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Re: Low cost WDM gear
From: Kenneth McRae <kenneth.mcrae () me com>
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2015 19:12:01 +0000 (GMT)
Yeah, you can get up to 80km on a passive unit using SFP+ and up to 120km using XFP. To cover the distance you are considering, you would need to insert an amplifier. Depending on the number of channels you require, a passive solution with an amplified would still be less expensive than an active solution. When I was conducting my research, I could not find an active solution under $25K. On Feb 07, 2015, at 10:32 AM, Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net> wrote:Well, I'm not an expert in the world of long haul optics, but I think I'd want active over passive for the ability to use standard interfaces on the equipment (routers, switches, etc.) at either end. Then again, maybe something has changed that I don't know about. I would also think active would be better able to go those 185 mile distances than passive. I assume I'd need an amplifier in the middle to even make it that far.
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----- Original Message -----From: "Kenneth McRae" <kenneth.mcrae () me com> To: "Mike Hammett" <nanog () ics-il net> Cc: "NANOG" <nanog () nanog org> Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2015 12:17:35 PM Subject: Re: Low cost WDM gear
Are you looking for an active or passive solution? On Feb 07, 2015, at 10:06 AM, Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net> wrote:
One particular route I'm looking at is 185 miles, so of the options presented 300 km is closest. ;-)
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Morrow" < morrowc.lists () gmail com > To: "Kenneth McRae" < kenneth.mcrae () me com > Cc: "NANOG" < nanog () nanog org > Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2015 12:02:11 PM Subject: Re: Low cost WDM gear would be good for mike to define 'long distances' here, is it: 2km 30km 300km 3000km Probably the 30-60k range is what you mean by 'long distances' but... clarity might help. On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Kenneth McRae < kenneth.mcrae () me com > wrote:
<blockquote>Mike,
<blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote>I just replaced a bunch of FiberStore WDM passive muxes with OSI Hardware </blockquote>
<blockquote>equipment. The FiberStore gear was a huge disappointment (excessive loss, </blockquote>
<blockquote>poor technical support, refusal to issue refund without threatening legal </blockquote>
<blockquote>action, etc.). I have had good results from the OSI equipment so far. I </blockquote>
<blockquote>run passive muxes for CWDM (8 - 16 channels). </blockquote>
<blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote>On Feb 07, 2015, at 09:51 AM, Manuel Marín < mmg () transtelco net > wrote: </blockquote>
<blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote>Hi Mike </blockquote>
<blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote>I can recommend a couple of vendors that provide cost effective solutions. </blockquote>
<blockquote>Ekinops & Packetlight. </blockquote>
<blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote>On Saturday, February 7, 2015, Mike Hammett < nanog () ics-il net > wrote: </blockquote>
<blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote>I know there are various Asian vendors for low cost (less than $500) muxes </blockquote>
<blockquote>to throw 16 or however many colors onto a strand. However, they don't work </blockquote>
<blockquote>so well when you don't control the optics used on both sides (therefore </blockquote>
<blockquote>must use standard wavelengths), obviously only do a handful of channels and </blockquote>
<blockquote>have a distance limitation. </blockquote>
<blockquote>What solutions are out there that don't cost an arm and a leg? </blockquote>
<blockquote>----- </blockquote>
<blockquote>Mike Hammett </blockquote>
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- Re: Low cost WDM gear, (continued)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Colin Johnston (Feb 07)
- RE: Low cost WDM gear David Boisseleau (Feb 13)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Rodrigo 1telecom (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Kenneth McRae (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Mike Hammett (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Kenneth McRae (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Rodrigo 1telecom (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Faisal Imtiaz (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Mike Hammett (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Rodrigo 1telecom (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Faisal Imtiaz (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Mike Hammett (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Faisal Imtiaz (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Simon Lockhart (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Faisal Imtiaz (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Faisal Imtiaz (Feb 07)
- Re: Low cost WDM gear Faisal Imtiaz (Feb 07)