[j-nsp] EX4600: Splitting up one QSFP+ port into four SFP+ ports?

[Bill Blackford]

I haven't done this with an EX4600, but it is most likely the same. You need a 40G optic and an MTP breakout cable that plugs into the optic and splits out into 8 strands of LC or SC or whatever flavor you need. 

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> On Mar 17, 2016, at 03:40, v <vekt0r7 at gmx.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am interested in buying an EX4600 and curious about the QSFP+ ports. My question is the following:
> Can the QSFP+ ports really be split up into four fully featured SFP+ ports? Are there any caveats or disadvantagas to this approach?
> 
> I'm asking because the EX4600 costs just as much as the EX4550 (which has 32 SFP+ ports). If we could split up the QSFP+ ports on the EX4600 to have 40 fully featured SFP+ ports that would be awesome.
> 
> Regards,
> v
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