Re: XGS-PON/GPON vendor with PoE ONTs

[Brandon Martin <lists.nanog () monmotha net>]

On 6/19/24 09:30, Karsten Thomann via NANOG wrote:
> As the ONT should all be using OMCI, any reason not using Zhone ONT with
> another OLT Vendor to avoid the CLI issue?
> Or are they that special and don't work with other OLT?

I know with GPON, there are some nuances in the OMCI that cause frequent 
issues with interoperability between ONT and OLT vendors.

I believe many of these were resolved with XGSPON, but you should 
consult your OLT vendor.  At minimum, expect to potentially into a 
situation where you cannot bulk upgrade the ONT firmware from the OLT 
over the OMCI but instead have to do it with L3 connectivity to each ONT.

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Brandon Martin