Verizon FiOS - is BGP an option?

Thu Mar 15 00:14:08 UTC 2012

Faisal Imtiaz <faisal at snappydsl.net> writes:

> I am not familiar with VZ's FIOS network...
> however I suspect that if they are using a Redback at the Headend, it
> would allow you to have a 'bridge' network with secure arp
> settings. (it's a feature that we have seen on Redback's...)

AFAIK Verizon does not use Redback/Ericsson stuff for FIOS and never has.

A cursory survey of two (older, BPON, Tellabs) builds found ethernet
OUI 00:90:1a, i.e. Juniper ERX.

-r