you would be better off getting a transponder based system in this situation. Mid-span ethernet switches are a pain because they cook intermediate traffic. A 3R transponder is simpler to manage and normally a good deal more reliable.
Nick On 17/03/2015 00:50, Philip Smith wrote: > Hi everyone, > > This is a bit of a long shot, I know... > > Does anyone have any experience of using the Cisco SG500XG 10GE switch > with (long haul - ie 80km) ZR optics? > > Cisco don't list the SFP+ as a supported one in the spec (just goes up > to 40km). > > I'm just wondering if I can use this switch as a "repeater" in some long > haul 10GE links. The idea was to put a simple managed switch in so that > it'd be easier troubleshooting individual spans (if required) than > putting in an unmanaged device like a 10Gbase to 10GBase optical line > converter (with two 10G ZR SFP+) > > Thanks for any suggestions! > > philip _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
