the branching method, two FTTH-building techniques based on the PT.PLN Icon Plus standards, in order to identify the most practical approach for use in the Air Hitam 2 cluster. Two scenarios were used in this study at the Fiber Access Terminal (FAT) with 1:16 and 1:8 splitters. The fiber optic cable path design findings demonstrate that the branching approach is a wise decision, utilizing optical fiber cables for a total of 9 Km, with the greatest cable distance being 2.5 Km from the Optical Line Terminal (OLT) to the end FAT. According to theory, in the 1:16 splitter situation and the 1:8 splitter scenario, the optical power received by the Optical Network Terminal (ONT) is -19.13 dBm and -16.03 dBm, respectively, with an OLT transmit power of 3 dBm. For these cases, the simulation results are -17.98 dBm and -20.27 dBm. Additionally, the budget value for the rising time reaches 0.253 ns. The bit error rate values in the 1:16 and 1:8 splitter scenarios are 3.157 × 10-10, and 1.63507 × 10-28, respectively, while the Q factor values are 6.18233 and 11.014, respectively. Based on theory and simulation, these findings suggest that the branching strategy can deliver good performance.

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Rahyul AmriAffiliation unknown2
Luthfi AfifAffiliation unknown2
Indah Permata SariRiau University1
Dara Incam RamadhanRiau University1
Razali NgahUniversity of Technology Malaysia1
Erlin ErlinUniversitas Sains dan Teknologi Indonesia1
Dewi NasienAffiliation unknown1
M. Hasmil AdiyaAffiliation unknown1
Dahliyusmanto DahliyusmantoAffiliation unknown1
Devi Willieam AnggaraAffiliation unknown1
Kurnia AlfikriAffiliation unknown1
Rhendy Theopilus SilalahiAffiliation unknown1
Irfan Alwandi PohanAffiliation unknown1
Zikri PradanaAffiliation unknown1
Gilang BagaskaraAffiliation unknown1
Taufiq MuammarAffiliation unknown1
Muhammad Rizki RadhelanAffiliation unknown1
I. YasriAffiliation unknown1
Feri CandraAffiliation unknown1
Muhammad IkmalAffiliation unknown1
Ahmad Mudhirullaq SyamAffiliation unknown1
Daniel JuniantoAffiliation unknown1
Immanuel WaruwuAffiliation unknown1
Ping Jack SohAffiliation unknown1
Yoshihide YamadaUniversity of Technology Malaysia1
Yoga Bayu PradanaAffiliation unknown1

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