[c-nsp] X2 optics (Re: Making SUP720 cope better under BGP load)

[Mikael Abrahamsson]

On Sun, 9 Dec 2012, Nick Hilliard wrote:

> Inexplicably, Cisco have continued with their lovefest for X2 optics on 
> the newer sup2t line cards rather than conforming with the industry 
> standard of sfp+ or xfp.

It's because it's enterprise gear, and from what I'm told, enterprise has 
lovefest with multimode fiber and needs bulky optics to handle LX4 to get 
sufficient reach on their legacy cable plants.

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se