RE: Low cost WDM gear

[Nick Ellermann <nellermann () broadaspect com>]

Mike,

Look into SolidOptics.  www.Solidoptics.com  
Great Mux and Add-drops, plus fantastic optics. We are not optical engineers so when we have had questions about new 
links their team has always been open about what will and what won't work based on what we are trying to accomplish. We 
are only using their CWDM passive mux and various optics, been extremely happy on price and performance. No issues. 

Sincerely,
Nick Ellermann – CTO & VP Cloud Services
BroadAspect
 
E: nellermann () broadaspect com 
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-----Original Message-----
From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 12:42 PM
To: NANOG
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