[c-nsp] ASR9k CWDM Optics
Mikael Abrahamsson
swmike at swm.pp.se
Sun Oct 16 05:38:50 EDT 2011
On Sun, 16 Oct 2011, Gert Doering wrote:
> If you're talking about 40 wavelengths, amplification, cross-lambda
> interference, etc., you want an active system.
Why?
> Yes, this is what makes this so attractive, even if I don't need the
> extra gain. But is worth $80k, assuming two locations and two line
> cards on each side? This is just plain crazy.
You're crazy if you're paying list price. With decent discount and buying
third party DWDM optics, buying transponders is a lot more expensive than
this alternative.
> The only thing that speaks in favour of Cisco these days is that Juniper
> is sucking big time, too. Hooray.
Yeah, and they don't have FEC.
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Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike at swm.pp.se
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