[ietf83-tech] Fwd: MOU for IeTF Paris Connectivity

[Bill Jensen]

Although it shares similarities with FC and SMA connectors it seems to 
be a Radiall proprietary connector.  Unless someone can identify a local 
source for jumpers we should make arrangements to re-terminate the fiber 
real soon now.

On 2/25/12 9:10 PM, Joel jaeggli wrote:
> On 2/25/12 15:42 , Warren Kumari wrote:
>>
>> On Feb 25, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Joel jaeggli wrote:
>>
>>> On 2/15/12 09:54 , Jim Martin wrote:
>>>> Gentlepeople,
>>>> Just a quick note to keep everyone in sync. If Orange can't get us the
>>>> patches and couplers, we'll need to come up with them. Does anyone have
>>>> easy access to them? If not, we can buy them....
>>>
>>> Christian
>>>
>>> when you say lc/vfo what's the trade/common name of the vfo connector
>>> because that's not one I've heard of…
>>
>>
>> Yeah, that was my issue as well…
>>
>> I'm suspecting that it is:
>> http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CEkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fradiall.applixia.net%2Fcatalogue%2Fresource%3Fpath%3DCATEGORY%2Fpdf%2FVFO%2520D6104CE.pdf&ei=LHFJT4nZFa2v0AG8ssmkDg&usg=AFQjCNGRQw2oSttW1h_ZPvw8uczbD0q1Ow&sig2=aviG4ftT3ojZIxxM_cJ0hg
>>
>> which looks very similar to an FC, but is apparently different…
>
>
> yeah if it's an fc or f-sma well peachy we can order those... if it's
> not, then we should quick send a contractor over there with a fusion
> splicer to put an end on it that we can actually buy. and if that's the
> case the case might as well just terminate it as sc...
>
>> I've never actually seen one of these in the wild…
>>
>> W
>>
>>>
>>>> - Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>>> *From: *<christian.jacquenet at orange.com
>>>>> <mailto:christian.jacquenet at orange.com>>
>>>>> *Subject: **RE: MOU for IeTF Paris Connectivity*
>>>>> *Date: *February 8, 2012 6:01:46 AM PST
>>>>> *To: *Drew Dvorshak<dvorshak at isoc.org<mailto:dvorshak at isoc.org>>
>>>>> *Cc: *Ray Pelletier<rpelletier at isoc.org
>>>>> <mailto:rpelletier at isoc.org>>, Jim Martin<jim at daedelus.com
>>>>> <mailto:jim at daedelus.com>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Drew, all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Any news about (1) the updated MoU and (2) the fiber pigtails (LC/VFO
>>>>> and LC/SCAPC) - I'm currently following a couple of internal leads
>>>>> about this, but will not have the answer before next week at best?
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2. It turns out that one fiber will be provided with VFO connectors
>>>>>> and the other one with SC/APC connectors (this is a "souvenir" from
>>>>>> IETF 63, actually :-), unlike what is stated in the current MoU. I
>>>>>> have informed Jim about this and therefore suggest you to find the
>>>>>> apporpriate LC/VFO and LC/SC optical cables/garters to connect the
>>>>>> router (I'm currently checking on my side if we have that kind of
>>>>>> cables, but with no results so far).
>>>>
>>>>
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