Re: Hardware question

[Dan Mahoney via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

Sorry for the top post, it’s all my phone can do and I’m away from my terminal.

A prior (defunct) job made a bunch of appliances that failed over into bypass mode and we used Portwell ABN 102 cards 
for this, it looks like Portwell is in the business of making lots of different type types of bypass cards, including 
copper and fiber.

-Dan

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> On Jun 23, 2025, at 12:05, Warren Kumari via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM, Kevin Shymkiw <nanog () lists nanog org>
> wrote:
>
> > I have seen several Fail To Wire (FTW) switches in the past. I never found
> > them to be worthwhile, personally for a few reasons
> >
> > - Only available in Copper. - You can't FTW optical since you need an OEO
> > conversion
>
> Actually, you can, and a bunch of people make bits to do this sort of
> thing. It involves micro-mirrors and a solenoid to direct signal out
> through one of N ports.
>
> Here is an example from BlackBox
> https://www.blackbox.com/en-us/store/product/detail/Fiber-Optic-A-B-Switch-Latching-SC-Multimode-Remote-Control-Dry-Contact/SW1043A-MM
> This particular version latches into the last selected position, but there
> are versions with many more input/output ports, and which fail to one
> position on power-outages. These generally use MEMS devices and get quite
> pricey...
>
> W
>
>
>
> - Failure scenarios were limited - Our sites didn't have backup power, so
> > it was pointless as we would lose the rest of the gear as well
> >
> > Just my $.02
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM Craig Smith via NANOG <
> > nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > >
> >
> > Is anyone out there aware of a fail safe switch/router/1U server where
> > upon power failure or watchdog event 2 ports would fail to pass through
> > data, but could also be assigned an IP address and act as a bridge in
> > "normal" mode? The desire is to have an appliance that could perform
> > monitoring and send telemetry in between a customer device and an Internet
> > connection but not create a single point of failure or require multiple ISP
> > handoffs.
> >
> > >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > >
> >
> > Craig
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