Re: FTTx Active-Ethernet Hardware

[Ammar Zuberi <ammar () fastreturn net>]

Hi,

Generally, I haven’t seen many issues. I see our home Internet slow down once in a while, but I doubt its anything to 
do with the Planet devices but more so with the way the provider operates their network.

Ammar

> On Feb 10, 2015, at 7:05 PM, Ray Soucy <rps () maine edu> wrote:
>
> Thank you, this is useful information.  From your perspective as a
> user, do things seem fairly stable?
>
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Ammar Zuberi <ammar () fastreturn net> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Here in Dubai they have a wide FTTH deployment (almost 80% of homes and offices) with almost no copper in the 
> > service provider networks.
> >
> > They use these Planet devices in every deployment I've taken a look at so far.
> >
> > Ammar
> >
> > > On 10 Feb 2015, at 6:42 pm, Ray Soucy <rps () maine edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > Price and functionality-wise Planet MGSW-28240F and GSD-1020S look
> > > pretty close to what I'm looking for.  Anyone have real experience
> > > with using them on a large scale?  Performance?
> > >
> > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net> wrote:
> > > > Check out Mikrotik, Planet and TP-Link.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----
> > > > Mike Hammett
> > > > Intelligent Computing Solutions
> > > > http://www.ics-il.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > >
> > > > From: "Ray Soucy" <rps () maine edu>
> > > > To: "NANOG" <nanog () nanog org>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 7:31:22 AM
> > > > Subject: FTTx Active-Ethernet Hardware
> > > >
> > > > One thing I'm personally interested in is the growth of municipal FTTx
> > > > that's starting to happen around the US and possibly applying that
> > > > model to highly rural areas (e.g. 10 mile long town with no side
> > > > streets, existing utility polls, 250 or so homes) and doing a
> > > > realistic cost analysis of what that would take.
> > > >
> > > > What options are out there for Active-Ethernet hardware. Ideally
> > > > something that could handle G.8032 and 802.1ad in hardware for the
> > > > distribution side (24 or 48-port SFP metro switch) and something
> > > > inexpensive for the access side but still managed (e.g. a 4-port
> > > > switch with an SFP uplink supporting Q-in-Q).
> > > >
> > > > I'm really looking for something cheap to keep costs down for a
> > > > proof-of-concept. The stuff from Cisco and even Ciena is a bit more
> > > > expensive than my target.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ray Patrick Soucy
> > > > Network Engineer
> > > > University of Maine System
> > > >
> > > > T: 207-561-3526
> > > > F: 207-561-3531
> > > >
> > > > MaineREN, Maine's Research and Education Network
> > > > www.maineren.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ray Patrick Soucy
> > > Network Engineer
> > > University of Maine System
> > >
> > > T: 207-561-3526
> > > F: 207-561-3531
> > >
> > > MaineREN, Maine's Research and Education Network
> > > www.maineren.net
>
>
>
> -- 
> Ray Patrick Soucy
> Network Engineer
> University of Maine System
>
> T: 207-561-3526
> F: 207-561-3531
>
> MaineREN, Maine's Research and Education Network
> www.maineren.net