Which SFP module features would be most important for you?
Distance, power, mode, wavelength, channels, voltage etc. For example:
http://www.finisar.com/sites/default/files/pdf/Transceiver%20Guide.pdf
I mean exactly SFP, not any other standard.
We use LevelOne SFP-3211:
1310nm FPLD
Datarate: 1.25Gbps, NRZ
Single +3.3V Power Supply
Duplex LC Connector
IEEE-802.3z/Gigabit Ethernet/1.25Gbps
10km
Stefan
I think the best is:
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1,25GB singelmode 1310nm 10km and a longhole version
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1,25GB singelmode 1550nm 10km and a longhole version
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1,25GB multimode 550m
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100M singlemode 1310nm
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100M multimode 2km 850nm
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1,25GB WDM 1310/1550nm 10km
It’s, the TP-Link oder Dlink portfolie by SFP’s, too.
dingsingo
After examining http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ovqe3XjRqM&feature=related
I have seen SC Simplex and LC Duplex connector types around here, so i think we should stick to that.
And after this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xYOzY4zj0o&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D6CkULcU24&feature=related
I think both modes are important - but i think distance <500m will be most popular.
hi,
my think, LC-Connector will by standard.
dingsingo
If this is a feature that you are thinking about implementing, it would be nice if we could have a SFP slot so that we could use any that we wanted dending on the current installation needs.
I think it would be a good idea to make DOM statistics available if supported by the transceiver, and to make them available via SNMP.
+1, DDMi SFP support should be better option with ROS
we already have a product with SFP slot - RB2011LS. It is coming later this month. The question of this topic is specifically about SFP modules.
Which SFP module features would be most important for you?
Distance, power, mode, wavelength, channels, voltage etc. For example:
I do not understand, how SFP module features (distance, etc.) affect Routerboard or RouterOS? Or is this just a statistical survey?
Whole point of SFP is, that user can choose whatever type of module is needed. I have used 10-15 different types (MM, SM 10,20,40,80km distance, WDM, whatever).
Does Mikrotik have plans to produce own SFP modules?
why not?
what’s the point? World is full of any type of SFP modules. MT can’t produce full range of possible types, and make just a few, with different sticker on them is pointless in my opinion.
Or have you plans to lock MT products to MT modules or some other “special features”?
If MT would sell SFP Modules together with Boards. Why not.
No, we don’t plan to lock you into any SFP module. We are just looking for people’s opinion on SFP modules. Why overthink this?
Daughterboard for RB800 with SFP slots - no modules will be better than every Mikrotik SFP module..
We are just looking for people’s opinion on SFP modules. Why overthink this?
excuse me for nagging, but then you could ask also “what color of patch cables would be most important for you?”
Green, red, yellow, maybe with dots or stripes, etc.
to be serious, I believe, for wide area networks, short distance (10-20km) SM or WDM is most used.
price, compatibility 
SC, SM, WDM, 2-10km
Please accept any sfp coding.
It makes really no sense to poll the SFP coding and tell the user “not compatible” as equipment from other big vendors…
We are buying SFP for arround 20€. If you need a special coding (for cisco, brocade, hp …) we tell it our supplier an he will code the SFP to our needs.
Spend you time an energy to make an RB1200 without TX-Ports and only SFP slots. There is no product with a good price in the market.
Hi normis, can you respond this post, please