Avaya Nortell 1 Gbps Transcievers require that source be 1 Gbps to match

Avaya Nortell 1 Gbps Transceivers require that source be 1 Gbps to match

I had a 5632FD switch that I could not get the port to light up on. I have a Time Warner ADVA box that was only 10/100 ports and then plugged into a 1000 Mbps Ethernet to SFP transceiver converter with an Ethernet cable. The port would not light up. 

To get it working, I had to upgrade the Time Warner router to use 1 Gb connections so that the transceiver would work. After performing this upgrade, everything worked fine and I was able to create a remote VLAN and network for a remote office building. 

As per the testing on the remote session, we found that Avaya SFP(AA1419043-E6) connected port was in UP/Down state in all the scenarios. Other end switch was only operating on 100 Mbps and as  per the below SFP description, I found that current SFP only works for 1000BASE-T SFP specifications and doesn't support 100 Mbps.

Below are the details -

1. Current SFP only supports 1000 Mbps of speed not less than that. See below - "Avaya - AA1419043-E6"

The 1000BASE-T SFP provides gigabit Ethernet connectivity using a single eight-pin RJ-45 connector. The 1000BASE-T SFP only operates at 1 gigabit per second (1 Gb/s) and does not support 100BASE-T or 10BASE-T interfaces. The part number for this model is AA1419043-E6.

ATTENTION

Nortel recommends setting all 1000BaseT ports to auto-negotiate in accordance with the IEEE 802.3ab standard. By default, SFPs inserted into certain product-specific modules are set for Autonegotiation = True. The maximum current requirement of the SFP is 375 milliamperes (mA) at 5 volts (V). The following table describes the 1000BASE-T SFP specifications.

2. For 100 Mbps speed please use below SFP -

100BASE-FX SFP specifications

The 100BASE-FX SFP provides 100 Mb/s Ethernet Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA-CD) connectivity using multimode optical fiber. The part number for this model is  A1419074-E6 The 100BASE-FX SFP is supported on the 5600 Series switches, but not on the 5500 Series switches. The following table describes the 100BASE-FX SFP specifications