Christopher Morrow <morrowc.li...@gmail.com> writes: > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Robert E. Seastrom <r...@seastrom.com> wrote: >> >> Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappydsl.net> writes: >> >>> I am not familiar with VZ's FIOS network... >>> however I suspect that if they are using a Redback at the Headend, it >>> would allow you to have a 'bridge' network with secure arp >>> settings. (it's a feature that we have seen on Redback's...) >> >> AFAIK Verizon does not use Redback/Ericsson stuff for FIOS and never has. >> >> A cursory survey of two (older, BPON, Tellabs) builds found ethernet >> OUI 00:90:1a, i.e. Juniper ERX. > > yes, all edge boxes for FIOS are ERX... better support for CALEA there > was one of the major drivers.
So it was _one_ of the drivers, but was it a more major driver than "for the love of God, not Redback!"? :) -r