[186891] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: GPON vs. GEPON
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Hammett)
Fri Jan 8 13:53:57 2016
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 12:53:16 -0600 (CST)
From: Mike Hammett <nanog@ics-il.net>
To: Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com>
In-Reply-To: <38A83167-3D18-4A7A-90A3-74EB3FA3C4F7@delong.com>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>, nanog-isp@mail.com
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I think that was Josh's point, that 5 GHz will likely deliver better RF per=
formance than 2.4 (despite physics) due to the amount of interference in 2.=
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Owen DeLong" <owen@delong.com>=20
To: "Josh Reynolds" <josh@kyneticwifi.com>=20
Cc: "NANOG" <nanog@nanog.org>, nanog-isp@mail.com=20
Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 12:46:37 PM=20
Subject: Re: GPON vs. GEPON=20
> Count in oversubscription rates for residential, and consider that most=
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> people, despite what they say or think, will end up on 2.4GHz wireless in=
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> the home due to 5GHz sucking more than a room away - that ends up being a=
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> very scalable solution for residential service.=20
Um=E2=80=A6 5GHz works a lot better from one end of my house to the other t=
han 2.4Ghz=20
due (in large part) to this fact=E2=80=A6 Almost every one of my neighbors =
is using=20
various 2.4GHz devices including about 45 external SSIDs visible from the=
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center of my house using the on-board antenna of an ESP8266 board from Adaf=
ruit.=20
The noise floor and congestion on 2.4GHz in many urban settings, especially=
here=20
in Silicon Valley makes 5Ghz a much better option in any home where people =
are=20
smart enough to pay attention to the difference.=20
OTOH, since the WiFi consortium took away the ability for consumers to easi=
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differentiate (it=E2=80=99s all =E2=80=9Cn=E2=80=9D or =E2=80=9Cac=E2=80=9D=
now regardless of frequency) and you have=20
to really read the fine print on the side of the box to find a 5Ghz capable=
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WAP at your local big box store, most consumers end up on 2.4Ghz because th=
ose=20
are the least expensive routers on the shelf.=20
Personally, I don=E2=80=99t mind this, but I think the 2.4Ghz prevalence ha=
s more to do=20
with consumers not knowing what they are buying than it does with performan=
ce.=20
Owen=20
