[184733] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: sfp "computer"?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jason Biel)
Fri Oct 16 08:29:06 2015
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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 07:29:02 -0500
From: Jason Biel <jason@biel-tech.com>
To: Jerry Jones <jjones@danrj.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
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Or Arista
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 6:50 AM, Jerry Jones <jjones@danrj.com> wrote:
> A different approach would be use one of the newer switches from Juniper
> and run right on the RE if you have those in your network
>
>
> On Oct 15, 2015, at 9:24 PM, Baldur Norddahl <baldur.norddahl@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Does anyone make a SFP with a system on chip "computer" that you can run a
> small embedded linux on?
>
> I am sure it can be done because I have a "GPON stick" which is basically a
> ONU with a small embedded Linux all on a SFP module. Does get fairly hot
> however.
>
> My application is to run some small things that I feel is missing in my
> switches/routers. Plug in this imaginary "SFP computer" to enhance the
> switch with a small Linux. The SFP slot provides both networking and power
> to the device.
>
> Regards,
>
> Baldur
>
>
--
Jason
