[j-nsp] Single Fiber SM SFP

[Eric Van Tol]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:juniper-nsp-
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Keegan Holley
> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 11:03 AM
> To: Brendan Mannella
> Cc: juniper-nsp
> Subject: Re: [j-nsp] Single Fiber SM SFP
> 
> Have you tried Juniper?  I have used cisco 1G sfp's with EX's in the past
> so
> 10G should probably work as well.  The only issue is that "sh chassis
> hardware" will read unknown.  Maybe I don't understand the question but
> Juniper sells sfp's for it's gear the same way cisco does.  They are
> probably even made by the same companies.
> 

Unless you like being price-gouged where it hurts the most by Juniper, I'd suggest looking at third-party vendors like MRV or Finisar for SFPs.  MRV makes DOM-enabled SFPs that work in Juniper equipment and they are 1/10th the price of Juniper's branded SFPs at the same or better quality.  I have never encountered any issue where Juniper saw that non-J SFPs were installed and wouldn't provide support.  However, if the problem is the SFP itself, then obviously they won't support it.  That's why spares are good to have around.  With the money you save by buying MRV or Finisar, you can have spares *and* go on a Caribbean cruise.

-evt