Fastest network "cables" ?

hergehen

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Hello,

I was just wondering ... what's the worlds fastest and second fastest net cables right now (how much can they let through) ...

and how much does one cost per meter (feet?) ?


thx :)

 

hergehen

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thx ... and yes, I mean like for a backbone ... for public use (few thousands, maybe 100 thousand ppl ;) )
 

fataIerror

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Why stop there, if you are gonna go all out you might as well get this one...

DWDM 2.56T 2002 2500 miles, 64-channel Dense Wave Division Multiplexing. By: Bell Labs

2.56 TBPS!!!
 

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<< are there any switches that could handle 2.56T ? ;) >>



yes and no.

some "exist" but not available.
 

hergehen

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but how much does 10gbit actually costs ?

let's say we have a little township of 1000 houses, in each houses we want to provide 10gbit (10gbit WAN)... (just an example)

is there any way I can find the price?

thx
 

ScottMac

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If you're interestd in Foundry, go to their website and locate a sales organization.

Many of the other big hardware folks are also part of the 10GigE Alliance (they have a web site too that'll give you operational details).

Cisco is "fer sher" doing / gonna do 10GigE, Nortel, Extreme, Probably Alcatel, Probably the old CableTron guys...I can't remember their name... all are represented in the 10GigE Alliance, and a bunch of smaller guys too, and some other router guys (like Juniper).

10GigE operates on single-mode fiber only, with no current plans to move to copper ("Ever").

The DWDM stuff mentioned above isn't actually much more than a transport medium. On the same pair of SM fiber, multiple streams are combined and transmitted across different frequencies of light ("Lamdas"). Once it reached the other end, the various colors are split-out and sent to their respective distribution systems ...could be Telco switches / muxes, could be Gig Ethernet. THe DWDM box is just a dumb media extender (albiet a really cool one).

Nortel (ond others) are already marketing DWDM (the Optera Metro series). You can get one today (coulda got one a year ago).

Extreme has had a WDM campus trunk extension blade for the Black Diamond for about a year. I believe it'll handle eight 1000Base streams for quite some distance (several Kilometers, maybe more, I don't remember).

That's about it.

Good Luck

Scott
 

hergehen

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thx ... so DWDM looks very good ...

but does anybody know price off hand ?

price of fiber optic ?

thx
 

ThaGrandCow

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I believe fiber is the fastest. I also believe they just came up with a way to get about 10 times the bandwidth out of current lines (something to do with different color frequencies)
 

ScottMac

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Off the top of my head (read: extreme ballpark figures):

A dedicated DWDM box with cards for eight lamda is ~US$125,000.00 per box, you need identically configured boxes for each end. I believe it comes rigged for diverse paths, but may be more or less, depending on the type of inputs (DS3, OC3, OC12, OC48, GigE, etc).

I think the Extreme WDM blade is US$ ~60,000.00 - $80,000.00 each, you need one at each end.

Exterior-grade direct burial (gopher rated) or "figure eight" (aerial) multistrand (~12 strands) single-mode fiber is US$1.50-2.00 a foot, maybe a little more, depending on the quantity ordered. Splice cases, termination, and related accessories probably work out to about US$2,000/ linear mile plus a little more per connection (splice or fusion).

Tools (fusion splicers, crimpers, hand tools, OTDR, etc)....probably another US$50,000.00 to $100,000.00 depending on what you get and the level of sophistication. Some money can be saved here by leasing the equipment from someone like GE Leasing.

Someone like Anixter can give you a more specific quote, but you'll need more specific figures for length-of-span, number of strands, burial or aerial, number of splice cases (burial or aerial), etc. Most places won't quote you media by the foot, they'll want an overall bill of materials, then provide you with a line-item quote.

Then you need to negotiate for the right-of-way, get the state and/or federal permits (environmental impact statements, etc), bonding and insurance (in case you trench up someone else's fiber or a gas pipe).

I'm sure I've left some thing out, it's been a couple years since I spec'd this kind of job.

Good Luck

Scott

 

hergehen

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wow ... thx a lot ... that's what I just needed ... though I thought it would be more expensive ;)

and it is possible to get around Terabit with DWDM ?:)