[AusNOG] Intel Direct Attached Cables

[Julien Goodwin]

On 08/05/12 16:16, Mark Currie wrote:
> HP have an equivalent which is a HP X242 SFP+ 10m DAC Cable (HP Part no J9286B). They can be got from Ingram Micro (or any HP networking distie) though they are not currently in stcok. Price is RRP $566.
> 
> Other options are:-
> 3rd party
> http://www.adimex.com.au/Products/ItemDetail/tabid/206/STR00110.aspx
> Cisco
> CISCO Active Twinax cable assembly, 10m SFP-H10GB-ACU10M= 

Or, buy OEM optics.

A quick search shows that 10g SFP+ optics are now $128 each (Avago, from
Digikey, MM), and a 10m LC-LC patch lead is far less then $300. Even
going to Finisar (who make a large fraction of the transceivers that
vendors re-badge) adds less then $30.