[c-nsp] small box for switching POS link?

[neal rauhauser]

 Tony,

   Thanks for the suggestion but the MRV product is what we're going to do -
they have a four SFP blade in a small chassis that will crossconnect all
sorts of fiber optic links. The list price for the single CPU/dual power
system was $3,661 - very affordable, and there is a nice discount for
carrier customers.


                                                        Neal


On Nov 28, 2007 1:53 PM, Tony Li <tli at cisco.com> wrote:

>
> You might also look around for an 'optical bypass' or 'optical switch'.
>
> Here's one I just Googled up:
> http://luxlink.com/products/optical_switch.htm?
> gclid=CLu_spyogJACFQa8YAodVV3wrg
>
> Tony
>
> p.s. This isn't an endorsement, just a random web site I found.
>
> On Nov 20, 2007, at 8:04 AM, neal rauhauser wrote:
>
> >  Ladies & Gentlemen,
> >
> >
> >     I have a customer with PA-POS-OC3 cards installed in a pair of
> > Cisco 7507s. Right now they can physically remove the line from the
> > first machine, plug it into the second, and things neatly switch over.
> >
> >
> >     They've asked me to come up with a remote control method of
> > switching the fiber optic line. The incoming circuit and two routers
> > are the only things we're ever going to switch at this location. This
> > solution does not need to be carrier grade, it just needs to be
> > remotely controllable.
> >
> >
> >     I suspect the answer is that anything that switches STM1 sonet
> > links is going to be large, heavy, expensive, and -48v - all things
> > that do not fit with what these guys are trying to do. if anyone has
> > any inspiration on how to accomplish this I'd be glad to hear it ...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  Neal
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