[159088] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: why haven't ethernet connectors changed?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Herrin)
Fri Dec 21 11:24:50 2012
In-Reply-To: <CAAAwwbX_0FWvKcdrzAxx1Q2bH193ToTf_wV_-_jw2fDvpGXwcQ@mail.gmail.com>
From: William Herrin <bill@herrin.us>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:22:18 -0500
To: Jimmy Hess <mysidia@gmail.com>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 12:16 AM, Jimmy Hess <mysidia@gmail.com> wrote:
> At which point the 8P8C connectors on desktops and laptops changes
> from RJ45 to
> SFP+ cage with LC connector, or direct-attach SFP+ between
> laptop and "active" fabric extender in the nearby wall jack; fed
> by fiber, with 10G-SR optical...
Don't bet on fiber to the desktop making any inroads before Amp's
patents on their Lightcrimp Plus system expire. They're the only ones
to get close to making field termination of fiber a casual task with a
low barrier to entry and they're dead set on making the Iomega
mistake.
Regards,
Bill Herrin
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