From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-x22b.google.com (mail-qa0-x22b.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c00::22b]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5BE6721F258 for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2014 21:03:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-qa0-f43.google.com with SMTP id cm18so14859943qab.2 for ; Mon, 08 Sep 2014 21:03:52 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=aenertia.net; s=dkimaenertianet; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=joyUNyEicBYCP8zjZ1aMFr7ZIEYBq8df0vCUBDmuXWw=; b=Jd/sGd9TKNjDdzwXggkc5Q6oFJfJWCLRhTZlSIhOl+E0i11YF4bZt40kuV/tqtmOkn TsUEbjccX37apXLW+oyiRkbY/es0jIoh+UxoZKNs112nPABDnvTc/UMliVxopobjDfcQ +FDaRa7WzUzUMe243xIdCUY8gySCrj7gWxqzc= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=joyUNyEicBYCP8zjZ1aMFr7ZIEYBq8df0vCUBDmuXWw=; b=CcOLckowO8KqPKJROxM59DNkrQ6YEg97aK3HvWEn974dmiiifqGBTxIp5a90PLMnY8 aPCLFZbfvZERl2PQvRKpmwb+Ut5w57DMs77RW69ypyo6xhHaazgJyb+nrMM+lQ3qSGf9 CHGDqUtyUfGNmTdeMvFUtno/t+94iQoie8YmifegS08nQjMyrVooho7jKctUMaHZn9st 96yGmZNpFoUaBOp9SC8S2alLs8UwUmh1wu94+nNKZVIogq5AT3lGrXg4QrBE3bgBOqLU bYLKE1nj5qtermI8UnLvqLXc0J75LsAK3UIPTMCA6viiNYcMJ8toHVW3TOwStGpgjxJn LDTQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkXYAO/VmdRJufFpOoeJLjdZRe2ny63se7tCqoXuffnN2wjs0YgCHO3CyE1DSa3WMDtTcEL X-Received: by 10.224.99.7 with SMTP id s7mr46640613qan.73.1410235432656; Mon, 08 Sep 2014 21:03:52 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: aenertia@aenertia.net Received: by 10.96.44.134 with HTTP; Mon, 8 Sep 2014 21:03:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: =?UTF-8?Q?Joel_Wir=C4=81mu_Pauling?= Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 16:03:32 +1200 X-Google-Sender-Auth: OBd9oXx7Zog3D9BuTjQ-uX2Nxeg Message-ID: To: Wes Felter Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: "cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net" Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] 10GigE nics and SFP+ modules? X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 04:04:22 -0000 Just a head's up I have had issues with the X5xx intel SFP+ optics interoperating with other vendors. This may not be an issue for your deployment. If you want good interop then Broadcom based optics seem to be the best bet at the moment. On 9 September 2014 12:09, Wes Felter wrote: > The Intel X710 just came out today; it's a little cheaper. (Note that the > X710 is 10G and the XL710 is 40G because XL is 40 in Roman numerals.) > > http://www.colfaxdirect.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2227&idcategory=0 > > (I've never bought from Colfax, but they carry a lot of "enterprise" > equipment that isn't available on NewEgg/Amazon.) > > There are super-cheap optics and twinax available from China. You may have > to hack the Intel driver since they're not "supported". > > http://www.fiberstore.com/c/10g-sfp+_63 > http://www.fiberstore.com/c/10g-sfp+-cables_1115 > > Or you could just get an account at the Snabb Lab. > > -- > Wes Felter > IBM Research - Austin > > > _______________________________________________ > Cerowrt-devel mailing list > Cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/cerowrt-devel