Cheap indeed.  Too bad they don’t offer the RB in the same form factor.  

From: Adam Moffett 
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2018 1:33 PM
To: af@af.afmug.com 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Active E on the cheap

By the way Chuck, Mikrotik makes an outdoor, PoE powered media converter.  Not 
sure if you've seen it:
https://mikrotik.com/product/RBFTC11

I have not used it.  I believe it's unmanaged.  It's certainly cheap enough.



On 10/8/2018 3:02 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:

  Pretty nice.  What is the price?
  What will it talk to on the other end?

  Sure could come in handy where you want to mix pon and AE.  

  From: Gino A. Villarini 
  Sent: Monday, October 08, 2018 12:54 PM
  To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
  Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Active E on the cheap

  Any comments on this?

   

  10G OLT SFP+ for Ethernet SFP cages:

   

  
http://tibitcom.com/wp-content/assets/Tibit-Universal-OLT-SFP-Product-Brief-v1.0.pdf

   

   

   

  From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com on behalf of Adam Moffett 
mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com
  Reply-To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto:af@af.afmug.com
  Date: Monday, October 8, 2018 at 2:50 PM
  To: mailto:af@af.afmug.com mailto:af@af.afmug.com
  Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Active E on the cheap

   

  Sometimes I've had an ethernet connection be "up" but not pass any traffic.  
I feel better if there's something I can ping at layer3 on the other end.

  If I'm being fair, I'd say that condition isn't super common, and when it 
happens you can fix it by resetting either end.  As long as the customer is 
trained to reboot the media converter maybe it's ok.



  On 10/8/2018 2:43 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:

    If it is up and nothing more than a bridge, you should be able to do 
everything you want to do from the NOC I would think?  Am I naive?

     

    From: Adam Moffett 

    Sent: Monday, October 08, 2018 12:39 PM

    To: af@af.afmug.com 

    Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Active E on the cheap

     

    I have a bias against unmanaged devices.  I want to be able to prove 
there's connectivity all the way to the customer prem without having anyone 
physically there.  For $60-100 you can have a router or a managed switch.

    With ethernet is it sufficient to have an "up" on the switch interface?

    I also suppose if they're unmanaged they can't be hacked and don't need 
firmware upgrades.  I could be convinced, but like I said, I have a bias. 



    On 10/8/2018 12:47 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:

      https://www.fs.com/products/35333.html

       

      It has storage specs to –20C.  Not sure why operating temps are 0C on the 
lower end.  But if it is inside an enclosure it will self heat.  

      $23 plus the $9 SFP.  

      https://www.fs.com/products/37922.html

       

      $32 plus enclosure.  Pretty low cost per customer doing it this way.  

       

      I know Sterling uses MTs for much the same thing, but if I remember he 
cannot get the one he likes any longer.

      I like this as there is zero config here.  Dumb media converter.  Put all 
your smarts at your router or switch.  





     


----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    -- 
    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

Reply via email to