RE: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber

2011-12-15 Thread Holmes,David A
, December 15, 2011 5:53 AM To: Keegan Holley Cc: nanog@nanog.org; oliver rothschild Subject: Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber On Wed, 14 Dec 2011, Keegan Holley wrote: > 2011/12/14 oliver rothschild > How did you end up with a MM run this long? SX optics are only ra

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber

2011-12-15 Thread Justin M. Streiner
On Wed, 14 Dec 2011, Keegan Holley wrote: 2011/12/14 oliver rothschild How did you end up with a MM run this long? SX optics are only rated at 500 meters at best. Even with mode conditioning jumpers more the 1km is a risk. I'm glad it held up during testing though. Just out of curiosity did

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber

2011-12-15 Thread Oliver Rothschild
Some idiot jumpered runs that existed between 3 different buildings. That person did not know about the 550m limit that we also follow. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 14, 2011, at 22:38, Keegan Holley wrote: > > > > 2011/12/14 oliver rothschild > Thanks to all who responded to my clumsy first

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber

2011-12-14 Thread Keegan Holley
I stand corrected, but I haven't dealt much with 100BASE-FX. I was just talking in terms of 1G/10G. 2011/12/14 Mark Foster > On 15/12/11 16:38, Keegan Holley wrote: > > 2011/12/14 oliver rothschild > > Thanks to all who responded to my clumsy first question (both on > matters of etiquette

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber

2011-12-14 Thread Chuck Anderson
On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:38:47PM -0500, Keegan Holley wrote: > 2011/12/14 oliver rothschild > > > Thanks to all who responded to my clumsy first question (both on > > matters of etiquette and technology). The group I work with (we are a > > small project acting as a last mile provider) was in t

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber

2011-12-14 Thread Mark Foster
On 15/12/11 16:38, Keegan Holley wrote: > 2011/12/14 oliver rothschild > >> Thanks to all who responded to my clumsy first question (both on >> matters of etiquette and technology). The group I work with (we are a >> small project acting as a last mile provider) was in the midst of >> deploying th

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber

2011-12-14 Thread Keegan Holley
2011/12/14 oliver rothschild > Thanks to all who responded to my clumsy first question (both on > matters of etiquette and technology). The group I work with (we are a > small project acting as a last mile provider) was in the midst of > deploying this solution when I posed the question. We put t

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber

2011-12-14 Thread Chuck Anderson
On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:02:58PM -0500, oliver rothschild wrote: > Thanks to all who responded to my clumsy first question (both on > matters of etiquette and technology). The group I work with (we are a > small project acting as a last mile provider) was in the midst of > deploying this solution

Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber

2011-12-14 Thread oliver rothschild
Thanks to all who responded to my clumsy first question (both on matters of etiquette and technology). The group I work with (we are a small project acting as a last mile provider) was in the midst of deploying this solution when I posed the question. We put the single mode Juniper SFPs (LX) on to

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber

2011-12-14 Thread Keegan Holley
2011/12/14 Jeff Kell > On 12/14/2011 3:37 PM, Keegan Holley wrote: > > > Single mode just has a smaller core size for the smaller "beam" emitted > by > > laser vs. LED. it works although I've never done it outside of a lab (MM > > is cheaper). As for the distance it theory that should come down

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber - was Re: NANOG Digest, Vol 47, Issue 56

2011-12-14 Thread Mark Foster
On 15/12/11 09:54, Justin M. Streiner wrote: > On Wed, 14 Dec 2011, Keegan Holley wrote: > inappropriate. We are attempting to use Juniper single-mode SFPs (LX variety) across multi-mode fiber. Standard listed distance is always for SFPs using the appropriate type of fiber. Does anyo

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber - was Re: NANOG Digest, Vol 47, Issue 56

2011-12-14 Thread Keegan Holley
2011/12/14 Justin M. Streiner > On Wed, 14 Dec 2011, Keegan Holley wrote: > > inappropriate. We are attempting to use Juniper single-mode SFPs (LX variety) across multi-mode fiber. Standard listed distance is always for SFPs using the appropriate type of fiber. Does anyone out there >>

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber - was Re: NANOG Digest, Vol 47, Issue 56

2011-12-14 Thread Justin M. Streiner
On Wed, 14 Dec 2011, Keegan Holley wrote: inappropriate. We are attempting to use Juniper single-mode SFPs (LX variety) across multi-mode fiber. Standard listed distance is always for SFPs using the appropriate type of fiber. Does anyone out there know how much distance we are likely to get? Tha

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber

2011-12-14 Thread Jeff Kell
On 12/14/2011 3:37 PM, Keegan Holley wrote: > Single mode just has a smaller core size for the smaller "beam" emitted by > laser vs. LED. it works although I've never done it outside of a lab (MM > is cheaper). As for the distance it theory that should come down to the > optics and your transmit

Re: Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber - was Re: NANOG Digest, Vol 47, Issue 56

2011-12-14 Thread Keegan Holley
> > inappropriate. We are attempting to use Juniper single-mode SFPs (LX > > variety) across multi-mode fiber. Standard listed distance is always > > for SFPs using the appropriate type of fiber. Does anyone out there > > know how much distance we are likely to get? Thanks for your help in > > adva

Range using single-mode SFPs across multi-mode fiber - was Re: NANOG Digest, Vol 47, Issue 56

2011-12-14 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 2:34 PM, oliver rothschild wrote: > This is my first e-mail to the list and I hope it is not entirely As a suggestion, could you please in the future not use a subject such as "Re: NANOG Digest, Vol 47, Issue 56" for posts. It is MUCH better to use a topical subject line