-----Original Message----- From: Jay Ashworth [mailto:jra@baylink.com] Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 1:47 PM To: NANOG Subject: Re: FTTH CPE landscape
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From: "Owen DeLong" <owen@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.