Re: [uknof] Openreach FibreChannel

2014-02-01 Thread Tom Hill
On 30/01/14 14:25, Robin Williams wrote: Unfortunately they're looking for native FC rather than FCoE and won't budge (which is making life harder). As far as I can tell, OSA is about the only option. I'm fairly used to the Ethernet offerings, but wondered if there is any specialised products

[uknof] Openreach FibreChannel

2014-01-30 Thread Robin Williams
Is anyone aware of an Openreach product that will support FibreChannel? Is OSA the only way? Thanks, Robin.

Re: [uknof] Openreach FibreChannel

2014-01-30 Thread Charlie Boisseau
Robin, We’re all patiently waiting for a 10G version of the EAD which would be perfect for FibreChannel Ethernet, however in the meantime you’re left with the OSA and the older WES product (which you can still buy in 2.5G and 10G form). The OSA has huge install fees, and the WES has equally

Re: [uknof] Openreach FibreChannel

2014-01-30 Thread Robin Williams
Hi Charlie, Thanks for your message. Unfortunately they're looking for native FC rather than FCoE and won't budge (which is making life harder). As far as I can tell, OSA is about the only option. I'm fairly used to the Ethernet offerings, but wondered if there is any specialised products