[c-nsp] Will UDLD work with converters ?

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Fri, Oct 02, 2009 at 09:36:19AM -0400, Jeff Fitzwater wrote:
> Is there any issues with running UDLD with TX to Fiber converters at  
> each end of a gig cisco to cisco link?   We are just over the distance  
> budget with the 10KM optics.

As far as I remember, Cisco will never do UDLD on TX ports.

We'd stay away from converters, and better get 3rd-party ZX optics 
instead.  Converters are always trouble (autosensing yes/no?  will it
properly signal 'link down' when there is a problem with the other
side? etc.).

gert
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