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Re: Typical warranty for generic DWDM transceivers


From: Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:26:20 -0400


On Aug 20, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Tim Durack <tdurack () gmail com> wrote:

The vendor-locked optics issue cause more trouble than it is worth. There
really needs to be some kind of "aftermarket" ruling on network equipment,
something along the lines of:


I've had interoperability issues with first party optics with first party equipment that isn't seen with 3rd party.

I do wish more people would put pressure on their vendors on this topic.

Simple text in your RFP/RFI requiring all SFF-8472 fields to be usable, sticking their "stuff" in their part of the 
EEPROM, but basing operations on the MSA fields not their own elements.

- jared

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