Low cost WDM gear

[Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>]

I know there are various Asian vendors for low cost (less than $500) muxes to throw 16 or however many colors onto a 
strand. However, they don't work so well when you don't control the optics used on both sides (therefore must use 
standard wavelengths), obviously only do a handful of channels and have a distance limitation. 

What solutions are out there that don't cost an arm and a leg? 




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Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 
http://www.ics-il.com