The vendor-locked optics issue cause more trouble than it is worth. There really needs to be some kind of "aftermarket" ruling on network equipment, something along the lines of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftermarket_(automotive) Tim:> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Clayton Zekelman <clay...@mnsi.net> wrote: > > > FWIW, I've never had an issue with third party optics. > > Particularly if they're OEM Finisar, JDSU, etc... > > > At 09:35 AM 20/08/2013, Jay Ashworth wrote: > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Brandon Ross" <br...@pobox.com> >> >> >> > She has sold many thousands of optics, all with lifetime warrantys. >> > Many of them to very large and clueful organizations, many of whom are >> > represented here on NANOG. Of those thousands sold, I can count less >> > than 20 that have been returned. >> > >> > I've also worked for VARs in the past, and work with several of >> > them today, selling new OEM branded optics. I've found a MUCH higher >> > percentage of OEM optics having to be returned to the manufacturer. >> > >> > Of course, take my report with a grain of salt. >> >> Not at all: No one is gonna stop buying Cisco cause a Cisco optic died. >> >> Third-party manufacturers don't have that built in cushion, so it's not >> unreasonable that they might pay the higher degree of attention to >> reliability that your off-the-cuff statistics imply. >> >> You do want to go third-party, though, not fourth-party or below. :-) >> >> Cheers, >> -- jra >> -- >> Jay R. Ashworth Baylink >> j...@baylink.com >> Designer The Things I Think RFC >> 2100 >> Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land >> Rover DII >> St Petersburg FL USA #natog +1 727 >> 647 1274 >> > > --- > > Clayton Zekelman > Managed Network Systems Inc. (MNSi) > 3363 Tecumseh Rd. E > Windsor, Ontario > N8W 1H4 > > tel. 519-985-8410 > fax. 519-985-8409 > > -- Tim:>