[c-nsp] SFP consolidation GLC-*/SFP-* => GLC-* (Vlans on an ASR9000)

[Nick Hilliard]

On 06/01/2012 07:11, Klaus Kastens wrote:
> Basically GLC-* only (i.e. GLC-SX-MM + SFP-GE-S => GLC-SX-MMD).
> 
>     SFP features on new Product IDs:
>     - Backward compatible
>     - Digital Optical Monitoring
>     - UDI compliant
>     - PbFree
>     - Extended temperature range of operation (-5°C to 85°C)
> 
> This almost looks like the specs from the SFP-*, no idea why the chose
> the GLC-* SKU instead of the SFP-*.

Hadn't seen this, but it is a good long term strategy - I'm glad that
someone in Cisco has finally decided to take the plunge.


Although, according to the transceiver compatibility matrix, there are
still a pile of products which don't explicitly support the GLC-*D
transceivers yet, even though the sfp-* and old-style glc-* SKUs are
scheduled to be phased out by July of this year.  Hope the backwards
compatibility is good, because transceivers can do odd things from time to
time.

Nick