Cisco HFR

Eric Kuhnke eric at fnordsystems.com
Tue May 25 18:30:21 UTC 2004


Interestingly the OC-768 card has a max transmit power of 5dB and is 
short-range optics only.  As far as I know there are no 2R or 3R 
regeneration solutions for long haul 40Gb/s circuits, nor are there any 
DWDM systems that can do 8, 16 or 32 40Gb/s wavelengths.

Burton, Chris wrote:

> According to what the site says and from what I have heard they are
> talking about a $450,000-$500,000 base price for the single shelf unit
> and the OC768 Cards will probably be quite expensive until one of the
> other companies (Juniper or Avici) comes out with something competitive.
> 
> Chris Burton
> Network Engineer
> Walt Disney Internet Group: Network Services
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog at merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog at merit.edu] On Behalf Of
> Michel Py
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 9:23 AM
> To: Eric Kuhnke; nanog at merit.edu
> Subject: RE: Cisco HFR
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>>Eric Kuhnke
>>Here it is, complete with OC-768 interface: 
>>http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5763/index.html
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> 
> It's a BFR allright. I wonder how much OC-768 linecards will go for; if
> it's consistent with 2OC192/POS-IR-SC some will be over a million list a
> pop. And you thought 12816 gear was pricey?
> 
> Michel.
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