[160623] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Muni fiber: L1 or L2?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Warren Bailey)
Sat Feb 9 19:45:57 2013
From: Warren Bailey <wbailey@satelliteintelligencegroup.com>
To: Masataka Ohta <mohta@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp>, Jason Baugher
<jason@thebaughers.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:45:40 +0000
In-Reply-To: <5116E61F.9060902@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>, "Robert E. Seastrom" <rs@seastrom.com>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Japan has fiber optic internet all figured out, however cable dressing 101
was a class everyone skipped.
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/1653/Japan+Optic+Fiber+Internet.html
On 2/9/13 4:13 PM, "Masataka Ohta" <mohta@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp>
wrote:
>Jason Baugher wrote:
>
>> You are seriously saying I should hire a translator to tell me what your
>> document says?
>
>You don't have to, as you are not seriously interested in the
>topic.
>
>BTW, it is not my document but an article in a famous online
>magazine.
>
>> How about you point out a reference
>> written in a language common to North America, since this IS NANOG.
>
>Feel free to do so.
>
>> Anyone here doing or know someone doing 4-1 or 8-1 splits, in a typical
>> American town? I believe most people were talking about areas <50000
>> population.
>
>The figure of 3.68-1 is by NTT.
>
>> Our main cost is labor. Fiber, fdh, splitters, etc... are marginal.
>
>You never forget labor cost.
>
>Installing more lengthy drop cable, in addition to trunk cable,
>means more labor.
>
>Installing a bulky PON closure with splitter means more labor.
>
> Masataka Ohta
>
>
