[j-nsp] 3rd optics on MX/EX/SRX

Nick Ryce nick at fluency.net.uk
Wed Jun 26 16:46:14 EDT 2013


We can't speak highly enough of Flexoptix.  Very well priced SFP's and you
can even buy a box which can program them to look like sfp's from most of
the current hardware vendors.

DOM is also on their optical SFP's too.

Nick

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On 26/06/2013 21:21, "Jed Laundry" <jlaundry at jlaundry.com> wrote:

>Branch SRX works fine, however (and I haven't looked at this in detail
>enough), "show interfaces diagnostics optics" on SRX650 with 3rd party
>optics isn't very reliable. I've had two cases where an optic that read
>-12db rx on an EX port, moved 1m to the SRX (same fibre patch, no bends
>and
>no change at the other end) suddenly showed -27db. Another optic shows
>-18db rx over a 5km link, where testing with a power meter says it's a 3db
>loss.
>
>
>On 27 June 2013 06:47, Paul Stewart <paul at paulstewart.org> wrote:
>
>> We've used "third party" optics with MX, M, EX, SRX, and J with no
>> issuesŠ. The closest issue I've come across was some 1000BaseT optics
>>that
>> didn't fit properly (the optic was slightly narrower than the opening
>> leaving too much "wiggle room") but they will workedŠ
>>
>> The optics we have been using are "Prolabs"
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>> On 2013-06-26 1:25 PM, "Robert Hass" <robhass at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi
>> >I have only experience with MX platfrom where I can use third party
>>optics
>> >without any issues.
>> >
>> >We're going to buy also some SRX and EX gear. Are EX/SRX accept third
>> >party
>> >optics without any issues or we need any special coding ?
>> >
>> >Rob
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