Lantronix TN-10GSFP-LR8M-Cxx Series WDM Solutions - Page 3

Introduction to WDM Overview Demands on today's voice, video, and data networks are becoming more complex - requiring more bandwidth and faster transmission rates over ever increasing distances. To meet these demands, network managers are relying more on fiber optics. But the reality that many providers, enterprise corporations, and government entities are facing is that once their available fiber infrastructure is exhausted, laying more fiber is no longer an economical or feasible option. It is essential to find more cost-effective methods to get more out of the existing infrastructure. Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) technologies can increase capacity on the existing fiber infrastructure. WDM is a technology which multiplexes multiple optical signals onto a single fiber by using different wavelengths, or colors, of light. By utilizing WDM communication methods, network managers can realize a multiplicative effect in their available fiber's capacity. Benefits • Economical solution for relieving fiber exhaustion • Expand capacity using existing fiber infrastructure • Passive multiplexing/de-multiplexing is agnostic to speed and protocol • Plug-and-play installation requires no configuration • Saves cost over trenching, pulling, or leasing new fiber TAA Compliant | USA Based Company | 24 / 7 Technical Support 1