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. > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Michael Thomas" <m...@mtcc.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 2:48pm > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: home router battery backup > > > > On 1/12/22 10:54 AM, Shawn L via NANOG wrote: > > 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. > > So your voice is part of the modem which isn't a router? I assume it uses IP > for voice. > > Mike -- I tried to build a better future, a few times: https://wayforward.archive.org/?site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.icei.org Dave Täht CEO, TekLibre, LLC
