[58654] in North American Network Operators' Group
LH/ELH Recommendations?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Deepak Jain)
Thu May 29 16:06:49 2003
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From: "Deepak Jain" <deepak@ai.net>
To: "Nanog@Merit. Edu" <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 16:06:36 -0400
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Last time I asked the list for recommendations on how to solve a short reach
fiber problem I got some amazing answers and suggestions -- for which, I am
still appreciative of. I summarized for everyone who asked and will gladly
do so if anyone else would like to know.
I've got a new pickle I am trying to work through and have been wholly
unexcited by the solutions various vendors are talking about (read: $=x^n).
I am trying to signal over a dark fiber (SMF) loop of about 200 miles.
(150mi on one leg and 50mi on the other). I would _like_ to find a 10GE
solution (say a XENPAK module that will do 150miles), but GE would do if it
supports some kind of xWDM.
I am afraid I am going to have to go Lucent LamdaXtreme or Cisco ONS 15800,
but am hoping that is just overkill. Heck, a source for used LH/ELH SONET
OADMs would be fanastic if a router-based solution isn't obvious.
I am certain many on this list have tackled this kind of problem in
particularly ingenious ways. Your pointers are very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
DJ
