ONTs

[Dave Taht <dave.taht () gmail com>]

Does anyone have any insight as to the OS and overall capabilities of
various ONT's? Traffic shaping/QoS and statistics?

On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 12:01 PM Shawn L via NANOG <nanog () nanog org> wrote:
> Yes.  In our scenario the ONT is basically an ethernet bridge and provides a SIP end-point for calls.  There are 
> models that have the router built-into them as well, but we've chosen not to use them at this point.
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> The battery we install is designed to run the voice portion for ~ 8 hours (customers are offered a longer run-time 
> battery for an additional fee).  There's some sensor wires from the ONT to the UPS so that we know when power is out, 
> the battery is low or needs to be replaced, etc.  It also tells the ONT to turn off ethernet services when the power 
> is out to preserve battery for the phone portion.  Though that behavior can be changed in software.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Michael Thomas" <mike () mtcc com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 2:48pm
> To: nanog () nanog org
> Subject: Re: home router battery backup
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> On 1/12/22 10:54 AM, Shawn L via NANOG wrote:
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> In $dayjob I work for a telco that deploys fiber to the home.  If we are providing voice services over fiber a 
> battery backup is installed (we maintain) that powers the customer's phone in the event of a power outage.  It does 
> not power their router, etc.  99% of the customers do not install a UPS for their router, etc.  We try to explain 
> that to customers, but we still get calls that they can't get on the Internet when their power is out.
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> So your voice is part of the modem which isn't a router? I assume it uses IP for voice.
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> Mike



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