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Hamish
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Jun 12, 2008

DWDM SFP's

I have a (Hopefully short term) requirement to push a pair of HA'ed F5's about 13km apart as the fibre goes... I've done it before in the 3-4km range using LX SFP's in the fibre ports over dark fibre for the primary HA link... But 13km is a bit too far for them.

 

 

Will DWDM SFP's work in an F5 (3400)? The platform guide only lists SX & LX SFP's...

 

 

Failing that, does anyone know of a reliable ethernet to DWDM media converter?

 

 

 

TIA

 

Hamish.

 

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  • Ken_Vondersaar_'s avatar
    Ken_Vondersaar_
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    Jun 16, 2008
    I don't know about the first half but should you need to go for plan B here are some suggestions:

     

     

    Assuming I read DWDM correctly as "We use SONET/SDH"... ADC makes a product called Loopstar that encapsulates Ethernet and sends it over SONET.

     

     

    https://www-wsp.adc.com/ecom/catalog/hierDisplay.do?NODE=OND92996

     

     

    Also, Engage Communications makes a device, called the IP-Tube E^2, that will easily tunnel Ethernet over IP (if you have a VPN between the connections).

     

     

    http://www.engageinc.com/Products2/iptube_E2.htm
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    Hamish
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    Sep 22, 2008
    Thanks.

     

     

    I found some cisco SFP transponders (media converters)... A Gb SFP in one side (Copper or fibre), and a DWDM optical in the other, then straight into the DWDM multiplexer and away you go.

     

     

    H