Jason Baugher wrote: > You are seriously saying I should hire a translator to tell me what your > document says?
You don't have to, as you are not seriously interested in the topic. BTW, it is not my document but an article in a famous online magazine. > How about you point out a reference > written in a language common to North America, since this IS NANOG. Feel free to do so. > Anyone here doing or know someone doing 4-1 or 8-1 splits, in a typical > American town? I believe most people were talking about areas <50000 > population. The figure of 3.68-1 is by NTT. > Our main cost is labor. Fiber, fdh, splitters, etc... are marginal. You never forget labor cost. Installing more lengthy drop cable, in addition to trunk cable, means more labor. Installing a bulky PON closure with splitter means more labor. Masataka Ohta