Equipment Strategies

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Equipment Strategies

• Marla Meehl

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WDM versus Ethernet Switches

• Considerations
• Distance
• Fiber type/capabilities
• Speed required
• Number of lambdas required
• Cost
• Growth
• Flexibility/Expansion
• Expertise
• Maintenance

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Current Equipment

• 6509/6503
• SX, LX, and CWDM GBIC interfaces
• Movaz CWDM
• RayExpress
• Currently running 2.5 Gbps CWDM lambdas
• Purchased with 10Gbps upgrade in mind

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Planned Equipment

• 6509
• 10Gbps XENPAK for NLR connectivity initially
• Movaz DWDM for FiberCo BRIN connectivity
• RayExpress
• RayExtender (AMP)
• Running 2.5 Gbps DWDM lambdas

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