Can Cisco SFP compatible with Foundry BigIron 8K MiniGbic?

[zywvip]

SFP is said to be another calling.

So can SFP be compatible with Foundry MiniGbic?

or Can SFP work with Big8k?

[thisisshanky]

Are you trying to interconnect a cisco switch with SFP to a foundry switch with minigbic?

[zywvip]

No.

I mean insert a Cisco SFP into Foundry Switch mini-GBIC Slot.

[Georg Pauwen]

Hello,

I think this will be a trial & error, unless somebody else has physically tried that setup. Most likely, Cisco will tell you that only their own SFPs will work, and Foundry will tell you the same. I had an issue once with Avaya GBICs (not quite the same, but an example) in a Cisco switch, and I blew three of them, eventually we had to get Cisco GBICs...

There are though manufacturers that make SFPs that are compatible with multiple vendors, check the link below for an example:

FIBERXON SFP

http://www.allproducts.com/manufacture98/ksources/product1.html

Regards,

GP