List of Supported Transceiver Modules

DISCLAIMER

Allegro Packets allows to use 3rd party vendor modules in its product but Allegro Packets guarantees only warranty and support for transceiver modules sold by Allegro Packets. Any malfunction or configuration issue with 3rd party modules are NOT covered by the warranty status.

Allegro Packets does not restrict the use of third-party SFP+ modules for the devices. However, some hardware limitations apply which are described as follows.

Built-in ports vs. Extension cards

The Allegro Network Multimeter 1000/1200/3000/3200 have two on-board SFP+ ports which are restricted to Intel modules.

All non built-in ports are not vendor locked and shall accept all transceiver modules. However, there are modules that do not work because of specific vendor extensions within the modules. This applies for all port of the Allegro Network Multimeters x300 and x500 series and all extension cards for the Allegro Network Multimeter 1000/1200/3000/3200.

The following table shows what kind of modules are supported by Allegro by port type:

	original or branded Intel modules	modules from other vendors
builtin SFP+ ports	x	-
SFP+ extension	x	x
SFP28 extension	x	x
QSFP extension	x	x
QSFP28 extension	x	x

All SFP+ ports support original Intel modules (Intel product code E10GSFPSR for short range and E10GSFPLR for long range). In addition the use of passive direct attached cables is possible. It is recommended to use Intel DAC (product code XDACBL1M, XDACBL3M or XDACBL5M). Intel branded modules and modules that have been programmed to identify themselves as original Intel modules can be used at customers risk without warranty.

The usage of Intel modules is mandatory for the built-in SFP+ ports. These restrictions do not apply to the additional network extension cards (2 port and 4 port SFP+, high precision GPS card, etc.) that are available for the Allegro Network Multimeter 1000 and 3000 series. These ports accept generic modules from a wide range of vendors.

Since auto-negotiation is often not available on 1G/10G SFP+ interfaces, it may be necessary to manually set the correct speed in the `Interface Stats` section of the user interface.

Dual-port 40G extension

Officially supported:

Optics/Copper Module	Transceiver P/N	Media Type
Allegro Packets 40G SR4	Allegro SFP module 710	Fiber (SR4)
40GBASE-LR4 10Km QSFP+	FINISAR FTL4C1QE1C	Fiber (LR4)
40GBASE-SR4 300m QSFP+	FINISAR FTL410QD2C	Fiber (SR4)
40GBASE-SR4 100m QSFP+	FINISAR FTL410QE1C	Fiber (SR4)
40GBASE-SR4 100m QSFP+	FINISAR FTL410QE2C	Fiber (SR4)
40GBASE-SR4 100m QSFP+	FINISAR FTL410QE3C	Fiber (SR4)
DA QSFP+ to QSFP+ (40GbE-CR4)	Amphenol 603020002, 603020005	DA(Copper, Passive)
QSFP+ (40GbE) to 4 x SFP+ (10GbE)	Amphenol 610640002, 610640005	Breakout cable DA (Copper, Passive)
40GBASE-SR4 300m QSFP+	FINISAR FTL410QD2C + Amphenol XO-PC-OM3-MTP-4LCD-2(2m cable)	Breakout cable (Fiber SR4)

Also known to work:

Optics/Copper Module	Transceiver P/N	Media Type
QSFP+ 40G SR BG	Cisco qsfp-40g-sr-bg P/N: 191402	Fiber (SR4)
QSFP+ 40G SR4	Cisco qsfp-40g-sr4 P/N: 186602	Fiber (SR4)
QSFP+ 40G AOC	Cisco qsfp-h40g-aoc10m P/N: 187627	Fiber (SR)

Known not to work:

Optics/Copper Module	Transceiver P/N	Media Type
QFSP+ 40/100 SRBD	Cisco qsfp-40/100-srbd P/N: 199804	Fiber (SR)