Introduction In the past few years a new class of pluggable optical transceivers have been developed that send and receive … More
Tag: Transceiver Form Factors
Cisco Catalyst IOS Blocks Compatible Transceivers
My Cisco switch disables the port when I install a compatible transceiver module. Help!? Cisco has dominated the IP/Ethernet switching … More
What is a SFP or SFP+ MSA? (Multi-Source Agreement)
A multi-source agreement (MSA) is an agreement between multiple manufacturers to make products which are compatible across vendors, acting as de facto standards, establishing a … More
3rd Party SFP Transceiver Warranty Issues
Will using 3rd party, e.g. Fluxlight’s, transceiver modules void the switch warranty? Most IT networking professionals are well aware of … More
