On the same topic, anyone have experience with the stuff from fs.com? On Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 9:53 AM Dave Bell <m...@geordish.org> wrote:
> Smartoptics? > > https://smartoptics.com/ > > Regards, > Dave > > On Fri, 6 Oct 2023 at 14:43, Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa> wrote: > >> >> >> On 10/6/23 15:07, Mike Hammett wrote: >> >> > I've been using various forms of passive WDM for years. I have a couple >> different projects on my plate that require me to look at the next level of >> platform. >> > >> > In some projects, I'll be looking for needing to have someone long >> distances of glass without any electronics. Some spans could be over 60 >> miles. >> > >> > In some projects, I'll need to transport multiple 100-gig waves. >> > >> > What is the landscape like between basic passive and something like a >> 30 terabit Ciena? I know of multiple vendors in that space, but I like to >> learn more about what features I need and what features I don't need from >> somewhere other than the vendor's mouth. Obviously, the most reliability at >> the least cost as well. >> >> 400G-ZR pluggables will get you 400Gbps on a p2p dark fibre over 80km - >> 100km. So your main cost there will be routers that will support. >> >> The smallest DCI solution from the leading DWDM vendors is likely to be >> your cheapest option. Alternatively, if you are willing to look at the >> open market, you can find gear based on older CMOS (40nm, for example), >> which will now be EoL for any large scale optical network, but cost next >> to nothing for a start-up with considerable capacity value. >> >> There is a DWDM vendor that showed up on the scene back in 2008 or >> thereabouts. They were selling a very cheap, 1U box that had a different >> approach to DWDM from other vendors at the time. I, for the life of me, >> cannot remember their name - but I do know that Randy introduced them to >> me back then. Maybe he can remember :-). Not sure if they are still in >> business. >> >> Mark. >> >> >>
