We just search for SFP ports and SFP+ ports for Extreme switch , and is confused about the genuine one and third party one.

[Marie]

We have Extreme device that need SFP's and SFP+'s, but we just confused about the genuine and third party one. Someone who manufacture the third party one has sent me free sample to test, and it works well.
So, the the genuine one or third party one?

[Frank]

Disclaimer: I don't work for Extreme and this is only my personal opinion:
We're using some 3rd party SFPs here, as well as some 3rd party 10GB Twinax (the new twinax, not the old twinax from last century) and so far they all work well, so I'd say to go with the 3rd party ones, but have spares at hand. Heck, I even have spares of the Extreme branded ones...