[108027] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: favourite XFP supplier?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam Rothschild)
Mon Sep 22 17:38:58 2008
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:38:46 -0400
From: Adam Rothschild <asr+nanog@latency.net>
To: Joe Abley <jabley@hopcount.ca>
In-Reply-To: <B0CE77FB-1035-46A5-AD04-855E32DF839E@hopcount.ca>
Cc: nanog <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
On 2008-09-22-15:01:35, Joe Abley <jabley@hopcount.ca> wrote:
> Anybody have a preferred supplier for 10GE XFPs, multimode and
> singlemode?
Fluxlight (www.fluxlightinc.com) is good source for 10GBASE-SR and LR
XFPs. They tend to keep an inventory, often able to ship on the day
of order; their web store works; they run a reputable shop, and are
fully understanding of "I'll need a tracking number ASAP, otherwise
the facility you're sending them to might reject the shipment" -- all
in all, a real win.
If you have a Dell Premier account, you might want to check there, as
they usually have XFPs listed at steep discount...
If you're looking for exotics, such as ZR-D (DWDM), going with a
Finisar reseller is a safe bet. I've had particularly good dealings
with Cube Optics AG. (Fair warning: these are tougher to source on
short notice.)
HTH,
-a
