[177865] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Low cost WDM gear
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Hammett)
Sat Feb 7 12:52:46 2015
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From: Mike Hammett <nanog@ics-il.net>
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For clarification, I do know that the mainstream vendors can take standard wavelengths and can do long distances, but that's where the arms and legs come in.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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From: "Mike Hammett" <nanog@ics-il.net>
To: "NANOG" <nanog@nanog.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2015 11:41:40 AM
Subject: Low cost WDM gear
I know there are various Asian vendors for low cost (less than $500) muxes to throw 16 or however many colors onto a strand. However, they don't work so well when you don't control the optics used on both sides (therefore must use standard wavelengths), obviously only do a handful of channels and have a distance limitation.
What solutions are out there that don't cost an arm and a leg?
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
