No, I thought the post was just speaking about FTTH, not specifically PON. On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 4:34 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:
> That speaks GPON? > > *From:* Jason McKemie > *Sent:* Monday, March 27, 2017 3:28 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] FTTH install practices > > RB260GS units currently, although I may be switching due to availability. > > On Monday, March 27, 2017, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Whose ONTs do you use? Calix does not have a POE version as far as I >> know. >> >> *From:* Jason McKemie >> *Sent:* Monday, March 27, 2017 2:24 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] FTTH install practices >> >> I've been using outdoor ONTs, powered via PoE. I splice at the side of >> the house, and put up a splice tent if necessary. >> >> Another option would be using pre-terminated drop cable with storage on >> the side of the house for leftover slack. I have not seen anyone keep >> enough slack on the side of the house to get all the way out to a >> truck/trailer. >> >> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Do you guys typically use an outdoor ONT or indoor? I see pros and >>> cons. >>> >>> If it's outdoor I assume it's POE powered and you just run CAT5 into the >>> house, correct? >>> And inside your NID enclosure I imagine you splice your drop cable into >>> a pigtail with a factory end. That seems like the simplest, cleanest way >>> to me. >>> >>> On the other hand, I'm finding at least some vendors (Alphion) who only >>> sell indoor ONT's. So in that case, I'm thinking the splice enclosure goes >>> INSIDE the house because you're splicing to an indoor tight buffered patch >>> cable which I run to the ONT. >>> >>> On the third hand, if the NID enclosure is outdoors, then I need slack >>> loops big enough to bring the enclosure (or splice tray) inside a truck to >>> work on it, whereas I could splice in the customer's basement without an >>> issue, so maybe I only need 10' of slack down there. >>> >>> I guess I'm dumping my thoughts so those of you with more experience can >>> criticize my wrong headed thinking and tell me what the right choices are >>> before I f*** this up. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
