Google Fiber networks are designed and constructed in two ways, and the network design used in your community depends on a number of factors including when and where we start building.
For an overview of what to expect during construction, check out the GFiber construction video on our YouTube channel.
The GFiber network designs are illustrated and described in the following sections.
Design 1 describes how our construction team builds the GFiber network from start to finish.
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Our construction team pulls distribution fiber cable from one of the huts in your city to one of the LCP cabinets in your neighborhood. This is a very thick cable that contains the fiber strands for many households.
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The same team then pulls an access fiber cable from the LCP cabinet in your neighborhood to either the utility poles or through conduit to underground vaults on your street. The access cable contains many individual fiber cables. One end of each individual fiber cable is connected to a switch in the LCP cabinet for your home, and the other end will be connected to your home in step 5.
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Another team goes out and performs a thorough quality check to ensure that the fiber is well distributed in your neighborhood.
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When everything checks out, GFiber lights up the fiber to the poles or vaults.
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Another team goes out and pulls fiber from the nearest pole or vault to a Network Interface Unit (NIU) that they install on the outside of your home.
After all these steps are complete, we send you an email asking you to schedule an in-home installation appointment.
