[c-nsp] Fibre Channel over SDH STM64

[Phil Bartlett]

This will also provide you with the functionally you require

http://www.sorrentonet.com/wp-content/uploads/SN-LXODC2-2015.pdf

With the added benefit that it will encrypt the traffic @ AES-256  if required 

It also supports data rates up to Gen 5 FC (16G)

Phil Bartlett
Comtek Network Systems (UK) Ltd
+44 7794 907171

Sent from my iPhone

> On 7 Jul 2015, at 02:40, Jared Mauch <jared at puck.Nether.net> wrote:
> 
>    I would have to imagine something like this would be up your alley:
> 
> http://www.mrv.com/sites/default/files/datasheets/us_pdfs/mrv-fd-dmr10g.pdf
> 
>    This should take an 8G fiber channel SFP+ and allow it to come out
> in a 10G SDH framing.  Reverse on the other side and it "should" just work.
> 
>    - Jared
> 
>> On Tue, Jul 07, 2015 at 08:46:52AM +1000, Feedly Reader wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I was looking for some insight around carrying 8G Fibre Channel data over
>> third party P2P links. We would like to connect Fibre Channel switching to
>> each other between two locations and the only available options are 10G
>> Ethernet or an SDH link provided by local carrier. They will not provide
>> dark fibre or wavelength for us to use.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I have looked in to using Nexus 5600 and carrying 8G FC as FCOE traffic over
>> 10G Ethernet. However, this requires another switching device (Nexus 5600)
>> between the two Fibre Channel Switches (MDS 9200). 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I have also looked in to using FCIP, which is the currently the only option
>> we can do without having another set of devices.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> So, it is possible to carry 8G FC traffic over STM64 transparently, possibly
>> using a transponder card or have I lost the plot?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> cisco-nsp mailing list  cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
>> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
> 
> -- 
> Jared Mauch  | pgp key available via finger from jared at puck.nether.net
> clue++;      | http://puck.nether.net/~jared/  My statements are only mine.
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-nsp mailing list  cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/