So, I just wasted several days trying to get a circuit turned up because it turns out the provider is sending me -2dB when the Cisco SFPs will only accept it at a max of -3... Didn't notice till I put a light meter on it and was like 'Damn, that's a good signal' then started thinking that maybe it was outside the max receive range. Checked the spec sheet, and yup max receive is -3... Thankfully Amazon Prime has attenuators that'll be here tomorrow.
Is it just me, or is the spec for transmit power on LX -9 to -3 dB ? Could they be using the wrong optic on their side or perhaps just have one that is transmitting outside of spec?
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