Low cost WDM gear

Sat Feb 7 18:31:28 UTC 2015

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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From: "Kenneth McRae" <kenneth.mcrae at me.com> 
To: "Mike Hammett" <nanog at ics-il.net> 
Cc: "NANOG" <nanog at 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 at ics-il.net> wrote: 

One particular route I'm looking at is 185 miles, so of the options presented 300 km is closest. ;-) 

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From: "Christopher Morrow" < morrowc.lists at gmail.com > 
To: "Kenneth McRae" < kenneth.mcrae at me.com > 
Cc: "NANOG" < nanog at 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 at me.com > wrote: 

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Mike, 

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I just replaced a bunch of FiberStore WDM passive muxes with OSI Hardware 
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equipment. The FiberStore gear was a huge disappointment (excessive loss, 
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poor technical support, refusal to issue refund without threatening legal 
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action, etc.). I have had good results from the OSI equipment so far. I 
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run passive muxes for CWDM (8 - 16 channels). 
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On Feb 07, 2015, at 09:51 AM, Manuel Marín < mmg at transtelco.net > wrote: 
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Hi Mike 
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I can recommend a couple of vendors that provide cost effective solutions. 
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Ekinops & Packetlight. 
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On Saturday, February 7, 2015, Mike Hammett < nanog at ics-il.net > wrote: 
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I know there are various Asian vendors for low cost (less than $500) muxes 
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to throw 16 or however many colors onto a strand. However, they don't work 
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so well when you don't control the optics used on both sides (therefore 
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must use standard wavelengths), obviously only do a handful of channels and 
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have a distance limitation. 
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What solutions are out there that don't cost an arm and a leg? 
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