Installation guide

GPON and Active Ethernet UI based zNID
72 FTTH Application Guide
Overview of the configuration process
We are using separate procedures to reduce confusion; and though we could
configure each zNID for all services at once and could configure all the
bridges in one step as well, for the sake of clarity in our discussions we will
configure the services one at a time. With the browser-based zNID the order is
not as important. In fact, you can configure the bridges first, then configure
the zNID. Unlike the GPON OMCI management model you can also activate
the browser-based GPON zNID as soon as it is powered up and connected to
the MXK, then build the bridges and configure the zNID without needing to
reboot or resync the zNID (The Active Ethernet solution does not need the
activation step).
For the purposes of presenting each service separately, however, we shall
follow the flow chart, Configuring bridges by service type, page 73, adding
each service one at a time.
We will only need to activate the GPON zNID the first time through, so if you
are setting up only one service, you will need to make sure you have activated
the GPON zNID.
Figure 13: Overview of the configuration process
The bridge type we build depends on the service (data, video, or voice). For
data and video we will use asymmetric bridges. The configuration on the
MXK will be very similar. However on the zNID we will use FastPath, so the
packets will bypass the zNID’s network processor.
For the voice service we will use a TLS bridge. TLS bridges are better suited
for upstream initiated calls because in the worst case scenario you will always