Hardware Specifications

Vendor/Brand	T&W
Model	TWC GPON657
ODM	✅
Chipset	Realtek RTL9601CI
Flash	16 MB
RAM	64 MB
System	Linux (Luna SDK)
HSGMII	Yes
Optics	SC/APC
IP address
Web Gui	✅ user admin, password system
SSH	✅ user admin, password system
Telnet
Serial
Form Factor	miniONT SFP

Firmware is interchangeable with:

• VSOL V2801F
• UFiber UF-Instant

List of firmwares and files

• Firmware repository by Anime4000

The recommended version is C00R657V2801F_V1.9.0-220404.tar, because it is the V2801F firmware for T&W TWC GPON657.

Useful files and binaries

Useful files

• /var/config/lastgood.xml - Contains the user portion of the configuration

• /tmp/omcilog - OMCI messages logs (must be enabeled, see below)

Useful binaries

• flash - Used to manipulate the config files in a somewhat safe manner
• xmlconfig - Used for low-level manipulation of the XML config files. Called by flash
• nv - Used to manipulate nvram storage, including persistent config entries via nv setenv/nv getenv
• omcicli - Used to interact with the running OMCI daemon
• omci_app - The OMCI daemon
• diag - Used to run low-level diagnostics commands on the stick

GPON ONU status

Getting the operational status of the ONU

diag gpon get onu-state

Querying a particular OMCI ME

# omcicli mib get MIB_IDX

Getting/Setting Speed LAN Mode

Note

Please use recommended version C00R657V2801F_V1.9.0-220404.tar. It is not guaranteed that any value for LAN_SDS_MODE other than 1 will work with other firmware versions. Before editing the sync speed settings make sure your hardware supports it.

To change the link mode use this command:

# flash get LAN_SDS_MODE
LAN_SDS_MODE=0
# flash set LAN_SDS_MODE 1

Value	cat /proc/kmsg	Mode	Behavior
1	<4>change mode to 1(Fiber 1G)	FIBER	1GbaseX with auto-neg on
2	<4>change mode to 2(SGMII PHY)	TP MII	1Gb PHY
3	<4>change mode to 3(SGMII MAC)	MII	1Gb MAC
4	<4>change mode to 4(HiSGMII PHY)	TP MII	2.5Gb PHY
5	<4>change mode to 5(HiSGMII MAC)	MII	2.5Gb MAC
6	<4>change mode to 6(2500BaseX)	FIBER	2500baseX with auto-neg on

GPON/OMCI settings

Getting/Setting ONU GPON Serial Number

# flash get GPON_SN
GPON_SN=TMBB00000000
# flash set GPON_SN TMBB0A1B2C3D

Getting/Setting ONU GPON PLOAM password

Info

The PLOAM password is stored in ASCII format

# flash get GPON_PLOAM_PASSWD
GPON_PLOAM_PASSWD=AAAAAAAAAA
# flash set GPON_PLOAM_PASSWD AAAAAAAAAA

Getting/Setting OMCI software version (ME 7)

# nv setenv sw_custom_version0 YOURFIRSTSWVER
# nv setenv sw_custom_version1 YOURSECONDSWVER

Getting/Setting OMCI hardware version (ME 256)

# flash get HW_HWVER
HW_HWVER=V2.0
# flash set HW_HWVER MYHWVERSION

Getting/Setting OMCI vendor ID (ME 256)

# flash get PON_VENDOR_ID  
PON_VENDOR_ID=ZTEG
# flash set PON_VENDOR_ID HWTC

Getting/Setting OMCI equipment ID (ME 257)

# flash get GPON_ONU_MODEL
GPON_ONU_MODEL=DFP-34X-2C2
# flash set GPON_ONU_MODEL DFP-34X-XXX

Getting/Setting OMCI OLT Mode and Fake OMCI

Configure how ONT Stick handle OMCI from OLT:

# flash get OMCI_OLT_MODE
OMCI_OLT_MODE=1
# flash set OMCI_OLT_MODE 2

Value	Note	OMCI Information
0	Default Mode	Stock setting, some values cannot be changed
1	Huawei OLT Mode	Huawei MA5671a
2	ZTE OLT Mode	ZTE
3	Customized Mode	Custom Software/Hardware Version, OMCC, etc...

Some vendors/wholesale providers/ISPs have explicit LAN Port Number provisioning or proprietary OMCI that the stick cannot understand, this will make the stick reply OK to whatever the OLT sends it via OMCI.

0 = Disable, 1 = Enable, Default is 0

# flash get OMCI_FAKE_OK
OMCI_FAKE_OK=0
# flash set OMCI_FAKE_OK 1

Advanced settings

Setting management IP

# flash get LAN_IP_ADDR
LAN_IP_ADDR=192.168.2.1
# flash set LAN_IP_ADDR 192.168.1.1

Getting/Setting the L2 Bridge MTU

Note

Settings given via diag are not permanent after reboot

Getting/Setting the MTU of the L2 bridge

# diag switch get max-pkt-len port all 
Port Speed 
---------- 
0 1538 
2 2031 
# diag switch set max-pkt-len port all length 2000

Checking the currently active image

# nv getenv sw_active
sw_active=1
# nv getenv sw_version0
sw_version0=V1_7_8_210412
# nv getenv sw_version1
sw_version1=V1_7_8_210412

Booting to a different image

# nv setenv sw_commit 0|1
# reboot

Known Bugs

VLAN swap issue (MEID 171), auto-sensing mode to switch between SGMII/HiSGMII

You should use the VID/VLAN shown by executing the command omcicli mib get 84 via telnet to bring up PPPoE

Miscellaneous Links

• Hacking RTL960x
• forum lowyat