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You may have a name brand network switch or a name brand router, but it doesn’t mean that you have to spend a huge sum of money to buy name brand transceivers. Except name brand transceivers, you could also choose third-party transceivers. Name brands or third-party, which do you prefer? 
What Does “third-party” Mean?
What’s the meaning of “third party”? It’s not the platform or OEM (original equipment manufacturers) (first party), or the user (second party), but another (third party) developer that brings a solution to the marketplace. Third-party companies have a high degree of specialization in their field.
Name Brands vs Third Party Transceivers
If you still feel confused about the term “third-party”, let’s take the transceivers for example. All fiber optic transceivers have established Multi-Source Agreements (MSAs). These MSAs clearly define how fiber optic networking equipment is to function and establish manufacturing standards that ensure networking components developed by different manufacturers are interoperable.
As long as a manufacturer adheres to MSA guidelines, their transceiver modules will function and operate identically to any other manufacturer’s MSA-compliant transceivers. For example, Fiberstore’s 100% MSA compliant SFP-10G-LR transceivers will function identically to Cisco SFP-10G-LR transceivers and will be 100% compatible with Cisco networking equipment.
So, how about the name brand transceiver? Take Cisco for example, they have their transceivers built by ODMs (original design manufacturers) and then sell these transceivers. Also they have tested the transceiver to verify it works. At the same time, they have revision control over the transceivers. So the source, quality, parts, and programming are exactly the same—only the labels and cost to the consumer are different.
Some users say their third-party transceivers cannot work well on their name brand switches. Why? Switch and router manufacturers such as Cisco, HP ect. have set the encryption key to forbid the third-party transceivers to plug into their device. Thus, an error warning will arise quickly when a third-party transceiver is plugged into the device. But this problem could be tackled by some hidden commands or 100% compatible technology developed by some vendors.
Third Party Transceivers: An Ideal Solution
Beside the low cost, below five benefits also prove that third-party transceiver is an ideal solution for your project.
● Cost Savings
Typically third-party transceivers cost substantially less.
● In-stock Availability
Third-party transceiver companies strive mightily for immediate availability of product.
● Carrier-grade Quality
Some third-party companies utilize the exact same ODMs the major switch OEMs use. So they can provide more reliable components.
● Inventory Cost Reduced due to Interoperability
Third-party transceivers will typically interoperate across multiple platforms.Thus, this approach effectively reduces both sparing inventory and the operational headaches.
● Access to Innovative Optics
Third-party providers tend to have a much broader variety of pluggable optics from which to select.
After comparing with name brands and third-party transceivers, why pay more for name brand transceivers when you can get the same high-quality, MSA compliant, 100% OEM compatible and in-stock third-party transceivers from Fiberstore for a fraction of the cost?
Reference: www.fiberstore.com/blog/