Nanogers,
We are looking for advice/experience from folks who has used small 6-8 Wavelength DDWM.
Also what are the pros and cons of CDWM and DDWM?
Application; 5 Mile Dark Fiber between two carrier neutral hotels in SF.
All help is appreciated and results will be shared if requested.
Arman, I think the biggest difference between small DWDM and CWDM is how much growth room you need. If you need 8 wavelengths (possibly 16 is still called CWDM but I doubt it) you can stay on the CWDM side. The lasers and the gear is generally cheaper. With DWDM gear everything seems to be more expensive, but you get a lot more control as the electronics governing the chassis' tend to be much more advanced. On a short run like that, many advanced features like all-optical amplification and such are not necessary. I am not aware of any all-optical CWDM amplifiers yet. (for example). If you are planning more than just 1 DF run, you could buy the less expensive solution and just swap it out when you need something more and use the CWDM solution somewhere else. If you have decent/modern fiber, you should be able to comfortable signal 8 waves x 1G or 8 x 2.5G (full duplex). Some DWDM gear will let you double that on just 8 colors by going full duplex on each fiber (each thread). So its a question of how much BW you need and how much you want to pay for right now. (If I am wrong, someone please correct me). Hope this helps, let me know what you decide. Deepak Jain AiNET