Hi Blue,
Lest I mislead you or anyone else, the "boosting" which takes place, i.e., optical amplification [most likely through EDFA's, or erbium doped fiber amplifiers], is not something new that Corvis exclusively brings to the game. What I meant was this: They use amplification to cover greater overall distances, up to 3200 km), prior to their need for "regeneration," according to the company. And they are also manufacturing their own brand of optical amplifier, but what is unclear to me is whether or not these Corvis amps are a necessary part of their overall product delivery (including their greater distance claims).
But for the sake of clarity, other vendors' wares do, indeed, use amplification. also, to "boost" their signals. With regards to spacing intervals, distances may vary.
[[Which brings up another interesting point, and that is the means by which the fibers for these routes are broken out at or around these distances, and the enclosure provisions (controlled environmentatl vaults, huts, repeater stations) along fiber baron routes. How do the barrons accommodate different distancing formulae? Or, as I suspect, are there "compensation" formulae used at "standard" distances, more often than not?]]
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