03-19-2025 04:40 PM
I am looking at a DWDM solution that involves the optic DWDM-SFP-10G-C-S. These optics have a max rate of 10G. My question is does the C9300x series switches support etherchannel/lacp configurations using these optics? A simplified breakdown of what i am trying to accomplish would be the following:
C9300x-24Y-A <--> ONS15216-EF-40-ODD= <--> ONS15216-EF-40-ODD= <--> C9300x-24Y-A
Note: The C9300X switches would each have the following:
Goal: Establish a 20G LACP between the two switches
Is this supported
03-19-2025 07:58 PM
Yes, 9300 supports Lacp, and it works as expected with 10G SFP with the Module you mentioned. It was tested in a real environment.
03-20-2025 07:46 AM
BB,
Thanks for the response. I am very familiar with the C9300 and etherchannel, I just wasn't so sure about the DWDM optic. The link you provided is the datasheet for 10G optics and does not include the DWDM optic I'm referring to. My question is more focused on the DWDM side of things.
1. Will the C9300 form an ether-channel using DWDM optics?
2. How does it need to be configured, do the optics on the first switch both need to be on the same frequency or different frequencies?
03-20-2025 09:36 AM
DWDM optics
can your define your own terms what is DWDM optics ?
In General :
Provider Deliever Long reach connectity for you between site to site, (this is depends what you asked for MPLS or VPLS - )
as long as both the side Layer 2 you can do what ever you want to, Port-channel or trunk or Layer 3 p2p Link
Coming to presentation, you need to be aware from provider what kind of presentation or fibre offering, (is this single more or multi mode) - if single more you need to use LR optic, if the Multi Mode you use SR optic
1. Will the C9300 form an ether-channel using DWDM optics?
2. How does it need to be configured, do the optics on the first switch both need to be on the same frequency or different frequencies?
As per your optic below information from google.com
DWDM-SFP10G-C-S - 1 x Ethernet 10GBase-DWDM - LC/PC single-mode female x 2
In this case on cisco side you need Single mode optic - check the product guide i have provided.
1. If this is single link you can not configure ether-channel - this just Layer 2 link from provder (if this is p2p link between office to office as mentioned above you can configure what ever you want to connect other side.
2. you do not need to worry about the frequency (that you can not change) Optics (SFP will take care)
Hope that information help you.
03-20-2025 11:00 AM
DWDM - Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing SFP. In my scenario, a DWDM Multiplexer (mux) is being used to take up to 40+ fiber pairs and multiplex them over a single fiber pair. This is used when a limited amount of fibers exist between locations.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/optical-networking/ons-15200-series-dwdm-systems/data_sheet_c78-554191.html
A DWDM optic is an optic that is either hard coded to frequency/wavelength or programmable to a wavelength (different than MM/SM normal wavelength). The DWDM programmable wavelength for odd frequencies have a wavelength range of 1530.33 - 1561.42. Within that range there are (40) separate channels that can be used.
To take advantage of this, special SFPs must be used on each uplink coming from each switch building 1 (up to 40 different switches). The SFPs are either programmed or hard coded to specific frequency. These 40 uplinks are plugged into a MUX (ONS15216-EF-40-ODD) which takes these 40 uplinks and converges them into a single fiber. The fiber now contains all 40 frequencies and transmits it to the other bldg where the demultiplexer (DEMUX) disperses them back into 40 separate fiber pairs. My question is whether or not these type of optics can be used to create an aggregate link (LACP/etherchannel) to improve bandwidth/speed since they only make a certain amount of optics like these and the ones that work with the C9300/C9300X are limited to 10G.
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