Adam's wiring

[Adam]

Nice one Adam, that was the figure I had in mind, sort of keeps things tidy.. 

Exactly.

[Adam]

Another update... I've got all the wiring complete now and I'm synced at ~6500 though my SNR won't go below 9db. I suppose I'll need to build a case up to send to IDNet to have the margin lowered. 

[Rik]

Or, hopefully, it will drop in 14 days.

[Lance]

Or just stay synced for 14 days

edit: or what Rik said!

[Sebby]

IMHO, 9dB is actually a better target margin than 6dB, unless you have a very good line. With 9dB, it gives a lot more room for the line to degrade without the sync dropping.

I found that the 14 day thing didn't work, so IDNet go it reset for me.

[Lance]

Maybe it doesn't do it until the 15th day - requiring a full 14 days?

[Adam]

I suppose I could wait a couple of weeks, but I'll build the case up ready for day 15 just in-case.

[Rik]

Routerstats graphs are useful evidence for IDNet to pass to BT, Adam.

[Sebby]

Maybe it doesn't do it until the 15th day - requiring a full 14 days?

It's possible. I should've just left it until 15 to be on the safe side, but I couldn't hold myself back! It would've take a month to get back down to 9dB, which is a long time. It's much quicker to get IDNet to request a drop.  

[Adam]

Routerstats graphs are useful evidence for IDNet to pass to BT, Adam.

Started.

[Rik]

It's much quicker to get IDNet to request a drop. 

They actually need to be able to argue a case to BT though, Sebby. An engineer had fixed a fault at the exchange on your line, but the DLM hadn't reset the margin, hence IDNet were able to get it done almost immediately for you.

[Sebby]

An engineer had fixed a fault at the exchange on your line

Had they? 

[Lance]

They had

[Sebby]

Tell me more; I'd love to know more! All I know is it was reset on Monday 7 January, resync'd once on Wednesday night and the target SNRM shot up to 15dB. Miriam then got it reset again for me, which took effect Thursday 10 January, and seems fine so far.

[Rik]

I can't tell you any more, Sebby, I just know that there had been engineering work on your line to clear a fault and, as a result, IDNet were able to ask for a noise margin change immediately, rather than having to build a case in the normal way.

[Sebby]

Do you know if this the first or second time, Rik? Something strange was going on after the first margin change; the DLM shouldn't push the target SNRM up to 15dB following one resync in about 2 days!

[Rik]

I only know what I've said, Sebby - whenever you asked for the margin to be dropped, there had been work done which allowed IDNet to make an immediate request.

[Sebby]

Ah, with you now, Rik. I thought you meant work was undertaken in relation to the request. 

[Rik]

No, it had already been done, but the margin had not reset in response.