Re: Hi-Rise Building Fiber Suggestions

[Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>]

1G 
--- 
MM $6/ea 
SM $7/ea 


10G 
--- 
MM $18/ea 
SM $24/ea 
DAC $9.50-$18/pair (length dependent) 


25G 
--- 
MM $39/ea 
SM $59/ea 
DAC $23-$51/pair (length dependent) 






Not a significant price difference from SM to MM, but DAC is even cheaper. 



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Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 

Midwest Internet Exchange 

The Brothers WISP 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Coy Hile" <coy.hile () coyhile com> 
To: "Randy Bush" <randy () psg com> 
Cc: nanog () nanog org 
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 10:19:37 AM 
Subject: Re: Hi-Rise Building Fiber Suggestions 

On 2020-02-26 11:14, Randy Bush wrote: 
> > We use plenty of multi-mode, but only in the data centre, between our 
> > own kit, for racks within the same cage. 
>
> so you have to stock both single and multi? hmmm 
>
> randy 

I'd expect that from the ToR -> Servers would be MMF, but that other 
infrastructure cabling would be SMF. 
Even using aftermarket optics, putting single-mode transceivers in every 
server and access port would quickly become cost-prohibitive, would it 
not? 

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Coy Hile 
coy.hile () coyhile com