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To: Sector Investor who wrote (12397)	3/11/1999 12:27:00 PM
From: rascalbythesea	Respond to of 42804

Mrvc just sent out a reprint from Fiber Optic News February 1 edition. Headline: New kid on the block runs circles around DWDM oldtimers Two DWDM systems are competing in the fiber market today. While the point to point system might take 16 OC-48 channels, multiplex them and transmit them over fiber optic cables, the other connects multiple nodes on a fiber ring. In the first model, channels are de-multiplexed at the other end, making one fiber strand look like 16. In the second, nodes must use the same wavelength to communicate. consequently, for a given node to communicate with others on a ring, the latter must support multiple wavelengths. Each node, therefore, employs multiple lasers and receivers, which increase costs. An eight-node DWDM ring can increase the cost by as much as $2.4 million. There's a lot more but I am not trained for this long distance typing. benny