---
MM $6/ea
SM $7/ea
10G
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MM $18/ea
SM $24/ea
DAC $9.50-$18/pair (length dependent)
25G
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MM $39/ea
SM $59/ea
DAC $23-$51/pair (length dependent)
Not a significant price difference from SM to MM, but DAC is even cheaper.
From: "Coy Hile" <coy.hile@coyhile.com>
To: "Randy Bush" <randy@psg.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 10:19:37 AM
Subject: Re: Hi-Rise Building Fiber Suggestions
On 2020-02-26 11:14, Randy Bush wrote:
>> We use plenty of multi-mode, but only in the data centre, between our
>> own kit, for racks within the same cage.
>
> so you have to stock both single and multi? hmmm
>
> randy
I'd expect that from the ToR -> Servers would be MMF, but that other
infrastructure cabling would be SMF.
Even using aftermarket optics, putting single-mode transceivers in every
server and access port would quickly become cost-prohibitive, would it
not?
--
Coy Hile
coy.hile@coyhile.com
To: "Randy Bush" <randy@psg.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 10:19:37 AM
Subject: Re: Hi-Rise Building Fiber Suggestions
On 2020-02-26 11:14, Randy Bush wrote:
>> We use plenty of multi-mode, but only in the data centre, between our
>> own kit, for racks within the same cage.
>
> so you have to stock both single and multi? hmmm
>
> randy
I'd expect that from the ToR -> Servers would be MMF, but that other
infrastructure cabling would be SMF.
Even using aftermarket optics, putting single-mode transceivers in every
server and access port would quickly become cost-prohibitive, would it
not?
--
Coy Hile
coy.hile@coyhile.com