Re: Hardware question

[Kevin Shymkiw via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

Thanks for the info there, I hadn't seen OPS's when I was looking.  My
almost workaround was a 50:50 optical tap, but without backup power it
seemed to only complicate the solution for such a minor gain

On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa> wrote:

> On 6/23/25 17:40, Kevin Shymkiw via NANOG wrote:
>
> - Only available in Copper. - You can't FTW optical since you need an OEO
> conversion
>
>
> An OPS (optical protection switch) can continue to pass light in the event
> of power failure. The only issue is the last state gets locked in, so there
> won't be any failover in case the worker path dies, as that requires power.
>
> Mark.
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