[j-nsp] Real World M7i Experience...

[Kevin Oberman]

> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:29:07 +0100
> From: Daniel Roesen <dr at cluenet.de>
> Sender: juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> 
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 12:20:21PM -0600, Tony Mumm wrote:
> > The GigE on the M7i is a SFP optical interface.  I don't believe
> > they have the option to use copper.
> 
> Well, at least there are SFPs out there for copper. No idea wether
> they would work in a Juniper... this is probably plain policy matter,
> not a technical one. I may be wrong though.

Last week Juniper folks assured us that copper SFPs were fine. Unlike
most other router vendors, Juniper does not object to using SFPs, GBICs
and XENPACKs from other sources. Even ITU colored units should work, if
you can find them.
-- 
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
E-mail: oberman at es.net			Phone: +1 510 486-8634