[165350] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: subrate SFP?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim Durack)
Fri Aug 30 11:30:46 2013
In-Reply-To: <CAAeewD8H9f_fvPe7915WpHc3hfN=jQrZ78GSOYLDpoSu3vXNwQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 11:30:24 -0400
From: Tim Durack <tdurack@gmail.com>
To: Saku Ytti <saku@ytti.fi>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
I think this is a great idea. Maybe not a huge market, but I would buy
them, instead of having to use dumb transceivers.
It would be interesting to have some other smart SFP options too, like
macsec for example...
Tim:>
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 5:00 AM, Saku Ytti <saku@ytti.fi> wrote:
> I actually emailed RAD, MethodE and Avago yesterday and pitched the idea.
>
> MiTOP is my exact justification why it should technically be feasible.
>
> I guess it would be easier to pitch, if there would be commitment to buy,
> but I don't personally need many units, just 1-2 here and there.
>
>
>
> On 30 August 2013 11:56, Brandon Butterworth <brandon@rd.bbc.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > > There is absolutely no reason that you couldn't deliver 'media
> converter'
> > > or '2 port switch' in a SFP casing
> >
> > Yes, similar devices exist
> >
> > http://www.rad.com/10/SFP-Format-TDM-Pseudowire-Gateway/10267/
> >
> > so it probably just needs more demand
> >
> > brandon
> >
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> --
> ++ytti
>
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Tim:>
