[j-nsp] RAD Data Mirici-155 SFP OC3 in MX?

[Serge Vautour]

Hello,

Are you using the FE or GE version? We are using the GE version as we couldn't get the FE version to work. The GE ones are a little more expensive but we were left with no choice. You do have to disable autoneg on the MX.

We have these working on MX960 and MX80 10.4S5.

  4     GIGE 1000LX10     SM    LambdaGain         L04A-1EXT155G     1310 nm 


This particular one is in a DPC 40x1G card. The other end is in an MX80 20x1G MIC. Since it works in an MX80, it should work in a MPC card as well.


Our supplier per-configures all the SFP parameters we want so we don't have to change them ourselves. For this reason we haven't enabled inband mgmt. I can send you a list of parameters we use if you want. Try it back-back before going over your transport system. As long as you have the same parameters on both sides, you should be OK.

Serge



________________________________
 From: Dave hartzell <hartzell at gmail.com>
To: juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net 
Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:14:36 PM
Subject: [j-nsp] RAD Data Mirici-155 SFP OC3 in MX?
 
Hello,

I have been trying to get a RAD Data Communications Mirici-155 SFP to
work in an MX-series box.

The Mirici-155 is an SFP-compatible OC-3 plug-able optic that "looks
and feels" like an Ethernet SFP to the switch or router, except it
takes Ethernet frames and encapsulates them in GFP for SONET delivery
over a WAN.  A small, onboard "server" allows for configuration of
various SONET and Ethernet parameters via HTTP.  The device is much,
much cheaper than POS and works well (when it works).

This SFP works fine in EX, M-series and Cisco switches, but not the MX
(at least not the MX240 I have).  The MX sees the SFP, and everything
looks normal, but we cannot ping the server-agent on the SFP, or pass
frames through the device to a known working far-side.  STP is
disabled.  LLDP/CDP frames won't pass either.

I'm curious if anyone else has experience with these devices, and if
there are some trace or monitor options I can look at to try to figure
this out...

Thanks!

Dave
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