----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Helms" <khe...@zcorum.com>
> I've done open access networks for several cities and _today_ the cleanest > situations by far (that I've seen) had the city handling layer 1 and 2 > with the layer 2 hand off being Ethernet regardless of the access > technology used. Yes; when we did this back in '12, that was my proposal: city handles layer 2 aggregation and the ONTs, and we'll hand you off 1q ethernet... or, if you really *want* to put gear in our rack room, we'll cross-connect you to the relevant fibers, and let you handle layer 2 yourself. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274
