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Re: SFP vs. SFP+
From: Richard A Steenbergen <ras () e-gerbil net>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:06:55 -0600
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:55:45AM -0500, Peter Nowak wrote:
You can plug SFP module (copper or fiber) into any SFP+ port. So, on 10G port you can run either 1GE or 10GE.
Not true. Some devices support this, since SFP and SFP+ are physically and electrically compatible, but not all. The device must be specifically designed to support both PHYs, which is NOT a given. -- Richard A Steenbergen <ras () e-gerbil net> http://www.e-gerbil.net/ras GPG Key ID: 0xF8B12CBC (7535 7F59 8204 ED1F CC1C 53AF 4C41 5ECA F8B1 2CBC)
Current thread:
- SFP vs. SFP+ Jason Lixfeld (Feb 17)
- RE: SFP vs. SFP+ Sam Chesluk (Feb 17)
- Re: SFP vs. SFP+ Jimmy Changa (Feb 17)
- RE: SFP vs. SFP+ Sam Chesluk (Feb 17)
- Re: SFP vs. SFP+ Richard A Steenbergen (Feb 17)
- RE: SFP vs. SFP+ Frank Bulk (Feb 17)
- Re: SFP vs. SFP+ Richard A Steenbergen (Feb 17)
- RE: SFP vs. SFP+ Peter Nowak (Feb 17)
- Re: SFP vs. SFP+ Richard A Steenbergen (Feb 17)
- Re: SFP vs. SFP+ Nick Hilliard (Feb 18)
- Re: SFP vs. SFP+ Vincent Hoffman (Feb 18)
- Re: SFP vs. SFP+ Vincent Hoffman (Feb 18)
- Re: SFP vs. SFP+ Jimmy Changa (Feb 17)
- RE: SFP vs. SFP+ Sam Chesluk (Feb 17)