On 7/Feb/15 21:17, Phil Bedard wrote:
Is this for 10G? I'm kind of assuming 10G. What kind of equipment is being plugged into these? 300km is way beyond what you'll get with a passive solution, it's definitely in the "long-haul" terrtory. If you are launching out of a router the best pluggable optic you can generally get is rated at 80km, 10GBase-ZR, but even a passive mux at each end shaves some of that distance off.
300km is going to require amplifiers at intervals across the span. Who is providing the fiber? I'd start talking to traditional transport vendors. Ekinops as mentioned is probably decent at a lower price, Adva works well and isn't all that expensive, even Cisco has gear reasonably priced. If you want to cover 300km on a fiber span though "cheap" isn't really a word I would describe. It's why people lease circuits. :)
Agree - US$500 (or thereabout) to cover 300km at a reasonable speed with some reliability and manageability is a stretch (no pun intended). Mark.