User's Manual Part 2

Tech-X Flex User Guide - Firmware v06.50 Tech-X Flex

(NG2)

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Intro

Overview

Wi-Fi

Ethernet

System

IP/Video

MoCA

Specs

7.7.3 Other MoCA network examples/scenarios

Aside from the FTTP-based architecture shown in Figure 7-21 on page 7-33, MoCA implementations

may take other forms, especially with regard to the type of network used by the provider to deliver

broadband services to the premises. For example, the following figure shows a typical DSL-based MoCA

architecture:

Figure 7-22 Example MoCA network, fed by a DSL architecture

In this case, the residential gateway (RG) is connected directly to the telephone company twisted pair,

where the DSL signal and provider WAN are terminated. The RG has a coaxial port for the residential

LAN side of the network and therefore serves as an interface between DSL and MoCA. With regard to

testing with the unit, the important item to note is that the cable only carries a single MoCA network (the

LAN). While the unit can join a MoCA network on any channel, testing on the WAN in this type of network

is not applicable, as it may be in the architecture shown in Figure 7-21 on page 7-33.

For broadband service architectures delivered by a cable TV provider, the diagram might be similar to

Figure 7-22 on page 7-35, except replaced by a DOCSIS network upstream from the RG. Again, this type

of architecture would use MoCA to transport the LAN, but not the provider WAN.

Note that other alternatives are possible, beyond those presented in this document. Consult a network

engineer or administrator for more information on the type of network(s) you are likely to test with the

unit.

Telco NID

Provider

network/ISP

Twisted pair

Coax/

MoCA

DSL modem /

MoCA STB

MoCA to

Ethernet

Cat 5 /

Ethernet

DSL

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