When you say fiber, is it Ethernet? If you just want layer 2 and a media converter, Mikrotik is a super good answer.
On Thu, Nov 23, 2023 at 12:19 AM Christopher Hawker <ch...@thesysadmin.au> wrote: > Hi Ross, > > I've found these Mikrotik devices to be excellent and reliable: > > CRS310-8G+2S+IN: 8 x 2.5G copper ethernet ports, 2 x SFP+ cages, > rack-mountable. Uses a single DC barrel-jack. > https://mikrotik.com/product/crs310_8g_2s_in > CRS305-1G-4S+IN: 4 x SFP+ cages, dual DC barrel-jack ports for redundant > power, 1 x 1G copper ethernet port for OOB management. > https://mikrotik.com/product/crs305_1g_4s_in > CRS310-1G-5S-4S+OUT: 4 x SFP+ cages, 5 x SFP cages, 1 x 1G copper ethernet > port for OOB management, can be mounted outdoors. > https://mikrotik.com/product/netfiber_9 > > MSRP on all three are at or below $249.00 so are priced quite reasonably. > If you only need SFP+ cages I'd opt for the CRS305-1G-4S+IN. > > Regards, > Christopher Hawker > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* NANOG <nanog-bounces+chris=thesysadmin...@nanog.org> on behalf of > Ross Tajvar <r...@tajvar.io> > *Sent:* Thursday, November 23, 2023 3:41 PM > *To:* North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org> > *Subject:* CPE/NID options > > I'm evaluating CPEs for one of my clients, a regional ISP. Currently, > we're terminating the customer's service (L3) on our upstream equipment and > extending it over our own fiber to the customer's premise, where it lands > in a Juniper EX2200 or EX2300. > > At a previous job, I used Accedian's ANTs on the customer prem side. I > like the ANT because it has a small footprint with only 2 ports, it's > passively cooled, it's very simple to operate, it's controlled centrally, > etc. Unfortunately, when I reached out to Accedian, they insisted that the > controller (which is required) started at $30k, which is a non-starter for > us. > > I'm not aware of any other products like this. Does anyone have a > recommendation for a simple L2* device to deploy to customer premises? Not > necessarily the exact same thing, but something similarly-featured would be > ideal. > > *I'm not sure if the ANT is exactly "layer 2", but I don't know what else > to call it. >
