RE: Arista optics

[Jürgen Jaritsch <jj () anexia at>]

Go with Solid Optics (www.solid-optics.com). I can share a good sales contact offlist.

Best regards


Jürgen Jaritsch
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-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Forster [alex () alexforster com]
Received: Mittwoch, 20 Jän. 2016, 17:41
To: North American Network Operators' Group [nanog () nanog org]
Subject: Arista optics

Hi everyone!

I'm trying to get buy-in to go with Arista for some new infrastructure, but the Arista optics just aren't in the 
ballpark for us at "proof-of-concept" volume. In Cisco-land, we've had great success using Finisar optics, and they've 
been an easy "sell" to management since many Cisco optics are just rebranded Finisar's.

The relevant Arista optics I'm looking at are QSFP-100G-LR4 and SFP-10G-LR. Does anybody know what supplier(s) 
manufacture these optics for Arista? Alternatively, does anyone have any experience using third-party comparable optics 
(especially the 100G) in the battlefield?

Since optics sales are pretty cut-throat, I do ask that you disclose if you have a financial interest in any of your 
suggestions.

Thanks!

Alex Forster