RE: FTTH CPE landscape

[Eric Wieling <EWieling () nyigc com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Ashworth [mailto:jra () baylink com]
> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 1:47 PM
> To: NANOG
> Subject: Re: FTTH CPE landscape
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Owen DeLong" <owen () delong com>
>
> > > It differs from a bridge in that *it requires a chunk of routable IP
> > > space to put behind it*, and a route to go there. For the specific
> > > situation I posited, a consumer connection, you can get a static IP,
> > > but you *will
> > > not* get routable space; you have to go to a business connection for
> > > that, at 2-4 times the cost.
> >
> > That really depends on the ISP, doesn't it?
>
> Sure.  If you'd prefer, substitute "large, consumer ISP -- on the order of
> Verizon DSL or Road Runner".  Both of those have told me that in the past,
> and, these days, I don't think they're unrepresentative of the common case.

Knology DOCSIS (residential) here in Huntsville uses a bridged CPE, Arris brand.  I like that, as I can use my own 
router and handle any NAT if I want.