Muni fiber: L1 or L2?

Mon Feb 4 22:56:50 UTC 2013

Jay Ashworth wrote:

>>> In a layer 1
>>> scenario, it means ISP-1 has to physically go and deinstall their
>>> CPE
>>> and disconnect strand from their OLT, and then ISP-2 can do the
>>> reverse
>>> and reconnect evrything to provide services.
>>
>> No. Just say optical MDF.
> 
> Doesn't preclude the need to swap different models of ONTs.

No different from competing ISPs using DSL or PON.

>>> What happens when ISP-1 isn't interested in a quick disconnect and
>>> ISP-2
>>> has to wait days/weeks with end use without service ?
>>
>> You assume ISP-1 quickly stop servicing the end user, don't you?
> 
> I assume everyone will behave, because they're all *the customers of
> me, the municipality*, and they have a vested interest in being good
> actors.

So, if the city is the MDF operator, L1 configuration should
change almost immediately.

> Again, *the city* is the OLT operator, in a L2 scenario, and I will
> flip the customer over almost immediately.

See above.

						Masataka Ohta