Fiber Automatic Transfer Switch

Mon Aug 17 19:33:14 UTC 2020

On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 11:15 AM Tim Nowaczyk
<tech at allpointsbroadband.com> wrote:
> I am new to the world of layer-1optical failover solutions. Can anyone
> recommend a similar 1U product that can transfer an optical signal to
> a secondary path when there’s been a break?

Hi Tim,

I want to dissuade you from using this architecture. When you have two
paths, it's important to keep them both lit so that you can detect
faults and correct them in a timely manner. The most intractable
problem with active/failover architectures is that the failover proves
inoperable when it's needed. The old backup tape that doesn't restore.
Keep your layer-1's active all the time and do fault handling at a
higher layer.

Regards,
Bill Herrin

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William Herrin
bill at herrin.us
https://bill.herrin.us/