I guess when I started I was using Occam, and they always referred to customer equipment as the ONT, and the switch as the OLT.
On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 5:03 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, I guess when someone says ONT or ONU, I think they mean GPON. That > is not necessarily so. > On AE, I would call the far end a media converter but PON does not have a > monopoly on the ONT term. > > *From:* Jason McKemie > *Sent:* Monday, March 27, 2017 4:00 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] FTTH install practices > > 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >
