OT: Looking for Ethernt/Optical Device

Tue Jun 1 15:55:10 UTC 2004

> I'm wondering if anyone has seen a good and cheap(er) solution for
> providing multiple Gigabit Ethernet circuits over single pair of
> fiber.  I'm looking for a way to do CWDM or DWDM that's cheaper than
> putting in a Cisco 15454 or 15327.  I'm only going to be doing 2 GigE
> circuits between two switches, so I don't need to plan for future
> growth.

If you only need two GigE circuits, the least expensive solution is
probably standard LX/LH GBICs and passive splitter/combiners. Available
from several vendors, for instance

	http://www.mrv.com/product/MRV-FD-SPLTCMB/

Disclaimer: I have no practical experience with this product.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no