[c-nsp] Non Cisco SFP

[Blake Dunlap]

This is exactly the opposite of my experience. The Cisco branded
optics are generally the problem supporting dom properly, or have
interoperability issues in their own gear, while the generics + a
programmer are generally more reliable, far cheaper, and far more
usable across the different platforms due to the Cisco attempts at DRM
for a standardized interface.

-Blake

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 8:46 AM, Warren Jackson <wrjack1971 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sure, no problem!
>
> 1)  Lack of Cisco support.  You will find yourself behind the eight-ball
> dealing with the TAC if you have these in your chassis.  Sounds like a
> small deal, but I for one don't have the time to deal with it.
> 2)  Cost.  If you buy through a Cisco gold provider then you are going to
> get a good price on the optics, enough to where the difference pays off in
> support, as these can been wrapped in through your smartnet converage.  If
> you have optics from another vendor you are dealing with their support and
> Cisco support, keeps things simple. Makes it worth paying the bit extra you
> would pay.  We aren't talking about thousands of dollars difference in
> price here.
> 3)  Who?  Which SFP manufacturer(s) would you recommend besides Cisco?
> 4)  Several of the Cisco SFP's provide the show tranceiver telemetry that
> aid in troubeshooting the physical layer, which you won't get with the
> off-market brand tranceivers.
>
> Just my 2 cents based on my experience.  How about the rest of you guys?
>
> -Warjack
>
> On Mon Feb 02 2015 at 11:37:59 AM Jared Mauch <jared at puck.nether.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> > On Feb 2, 2015, at 11:16 AM, Gert Doering <gert at greenie.muc.de> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > On Mon, Feb 02, 2015 at 03:29:41PM +0000, Rick Martin wrote:
>> >> I am glad to see this thread, we are on the cusp of making the plunge
>> into aftermarket optics
>> >
>> > Whatever "aftermarket" optics are - I would not go and by *used* optics,
>> > because that's about the only thing in modern hardware that truly ages,
>> > aka "optics burn out over time".
>>
>> Agreed, general use optics shouldn’t cost you more than $300, and that is
>> being quite generous.
>>
>> If you wanted to program your own optics, apparently you can get one of
>> these new raspberry pis:
>>
>> http://eoinpk.blogspot.com/2014/05/raspberry-pi-and-
>> programming-eeproms-on.html
>>
>> It includes a link at the bottom for how to program the optics to be
>> ‘cisco compatible’.
>>
>> - Jared
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