On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 11:15 AM Tim Nowaczyk <[email protected]> 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 -- William Herrin [email protected] https://bill.herrin.us/
