My previous employer is also using the vendor formerly known as Hatteras.
On 25 January 2013 18:07, Neil J. McRae <n...@domino.org> wrote: > So I deployed actelis at colt - excellent box with great manageability - > at BT we use Hatteras which also works well. > > Neil > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 25 Jan 2013, at 15:58, "Simon Lockhart" <si...@slimey.org> wrote: > > > On Fri Jan 25, 2013 at 01:27:06PM +0000, Ben Ward wrote: > >> I'm looking for low-cost, fairly dumb ADSL/EFM DSLAMs, data only, > capable > >> of user-side VLANs. Some of the 24-port 1u devices look suitable, but > I'd > >> be interested in chassis too. > > > > Interesting timing, because I'm going through exactly the same > investigation > > at the moment, althrough more on the ADSL than the EFM side. > > > >> We have a number of Zhone MXK319s already deployed. The early days of > >> deploying them were rage-filled with an inconsistent cli, off-by-one > bugs > >> and their occasionally forgetting how to do switching, but as long as > you > >> don't touch them them they just sit there. > > > > I had a long discussion with Zhone's recommended reseller in the UK (The > Kenton > > Group) this morning. They have pointed me at both the MXK-319, and also > their > > 1U 48 port boxes (DSL/Voice only) - MX-150 and MXP-150. On the EFM side, > they > > also recommended the Actelis Networks products. > > > > http://www.microtel.co.uk/products/?cat=69 > > > > One thing which did surprise me is that the MXK-319 (even when fully > populated > > with 72 port ADSL2+ cards) works out more expensive per port than the > MX-150. > > Okay, you have a slightly lower support overhead with having thing in one > > chassis with one management interface, but I can work around that when > we do > > the integration into our OSS/BSS backend systems. > > > > I was also looking at the Zyxel products (as mentioned by Neil) - they > have > > comparable products to the Zhone ones - IES-1248 for a 1U 48 port > DSLAM/MSAN, > > and the IES-5000 for a chassis based solution, which has a similar range > of > > linecard option to the Zhone (including ADSL2+ and SHDSL/EFM). I've not > yet > > managed to speak to Zyxel or a reseller about these yet (any recommended > > sales contacts?). Based on pricing found via google, the Zhone and Zyxel > are > > a similar price point. > > > > The bloke from Kenton Group that I spoke to wasn't particularly > complimentary > > about the Zyxel products (but then, he was trying to sell me the Zhone > stuff). > > > > Simon > > > > > > >
