Ha! it sounds like when i was attempting to get pair-bonded installed. nobody at century link even knew the capability existed, more less for a residential account.
They really need to improve their internal training.
I guess you don't have a cap if you have a 1Gbps plan, my mistake.
Can you get that?
Good question.
CL's normal FTTP deployments are GPON. I have always been curious about the tech they are using for the gigabit deployments. GPON is technically capable of provisioning 1000/1000 ports, but the contention ratio on the upstream would be ridiculous. My assumption has been that it's Ethernet, but a 2014 Adtran PDF discusses the CL account and seems to imply (to me at least) that it's done on GPON. If this is true, I'm curious how they're managing this -- usually you'll want to plan for more than one customer to be capable of using their connection at once, but perhaps the rules are different when we're talking gigabit connections (still risky, because what about simultaneous speed tests).
Also of note is that CL is engaging Adtran for this. Previous FTTP deployments have all been Calix as far as I'm aware. If they're engaging other equipment vendors, I can only assume they intend to expand the gigabit deployment.
A CL tech told me that new houses in Snoqualmie, WA are connected with gpon and can get 1Gbps. He installs the same Technicolor C2000T modem that I use for VDSL at their houses, connects to the WAN port not the phone ports, then connects the HPNA coax to their inside coax wiring for the tv service.
I'm fairly certain that upper management is finally getting the hint that fiber is really the only way to go at this point.
It seems as all of the pair-bond/FTTH modems also have VoIP ports on them as well, so this may be a sign that they're thinking of going the AT&T route and just going all IP with everything and to me that's a welcome change at this point.
They should be able to pull the old copper down, recycle it and just slap some fiber up and they'd be future proofing the network for several generations ahead and will be able to slap cable in the face if done right.
But then again, this is CenturyLink so who knows what they'll actually decide to do
I guess you don't have a cap if you have a 1Gbps plan, my mistake.
Can you get that?
Good question.
CL's normal FTTP deployments are GPON. I have always been curious about the tech they are using for the gigabit deployments. GPON is technically capable of provisioning 1000/1000 ports, but the contention ratio on the upstream would be ridiculous. My assumption has been that it's Ethernet, but a 2014 Adtran PDF discusses the CL account and seems to imply (to me at least) that it's done on GPON. If this is true, I'm curious how they're managing this -- usually you'll want to plan for more than one customer to be capable of using their connection at once, but perhaps the rules are different when we're talking gigabit connections (still risky, because what about simultaneous speed tests).
Also of note is that CL is engaging Adtran for this. Previous FTTP deployments have all been Calix as far as I'm aware. If they're engaging other equipment vendors, I can only assume they intend to expand the gigabit deployment.
As far as I can tell, they are still using Calix too unless they abandon them this year. They won a Calix innovation award in 2013 and Calix has been working closely with the Omaha deployment. Calix confirms the deployment is GPON.
A CL tech told me that new houses in Snoqualmie, WA are connected with gpon and can get 1Gbps.
I live in a new house (build 2012) in Snoqualmie, WA and I have CenturyLink FTTH. I had the service installed November last year (2013) and the box on the side of my house has Calix hardware in it. I have 100/50 service and I'm very happy with it.
As far as I can tell, they are still using Calix too unless they abandon them this year. They won a Calix innovation award in 2013 and Calix has been working closely with the Omaha deployment. Calix confirms the deployment is GPON.
They are definitely working with Adtran as well, since that PDF makes references to the gigabit product (specifically "Lightspeed Broadband," not just "this equipment can support gigabit"). My guess is they just want to have another equipment vendor available. Qwest historically used a lot of Adtran equipment while pre-Qwest CL seems to have used Calix.
The GPON info is interesting. Curious if anyone's run into congestion on the upstream side, but I suspect the sample size isn't large enough to get any real info here. And I wonder what their split ratio is, when they're doing 1000M upstream on a 1.2G upstream PON.
I live in a new house (build 2012) in Snoqualmie, WA and I have CenturyLink FTTH. I had the service installed November last year (2013) and the box on the side of my house has Calix hardware in it. I have 100/50 service and I'm very happy with it.
That may be the case now (I don't know) but if you read the linked PDF, it is clear some of their work with Adtran is intended for residential GPON customers.
No. I asked the tech about faster speeds when he was here and he told me that they first need to upgrade the bandwidth going into the main office in North Bend. They are in the process of doing that but there was no ETA.
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