Over the years, optical transceivers became the most popular medium of data transmission. Due to their prevalence and diversity, it is getting harder and harder to know for sure whether a given type of transceiver will be compatible with our device. Another obstacle is the price of products from leading vendors on the market, that ensure compatibility but are not versatile: they work only within one brand.
One of the biggest advantages that LightOpticcs transceivers offer is the possibility of reconfiguration and reprogramming that helps to easily match your transceiver to a given device. LightOptics offers transceivers and active devices such as switches, routers or media converters that are not only affordable but individually programmed to your needs.
WHY DO TRANSCEIVERS NEED CODING?
When ordering a LightOptics transceiver it is necessary to specify the device in which the module will be installed, so that it can be individually programmed before shipment. This process makes the transceiver function properly, from seamless detection to correct transmission. Sometimes, however, while looking for optical transceivers, you do not know exactly what model of device will be used or you intend to change the configuration of your ports without buying new transceivers. Other times, you have no time to wait for your transceiver to be individually programmed or you require many different transceivers at once. Finally, you may notice that your device might initially detect the transceiver but after several updates, the transceiver stops cooperating with the device in which it is installed. You can learn more about these issues at The transceiver is not recognized in the device- what should I do?.
A perfect solution for compatibility issues would be the possibility to program the transceiver on your own, at any place or time. Some of you may have heard about the possibility to program the transceivers at home. But is it really so easy and hassle-free? Let’s take a look!
HOW IS A TRANSCEIVER PROGRAMMED?
Most manufacturers of optical transceivers block the access to the module’s memory board with special passwords. Even if, after days of hacking, we finally manage to pass through this wall, we would be met with another issue: the complexity of the board itself, which requires extensive scientific knowledge to even understand it, let alone configure it to one specific transceiver.
Fragment of a memory board of an SFP transceiver
If only there was an easy-to-use, intuitive device, which would do all of this for us with just one button...
The good news is: there is!
LightBoard is a mobile toolkit for programming and configuration of SFP, SFP+, XFP, QSFP+ 40G, QSFP28 100G optical modules that helps you adjust your transceiver to almost any device available on the market, from almost every manufacturer.
Thanks to the LightBoard Coding Tool:
- You will be able to adjust LightOptics transceivers to almost any networking device available on the market
- You will save storaging space
- You know longer have to know exactly what model of device you will use upon purchasing transceivers
- You will gain access to professional servicing on demand
- You can adjust your device to changing softwares and new devices
LightBoard has an intuitive and user-friendly interface, that allows you to reconfigure your transceiver in seconds.
The device is fully connected to the cloud and automatically updated.
The choice of the transceiver itself is not an easy task. You can do it on your own or ask some of our experts which will gladly help you. And thanks to LightBoard, you will no longer need to worry about compatibility. Now you can do it fully on your own, with just two clicks!
