>>> >>> >>> Hi Steve, >>> >>> I actually have an 887VA-W myself and have been using the built in VDSL >>> controller for a couple of years now without any problems. >> >> Haroldo, >> >> >> Do you see any noticeable difference in sync performance? >> >> One of the concerns raised by some of my colleagues about doing a wires >> free service is the requirements in compatibility between chipset vendors, >> and personally speaking in the past (with Cisco 8xx specifically) on >> ADSL2/2+ was pretty challenging with different chipsets in different >> CPE/DSLAMS. >> Also need to ensure future chipset compliance with a potential vectoring >> roll out. >> >> >> Regards, >> Neil. > > The issue was in the 870s with a wierd interaction between the Alcatel modem > chipset "STMI" and the Huawei MSAN "IFTN" > > Cisco moved to Broadcom chipsets for their newer kit which have proven to be > *much* better both in the 800 series and in the HWIC > The 870 issue was solved ages ago. Cisco released updated firmware for the Alcatel chipset and it works fine. We still have loads of these deployed and behaving very well. They've got a poor reputation as a result of this but they don't really deserve it.
Mike
