Verizon FiOS - is BGP an option?

Thu Mar 15 01:00:57 UTC 2012

Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists at gmail.com> writes:

> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Robert E. Seastrom <rs at seastrom.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>
> yes, all edge boxes for FIOS are ERX... better support for CALEA there
> was one of the major drivers.

So it was _one_ of the drivers, but was it a more major driver than
"for the love of God, not Redback!"?  :)

-r