[119659] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: [c-nsp] is a DWDM SFP a DWDM SFP?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ML)
Wed Nov 25 11:27:16 2009
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:26:05 -0500
From: ML <ml@kenweb.org>
To: Bill Blackford <BBlackford@nwresd.k12.or.us>,
"nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <6069A203FD01884885C037F81DD75080173D69596A@wsc-mail-01.intra.nwresd.k12.or.us>
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Bill Blackford wrote:
> I do not believe that Juniper keys their optics. My experience with this is limited though. I am able to get third-party optics to work just fine in EX switches.
>
> bblackford@wsc-asw-02-1> show chassis hardware
> Hardware inventory:
> Item Version Part number Serial number Description
> Chassis BH0208188142 EX3200-24T
> FPC 0 REV 07 750-021261 BH0208188142 EX3200-24T, 8 POE
> CPU BUILTIN BUILTIN FPC CPU
> PIC 0 BUILTIN BUILTIN 24x 10/100/1000 Base-T
> PIC 1 REV 04 711-021270 AR0209216364 4x GE SFP
> Xcvr 0 NON-JNPR FFX20H700284 SFP-SX
> Power Supply 0 REV 02 740-020957 AT0508119769 PS 320W AC
> Fan Tray Fan Tray
>
> As you can see it identifies the Xcvr as non-Juniper.
>
>
> On the Cisco side, I have a Vertex 1310M GLC-LH-SM that is working fine in a 3560G.
>
> -b
>
Correct me if I'm wrong but there are good and bad 3rd party SFPs. The
good ones being the SFPs with their EEPROM set to appear to be Cisco kit.