[c-nsp] X2 to GigE

[Phil Pierotti]

I'm guessing that Skeeve is looking for the HP equivalent of this delightful
module from Cisco:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps7077/product_data_sheet0900aecd805bbee3.html

Phil P

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Lincoln Dale <ltd at cisco.com> wrote:

> Skeeve Stevens wrote:
>
>> Hey All,
>>
>> I am looking at using a HP 10GbE switch with X2 slots.... but only X2 - no
>> GigE.
>>
>> I want to uplink this into a Cisco switch - SFP slot.
>>
>> Since Cisco uses X2 as well, I am wondering if there is any X2 devices
>> that I can put into the HP that can cross connect into a SFP GigE slot on a
>> Cisco.
>>
>>
> Steve,
>
> you'd not understanding layer 1 here.
>
> * GBIC, X2, SFP, Xenpak, SFP+, XFP are transceiver types.
> * LC/SC are cable connector types for optics
> * MM (FDDI grade, OM1, OM2, OM3), SM are fiber types.
>
> SFP is generally used for gigabit (1G), X2 is generally used for 10G.
> from a cabling perspective if this is all local within a single site then
> generally it would be MM fiber, if its new, suggest you go with OM3.
> can't remember connector type on X2, think its SC like a GBIC?  if so, then
> a LC/SC patch will connect the two.
>
> but you'd probably need a 10G interface to connect it in, which implies
> something on the Cisco end that is SFP+, X2, SFP, Xenpak.  i.e. NOT SFP.
>
>
> cheers,
>
> lincoln.
>
>
>
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