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
