Here's a used AOC breakout.
and some new ones.
I'm using this to go from one 6610 down to my servers from the 10Gbe breakouts.
I've used short NetAPP QSFP cables to stack 6610's.
I'm currently using short 40Gbe AOC (QSFP) to go to a TNC server with an HPE reflashed to Mellanox firmware 40Gbe adapter. works great. I think the AOC cables were like $15 each used.
You can certainly do the Xver's and fiber runs off the front longer individual patches and think you'll find that is not too bad $$ ... $8 per xver and $15-$25 for the cable?
If you are doing short runs off the front in your rack the used Cisco CUCM - length etc. tend to be between 9 and 15 each used and I've not had a problem with them.
and some new ones.
I'm using this to go from one 6610 down to my servers from the 10Gbe breakouts.
I've used short NetAPP QSFP cables to stack 6610's.
I'm currently using short 40Gbe AOC (QSFP) to go to a TNC server with an HPE reflashed to Mellanox firmware 40Gbe adapter. works great. I think the AOC cables were like $15 each used.
You can certainly do the Xver's and fiber runs off the front longer individual patches and think you'll find that is not too bad $$ ... $8 per xver and $15-$25 for the cable?
If you are doing short runs off the front in your rack the used Cisco CUCM - length etc. tend to be between 9 and 15 each used and I've not had a problem with them.