why do you need active? how many waves? how complex topology? active is much more pricey than passive.
Sent from my iPad On 20 Oct 2011, at 12:04, "Ivan A. Beveridge" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm after recommendations for active DWDM hardware. Currently I'm > looking for either 4 or 8 x 1gig in a 1U (or possibly 2U) chassis. > > Other features I'm looking for are: > * built-in mux/demux > * link-state passthrough > * OSC (optical supervisory channel) > * low power > * dual PSU option > > Distance-wise this particular connection is <2km, so no amplification > needed. > > I looked at Ekinops for a particular deployment previously, but (from > memory) they seemed to be more expensive than I'm after paying for this. > A fiber provider I know of uses Packet Light (eg PL-400) and, looking at > the specs, they seem pretty good. > > I'm pretty new to transport kit, so any suggestions/recommendations > welcome. Likewise, URLs to reviews would also be welcome :) > > Thanks in advance > > Ivan > -- > Ivan Beveridge <[email protected]> > > >
