[c-nsp] Cheap 10G between 7600 and Procurve 5406zl

[Phil Mayers]

On 16/03/10 22:54, Lincoln Dale wrote:
> On 17/03/2010, at 12:54 AM, Marian Ďurkovič wrote:
>> [..] Thus, the massive rush towards SFP+ might at the end of the
>> day turn out to be a serious flaw, [..]
>
> you list downsides without giving fair balance to the upsides.
>
> like many things engineering, its often not a case of something being
> better on all counts or being all things to all people. rather its a
> constant tradeoff between competing goals.
>
> certainly if you are most focussed on long-distance optics or DWDM
> then indeed SFP+ is probably not for you.

True, but...

Hearing statements which add up to "this whole transceiver platform 
depends on the transceiver, linecard hardware and firmware interacting 
correctly" may read to some as "we plan on screwing you with expensive 
official cisco transceivers".

It would be good if Cisco were to adopt an official, consistent, 
cross-platform position on non-Cisco transceivers, and one which was 
favourable towards said transceivers provided they are in-spec for that 
transceiver platform.

I think that's about as likely as you open-sourcing IOS though ;o)