optical split tap? Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc.
> On Aug 29, 2018, at 8:42 PM, Chris Fabien <ch...@lakenetmi.com> wrote: > > We have done 3 cabinets with cheapo AE (planet switches) and two sites with > cheapo GPON(ZTE). We will be continuing to deploy GPON going forward. > > For us, the biggest advantage are ability to use small strand count cable > which saves cost on material and also lets you serve a larger radius from a > cabinet with the same size feeder cables (same # of strands in cabinet). And > larger radius served means less power feeds to pay for and worry about backup > power for. > > We push the strand savings to the extreme using the optical tap split method, > and often serve many miles of homes using 18 cents per foot 12F drop cable. > >> On Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 3:04 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> If you have one strand going out there, you hang a switch and give all 30 >> homes active E. >> >> Each home needs a drop. >> So you have to connect the drop to either a splitter or an SFP. >> >> With AE you will have to power the switch but then you have no shared >> bandwidth, it has market cache vs shared bandwidth old fashioned GPON etc... >> >> >> >> From: Colin Stanners >> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:57 PM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Ufiber >> >> That's the main reason, and it branches into upgradeability. If a new >> 30-house subdivision appears in a field a few miles from your headend, and >> you have a spare 10 strands going out there, you only need to use 2-3 >> strands instead of running new 48-strand cable the whole way. >> >>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 1:53 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >>> So, other than the obvious strand count advantages, why would you use this >>> vs active ethernet? >>> >>> From: Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:04 PM >>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Ufiber >>> >>> It works fine. We have it in 2 subdivisions. >>> It is brain dead simple to configure. >>> >>> Since it “Just Works” there isn’t a lot to configure. The ONU (cpe) can >>> run in bridge or router mode. I’m not sure what the routing/NAT speeds are >>> capable of but it will do 1G in bridge mode without breaking a sweat. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim Bouse >>> Owner - Brazos WiFi >>> 979-985-5912 >>> http://www.brazoswifi.com >>> >>> >>> >>> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Jason McKemie >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:17 PM >>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <Af@af.afmug.com> >>> Subject: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Ufiber >>> >>> >>> >>> Does anyone actually have this equipment in a production environment? I >>> have a test setup, just haven't heard much discussion about it so I thought >>> I'd check with the group. >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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