Is there a cheap way of getting 2-4 gige wavelengths? (2 would do)
We have some dark fiber from A to B. It would be handy to run 2-4 seperate
gige
connections over it without spending squids on Metro DWDM kit.
Semantically I think that would be coarse wave division... 
canary makes an inexpensive (well relativly anyway). 2 port multimode to
single mode gig multiplexer...
Hello Marc , Another one in NBase . Don't know there $'s tho.
Hth , JimL
Pardon me, but when I post such questions I get hissed at for it not being
an operational question.
I don't want to call the majority of this list hypercritical, but, well...
Pardon me, but when I post such questions I get hissed at for it not being
an operational question.
Don't you have homework to do? I remember you were trying to get us
to read your english paper the other day.
Or why don't you tell us about those supposed Layer 4 NAPs you had planned?
I don't want to call the majority of this list hypercritical, but, well...
Grow up.
Rachel
I must admit that I don't know the history of Nick Catalano, and
currently I think that is to my benefit. BUT, I do think that Nick
should be treated with the same respect that is due all NANOG members.
A higher level of professionalism, all the way around, would tend to
eliminate issues such as this.
Surely you must have reached a low spot if I am the one preaching
professionalism to you.
-Jim P.
There are a whole bunch of companies that sell low cost CWDM
Please see our Dark Fiber FAQ at www.canet3.net/library/papers.html
I know some very cheap passive equipment that'll let you share 1310nm and
1550nm light on the same fiber. They're in the few $100:s of dollars each.
If you need less than 10km then they're very nice. We used them to share
1550nm GigE and 1310 FDDI on a 18km long fiber stretch.
Then of course CWDM as everybody else mentioned, colored GBICs in the
1510, 1530, 1550, 1570 etc nm wavelengths that you let share the same
fiber. They go up to 40km without expensive gear.
Is there a cheap way of getting 2-4 gige wavelengths? (2 would do) We
have some dark fiber from A to B. It would be handy to run 2-4
seperate gige connections over it without spending squids on Metro
DWDM kit.
for purely ethernet applications, you may want to look at Extreme
Networks. Their switches have 4G and 8G WDM options.