PacketLight Networks PL-300 - 1 Introduction; Overview

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INTRODUCTION

PACKETLIGHT NETWORKS PL-300 3.2 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION MANUAL

1 Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of the PL-300.

In this Chapter

Overview ............................................................................................... 1

Main Features ........................................................................................ 1

Typical Applications ................................................................................ 2

Physical Description ................................................................................ 3

Configurations ........................................................................................ 3

Technical Specifications ......................................................................... 26

1.1 Overview

The PL-300 family of products extends PacketLight’s optical network solution

capabilities by providing a wide range of passive optical modules.

The PL-300 interconnects seamlessly with PacketLight’s products, such as the

PL-400E, PL-1000, PL-1000RO, and third-party WDM products to form

cost-effective, high-capacity DWDM and CWDM solutions.

The PL-300 provides low granularity wavelengths and add-and-drop capabilities.

It can also be used to increase the 4G and 10G solution reach.

The PL-300 provides the essential optical layer functions of 4/8/16/32/40/44/88

DWDM wavelength multiplexing over single or dual fiber, 4/8/16 CWDM

wavelength multiplexing over single or dual fiber, Optical Dispersion

Compensation Module (DCM), Optical Add and Drop Multiplexers (OADMs),

splitters and combiners.

1.2 Main Features

The PL-300 effectively combines the following key functionalities:

• Passive solution that does not require power and therefore can operate over a

wide temperature range

• Passive transparent to any rate and any service multiplexing

• Compatible with all optical networking products (ITU grid)

• Supports both ITU DWDM 100 GHz and 50 GHz spacing grid

• Single or dual fiber operation

• Supports CWDM and DWDM passive MUX/DEMUX

• Supports CWDM and DWDM passive OADM

• Fully standards-based and can integrate with third-party solutions

• Dispersion compensation with passive DCM