True, most of the benefit is statistics on the copper interfaces. I have had a drop fiber get kinked and make for asymmetric power readings though.
On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 2:34 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > If it's BiDi, the Rx signal on one end shouldn't be too different from the > Rx signal on the other end. > > I would miss having error counters on the copper interface that the > customer plugs in to. If that interface was faulty and you couldn't see it > then you'd sit there looking at your switch interface running error free > and tell the customer (incorrectly) that everything is fine. > > Part of my bias is from having spent a lot of time on tech support in the > past. I hate an invisible problem. If I told someone there's no problem > and it turned out there was actually something wrong then I felt like an > ass. I'm thinking 95-99% of the time you'd get by with your media > converter, and 1% of the time you'd be an ass. Maybe that's ok given the > other savings you'd have. > > > > On 10/8/2018 3:19 PM, Jason McKemie wrote: > > I like error counters and Rx signal strength at the customer side, those > have helped more than once with troubleshooting issues. > > On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 1:42 PM Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Do you allow the customer access to the user interface? >> >> *From:* Jason McKemie >> *Sent:* Monday, October 08, 2018 12:04 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Active E on the cheap >> >> I use the RB260GS units, seem to work fine and they provide >> troubleshooting capabilities at the customer end. Dumb media converters >> would be a non-starter for me. >> >> On Monday, October 8, 2018, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> https://www.fs.com/products/35333.html >>> >>> It has storage specs to –20C. Not sure why operating temps are 0C on >>> the lower end. But if it is inside an enclosure it will self heat. >>> $23 plus the $9 SFP. >>> https://www.fs.com/products/37922.html >>> >>> $32 plus enclosure. Pretty low cost per customer doing it this way. >>> >>> I know Sterling uses MTs for much the same thing, but if I remember he >>> cannot get the one he likes any longer. >>> I like this as there is zero config here. Dumb media converter. Put >>> all your smarts at your router or switch. >>> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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