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Re: Programmable SFP+ Transcievers


From: Colton Conor <colton.conor () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:55:58 -0600

Freddy,

So are you saying if you order enough from Fiberstore.com they will give
you a programmer? That seems like the best solution.

On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 6:03 AM, Frederik Kriewitz <frederik () kriewitz eu>
wrote:

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 8:02 PM, Colton Conor <colton.conor () gmail com>
wrote:
What options are out there for re-programmable SFP and SFP+ transceivers?
So far I have found both
https://www.flexoptix.net/en/flexbox-v3-transceiver-programmer.html and

http://solid-optics.com/tools/multi-fiber-tool/so-multi-fiber-tool-id1768.html
Is there anything else out there? Any opinions on these two companies?


I believe they both require you to use their SFPs in order to program
them,
but I could be wrong.

You're right, both companies programmers only work with their own
transceiver.
We've some transceivers from FlexOptix including the FlexBoxv3. We
never had a problem with them. They have very good engineers.
From the pricing SolidOptics list prices are better than FlexOptics,
but just talk to them and see if they can meet your pricing
requirements.
In our case we ended up with FlexOptix but we're only ordering there
when we need something urgent (same/next day).
Otherwise we're buying directly from China (Fiberstore). Neither Solid
Optics or FlexOptix could beat their prices. We're buying all the
expensive stuff stuff and larger quantities from them. So far we never
had a problem with them either. After reaching a sales volume of 30000
USD they will give you a programmer for their transceivers too.

Best Regards,
Freddy



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