Yeah, was looking at their active solution for a customer, but just don’t know enough about it to go that route.
David On Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 10:17 AM Mike Hammett <na...@ics-il.net> wrote: > Well, and that's kinda where I was going. > > I've used FS passive systems for years. FS has an active platform or two > (that I understand, they just whitebox). Does it really do everyone one > would need to do? How much of a step is it to get something more? > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"David Bass" <davidbass...@gmail.com> > *To: *"Dave Bell" <m...@geordish.org> > *Cc: *nanog@nanog.org > *Sent: *Friday, October 6, 2023 8:55:21 AM > > *Subject: *Re: Low to Mid Range DWDM Platforms > > 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. >>> >>> >>> >
