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Fibre Channel transceivers explained: SW and LW, real reach by OM grade, the two-generation negotiation rule, mandatory FEC at 32G and vendor coding.
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Nokia compatible optics explained: what a 3HE part number does and does not tell you, which platform takes which form factor, and…
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Optical transceiver power consumption by speed, from under 1W at 10G to 26W for 800G coherent. Power classes, the cooling multiplier and…
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A link is flapping. Receive power is 4 dB down on where it was commissioned. Someone swaps the transceiver, and it makes…
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Arista part numbers are unusually readable once you know the pattern — which is fortunate, because an Arista estate typically spans four…
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For twenty years, moving 400G between two data centres 80 km apart meant buying a transponder. A separate chassis, its own power…
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The cabling is already in the ground, the switch ports are ready, and someone has to decide which optics to order. Get…
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