[115873] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: OEMs for X2 10G LAN PHY optics
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam Rothschild)
Fri Jul 10 17:26:36 2009
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:25:43 -0400
From: Adam Rothschild <asr+nanog@latency.net>
To: Duane Waddle <duane.waddle@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <80e7195b0907101121o15ee4e5ex4b16d29268db1bbf@mail.gmail.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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On 2009-07-10-14:21:49, Duane Waddle <duane.waddle@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am searching for opinions on OEMs of X2 form factor 10G LAN PHY
> optics. We've found that most router/switch vendors mark these
> particular items up significantly just to provide their own
> sticker/EEPROM ID. As such, we'd prefer if we can to procure from the
> OEM (or their reseller). Is this a situation where any company who's
> a signatory to the MSA produces suitable modules, or are there
> particular OEMs to prefer (or avoid)?
>
> If it matters, the prime platform we're looking to plug optics into is
> the WS-X6708-10G module for a 6500/7600.
I'd suggest looking at FluxLight (www.fluxlightinc.com) for this.
Their sales and support process is nothing short of stellar, and
pricing is a fair medium between "paying too much for vendor optics"
and "fly-by-night eBay imports".
To wit, all of their products Just Worked without ever needing Cisco's
infamous 'service unsupported-transceiver' vendor lock override.
-a
