Lantronix CWDM-M1631LCR-B Fiber Connectivity for Advanced Traffic Management

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Case Study
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Lantronix Enables Fiber Optic Connectivity at
Nearly 500 Traffic Signals as Part of County’s
Advanced Traffic Management System Update
Company Type:
Healthcare
Headquarters:
Midwestern United States
Lantronix Products Deployed:
CWDM Mux/Demux
Summary
A large Midwest county needed to update its traffic signal communications infrastructure to connect
cameras and other communications systems to over 450 traffic signals on county roads. The county’s
dilemma? Install a sizeable fiber-optic network at significant cost or find another solution that would
deliver similar results. The county chose an alternative solution and selected CWDM Mux/Demux and
Add/Drop Mux. This solution will save thousands of dollars per mile while still achieving the benefits of a
direct fiber connection.
Challenge
In one urban upper Midwest county boasting more than 1 million residents, transportation officials
began to see a troubling pattern: increasing traffic congestion, long commute delays, and unsafe driving
conditions. To alleviate these problems, county officials decided to modernize the county’s
transportation system.
As part of the initiative, the county planned to update its traffic signal communications infrastructure by
building a fiber-optic network to connect cameras and other communications systems to over 450 traffic