Re: Verizon FiOS - is BGP an option?

[Joseph Snyder <joseph.snyder () gmail com>]

I will just say no on all parts of this current part of the conversation and leave it at that.

- j

Curtis Maurand <cmaurand () xyonet com> wrote:

On 3/14/2012 9:00 PM, Robert E. Seastrom wrote:
> Christopher Morrow<morrowc.lists () gmail com> writes:
>
> > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Robert E. Seastrom<rs () seastrom com> wrote:
> > > Faisal Imtiaz<faisal () snappydsl net> writes:
> > >
> > > > I am not familiar with VZ's FIOS network...
> > > > however I suspect that if they are using a Redback at the Headend, it
> > > > would allow you to have a 'bridge' network with secure arp
> > > > settings. (it's a feature that we have seen on Redback's...)
> > > AFAIK Verizon does not use Redback/Ericsson stuff for FIOS and never has.
> > >
> > > A cursory survey of two (older, BPON, Tellabs) builds found ethernet
> > > OUI 00:90:1a, i.e. Juniper ERX.
> > yes, all edge boxes for FIOS are ERX... better support for CALEA there
> > was one of the major drivers.
> So it was _one_ of the drivers, but was it a more major driver than
> "for the love of God, not Redback!"? :)
the last I knew, Verizon was an Alcatel house for switching and Alcatel 
managed to get tcp/ip into their switching gear. so I'm left to wonder.

--C