Entry level WDM gear?
Mikael Abrahamsson
swmike at swm.pp.se
Thu May 9 03:40:40 UTC 2013
On Wed, 8 May 2013, Jeff Kell wrote:
> Ciena/Cyan/etc are way over our non-existant budget... what is the
> going recommendation to throw say 4-8 lambdas over a dark pair without
> breaking the bank? :)
You purchase a CWDM filter for each end, purchase CWDM optical modules for
each end for the lambads you want use.
Something like this:
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Solid-Optics-CWDM-MUX-DEMUX-8-channel-3-Year-Warranty-Fully-Tested-/200776443874?pt=US_Network_Switch_Modules&hash=item2ebf3567e2>
Prices for optics depends on attenuation for the link, but for instance:
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Solid-Optics-XFP-CWDM-ZR-for-Cisco-80km-All-Colors-3-Year-Warranty-/200797543018?pt=US_Network_Switch_Modules&hash=item2ec0775a6a>
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Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike at swm.pp.se
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