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a) To be the main aggregation point for all cables running inside the building.
b) To be the last point under customer responsibility, in which an ANP will terminate its
cable.
c)
d) To house all customer active and/or passive components, if required.

7.2.2 Floor Distribution box (FDB):

A FDB
functions are:

a) To be the aggregation point for all cables running in a particular floor (horizontal
cables).
a) To be the link between PHDBs and BDBs.
b)
c) To house all customer active and/or passive components, if required.

7.2.3 Primary Home Distribution Box (PHDB)

A PHDB is used in flats and in ground floors of villas. Its functions are:

a) To be the aggregation point for all cables running in the flat or in the ground floor
within a villa.
b) To be the aggregation point for all SHDBs.
c) d/or passive components.
d) To house all customer active and/or passive components, if required.

7.2.4 Secondary Home Distribution Box (SHDB)

An SHDB is used only in villas in floors other than the ground floor. Its functions are:

a) To be the aggregation point for all cables running in a particular floor within a villa.
b) To be the link between sockets and PHDBs.
c)
floor, if required.
d) To house all customer active and/or passive components, if required.

7.3 Optical Fiber Components

In any internal wiring scenario, there are FIVE (5) different types of optical
components that may be used. For technical specifications of a particular type, please refer
99 Technical Specifications below.

7.3.1 Optical Cable:

This component is used only in multi dwelling units (MDU). Its function is:

a) To extend the optical signal from BDB up to PHDB, either by direct optical cables
passing through FAP, by splicing inside FSB, or by patching inside the FDB.

7.3.2 Fiber Patch Panel (ODF):

This component is used inside BDBs and, if required, inside FDBs. Its functions are:

a) To terminate optical cable(s).

b) To give an easy interface to the optical fiber network through patching.
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