Re: Greenfield Access Network

2014-08-01 Thread Robert Drake
On 7/31/2014 12:07 PM, Colton Conor wrote: 1. The article mentioned DHCP doesn't do the other part of what PPPoE or PPPoA does, which is generate RADIUS accounting records that give us the bandwidth information. So that’s one of the main challenges in switching to a DHCP based system. So, how do

Re: Greenfield Access Network

2014-07-31 Thread Colton Conor
.zcorum.com/wp-content/uploads/Why-Should-I-Move-from-PPPoA-or-PPPoE-to-DHCP.pdf >>>>> >>>>> Depending on your OLT vendor you can either use their built in port >>>>> isolation or QinQ tagging, both are reliable and scalable, just ask your >>>>> vendor which is the best option for your spe

Re: Greenfield Access Network

2014-07-31 Thread Scott Helms
esses and avoid the need for CGN altogether. >>>> Having said that, have you tested your OLTs and ONTs for IPv6 >>>> interoperability? If they don't handle it well then you're going to have >>>> to think about alternatives like 6RD ( >>>> http://en.wikipedia

Re: Greenfield Access Network

2014-07-31 Thread Colton Conor
gt;> of the DHCP daemon itself. Otherwise you might want to look at commercial >>> products designed for the service provider market like Incongito's BCC and >>> Cisco's BAC (CNR replacement) >>> >>> http://www.incognito.com/products/broadband-comm

Re: Greenfield Access Network

2014-07-31 Thread Scott Helms
;> information about domains you control (are authoritative for). The first >> needs good performance, availability, and scalability since your customers >> will use your caching name servers constantly. Most people can run BIND at >> your scale, again if you have someone with Linux experience, but there

Re: Greenfield Access Network

2014-07-31 Thread William Herrin
On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Colton Conor wrote: > If a new operator or city is building a greenfield access network from the > ground up, Hi Colton, We just had a long discussion in this forum to the effect that if a city builds a greenfield access network, it would be best limi

Re: Greenfield Access Network

2014-07-31 Thread Colton Conor
Roland, I agree with everything you mentioned in your email. No matter how much money and resources you have, if you don't have the talent and people required to get the job done the project will fail. There a many outfits, like Scotts for example, that will handle most all of these issues for an

Re: Greenfield Access Network

2014-07-31 Thread Roland Dobbins
On Jul 31, 2014, at 8:23 PM, Colton Conor wrote: > Is a firewall needed in the core? No, quite the opposite: > How would you build a access network from the ground up if you had the > resources and time to do so? I'd hire folks who have experienc

Re: Greenfield Access Network

2014-07-31 Thread Colton Conor
rings out there both as cloud hosting and > local deployments. Your backbone provider will also often have caching > name servers your customers can use, but the quality varies quite a bit. > You can also, especially at first, leverage some of the free offerings > like Google's D

Re: Greenfield Access Network

2014-07-31 Thread Scott Helms
to do so) BCP 38. Scott Helms Vice President of Technology ZCorum (678) 507-5000 http://twitter.com/kscotthelms ------------ On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Colton Conor wrote: > If a new operator or city is building a greenfield access networ

Greenfield Access Network

2014-07-31 Thread Colton Conor
If a new operator or city is building a greenfield access network from the ground up, what software and hardware is needed in the core network to provide and manage residential and business internet services similar to the likes of AT&T, Comcast, and Google Fiber? Television and Telephone serv