[j-nsp] 2.5 gig SFP modules?

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> Has anyone tried to use 2.5 gig SFP's with Juniper M-series as a drop 
> in replacement for regular 1 gig SFP's?  The goal is to be able to 
> have a 2.5 gig link between an M10i and an M120 over a regional 
> optical network.  Does this sort of thing work?

You can find multirate SFPs that handle both 1 Gig and 2.5 Gig just
fine. But that probably won't help you - if you have a 1 Gig regular
Ethernet PIC it won't run at 2.5 Gig, period.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no