Cable type info needed

savualexandru · 2023-10-16T08:49:39+00:00

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savualexandru

Hello,

I am moving to a new apartment and I need to move the Giga Connect Box as well.

In the current location I am using Cable A to connect the Giga Connect Box to the wall coax outlet, and I do not know what kind of connectors it has but I believe that the cable connector marked in RED is an F-type connector but the cable connector marked with BLUE I have no idea what it is.

In the new apartment, I will be connecting the Giga Connect Box directly to the coax distributor in the house, in a technical room, from which are cables running to all the room coax outlets in the house, so it uses a diferent kind of connector, that looks like the one on the back of the Giga Connect Box, so also an F-type connector.

The cable run will be of about 10 meters, within the technical room, but I will not buy bulk and install connectors myself, I will buy a patch cable instead.

I need to know the following please:

What type of connectors the patch antena cable needs to have, in order to connect the Giga Connect Box directly to an antenna signal distributor and not to a wall outlet;

What shielding dimension in dB the patch/cable needs to have considering a cable run of 10 meters long and the fact that the technical room has a lot of other technical equipment that will cause interference, in order to achieve maximum signal quality to the Giga Connect Box;
Can the patch have 90* angled connectors for this kind of connection;
Does UPC/Sunrise provide or can provide, at cost, such a patch cable, in order to maintain full technical compliance with the provided service;

Thank you.

Looking forward to your reply.

Kind regards,
Alexandru

Daniele_Sunrise

savualexandru I would like to answer your questions as follows:
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1. What type of connectors the patch antena cable needs to have, in order to connect the Giga Connect Box directly to an antenna signal distributor and not to a wall outlet.**
It is not possible to connect the modem to the COAX distribution box in the apartment, because the distribution box has no attenuation. The modem must be plugged into a cable outlet. Is there such a socket in your distribution box?

2. What shielding dimension in dB the patch/cable needs to have considering a cable run of 10 meters long and the fact that the technical room has a lot of other technical equipment that will cause interference, in order to achieve maximum signal quality to the Giga Connect Box.
We do not have DB specifications of the damping. We recommend a triple shielded COAX cable.

3. Can the patch have 90* angled connectors for this kind of connection.
According to experience in the community, this should be possible. We as Sunrise have no angled plugs or specifications in this regard.

4. Does UPC/Sunrise provide or can provide, at cost, such a patch cable, in order to maintain full technical compliance with the provided service.
This question is happy to clarify the @Sunrise_Team and still get in touch if we have a 10 meter modem cable and what the cost is.

Greetings
Daniele

savualexandru

Hello,

Thank you for your reply.

I still have some questions regarding the attenuation you mentioned.

1. What type of connectors the patch antena cable needs to have, in order to connect the Giga Connect Box directly to an antenna signal distributor and not to a wall outlet.**
It is not possible to connect the modem to the COAX distribution box in the apartment, because the distribution box has no attenuation. The modem must be plugged into a cable outlet. Is there such a socket in your distribution box?

So that is the distribution box… I wanted to connect the modem to this distribution box, using a 10m COAX cable, like to one of the cable outlets, because this is in a separate “technical” room in the new apartment where I will also be keeping other technical equipment as well.

What kind of attenuation does it need and how can that be achieved. I am thinking at maybe some other adapter on this cable run between this distribution box and the modem itself ?

Thank you.

Looking forward to your reply.

Kind regards,
Alexandru

Sunrise_Team

Thank you for your message.

As mentioned by Daniele, we have re-examined our modem cable inventory. We found that we have two options available: a 3 meter cable for the price of 5 CHF and a 20 meter cable for the price of 40 CHF.

Please let us know your selection so that we can best meet your requirements.

Best regard
Helena

savualexandru

@Sunrise_Team thank you but 3 meter is too short and 20 meter is too long, I bought one 10 meter cable for connecting the modem to the distribution box in the above pictures.

@Daniele_Sunrise The cable I bought is terminated at both ends with COAX F-Steker, one of them at 90* angle, 4 fold shielding, resistance is 75 Ohm and shielding is rated at 85dB, I hope it works.

Another question is regardin the distribution box in the pictures: do I need some attenuation adapter in between this distribution box and the modem ? And how much attenuation, in dB ?

Thank you.

Kind regards,
Alexandru

Daniele_Sunrise

savualexandru I can not give you the attenuation because I do not have this data and the direct connection is not allowed. This could lead to interference signals, which are then injected into the neighborhood (ingress interference).

We ask you via your administration, if you are a tenant, to install a chargeable additional socket.

Greetings
Daniele

savualexandru

Daniele_Sunrise
Thank you very much for your answer. I understand the implications and I contacted the administration regarding installing a new socket in that room.

Kind regards,
Alexandru