Thank you Ivan and George. Almost all manufacturers default to Bi-Di these days for 40G and 100G as customers tend to stock LC to LC patch cables....they do not normally stock MPO/MTP patch cables.
Original Message:
Sent: Mon August 07, 2023 11:53 AM
From: Ivan Heninger
Subject: 8496-52X -- 40G Included Transceivers - BiDi or MPO/MTP
DP is NOT using the BiDi, DP is using the transceiver which is MPO connection type.
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Ivan Heninger
Original Message:
Sent: Fri August 04, 2023 10:39 AM
From: Chris Normand
Subject: 8496-52X -- 40G Included Transceivers - BiDi or MPO/MTP
I'm not sure why this is so hard to get an answer for, but with the 8496-52X machine, part number E089BZX, the literature states that the order of the X3 includes the below transceivers.
I know from earlier purchases that the 10G transceivers are 10G-SR.
Does anyone know what fiber handoff the 2 x 40G transceivers? Are they BiDi so they can use a standard OM4 LC-LC patch cable, or are they MPO/MTP type connectors? We are ordering 24 of these appliances so there is a potential for 48 switch side transceivers and cables that could be wrong and not work.
Anyone know 100% for sure? Our IBM sales rep could not find out the answer.
thank you in advance
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Chris Normand
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