Delivers client signals cost-effectively
The Metropolis®Wavelength Extension Solution is an
innovative portfolio of products that helps you cost-
effectively meet increased demand and relieve fiber
exhaustion in metro access and metro core optical
networks. Plug and play setup with these seamless,
self-configuring products can help you provide service
to customers quickly and easily. They take advantage
of passive DWDM technology and are easy to deploy –
without the need for complex software downloads,
database backups, or provisioning. Together, they
provide transparent transport of signals including:
FICON, ESCON, Fibre Channel, Video, Gigabit
Ethernet (GbE), 155Mbps, 622Mbps, 2.5G, 10G, and
10G Ethernet on an ITU-T grid-compliant line.
Provides flexibility to support a
wide range of applications
The Metropolis®Wavelength Extension Solution
consists of:
• Metropolis®Multi-Wavelength Optical Amplifier (OA)
• Metropolis®Multi-Rate Transponder
• Metropolis®Passive OADM System
• Metropolis®Passive WDM System
These products can be configured to suit your specific
applications requirements. They help provide
operational efficiency and lower maintenance costs.
For example, the Metropolis®Multi-Rate Transponder
can be provisioned remotely from one data rate to
another using network management software. Your
customer receives a dedicated lambda that can be
provisioned to their bit rate without the need to
change any hardware or software.
The Metropolis®Passive WDM System can condense
up to 32 wavelengths onto a single fiber, offering an
excellent cost-effective answer for fiber exhaust in
your metro and access network. The Metropolis®
Passive OADM System helps provide optical add/drop
capability to your metro access network, and the
Metropolis®Multi-Wavelength OA can extend these
multi-wavelength spans up to 130km. This
combination of products offers a low-cost solution that
can save floor space, increase operational efficiency,
add network reliability and reduce maintenance costs.
Offers energy, space and
operational savings
For metro access, you need a solution that is highly
reliable and flexible – at a price that is cost-
competitive. This includes ongoing operations costs in
addition to your initial investment.
The Metropolis®Wavelength Extension Solution helps
you use energy and floor space more efficiently. A
single Metropolis®Multi-Rate Transponder can hold
12 transponders per shelf, and each one can support a
wide array of data/optical interfaces. Because a single
transponder can support multiple interfaces, it can
help reduce your spare parts inventory. The
Metropolis®Wavelength Extension Solution
components using passive technology help reduce
costs by simplifying operations and reducing energy.
Increases efficiency with scalable
and flexible options
The Metropolis®Wavelength Extension Solution
can be configured to suit many different applications
in the mobility, enterprise, access, and metro space.
This solution presents you with flexibility to select a
suitable configuration for your applications – allowing
you to turn up service and grow your system
according to ever-changing customer needs. Highly
scalable, it also offers:
• 8- or 16-channel unidirectional/bidirectional passive
DWDM systems
• 32-channel unidirectional passive DWDM systems
• One-, two- or four-channel OADM units
• Stand-alone multi-wavelength or single-wavelength
optical amplifiers
• Stand-alone transponders
The Metropolis®Wavelength Extension Solution is
designed with your network evolution in mind. Lucent
passive DWDM, OADM, and OAs support 2.5G and
10G, which are predominant in metro networks today.
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