GPON from Rostelecom is of interest to many users. Let's get acquainted with this technology and all its features together.
For many years, Internet access was via ADSL. This technology is based on the use of copper cable. Specialized signal processing equipment is also used.
What are the disadvantages of ADSL?
Now Rostelecom's GPON technology is replacing ADSL. In large cities, the old standard is no longer used. In small settlements, the transition to new technology is still underway.
There was also an ETTH connection. This standard outperforms ADSL, but was still imperfect. Therefore, specialists have been working for a long time to create a new solution.
What is fundamentally different GPON? This technology is based on the use of fiber optic cables. They significantly win against the background of copper, they allow you to increase the stability of the network and the speed of data transfer.
We list the advantages of technology:
GPON has already become the company's base solution. The technology provides access speed up to 100 Mbps. This is enough for online games, fast file downloads and high-definition video viewing.
Rostelecom also offers connection to XPON in large cities. The data transfer rate for this technology has been increased to 200 Mbps. This is an excellent parameter, RT was one of the first to master the new standard.
Many customers are faced with a situation where the actual speed differs from the declared one. You can check it on the website http://www.speedtest.net/ru. Would need:
Usually, the real speed at Rostelecom differs slightly from the declared one. It depends on the current load on the provider's network. In the evening, the parameter may decrease slightly, but in reality this fact is not critical for users.
It is not necessary to buy specialized equipment. You can directly connect the cable to your computer and use the Internet. This fact is one of the advantages of GPON.
When do you need a router?
GPON router Rostelecom can be purchased not only from the provider, but also at any hardware store. There are many models on the market in various price categories. You will definitely find the right device.
You can view the equipment from the provider on the page https://rt.ru/homeinternet/device_inet. The cost of routers starts from 2100 rubles, it depends on the characteristics of the model.
Attention! Rates vary by region. The provider adjusts prices in cities to make its services affordable for customers. Therefore, you will have to check the data on the official website of the company.
Consider the provider's current tariffs using the example of one of the regions:
If you purchased the equipment from the provider when connecting, then the wizard will configure the Rostelecom GPON router. After laying the cable, he will install the modem, enter all the parameters and check the operation. You can immediately start using the Internet.
If the equipment was purchased later, you will have to configure it yourself. Necessary:
Credentials are a username and password. Where to find them? Usually this information is specified in the contract. If these parameters are not in the documents, then call the contact center.
Is it necessary to connect the router to the computer via a patch cord? Yes, you can't do without it. But since many modern laptops do not have RJ-45, users have connection problems.
How to be?
The second stage is the creation of a wireless network. Necessary:
It is mandatory to set a password. It is necessary to protect the network from third-party connections and data interception. The password should not be easy, otherwise it can be cracked using specialized programs. It is better to come up with complex code and write it down in a notepad.
To avoid entering a password, you can use WPS. On the device, select the connection to the network through this standard. Find the WPS button on the router case and press it. The modem transmits secret codes to automatically connect the device.
Rostelecom is one of the largest organizations in Russia providing communication services. The company is constantly improving and expanding its product line. However, for the full functioning of these services, it is often necessary to use auxiliary equipment, which includes routers and set-top boxes. The Rostelecom TV set-top box offer for 1 ruble under the “Equipment for a ruble” promotion will provide an opportunity to save on additional devices.
The campaign was launched on May 18, 2015 and provides an opportunity to get equipment for rent on attractive terms - for 1 ruble per month. Such provisions apply to TPs related to the Internet at high speeds and digital television. Temporary use is actually available, but limited to a year. When this period expires, the procedure for buying back devices for 99 rubles begins. in year. These rules are still in effect.
Set-top boxes for the Interactive TV service and ultra-fast Internet are a little more expensive - their price is 4,000 rubles. Thus, when switching to Rostelecom, you need to buy the device itself, then pay a monthly fee for use. Such costs are not available to every user. In this regard, the company organized a campaign - renting a TV set-top box at a cost of 1 ruble per month.
