FYI Mikrotik just announced an SFP GPON module for their routers - http://www.campbell.co.nz/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25&products_id=781
 
 
Stuart Campbell {scampbell@campbell.co.nz}
Regarding:
 
 >>  How far are you going to trust all these devices?
 >>
 >>  https://w00tsec.blogspot.de/2015/11/arris-cable-modem-has-backdoor-in.html
 >>  ?m=1
 >>
 >>  The one gpon device with which I am somewhat familiar.... runs an
 >>  embedded 2.6.32 kernel, with no patches for the past 3 years.
 >>
 >>  Dave Täht
 >>  Let's go make home routers and wifi faster! With better software!
 >>  https://www.gofundme.com/savewifi
 >>
 >>  On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:17 AM, Peter Lambrechtsen <peter@crypt.co.nz>
 >>  wrote:
 >>  >
 >>  > On Nov 20, 2015 4:03 PM, "Paul Adshead" <paul.adshead@gmail.com> wrote:
 >>  >>
 >>  >> Each of the ONT's get programmed with a Chorus-known ID (and I'm
 >>  guessing
 >>  >> login). Are all of these unique ID's (- essentially hostnames?) needed
 >>  for
 >>  >> day-to-day operation, or only for remote administration, etc? I note
 >>  each
 >>  >> site install tells you NOT to move the ONT to a new premise should you
 >>  move,
 >>  >> which I'm guessing means Chorus are expecting a certain ONT ID number
 >>  to be
 >>  >> on the end of a certain circuit. Having the optical network terminating
 >>  on
 >>  >> non-Chorus gear, would most likely cause a heap of issues.
 >>  >
 >>  > Yes. The installers set the GPON SLID which is another completely
 >>  different
 >>  > number from the RemoteID.
 >>  > The SLID will only work on one PON port.
 >>  >
 >>  > Really Jed has it right. The ONT should be LFC supplied and owned gear.
 >>  Then
 >>  > as a RSP then you can get on with just dot1q tags over PPPoE/IPoE, DEI
 >>  bits
 >>  > or DHCP Relays and the other things that are super easy and never take
 >>  any
 >>  > complexity to implement.
 >>  >
 >>  > Adding layer 1 issues ontop of all the other issues sounds like a hiding
 >>  to
 >>  > nothing. Is installing an ONT really such an issue??
 >>  >
 >>  >>
 >>  >> Regards,
 >>  >> Paul Adshead.
 >>  >>
 >>  >> On 20 November 2015 at 09:34, Ray Taylor <ray@ruralkiwi.com> wrote:
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>> My main complaint about the turris omnis is lack any FXS voice port.
 >>  >>> Removing wifi isn’t really an option - I would prefer the wifi to be
 >>  >>> built on to the main pcb to save costs rather than a pcie card.
 >>  >>> There also doesn’t appear to be a 24v POE output on the WAN port or
 >>  any
 >>  >>> external battery backup connector.
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>> So they have effectively eliminated most ISPs from being bulk
 >>  customers.
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>> A $100 router doesn’t scare me much if it performs well, can be
 >>  screwed
 >>  >>> to the wall etc. But it needs those features listed above for us as an
 >>  ISP
 >>  >>> to want to issue it to customers.
 >>  >>> Sure you can add an ATA and that battery backup product that an NZ
 >>  >>> company made for UFB installs but that is all extra wires.
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>> Ray Taylor
 >>  >>> Taylor Communications
 >>  >>> ray@ruralkiwi.com
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>> Napier: 06-929-9082
 >>  >>> Waipukurau: 06-928-0549
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>> -----Original Message-----
 >>  >>> From: Dave Taht [mailto:dave.taht@gmail.com]
 >>  >>> Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2015 10:09 p.m.
 >>  >>> To: Jed Laundry
 >>  >>> Cc: Tristram Cheer; Ray Taylor; davey@latte.net.nz; Daniel Christie;
 >>  >>> NZNOG@list.waikato.ac.nz
 >>  >>> Subject: Re: [nznog] nzwrt redux?
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>> A couple notes:
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>> People are complaining about the pricepoint for the turris omnis.
 >>  >>> *with sales volume* that pricepoint decreases. Also, my thought was it
 >>  >>> would go out "bare" for the basic gpon connection, no wifi cards, case
 >>  with
 >>  >>> a customized label...
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>> Secondly, merely proving out/building a box that CAN do gpon well does
 >>  >>> not go "oh god optics" - it establishes what can be done with
 >>  validated
 >>  >>> hardware and software and makes room for cost-reductions to follow.
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>> What would it take to tackle the latter?
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>> Dave Täht
 >>  >>> Let's go make home routers and wifi faster! With better software!
 >>  >>> https://www.gofundme.com/savewifi
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 8:14 AM, Jed Laundry <jlaundry@jlaundry.com>
 >>  >>> wrote:
 >>  >>> > Hi Daniel, Davey, Ray, Tristram,
 >>  >>> >
 >>  >>> > On 19 November 2015 at 13:04, Tristram Cheer <t@uber.co.nz> wrote:
 >>  >>> >>
 >>  >>> >> Under the current UFB structure there is no scope for RSP supplied
 >>  or
 >>  >>> >> end user supplied pluggable optics
 >>  >>> >>
 >>  >>> >
 >>  >>> > That's not true - we've come *very* close to having naked/glass BS4
 >>  >>> > connections, but we've yet to actually install one, because every
 >>  time
 >>  >>> > it's Really Happening, it's "argh optics, too hard need service
 >>  >>> > tomorrow, give me copper plzkthxbai".
 >>  >>> >
 >>  >>> > On 19 November 2015 at 17:18, Davey Goode <davey@latte.net.nz>
 >>  wrote:
 >>  >>> >>
 >>  >>> >> Alu do an ont on a sfp, I was talking to some chorus people a year
 >>  +
 >>  >>> >> back about them Would be awesome if they released them especially
 >>  for
 >>  >>> >> business connections
 >>  >>> >>
 >>  >>> >
 >>  >>> > Optic compatibility & scale of deployment are also two of the
 >>  reasons
 >>  >>> > why we haven't pursued SFP ONTs - because then if I supply the
 >>  optic,
 >>  >>> > you have to make it work in your kit; and then when it doesn't work
 >>  we
 >>  >>> > argue until all the beer money has been spent on test equipment and
 >>  >>> > lab time. If we can't get it working with simple Ethernet, what hope
 >>  >>> > do we have with GPON?
 >>  >>> >
 >>  >>> > Note: opinions are my own, etc etc.
 >>  >>> >
 >>  >>> > Thanks,
 >>  >>> > Jed.
 >>  >>>
 >>  >>>
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 >>  >>
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