{"id":47,"date":"2023-04-13T07:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T07:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2023-06-06T08:12:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T08:12:19","slug":"3rd-party-optics-simnet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/3rd-party-optics-simnet\/","title":{"rendered":"3rd Party Optics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47\" class=\"elementor elementor-47\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aae0e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1aae0e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b19da0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b19da0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3rd Party Optics<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b975loi elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b975loi\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ae65ec\" data-id=\"0ae65ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed05de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ed05de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Simnet-3rd-Party-Transcievers.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-212\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Simnet-3rd-Party-Transcievers.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Simnet-3rd-Party-Transcievers-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Simnet-3rd-Party-Transcievers-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7170cb\" data-id=\"a7170cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb08c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb08c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3RD PARTY OPTICS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d90f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93d90f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cisco, Juniper, Avaya, HP, and others will \u201cposition\u201d a 3rd party optics program as a warranty risk. The OEM reps and engineers are trained to do this. Until the end user operations manager or engineer understands how this program is easily managed, the OEM may be able to effectively discourage the use of much lower cost, quality 3rd party optics.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-zf24k6x elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"zf24k6x\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-890654c\" data-id=\"890654c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866d39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"866d39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OPERATIONALLY HANDLING A 3RD PARTY PROGRAM:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b4b0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8b4b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an engineer or operations professional, there are a few facts that must be realized before the simple methodology of managing a 3rd party optics program is outlined:<\/p><ul><li>Quality 3rd party optics rarely fail. Failure rates for SFPWorx Optics are often lower than the OEM branded.<\/li><li>A failed optic is a failed port, not a failed network. An optic performs a function that is defined and not highly<br \/>variable or \u201csmart\u201d. If the optic malfunctions, the port malfunctions and the transceiver should be replaced.<\/li><li>Operationally, there is no difference in how a 3rd Party optics program should be managed compared to an<br \/>original branded optics program as the troubleshooting and resolve action is exactly the same.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d59d6d\" data-id=\"0d59d6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653789c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"653789c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SImnet-3rd-Party-Program.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-214\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SImnet-3rd-Party-Program.png 800w, https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SImnet-3rd-Party-Program-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SImnet-3rd-Party-Program-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-vhxeiel elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"vhxeiel\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd3d3a5\" data-id=\"fd3d3a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c3e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02c3e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MALFUNCTION = REPLACE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4529f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4529f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When a branded Cisco, Juniper, HP, or Avaya optic fails in the field (and they do), port integrity fails and the optic must be replaced. A larger end user with failsafe measures will usually have a spare available to install. The port comes up fully functional again and the problem is resolved. Whether it\u2019s a 3rd party or original branded optic, the risk is generally limited to the port and the antidote is the same\u2026 replacement. Given this, the largest risk in a 3rd party optics program is the failure or malfunction of the optic. If it is found that an uncommon failure has occurred, the OEM supporting the warranty cannot point beyond a replacement of that optic to deny warranty support. This is against the law (Magnuson Moss Act 1975) and opens the OEM to legal recourse. In short, the quick and simple operational cure for a failed 3rd party optic makes it impossible for an OEM to enforce purchasing their<br \/>expensive branded optics.<\/p><p>If a failure of a 3rd party optic occurs (again, very uncommon), our larger customers have usually purchased hot spares which are made available on-site to quickly cure the port issue. A hot spare program in a 3rd party optic environment is a negligible cost compared to purchasing original. The cost difference, even when keeping 3rd spares available, is significantly lower. We do have smaller customers who do not choose to buy spares because optics rarely fail. If an optic fails in this case, we simply ship overnight or cross-ship for replacement immediately.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3rd Party Optics 3RD PARTY OPTICS Cisco, Juniper, Avaya, HP, and others will \u201cposition\u201d a 3rd party optics program as a warranty risk. The OEM reps and engineers are trained to do this. Until the end user operations manager or engineer understands how this program is easily managed, the OEM may be able to effectively [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":515,"href":"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simnet.co.za\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}