They're cheap and have good support. No random issues like other vendors we've tried. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather use calix or one of the big names, but I can't make the numbers work for the small wireless fed residential builds we keep doing.
No they don't have a path to NG-PON2 that I'm aware of. I'm not worried about that right now though since we are wirelessly feeding all of the neighborhoods. On Friday, January 15, 2016, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > What's so great about them over other vendors? Also, do they have a path > to NG-PON2? > On Jan 15, 2016 9:09 PM, "Gerard Dupont III" <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> We're doing Alphion now. We also have Dasan and ZTE systems in place. >> Plan on migrating them to Alphion sometime this year though. >> >> On Friday, January 15, 2016, Sterling Jacobson <[email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >> >>> What are you using for GPON now? >>> >>> >>> >>> I’m starting to use some of the higher density 48 port Planet switches >>> in active. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Gerard Dupont >>> III >>> *Sent:* Friday, January 15, 2016 7:55 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Planet MGSW-28240F >>> >>> >>> >>> We have a few of those in place for a couple years now in non climate >>> controlled cabinets. This will be the third winter. We're just using cheap >>> chinese bidi optics. Some from fiberstore. Customer sides are >>> mostly MikroTik 2011 or rb260gs. >>> >>> >>> >>> Had some minor issues early on but they were fixed in later l firmware. >>> >>> >>> >>> I can't remember the last time I had to touch them. They've been solid. >>> >>> >>> >>> We've moved to gpon for any new builds or I'd probably still be >>> installing them. >>> >>> >>> >>> Gerard >>> >>> On Friday, January 15, 2016, George Skorup <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Derp, I forgot. What do you have on the other end of the ports? >>> Routerboards with bidi SFPs? We're not sure what we're going to do on the >>> CPE end yet. It's a multi party venture and those guys haven't made up >>> their minds yet, other than each premise will have a pair and they want >>> active ethernet. I mentioned GPON and was told no. So then I said why not >>> do bidi and basically heard crickets. So whatever, I'm just in charge of >>> designing the core network inside their box of requirements. >>> >>> On 1/15/2016 8:12 PM, George Skorup wrote: >>> >>> Excellent. Thanks. >>> >>> On 1/15/2016 8:05 PM, Craig Baird wrote: >>> >>> We have this exact switch in service right now with Fiberstore BiDis. >>> It's never given us any trouble. >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> >>> Quoting George Skorup <[email protected]>: >>> >>> I'm working on a fiber project and was wondering if anyone else has used >>> this Planet switch? >>> http://www.planet.com.tw/en/product/product.php?id=48441 >>> >>> Is Planet picky about SFP modules? I was planing on ordering some cheap >>> single mode modules from Fiber Store to use with this and get the project >>> rolling. Such as: >>> http://www.fs.com/1-25-gbps-gige-1000base-lx-lh-1310nm-20km-dom-industrial-temp-lc-smf-sfp-transceiver-p-37258.html >>> >>> Already ordered the switch, so we'll see what happens. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
