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On Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 11:14 AM <[email protected]> wrote:

> Whose GPON are you using?
>
> *From:* Chris Fabien
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 9, 2018 6:51 PM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Active E on the cheap
>
> We have about 200 FTTH customers installed on FTC11.  Overall very few
> problems. Fiberstore BiDi SFPs. We have occasionally had an SFP fail
> We normally put them inside another NID but do have a couple installed
> bare exposed to rain and have been fine. Not really enough room in the
> FTC11 to just run the drop to it, that's the reason for the NID.
>
> We have switched to GPON for new customers but these will stay in service
> until they have a problem or customer wants IPTV which requires GPON on our
> network.
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 8, 2018, 3:55 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I just noticed the knockouts on it are for a round cable.  I wonder if
>> you are supposed to splice into a round cable at the house, or if you're
>> supposed to commit to round drop cable.
>>
>>
>> On 10/8/2018 3:38 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>>
>> Cheap indeed.  Too bad they don’t offer the RB in the same form factor.
>>
>> *From:* Adam Moffett
>> *Sent:* Monday, October 08, 2018 1:33 PM
>> *To:* [email protected]
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Active E on the cheap
>>
>> By the way Chuck, Mikrotik makes an outdoor, PoE powered media
>> converter.  Not sure if you've seen it:
>> https://mikrotik.com/product/RBFTC11
>>
>> I have not used it.  I believe it's unmanaged.  It's certainly cheap
>> enough.
>>
>>
>> On 10/8/2018 3:02 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>>
>> Pretty nice.  What is the price?
>> What will it talk to on the other end?
>>
>> Sure could come in handy where you want to mix pon and AE.
>>
>> *From:* Gino A. Villarini
>> *Sent:* Monday, October 08, 2018 12:54 PM
>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Active E on the cheap
>>
>>
>> Any comments on this?
>>
>>
>>
>> 10G OLT SFP+ for Ethernet SFP cages:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> http://tibitcom.com/wp-content/assets/Tibit-Universal-OLT-SFP-Product-Brief-v1.0.pdf
>>
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>> *From: *AF mailto:[email protected] on behalf of Adam Moffett
>> mailto:[email protected]
>> *Reply-To: *AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto:[email protected]
>> *Date: *Monday, October 8, 2018 at 2:50 PM
>> *To: *mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Active E on the cheap
>>
>>
>>
>> Sometimes I've had an ethernet connection be "up" but not pass any
>> traffic.  I feel better if there's something I can ping at layer3 on the
>> other end.
>>
>> If I'm being fair, I'd say that condition isn't super common, and when it
>> happens you can fix it by resetting either end.  As long as the customer is
>> trained to reboot the media converter maybe it's ok.
>>
>> On 10/8/2018 2:43 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>>
>> If it is up and nothing more than a bridge, you should be able to do
>> everything you want to do from the NOC I would think?  Am I naive?
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Adam Moffett
>>
>> *Sent:* Monday, October 08, 2018 12:39 PM
>>
>> *To:* [email protected]
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Active E on the cheap
>>
>>
>>
>> I have a bias against unmanaged devices.  I want to be able to prove
>> there's connectivity all the way to the customer prem without having anyone
>> physically there.  For $60-100 you can have a router or a managed switch.
>>
>> With ethernet is it sufficient to have an "up" on the switch interface?
>>
>> I also suppose if they're unmanaged they can't be hacked and don't need
>> firmware upgrades.  I could be convinced, but like I said, I have a bias.
>>
>> On 10/8/2018 12:47 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>>
>> https://www.fs.com/products/35333.html
>>
>>
>>
>> It has storage specs to –20C.  Not sure why operating temps are 0C on the
>> lower end.  But if it is inside an enclosure it will self heat.
>>
>> $23 plus the $9 SFP.
>>
>> https://www.fs.com/products/37922.html
>>
>>
>>
>> $32 plus enclosure.  Pretty low cost per customer doing it this way.
>>
>>
>>
>> I know Sterling uses MTs for much the same thing, but if I remember he
>> cannot get the one he likes any longer.
>>
>> I like this as there is zero config here.  Dumb media converter.  Put all
>> your smarts at your router or switch.
>>
>>
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