Inconsistent colour coding for Omada WDM fiber SFP modules

Inconsistent colour coding for Omada WDM fiber SFP modules

Inconsistent colour coding for Omada WDM fiber SFP modules
Inconsistent colour coding for Omada WDM fiber SFP modules
2 weeks ago - last edited a week ago
Tags: #SFP Module #WDM
Model: TL-SM5110-SR  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: N/A

What is the colour-coding for A/B for Omada WDM fiber SFP modules?

 

For SM5110 modules "A" is BLUE, but for SM321 "B" is BLUE!

 

That's confusing. Could the WDM product all use the same A/B colour-coding?

 

SM5110LSA-10 -> BLUE

SM5110LSB-10 -> BLACK

 

SM321A -> YELLOW

SM321B -> BLUE

 

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Re:Inconsistent colour coding for Omada WDM fiber SFP modules-Solution
2 weeks ago - last edited a week ago

Hi @whereisaaron 

 

Thanks for reaching out to TP-Link Business Forums.

 

There is no unified standard for colour-coding. The different colours of AB are simply a quick way to distinguish between the A and B modules of the same model. The colour-coding between different models are not strongly related. 

If you think it necessary, you can post a vote in our Forums. If your thread gets more support, then it may be adopted in the future.

 

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.

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Re:Inconsistent colour coding for Omada WDM fiber SFP modules-Solution
Wednesday - last edited Wednesday

Thanks @Gabriel-TP. I checked and there is are de facto industry standards for colour-coding for WDM SFP latches. And in fact the Omada colour-coding matched a few other suppliers. The confusion is the colours are based on wavelength and unrelated to "A" vs "B". So I now think the colours are as good as can be hoped for already.

 

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Re:Inconsistent colour coding for Omada WDM fiber SFP modules-Solution
2 weeks ago - last edited a week ago

Hi @whereisaaron 

 

Thanks for reaching out to TP-Link Business Forums.

 

There is no unified standard for colour-coding. The different colours of AB are simply a quick way to distinguish between the A and B modules of the same model. The colour-coding between different models are not strongly related. 

If you think it necessary, you can post a vote in our Forums. If your thread gets more support, then it may be adopted in the future.

 

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.

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Re:Inconsistent colour coding for Omada WDM fiber SFP modules-Solution
Wednesday - last edited Wednesday

Thanks @Gabriel-TP. I checked and there is are de facto industry standards for colour-coding for WDM SFP latches. And in fact the Omada colour-coding matched a few other suppliers. The confusion is the colours are based on wavelength and unrelated to "A" vs "B". So I now think the colours are as good as can be hoped for already.

 

SilverNet

 


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