FTTH CPE landscape

Fri Aug 5 18:04:26 UTC 2011

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Ashworth [mailto:jra at baylink.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 1:47 PM
> To: NANOG
> Subject: Re: FTTH CPE landscape
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Owen DeLong" <owen at delong.com>
> 
> > > It differs from a bridge in that *it requires a chunk of routable IP
> > > space to put behind it*, and a route to go there. For the specific
> > > situation I posited, a consumer connection, you can get a static IP,
> > > but you *will
> > > not* get routable space; you have to go to a business connection for
> > > that, at 2-4 times the cost.
> >
> > That really depends on the ISP, doesn't it?
> 
> Sure.  If you'd prefer, substitute "large, consumer ISP -- on the order of
> Verizon DSL or Road Runner".  Both of those have told me that in the past,
> and, these days, I don't think they're unrepresentative of the common case.

Knology DOCSIS (residential) here in Huntsville uses a bridged CPE, Arris brand.  I like that, as I can use my own router and handle any NAT if I want.