Dark fiber and CWDM solution decreases costs and increases network availability.

Article Summary:

In 2003 when Cisco Japan IT wanted to build a new data center in Tokyo for its two large business offices, the team needed a cost-effective way to interconnect the sites. Cisco Japan IT chose the combination of inexpensive dark fiber with coarse wavelength-division multiplexing (CWDM) GBICs for a low-cost, high-flexibility solution.

This optical networking case study describes how Cisco Japan IT:

• Selected vendors and designed vendor service-level agreements
• Built the current network
• Used the CWDM network to add new channels for lab and other uses

To learn more about the challenge, results, lessons learned and the next steps, please choose the link below to download the PDF of the case study executive summary, the complete case study, or the powerpoint presentation; or download the video.