RE: DWDM Mux/Demux using 40G Optics

["Tony Wicks" <tony () wicks co nz>]

I think you will find the "monitor" port is most likely to be used for "lawful" intercept by unnamed government 
entities.

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From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of Colton Conor
Sent: Tuesday, 20 June 2017 8:14 AM
To: Faisal Imtiaz <faisal () snappytelecom net>
Cc: nanog list <nanog () nanog org>
Subject: Re: DWDM Mux/Demux using 40G Optics

Thanks for the answers. From the sounds of it, no one knows the real difference between the expansion port, 1310 port, 
and 1550 port. For real world applications, I would assume the monitor port would be to plug in a handheld meter, and 
see which channels are coming through that node without breaking the ring. Not sure if their would be a monitor port 
for both directions is you were using a OADM?

On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 2:38 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <faisal () snappytelecom net>
wrote: