[c-nsp] SFPs (Third party) - ordered "standard" LH, but got "ZX"

Jared Mauch jared at puck.nether.net
Mon Jul 6 15:15:37 EDT 2015


> On Jul 6, 2015, at 4:50 AM, CiscoNSP List <CiscoNSP_list at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Everyone,
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> As per title....ordered a bunch of our usual single mode SFP's. and they are badged as LH, but when inserted into router/switch, they report as ZX.....can I connect our LH to the new ZX ones (I dont have a router/switch handy to test), and have to ship them interstate.....but obviously dont want to if they are no compatible with our existing LH SFP's

Oh one more thing:  I’ve noticed that some 10KM SFPs come as 20km capable:

Date Code: 150213 
1000Base-LX
extended compliance_code 0
Distances:
	SMF - 20 km
	SMF - 20000 meters
	OM4 - 320 meters
Wavelength: 1310.00nm

It’s possible that the router interprets >10km as ZX.

- Jared


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