Technology Workshop on Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing

The chapter sponsored a technology workshop on Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing (CWDM) given by Transition Network engineer, Dennis Troxel and Transition Network regional sale manager, Luis Coton, at Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, SC. Troxel covered real-world engineering and design considerations for network applications including forward/deployed networks while maintaining a high level of security. This technology can eliminate the hassle and costs of trenching, installing/splicing underground or aerial fiber plant and can reduce the time it takes to deploy secure communication. Single mode fiber capacity can be addressed without having to install additional fiber plant or upgrade the switching and routing network. CWDM applications for services such as Ethernet 10 Mb to 10G, DS3, T1/E1 and SONET transport were shown. Other topics that were covered during the workshop include deployed fiber plant utilization strategies, how to increase existing fiber capacity and how to improve management of fiber infrastructure assets in a Campus LAN/WAN OSP/ISP environment.

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