[187120] in North American Network Operators' Group
Arista optics
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alex Forster)
Wed Jan 20 11:39:26 2016
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From: Alex Forster <alex@alexforster.com>
To: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:39:21 +0000
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Hi everyone!
I'm trying to get buy-in to go with Arista for some new infrastructure, but=
the Arista optics just aren't in the ballpark for us at "proof-of-concept"=
volume. In Cisco-land, we've had great success using Finisar optics, and t=
hey've been an easy "sell" to management since many Cisco optics are just r=
ebranded Finisar's.
The relevant Arista optics I'm looking at are QSFP-100G-LR4 and SFP-10G-LR.=
Does anybody know what supplier(s) manufacture these optics for Arista? Al=
ternatively, does anyone have any experience using third-party comparable o=
ptics (especially the 100G) in the battlefield?
Since optics sales are pretty cut-throat, I do ask that you disclose if you=
have a financial interest in any of your suggestions.
Thanks!
Alex Forster
