The Brothers WISP – GPON vs Active Ethernet

This special cast has Greg, Tommy C, Ole, Brett, and Brad chat about the basics of GPON and how it compares to Active Ethernet. This is all about delivering fiber to the customer and there is a LOT of information in here. It is a longer episode, but we don’t finish everything, so let us(More)…

This special cast has Greg, Tommy C, Ole, Brett, and Brad chat about the basics of GPON and how it compares to Active Ethernet. This is all about delivering fiber to the customer and there is a LOT of information in here. It is a longer episode, but we don’t finish everything, so let us know what we missed for the follow up episode.

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This week we talk about:

Define GPON

Define Active Ethernet

How does GPON work-splitters/oversubscription/ONT/OLT

How strong is vendor lock-in on GPON

Vendor cost vs support game

Who can you call for help

What is XGSPON

What is FEC

Cabinet types

Cabinet locations

GPON vs XGSPON speeds

GPON in the MDU vs copper cabling

ONT with wifi vs ONT with standard router

Distance from OLT to customers

Distance between customers

How TDMA works in GPON

Tools

Splicers

Cleavers

Locate kits

OTDRs

VFLs

Cleaners

Pigtails vs mechanical connections

Scopes

Live fiber monitoring

APC vs UPC connections

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