Re: CWDM or DWDM passive add/drop muxes

2004-07-29 Thread Ben Buxton
Jim Devane [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered the following thing: I have been pretty happy with the MRV box. It is passive and it not manageable like an ONS etc. It has been rock solid for some time. www.mrv.com Specifically, we are using the CWDM EM316PAMULC. The only bad thing I would say

Re: CWDM or DWDM passive add/drop muxes

2004-07-28 Thread Will Hargrave
On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 11:39:18AM -0700, Greg Schwimer wrote: Does anyone have any experience with GBIC-based CWDM and/or DWDM optical add/drop muxes (OADM)? I'm presently looking at the Cisco product lines which combines GBICs with passive multiplexors and am curious as to alternative

Re: CWDM or DWDM passive add/drop muxes

2004-07-28 Thread Mikael Abrahamsson
On Wed, 28 Jul 2004, Will Hargrave wrote: My major concern with these products is vendor compatibility between GBICs and especially miniGBICs. Our next procurement will include some words about the kit's GBIC slots being vendor agnostic. As far as I know, Cisco is the only one left in the

CWDM or DWDM passive add/drop muxes

2004-07-27 Thread Greg Schwimer
Does anyone have any experience with GBIC-based CWDM and/or DWDM optical add/drop muxes (OADM)? I'm presently looking at the Cisco product lines which combines GBICs with passive multiplexors and am curious as to alternative manufacturers and the experiences other might have in these types of

RE: CWDM or DWDM passive add/drop muxes

2004-07-27 Thread Jim Devane
. But when they do arrive they work well. hth, jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Schwimer Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CWDM or DWDM passive add/drop muxes Does anyone have any experience

Re: CWDM or DWDM passive add/drop muxes

2004-07-27 Thread Eric Kuhnke
You may be interested in: http://www.cubeoptics.com/ Passive CWDM devices available with SC or LC connector cable pigtails on them... I believe you can get models to split orr or add just a single wavelength to a 4 or 8 wavelength mux. Greg Schwimer wrote: Does anyone have any experience with