A similar situation is considered in high-speed Internet services. There is no need to use a router (with a direct cable connection), however, if there are several consumers in the house, one will be required. Especially in modern conditions, when a large number of devices that support Wi-Fi are used, a router is needed to use stable, fast mobile Internet.
TV set-top boxes from Rostelecom can be rented under the Interactive TV tariff and at other integrated tariff plans. Routers are provided on many tariffs for the Internet.
In the capital, an Internet service is provided under the name OnLime - which uses its own offers, which make it possible to use modems and set-top boxes for free or on a rental basis, at reduced rates. As a sample, we present the tariffs of Rostelecom for Krasnodar. In this region, you can actually rent devices for as little as 1 ruble.
It is possible to issue a lease agreement for a Wi-Fi router for Internet access at the TP "Game" with access speed up to 100 Mbps for a monthly fee 850 rub. A similar offer is valid on the "Easy Price" tariff with a cost of 500 rub. per month. Standard TPs activated by phone call do not provide such favorable conditions, but users of the Game tariff can get a router for only 1 ruble per calendar month.
More attractive conditions are provided in complex package products from Rostelecom. These offers include:
Offers that include "Interactive TV" without an Internet connection are not eligible for the promotion.
Each region has its own conditions and prices for the provision of services within the framework of the promotion from Rostelecom. In some regions, devices are also issued on standard TPs, including telephone lines. In others, everything must be purchased for personal funds, in addition to the optical terminal.
You can find out if the offer “Equipment for 1 ruble” extends its action in a particular region in the following ways:
With a non-current promotion, the only option left is to purchase devices for connecting the Internet and digital television for the total cost or arrange in installments from Rostelecom. Monthly payment for installments from 99 rubles. per month and depends on the repayment period.
More precisely, what kind of equipment does he put at the disposal of his customers? After all, it is the capabilities of the equipment that ultimately determine the volume and quality of those services that become available to the consumer. The days of landlines and dial-ups are long gone.
And if ordinary home devices are still in the service of our citizens (though converted to digital), then the modems connected to the telephone line have long been replaced by more modern technology, such as:
And other useful iron. Of course, the tariffs for all these services are different, as well as the cost of the equipment itself. Our article is of a review nature. Its purpose is to illustrate the power of the largest Russian provider and orient you in the world of modern technologies. It will also come in handy for those who have just purchased a new digital TV. And then I thought about connecting an IPTV service.
Routers (or, as they are also called, routers) are designed to organize a small home local area network with wired and wireless subscribers. The need for them arose immediately, as soon as home users began to acquire several computers and gadgets at once.
Do not pull a separate cable from the provider to each device. Therefore, the technology of hubs and switches, which has long been used in organizations, has been adapted for mass use.
In fairness, it must be said that the most powerful household routers allow you to distribute the network over a fairly long distance (about 200 meters). So you can make your neighbors happy by connecting them to the internet with you.
This is especially true in small settlements such as PGT, where the provider's cable is extended only to a small number of the most active and wealthy subscribers, and 3G networks are either unavailable or give an unstable, weak signal.
The router is a box with antenna horns and a number of connectors on the back. One of these connectors is used to connect the cable of the Internet provider (WAN connector), and cords from remote subscribers are extended to the rest.
As a result, the provider's network can be used by as many users as there are connectors, plus a fairly large number of wireless subscribers. Rostelecom recommends the best equipment of this kind in Russia. For example, routers of the following models:
The Rostelecom ADSL modem is especially useful for those who find it difficult to extend a fiber optic cable to themselves. This device differs mainly in that it transmits and receives network packets of the provider through digital telephony.
Before buying such a device, you need to find out the type of connection standard for your phone.
There are two types of these: "Annex A" and "Annex B". Finding out is very simple - you need to call the operator's service center at 8-800-1000-800. Better yet, don't bother. And purchase a connection package directly together with Rostelecom, already configured, equipment.
