and that's not even for "real" Cisco AOCs, just 3rd-party, possibly re-manufactured "compatible" ones, that may not even be fully-featured (e.g., lacking realtime TDR,DDMI,etc.)
this is the pricing for "real" AOCs (current as of today)
Cisco SFP-10G-AOC
- 1,2,3 meter (bail latch: beige,brown,orange) $278
- 5,7,10 meter (bail latch: gray,blue,red) $304
Cisco QSFP-H40G-AOC
- 1,2,3,5 meter (bail latch: beige,brown,orange) $1122
- 5,7,10 meter (bail latch: gray,blue,red) $1320
- 15 meter (bail latch: black) $1584
Cisco QSFP-4X10G-AOC
- 1,2,3 meter (bail latch: beige,brown,orange) $1542
- 5,7,10 meter (bail latch: gray,blue,red) $1650
Cisco's active copper (twinax)
- 10G is $476 for 7m, and $542 for 10m.
- 40G is (7m, 10m) is charged the same premium price as fibre.
GLAL,
R.
PS:
I wonder if one of the first POET customers/partners is going to be Avago (and if it turns out that it is either them or Finisar, just remember, I called it last October)
why?
well, golly, they sure seem to use the term "optical engine" a lot.
where have we heard that exact term recently?
(hint: at least a half-dozen times, check around 25:17 and 30:04)
here's Avago's lab video
... coincidentally, it compares their Atlas optical engine product line to copper.
