Thanks all. The Calix E7-2 and Zhone MXK-194 seem like good options for GPON, we will look further at these two.
Cheers On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 5:14 PM, Eugeniu Patrascu <[email protected]>wrote: > On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 6:18 AM, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> We are looking at doing a small FTTP deployment in a community of about 30 >> homes and I'm searching for options regarding access layer hardware. >> >> Initially we thought of a simple point-to-point ethernet setup with >> 1000Base-BX to each premises and a 48-port access switch. However, finding >> an appropriate piece of hardware has proven challenging because of our >> requirement of a 60+ degrees Celcius operating temperature (due to outdoor >> cabinet placement). >> >> The only one I found that meets the temperature requirement was Cisco's ME >> 2600X with 44 SFP ports, 4 SFP+ and 65degC max, but it's a bit pricey for >> our liking. Other offerings from HP (5800-24G-SFP), Juniper (EX4550), >> Brocade (CES-2048F) were nice, but all only had 40-45degC max operating >> temp. >> >> I'm interested to see what other people are doing for these types of small >> setups. Does anyone know of any other reasonably priced access switches, >> 32+ SFP ports, and able to withstand 60degC or higher operating >> temperature? >> >> We are also considering GPON, but given that we would only need one >> interface for such a small deployment, most of the hardware out there >> seems >> like overkill. Are there good small OLTs? >> >> > For your particular case, you might want to look at industrial ethernet > switches with IP67 enclosure specs. > > From Cisco you can look at IE3000 series. They can do VLANs, routing, have > SFP ports for uplinks. > > Another option would be the OCTOPUS series from Belden, they claim -40C to > +70C degrees operating temperature. > > Regards, > Eugeniu >
