Possible line fault and/or DLM reset required
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Possible line fault and/or DLM reset required
28-06-2018 8:19 AM
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Last night my line dropped. My connection has gone from 67+/16 to 56/3.
On Tuesday I noticed two openreach engineers working on the cabinet I'm connected to so don't know if it's something they've caused
Could someone check my line and do a DLM/profile reset please? I've lost 11mb down and 13mb up.
Thanks
Re: Possible line fault and/or DLM reset required
28-06-2018 10:51 AM - edited 28-06-2018 10:53 AM
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Hi @Haffoc,
I'm sorry to hear that your speeds have dropped. I've tested your line but the test isn't picking up the cause of this issue.
I've tested your line and can see that the current download sync speed is within the estimates for line but the upload sync speed is significantly below the estimate.
For reference, the test result is as follows:
GEA Test Detail | |||
Circuit ID | NA | Service ID | BBEUXXXXXXXX |
Test Outcome | Pass | ||||
Test Outcome Code | GTC_FTTC_SERVICE_0000 | ||||
Description | GEA service test completed and no fault found . | ||||
Main Fault Location | OK | ||||
Sync Status | In Sync | ||||
Downstream Speed | 53.6 Mbps | ||||
Upstream Speed | 4.2 Mbps | ||||
Appointment Required | N | ||||
Fault Report Advised | N | ||||
NTE Power Status | PowerOn | ||||
Voice Line Test Result | Pass | ||||
Bridge Tap | Not Detected | ||||
Radio Frequency Ingress | Not Detected | ||||
Repetitive Electrical Impulse Noise | Not Detected | ||||
Cross Talk | Not Detected | ||||
Estimated Line Length In Metres | 544.4 | ||||
Upstream Rate Assessment | Low | ||||
Downstream Rate Assessment | Reasonable | ||||
Interference Pattern | Regular Interference Observed Daily | ||||
Service Impact | No Impact Observed | ||||
Interference Duration Longest Occurrence | ; 00:00 to 23:45 | ||||
Interference Location | Customer Premise | ||||
Interference Observed In Days | 14 | ||||
Home Wiring Problem | Not Detected | ||||
Downstream Policing Discard Rate | 0.0 | ||||
Customer Traffic Level | Upstream and Downstream Traffic Detected | ||||
Technology | VDSL | ||||
Profile Name | 0.128M-80M Downstream 3dB, Retransmission High - 0.128M-20M Upstream, Error Protection Off | ||||
Time Stamp | 2018-06-15T10:45:00 |
Parameters | MIN | MAX | AVG |
Down Stream Line Rate | 50.3 Mbps | 72.0 Mbps | 64.2 Mbps |
Up Stream Line Rate | 3.4 Mbps | 15.7 Mbps | 13.3 Mbps |
Up Time | 522.0 Sec | 900.0 Sec | 899.5 Sec |
Retrains | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Current and Last 15 Minute Bin Performance | ||
Parameters | Last Traffic Count(Upto 15 mins) | Current Traffic Count(Upto 15 mins) |
Start Time Stamp | 2018-06-28T09:19:08Z | 2018-06-28T09:34:08Z |
Ingress Code Violation | 0 | 0 |
Egress Code Violation | 0 | 0 |
Errored Seconds | 0 | 0 |
Severely Errored Seconds | 0 | 0 |
Unavailable Seconds | 0 | 0 |
and the estimates for your line are as follows:
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Downstream Line Rate(Mbps) |
Upstream Line Rate(Mbps) |
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High | Low | High | Low | |||||
VDSL Range A (Clean) | 70.6 | 49 | 19.8 | 13.6 |
Our suppliers do not guarantee upload speeds so it can be difficult to get them to investigate and resolve these types of issues but we are more than happy to look into this for you and try and resolve the issue.
We're not able to request a remote DLM reset for this issue, so an engineer visit may be required. Although it's possible that the external engineer work is linked to this issue, I would recommend that you run through our troubleshooting checks first to rule out any issues within your property/equipment. Please can you run through our troubleshooting guides here and let us know how you get on.
Re: Possible line fault and/or DLM reset required
28-06-2018 4:22 PM
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I've checked all the usual things, as well as checking with a different modem/router and cabling.
BTW speed test says that the IP profile for your line is - 48.36 Mbps - this is nowhere near the speeds I have had for the last 5 years. It also suggests that DLM is limiting my speed well below its maximum.
I have consistently synced at 67Mbps upwards for the last 5 years. There is no way that you can tell me that it is normal to suddenly lose almost 20Mbps up and 11Mbps down.
This was something posted by Gandalf back in March when I asked for a line check.
From what I can see your profile updated slightly from 69mbps to 73mbps last Wednesday night.
Here is a copy of my connection stats from last year
Re: Possible line fault and/or DLM reset required
28-06-2018 4:40 PM
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Hi @Haffoc,
Thank you very much for confirming that you have carried out the troubleshooting checks.
I certainly didn't mean to imply that this is normal but I do need to set expectations that we can't guarantee that our suppliers will resolve this as your download sync speed is within the line's estimates and they do not guarantee the upload speed. However, we are more than happy to investigate this for you and raise this over to our suppliers. With what you've said about the speed dropping significantly after you've seen engineers working at your local cabinet it sounds like it may be something relatively straightforward that is causing this issue but unfortunately our tests on this side aren't picking up the cause.
So that we can investigate this further, please can you report the issue here . If you add another comment to this post once you've done this we'll pick this back up ASAP.
Re: Possible line fault and/or DLM reset required
29-06-2018 12:43 AM
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Thanks, I've reported the issue through the link you provided.
I'm not sure what the Openreach engineers were doing, there were two of them and it involved accessing the double manhole in front of the cabinet as well as the cabinet itself.
Re: Possible line fault and/or DLM reset required
01-07-2018 12:14 PM - edited 01-07-2018 12:21 PM
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Ok, I'm now syncing at closer to my old speeds, but my throughput hasn't improved. I'm only getting speeds of 48mbps so it looks like profiling or DLM is throttling my connection.
BT Wholesale, speedtest, and thinkbroadband all give the same speed results of 47-48mbps on wired connection which is the speed I was getting when my sync dropped to 50mbps on Thursday.
VDSL Link | Downstream | Upstream |
Connection Speed | 69102 kbps | 15862 kbps |
Line Attenuation | 18.6 db | 25.2 db |
Noise Margin | 3.2 db | 5.8 db |
Re: Possible line fault and/or DLM reset required
02-07-2018 11:08 AM
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Hi @Haffoc
I can see from testing your connection that your sync speed is up at 69.3 Mbps. The GEA service test completed and no fault was found
This speed is within the Estimated Speed Range our Supplier has provided for your line.
Are you still noticing vastly slower throughput?
Thanks
Re: Possible line fault and/or DLM reset required
02-07-2018 10:04 PM - edited 02-07-2018 10:21 PM
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I'm better than whatever affected my broadband last Wed, closer to the throughput I used to get at around 63-64mbps.
Any chance you can give my connection profile a bump?
Re: Possible line fault and/or DLM reset required
03-07-2018 1:37 PM
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Hi @Haffoc, the DLM should get the speed back up to where it used to be, we are limited to performing profile resets to connections that have had a logged fault with our suppliers and the DLM needs adjusting as a result.
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