Motivation
SFP transceivers expose live diagnostic data through the Digital Diagnostics Monitoring (DDM) interface, accessible today via:
$ sudo ethtool -m enp5s0f1
...
Laser bias current : 32.450 mA
Laser output power : 0.4374 mW / -3.59 dBm
Receiver signal average optical power : 0.5784 mW / -2.38 dBm
Module temperature : 41.55 degrees C / 106.78 degrees F
Module voltage : 3.3715 V
...
It can provide crucial data by identifying failing transceivers and monitoring the thermal health of modules.
Spec links
There are few specifications describing encoding of SFP diagnostics data.
Motivation
SFP transceivers expose live diagnostic data through the Digital Diagnostics Monitoring (DDM) interface, accessible today via:
It can provide crucial data by identifying failing transceivers and monitoring the thermal health of modules.
Spec links
There are few specifications describing encoding of SFP diagnostics data.