Hey guys,
Just wondering what a lift and shift would entail on fibre, I believe on ADSL it was changing pairs at the DP and changing pairs / port at the exchange?
Last visit I had the OR engineer said if what he had done hadn't fixed the problem (it hasn't) then we'd need a lift and shift.
What would this involve? Is it likely to improve the errors / noise / sync on my line?
Thanks in advance 
As KIAB states ...... a 'L&S' is simply an allocation of a new port, be that ADS: (Copper Broadband), or VDSL (Fibre to The Cab Broadband).
With ADSL, the broadband equipment is sited in the Telephone Exchange and the actual port allocation takes minutes to achieve once the ISP the engineer is dealing with, is satisfied that one is required.
The subsequent re-wiring to this new port depends on the size of the Main Distribution Frame (MDF) in the Exchange, and where the new port is allocated on this MDF. Some large Exchanges have MDF's on different floors, and Wigan actually has MDF's split over 2 different buildings approx. 300mtrs apart. This entails having to utilise what we call 'Ties' (link cables) to transfer the PSTN/DSL signals about. A royal pain in the whatsit if you're in an Exchange you've never visited before, trying to work out how it's 'mapped' is incredibly hard sometimes !!
With VDSL, the broadband equipment is sited in the street furniture by the roadside (Green Cabinets). Getting a 'L&S' on these is more time-consuming in terms of the phone call, but the rewiring in the Green Cabinet is very simple once the new port has been allocated.
It used to take literally hours to achieve a 'L&S' in the early days of FTTC. But now it is an average of roughly 30mins to allocate, once the lengthy phone call has been concluded. It all depends on the robotic queuing systems and the amount of 'L&S' taking place nationwide at that particular time ??
Will it improve noise, synch rate etc
? Obviously, only
if the original port was proven faulty
HTH.
