Re: Smaller node boxes? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19682572 en Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:34:07 EDT Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:34:07 EDT Re: Smaller node boxes? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19682572 tmc8080 :
said by tater_gunz See Profile :

said by dmeyer See Profile :

This is just a guess as I've not actually been inside one of them, and the YouTube video of inside the VRAD has "suspiciously" been removed recently.
Your guess is absolutely correct!

- Tate

They could probably make the rest of the vrads smaller as well.. this is first generation AT&T refrigerator dslams..
No doubt that when Verizon finally switches to gpon.. the ONT's will be half the size..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19682572 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:46:49 EDT Re: Smaller node boxes? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19681977 tater_gunz :
said by dmeyer See Profile :

This is just a guess as I've not actually been inside one of them, and the YouTube video of inside the VRAD has "suspiciously" been removed recently.
Your guess is absolutely correct!

- Tate

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Happiness is an OC-48 in your basement...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19681977 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:03:56 EDT Re: Smaller node boxes? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19680874 dmeyer : The fiber components are just a small part of a DSLAM/VRAD. What takes up a lot of the space is the power components like the batteries, fans, security mechanisms, etc... and all the rest is for cross connects for all the copper pairs. Then there's all the switching gear and misc electronics. This is just a guess as I've not actually been inside one of them, and the YouTube video of inside the VRAD has "suspiciously" been removed recently.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19680874 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:57:33 EDT Smaller node boxes? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19679163 tmc8080 : So, will we see smaller node boxes any time soon?
Loads of customers in AT&T land really don't like the exploding refrigerators of death creating eye sores across the land.. this would also be great if central offices that serve 15-20k customers could operate at half the square footage that it already does and need maybe 1/2 the workers to maintain.

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