[c-nsp] Will UDLD work with converters ?

[Brian Johnson]

I don't believe you can do UDLD on TX (copper) interfaces. Even if you
could, the MCs would make this not very useful.

Generally speaking... make sure the MC does this for you. :)


Brian Johnson
Converged Network Engineer (CCNP, ENA)
Dickey Rural Networks


> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Fitzwater
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 8:36 AM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] Will UDLD work with converters ?
> 
> 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.
> 
> 6500 TX port--- to fiber converter--- 18KM fiber--- to converter---
> back to TX port on 3750.
> 
> We are looking at the converters because the Cisco ZX optics are very
> expensive and the converters with 30KM optics are much cheaper than
> the 60 KM ZX optics.
> 
> Thanks in advance...
> 
> 
> Jeff Fitzwater
> OIT Network Systems
> Princeton University
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