Many SFPs say up to 5dB variance in their specs, but luckily I've only experienced up to 2-3dB. 1.2dB variance is small.
On Wed, Jan 24, 2024, 7:13 a.m. Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > Oh, meaning the variance between the two, otherwise identical models? > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Zach Underwood" <zunder1...@gmail.com> > *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> > *Sent: *Tuesday, January 23, 2024 12:51:39 PM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] optical TX power levels > > I got 2x 100gb 80km optics from FS that run difficult default TX power > levels one is 3.81dBm and the other 2.63dBm, the config on the arista > devices hosting the optics is the same. > > Has anyone seen much difference between optic like this? My sample size is > small due to the optices costing $4k each > > -- > Zach Underwood (RHCE,RHCSA,RHCT,UACA) > My website <http://zachunderwood.me> > advance-networking.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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