That's why I engage the engineering resources on their end to make sure the chosen candidate will support the use case. I have now performed an A/B comparison and the FiberStore gear is inferior. Excessive loss on the mux and optics.
If you pay close attention to the Spec Sheets, on power output, insertion loss, sensitivity, and do the proper calculation for your link, then using anyone's products, passive or active will work unless the devices do not meet specified specs.
If you don't do your homework, cals on the design, loss, and just buy stuff based on whatever, then it does not matter who the mfg. is, you are very very likely to be surprised in a bad way.
Faisal Imtiaz
Snappy Internet & Telecom
More power to you ....
I always get a chuckle out of statements such as ... "Compared FiberStore to another Vendor"...
It was pointed out to me long time ago.... when someone said.. "My Chevy is better than a Ford"....
Someone pointed out, hey, which Chevy ? the Chevette ? or the Corvette ? and Which Ford the Fiesta or Mustang ?
Every mfg. has a lots and lots of products, and they are always getting improved...
One has to pay attention to the specs.. even the same model products at different times don't have the same specs !
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That's why I engage the engineering resources on their end to make sure the
chosen candidate will support the use case. I have now performed an A/B
comparison and the FiberStore gear is inferior. Excessive loss on the mux
and optics.
Just for comparison sake, I should say that we've bought passive DWDM muxes and
SFP+'s from FibreStore, and we've had good experiences.
At the lower end of the market, production quality can definitely vary, which
means significant variances in optical losses. When we ordered from FibreStore,
we specified the Optical Loss values that we were able to accept. They tested
the muxes before shipping, and selected the ones which fitted our requirements.
Out of all the SFP's we bought, there were one or two DoA. FibreStore replaced
this without issue.
I think the important thing to remember (particularly when buying "cheap") is
that you need to know what you're buying, and what the risks are. With this in
mind, it's possible to save money and get a decent product with some careful
specification and management of the purchasing process.
If you're not too sure what you're after, then I'd suggest spending more money
and buying from a supplier who's more set up to hand-hold you through the
process.
Simon
Agreed, and to add one more little point..
Now they have DWDM & CWDM Muxes which have an even lower insertion loss .. (new products, currently not listed on the website).
.... Like they say.... "This is not your Father's Oldsmobile"... Nothing hardly stands stills or remains the same in this business...
Faisal Imtiaz
Snappy Internet & Telecom