[c-nsp] SFP vs. GBIC development

[Arnold Nipper]

On 11.07.2005 15:01 Church, Chuck wrote

> Cisco people mostly,
>  
>     According to
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_data_shee
> t09186a008014cb62.html , there are some new SFPs out that'll use xWDM to
> allow 2 switches to connect over 1 strand of fiber.  Other SFPs allow
> use of 100FX for longer distance over multimode.  These two technologies
> would be of great use to our company in the line of work we do - large
> LANs on government campuses.  Any idea of when these things might show
> up on the GBIC side of things, or are SFPs the way of the future?
>  

You may want to have a look at 
http://www.apacoe.com.tw/APAC/ShowProduct.aspx?CategoryID=11

BiDi GBICs ranging from 10km to 60km.



Arnold
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Arnold Nipper, AN45