I love sarcasm. . Jaime Solorza On Apr 18, 2015 11:38 AM, "Jason McKemie" <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote:
> I think that was a joke :) > > On Saturday, April 18, 2015, Gino Villarini <g...@aeronetpr.com> wrote: > >> Btw, who says PON instead of POE? >> >> Gino A. Villarini >> @gvillarini >> >> >> >> On Apr 18, 2015, at 12:59 PM, "ch...@wbmfg.com" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> >> Yeah, some people say PON some say POE... same diff... >> >> On a serious note, pon reach is many times limited by timing rather than >> optical power. >> You can always use erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA) but you would >> have to have one in each direction with the appropriate optical filters >> etc. >> >> The best way to extend the reach of a pon network, is to put the pon card >> out near the end in its own cabinet. >> >> *From:* Gino Villarini >> *Sent:* Saturday, April 18, 2015 10:53 AM >> *To:* mailto:af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] PON extenders/repeaters >> >> Let me clarify, >> >> Looking into devices that extend the reach of a GPon network, GPon >> repeaters. >> >> Gino A. Villarini >> @gvillarini >> >> >> >> On Apr 18, 2015, at 12:47 PM, Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I heard a Moxa engineer talk about using their industrial switches >> with fiber Turbo ring ports to extend distance using fiber in high EMI RFI >> plant for defense contractor. Just an idea >> >> Jaime Solorza >> On Apr 18, 2015 10:16 AM, "Gino Villarini" <g...@aeronetpr.com> wrote: >> >>> What? >>> >>> Gino A. Villarini >>> @gvillarini >>> >>> >>> >>> > On Apr 18, 2015, at 12:06 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > We've done some home-grown variants. They work pretty well; the >>> farthest we've extended ethernet so far is about 1400 feet. >>> > >>> > The challenge is getting enough power at the remote end. The really >>> long one, we used a 56V POE at the near end, then a DC-DC converter at the >>> far end to bring the voltage down to something the CPE can handle. That one >>> has been operational now for about 6 months. >>> > >>> > bp >>> > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>> > >>> >> On 4/18/2015 8:54 AM, Gino Villarini wrote: >>> >> Anyone has any experience with such devices? >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Gino A. Villarini >>> >> President >>> >>