cisco sfp glc-ex-smd
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- May 29, 2013
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According to this -- http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/interfaces_modules/transceiver_modules/compatibility/matrix/GE_Tx_Matrix.html#_Toc485826106 SOME of those SFPs are compatible. But with the footnote, it apparently depends on the SFP part number.
Otherwise, you have to buy a compatible SFP.
Otherwise, you have to buy a compatible SFP.
Cisco and a bunch of other commercial vendors are extremely greedy when it comes to SFP. You can get pretty much identical sfp made by finisar, they put some type of special rom in them that the vendors read to see if they are official parts. Other than that they are the same from what I can tell.
It is extremely hard to tell what is compatible with what. Even between lines of switches that HP makes SFP will come up and say unsupported even though the SFP has a HP logo on it has the same exact specs as the supported part. It is just from a different line of their switches
Although cisco does not support it there are lists of third party SFP that work in certain equipment. I would only go that route if this is for personal use, cisco will void a service contract on any equipment you use unofficial parts in. Not that you put patches on switch all that often anyway.
It is extremely hard to tell what is compatible with what. Even between lines of switches that HP makes SFP will come up and say unsupported even though the SFP has a HP logo on it has the same exact specs as the supported part. It is just from a different line of their switches
Although cisco does not support it there are lists of third party SFP that work in certain equipment. I would only go that route if this is for personal use, cisco will void a service contract on any equipment you use unofficial parts in. Not that you put patches on switch all that often anyway.
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