[c-nsp] Routing design question

Tassos Chatzithomaoglou achatz at forthnet.gr
Mon Oct 15 11:02:50 EDT 2007


Hi Michael,

Have a look at the BX SFPs:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/interfaces_modules/transceiver_modules/compatibility/matrix/OL632702.html

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Tassos

Michael K. Smith - Adhost wrote on 15/10/2007 5:52 μμ:
> Hello Tassos:
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-
>> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Tassos Chatzithomaoglou
>> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 3:49 AM
>> To: Lincoln Dale (ltd)
>> Cc: Gert Doering; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Routing design question
>>
>> Hi Lincoln,
>>
>> If i remember right, there are some SFPs that use a single fiber for
>> both tx/rx.
>>
>> Does UDLD help in such cases? Is there a possibility for a problem in
>> only one direction?
>>
>> --
>> Tassos
>>
>>
> 
> The device would have to support the SFP and, since the transmit and
> receive are on different wavelengths, UDLD could be coded to respond to
> it in the same way it responds to transmit and receive on different
> interface ports.  However, I don't think Cisco supports these optics in
> their switching platform.  Please someone correct me if I'm wrong!  I've
> seen these devices as transceivers that feed back to the device over
> UTP.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mike
> 
> 



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