----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean-Francois Mezei" <jfmezei_na...@vaxination.ca>
> On 13-01-29 22:03, Leo Bicknell wrote: > > > The _muni_ should not run any equipment colo of any kind. The muni > > MMR should be fiber only, and not even require so much as a generator > > to work. It should not need to be staffed 24x7, have anything that > > requires PM, etc. > > This is not possible in a GPON system. The OLT has to be carrier neutral > so that different carriers can connect to it. It is the last point of > aggregation before reaching homes. Just another reason I wouldn't touch GPON with a 10 meter pole. > Otherwise, you would need to run multiple strands to each splitter box > and inside run as many splitters as there are ISPs so that one home an > be connect to the splitter used by ISP-1 while the next home's strand > is connected to another splitter associated with ISP-2. This gets > complicated. Yeah, no, 3-pair home-run from each prem to the frame. > Just because it is a municipal system does not mean that it has to be > municipal employees who run the OLT and do the maintenance of the fibre > plant. It can very well be a private company comtracted by the city to > provide carrier neutral services to any ISP who wants to connect. Correct, and it likely would. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA #natog +1 727 647 1274