How can I stop losing bandwidth and achieve effective rate limiting? Carriers can now stop losing valuable bandwidth on their network with MetroBlazer™ switches, at the same time end users can enjoy high speed and high efficiency broadband services. The device supports 8-levels of bandwidth control. Click here to learn more. For switches without SFP ports available, is it possible to enable bi-directional transmission to double fiber capacity with GBIC ports? Yes, you can enable switches without SFP ports to perform bi-directional transmission and double the fiber capacity with Geebic WS-G5485D-AO GBIC. Click here to learn more. What is the proper way to install and remove an optical transceiver? Please click to view the details: SFP Installation Guide GBIC Installation Guide What is the difference between Geebic transceivers and all of the other 3rd party products out there? There are two major differences. First of all, our products are manufactured for Alcatel, ZTE and many other famous switch OEM’s. That means the quality standard is extremely high to begin with. Furthermore, we have implemented 100% testing in our HK facility before we ship to clients. Thus, factory functional testing plus in-switch thruput and code testing is done on 100% of our products. The result is guaranteed compatibility and an extremely low (below 0.1%) return rate. Most major telco’s use our products in mission critical networks. Our product quality will always be superior to most other brands available in the channel market. What is the typical lead time for Geebic branded products? Most products are in stock in our Hong Kong warehouse, or at our authorized distribution partner sites. For WDM, Bi-directional, XFP’s and Xenpaks, the typical lead time is 2-4 weeks from order. Is there any difference in functionality between Cisco and Geebic products? No, while the specifications of our products and Cisco’s may not be exactly the same, our products are manufactured to withstand years of use in a switch in the toughest environments. Will using Geebic branded products in a Cisco or other switch environment void my manufacturers warranty? Absolutely not. Just because you are using Geebic components the manufacturer cannot deny you services. In fact, in the US the Magnssen-Moss Act prevents them from using this tactic! Cisco and others are more concerned with the proliferation of misrepresented/fake parts than using 3rd party components that are clearly marketed as such. Take a look at this link from Cisco’s website to see the specifics. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_item09186a00800b5594.html Can we sample the products without the obligation to purchase? Absolutely! Aspen will provide up to 2 samples of each product line to an interested client for up to 30 days for evaluation. After that time, the client must either pay the invoice or return the products. We will even pay for the outbound freight! Does Aspen provide on-site support for transceivers? These are simple plug-n-play devices used to connect fiber and switches. On site support, while available in some locations from our partners, is totally unnecessary. Some of our major clients will carry a few spare units in the unlikely event of a failure. For some of our major telco clients, we have a program where Aspen will keep some buffer inventory at the site at our expense. For more information about this program please contact us now and talk to our sales team. |
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