On 01/09/16 22:45, Matthew Petach wrote: > (I'm half hoping to get a flurry of replies telling me > I'm completely wrong, and then explaining the real > issues to me. If nobody replies, it might mean I'm > not entirely wrong).
You were not wrong on any particular point, but I don't think you may have heard about muxponders previously. I *think* technically it's TDM'd on the coloured side, but I'm not sure... ODU/OTU stuff is somewhat removed from $dayjob. Someone might want to correct me. Have a look at the data sheet for the Ciena WaveServer though; it should give a good idea of how this fits together. Of course, I'm sure more comprehensive muxponder solutions are available for the [inter]national carriers. :) -- Tom