Lindsay’s HFC extender device is designed for easy extensions of existing HFC networks. The HFC extender provides a suitable migration path and cost-effective connection of customers in rural areas using fiber optics without overbuilding the coaxial footprint of the HFC plant.
The HFC extender includes a forward optical transmitter with an optical amplifier providing high output power to convert downstream RF signals to optical, and a reverse optical receiver to convert upstream optical signals to RF. Customers that previously could not be reached with the traditional HFC network can now be served by using the HFC extender in combination with Lindsay’s LBON series of mini RFoG nodes at the customer premise.
Up to 16 rural subscribers can be reached within a distance of 20 km (65,000’ /12.5 mi) using this device. Many other designs can be implemented to serve up to 32 rural subscribers from a single device.
The return receiver in the device is a DOCSIS® 3.1 capable, 204 MHz upstream bandwidth, wideband (1240 nm to 1620 nm; except 1540-1560 nm) multi diode receiver. The device is available with diplex filter splits to support DOCSIS 3.1 deployments. The maximum downstream bandwidth is 1218 MHz.
The HFC extender can be mounted on a strand or a pole and is outdoor-rated for operation from -40°C to +60°C (-40°F to +140°F). The device comes in an IP65 outdoor-rated housing and can be powered locally through a dedicated powering port, or remotely by combining power on the RF port with 40-90 VAC HFC power. Power consumption is less than 18 watts.
Lindsay offers end-to-end solutions for extending your existing HFC network including designing your network using our HFC extender, optical passives, optical taps, and RFoG CPEs.
About Lindsay Broadband Inc.:
For over 65 years, Lindsay Broadband has been a global leader of technologically advanced solutions helping communication service providers deliver new business services from their networks, find new sources of revenue, and meet the exponentially growing data needs of businesses and consumers. Lindsay offers solutions for RF, optical, powering, and business services.
Solutions include end-to-end FTTx, RFoG and GPON equipment, network UPS, subscriber premise battery backup UPS, AC/DC power supplies, strand-mounted Wi-Fi hotspots, optical and DOCSIS gateways, LTE small cell backhaul solutions, cable modems, EMTAs, MDU and subscriber amplifiers, line extenders, hardline passives, multitaps, and subscriber passives. Discover more at www.lindsaybb.com