Re: Arista optics

[Jeroen Wunnink <jeroen.wunnink () hibernianetworks com>]

We have good experience with Flexoptix. You can brand them yourself
using their (free?) USB box to any vendor you want, including Arista.
Not sure if they have QSFP's yet, but we have CFP-LR4's running
successfully on multiple paths of our backbone.


On 20/01/16 17:39, Alex Forster wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> I'm trying to get buy-in to go with Arista for some new infrastructure, but the Arista optics just aren't in the ballpark for us at 
> "proof-of-concept" volume. In Cisco-land, we've had great success using Finisar optics, and they've been an easy "sell" to management 
> since many Cisco optics are just rebranded Finisar's.
>
> The relevant Arista optics I'm looking at are QSFP-100G-LR4 and SFP-10G-LR. Does anybody know what supplier(s) 
> manufacture these optics for Arista? Alternatively, does anyone have any experience using third-party comparable optics 
> (especially the 100G) in the battlefield?
>
> Since optics sales are pretty cut-throat, I do ask that you disclose if you have a financial interest in any of your 
> suggestions.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Alex Forster


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