In other respects, ADSL modems have approximately the same functionality as conventional routers. That is, they are designed to distribute the Internet over wires and without them.
A USB modem is, in fact, the only way to give up wires when wandering around the resources of the global network. They look almost the same as ordinary flash drives. The only difference is a small slot for installing the operator's SIM card. These "sim cards" are no different from "sim cards" for mobile phones. Here's what this thing looks like:
The figure above shows a Rostelecom 3G stick with the company logo on the surface. The performance of such devices is somewhat behind the performance of a fiber optic connection - it is enough for work and web browsing, but hardly enough for media entertainment.
If you want to watch movies and play toys using a USB modem, look towards the "3G +" and "4G" communication standards. Those who have bought a good TV should think about purchasing a set-top box.
A modern TV set-top box is a real multimedia combine, equipped with its own operating system and a lot of interesting features. Without leaving the screen of the TV receiver, you can communicate in social networks, surf the Internet and use IPTV services.
The constant development of technology allows you to connect the Internet to apartments at ever higher speeds. One of the methods for such a connection is Gpon technology, which is also offered by Rostelecom.
Passive optical technologies (Pon) appeared not very long ago, but they are confidently replacing traditional methods of organizing Internet access using copper cables. Optical cable has huge advantages over copper cable:
The "G" prefix suggests that the connection is at gigabit speed. This technology is called passive because there is no active network equipment between the provider's node and the end user, and the optics are laid directly into the client's apartment.
No equipment is required, because the length of the optical cable without additional signal amplification is up to 20 km, and in the near future, developments are underway to increase the line to 60 km.
Connection can be carried out in synchronous and asynchronous modes. Usually providers prefer asynchronous mode. The maximum speed is limited to 2.5 Gb / s for receiving, and 1.25 Gb / s for transmitting information.
In order to connect, a future subscriber needs to contact the nearest Rostelecom office and leave an application. You can connect one or more services to choose from:
Any connection to the provider by wire requires additional costs.
Those customers who have previously been connected to Rostelecom using ADSL technology know this from their own experience, new subscribers will be told about this when submitting an application.
The main difficulties are the installation of the cable, which, due to its specific qualities, is not desirable to be strongly bent, therefore, usually all equipment is installed in the hallway. The equipment includes a special ONT router designed to work in fiber optic networks, which can be rented directly from the provider or bought independently. It is desirable that an electrical outlet be installed in the hallway. The end devices are connected via a conventional twisted-pair Ethernet or via WiFi.
Gpon network diagram provided by the provider Rostelecom.
After technical issues are agreed with the client, a router is purchased, a service contract is concluded. The installation and laying of the cable, and the configuration of the router.
If the router is purchased or rented from Rostelecom, then its initial configuration is carried out during installation directly by Rostelecom employees. In cases where the subscriber is buying a router himself or he already has equipment, the configuration options may vary depending on the model and manufacturer of network equipment, as well as on its capabilities. On the Internet, you can find enough information with step-by-step instructions for which you can set it up yourself. 
Rostelecom offers its customers several models of ONT devices, one of which is G PON ONT RFT620. This is a fairly successful and versatile model that allows you to connect up to 4 devices to the LAN, and an unlimited number via wireless technology, it is possible to watch streaming TV, and connect up to 2 landline phones.
All settings are made through the web configurator. To do this, you need to type in the browser the address " 192.168.1.254", And enter the username and password: user / user. You do not need to drive in any Internet settings, this is already done by the provider. You just need to configure your home network to suit your needs:
Rostelecom offers its customers many different options and service packages, the most popular of which are the following:
All these services can be selected separately or combined into packages. The monthly subscription fee will also depend on the choice. The company holds constant promotions and discounts, information about which can be found on their portal. Also, for each region separately, the price for services is different.
Connecting via GPON, like any other method, has its positive and negative sides. The positives include the following:
There are, of course, disadvantages in this connection method:
