This is another good way to go, make sure you have a single mode handoff from 
the IX (you should, but double check this, orange fiber and yellow fiber are 
very different physically in size and generally not compatible.

-Ben Cannon
CEO 6x7 Networks & 6x7 Telecom, LLC 
b...@6by7.net <mailto:b...@6by7.net>




> On Jan 8, 2020, at 11:20 AM, Matt Erculiani <merculi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I think you're looking for an MTP breakout cable, rather than a QSFP28 
> breakout.
> 
> The MTP breakout requires separate optics, whereas the active breakout can 
> plug directly into a device's SFP+ ports.
> 
> Something like...
> 
> https://www.fs.com/products/24422.html 
> <https://www.fs.com/products/24422.html>
> And
> https://www.fs.com/products/41426.html 
> <https://www.fs.com/products/41426.html>
> 
> You'll also need to tell your device to break out it's 40 g into the 
> component 10g channels. Then they'll each get a distinct port number. 
> (Usually just a number appended to the parent port)
> 
> -Matt
> 
> On Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 12:10 Randy Bush <ra...@psg.com <mailto:ra...@psg.com>> 
> wrote:
> i am not a fiber/sfp/... geek, so clue bat please
> 
> on my left, i have a delta 9020SL running arcos, female 40g qsfp
> 
> on my right, i have incoming 10g 1310nm single mode from the seattle
> internet exchange.  it is currently into a redstone 10g sfp
> 
>     NAME                VALUE
>     ---------------------------------
>     SwPort              1
>     Status              PRESENT
>     Valid               True
>     Vendor              FiberStore
>     Model               SFP-10GLR-31
>     Serial-Number       G1804021292
>     Type                SFP
>     Module-Type         10G_BASE_SX
>     Media-Type          FIBER
>     Module-Capability   F_10G
>     Length              255
>     Length-Description
> 
> which i am swapping out for the delta 9020
> 
> so i am look at something such as https://www.fs.com/products/30900.html 
> <https://www.fs.com/products/30900.html>
> except i do not understand active/passive, AOC1M, etc
> 
> thanks in advance
> 
> randy

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