Thanks for the info there, I hadn't seen OPS's when I was looking. My almost workaround was a 50:50 optical tap, but without backup power it seemed to only complicate the solution for such a minor gain
On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM Mark Tinka <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 6/23/25 17:40, Kevin Shymkiw via NANOG wrote: > > - Only available in Copper. - You can't FTW optical since you need an OEO > conversion > > > An OPS (optical protection switch) can continue to pass light in the event > of power failure. The only issue is the last state gets locked in, so there > won't be any failover in case the worker path dies, as that requires power. > > Mark. > _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XQJPPHV3FL2PQTPTFAPELS3G7EV6FRMK/
