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

[Jay Hanke]

IIRC, The link budget isn't as strong as a 10 km Single mode.

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:42 AM, v <vekt0r7 at gmx.net> wrote:
> Thanks!
> Are there any differences or disadvantages compared to a "real" SFP+ port?
> (apart from the breakout cable that is)
>
>
> Regards,
> v
>
>
> Am 2016-03-17 um 13:15 schrieb 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.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> 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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