[c-nsp] Catalyst 2970 and third-party SFPs

[Sascha E. Pollok]

> > with LX/LH and SX SFPs. These are made by Finisar. The distributor
> > claims that this is going to work. They said they tested them thoroughly
> > in every possible combination and they expect them to work.
>
> They do not have any cisco labels at all? I ask this because there are
> quite a lot of optics that still bear the label of its manufacturer as
> well as the vendor of the switch equipment who OEMed it.
>
> Also, there are 3rd party cisco coded SFPs out there, I guess the cisco
> CRC algorith leaked or was reverse engineered so others could do cisco
> compatible SFP optics.

Well, these SFPs we have here (that are supposed to work - but, no 2970TS
switches arrived, yet) have only the Finisar label on it. No Cisco
labels.

I am going to have further information as soon as the switches arrive.

Sascha