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Short Description: New Extreme Networks Alpine GM-WDMi Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) 100/1000Base-T SC-APC Switch Module - Line Card - Blade with 1-port and 4 channels for Alpine 3800 series (Extreme Networks 45114). Looking for Extreme Switch Modules? Network Liquidators holds a huge quantity of new, refurbished, and used Extreme Networks 45114 Switch Modules for sale. With our state of the art warehouse and shipping, we usually can ship your Extreme 45114 out to you in 1 or 2 business days. Not only do we stock new or used 45114 Switch Modules, we also carry a wide selection of Extreme Networks Alpine 3800 accessories, parts, and components. Unlike many other competitors, we offer a Lifetime Warranty on all pre-owned, refurbished, and used Extreme 45114 (This Warranty applies to End-Users Only). With our enhanced testing and refurbishing processes, you are guaranteed your 45114 will be in perfect working and physical condition. We are also interested to buy any Extreme Alpine 3800 Switch Modules from you at a very reasonable price and will pay all shipping charges to expedite your Extreme equipment to our warehouse facility. Call us at 1-800-998-9862 Option 1, click the image on the top of this page to chat live online with a sales representative, email Extreme sales, or Request a Quote by clicking the link above. To limit the type of equipment we may buy from you, it's important that you know we only buy and sell networking and telecom equipment. If you are looking for used, refurbished, or new Extreme Networks 45114 or any other piece of Extreme series hardware, please bookmark our site for future reference as we will consistently add inventory. We appreciate your time and business, visit us back anytime. You may also be interested in Extreme Networks 45211 | Extreme Networks 45212		45114 Information MFG List Price: Weight: New: Factory Refurbished: Refurbished: $35,998.50 10 LBs Call Call Call Browse by Type: Extreme Networks Switch Modules Browse by Series: Extreme Networks Alpine 3800 Inventory Updated on 3/19/2010

45114 Product Specifications

The Alpine 45114 is a 1-port 4-Channel Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) SC-APC Module. This Wavelength Division Multiplexing module multiplexes four Gigabit Ethernet channels onto a single fiber. This blade is also known as GM-WDMi System.

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What is a Multiplexer?

A multiplexer or mux is a device that selects one of many data-sources and outputs that source into a single channel. In electronics, multiplexers function as multiple-input, single-output switches. A multiplexer has multiple inputs and a selector that connects a specific input to the single output.

In digital signal processing (DSP), the multiplexer takes several separate digital data streams and combines them together into one data stream of a higher data rate. This allows multiple data streams to be carried from one place to another over one physical link, which saves cost.

Wavelength-Division Multiplexing

In fibre-optic communications, wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) is a technology which multiplexes multiple optical carrier signals on a single optical fibre by using different wavelengths (colours) of laser light to carry different signals. This allows for a multiplication in capacity, in addition to making it possible to perform bidirectional communications over one strand of fibre. "The true potential of optical fibre is fully exploited when multiple beams of light at different frequencies are transmitted on the same fibre. This is a form of frequency division multiplexing (FDM) but is commonly called wavelength division multiplexing.

The term wavelength-division multiplexing is commonly applied to an optical carrier (which is typically described by its wavelength), whereas frequency-division multiplexing typically applies to a radio carrier (which is more often described by frequency). However, since wavelength and frequency are inversely proportional, and since radio and light are both forms of electromagnetic radiation, the two terms are closely analogous.

Extreme 45114 is a WDM System

A WDM system uses a multiplexer at the transmitter to join the signals together, and a demultiplexer at the receiver to split them apart. With the right type of fibre it is possible to have a device that does both simultaneously, and can function as an optical add-drop multiplexer. The optical filtering devices used in the modems are usually etalons, stable solid-state single-frequency Fabry-Perot interferometers in the form of thin-film-coated optical glass.

WDM systems are popular with telecommunications companies because they allow them to expand the capacity of the network without laying more fibre. By using WDM and optical amplifiers, they can accommodate several generations of technology development in their optical infrastructure without having to overhaul the backbone network. Capacity of a given link can be expanded by simply upgrading the multiplexers and demultiplexers at each end.

This is often done by using optical-to-electrical-to-optical translation at the very edge of the transport network, thus permitting interoperation with existing equipment with optical interfaces. Most WDM systems operate on single mode fibre optical cables, which have a core diameter of 9 µm. Certain forms of WDM can also be used in multi-mode fibre cables (also known as premises cables) which have core diameters of 50 or 62.5 µm. Early WDM systems were expensive and complicated to run. However, recent standardization and better understanding of the dynamics of WDM systems have made WDM much cheaper to deploy. Optical receivers, in contrast to laser sources, tend to be wideband devices. Therefore the demultiplexer must provide the wavelength selectivity of the receiver in the WDM system.

WDM systems are divided in different wavelength patterns, conventional, dense and coarse WDM. Conventional WDM systems provide up to 16 channels in the 3rd transmission window (C-band) of silica fibres around 1550 nm with a channel spacing of 100 GHz. DWDM uses the same transmission window but with less channel spacing enabling up to 31 channels with 50 GHz spacing, 62 channels with 25 GHz spacing sometimes called ultra dense WDM. New amplification options (Raman amplification) enable the extension of the usable wavelengths to the L-band, more or less doubling these numbers.

What is 1000Base-T?

1000BASE-T (also known as IEEE 802.3ab) is a standard for gigabit Ethernet over copper wiring. It requires, at a minimum, Category 5 cable (the same as 100BASE-TX), but Category 5e ("Category 5 enhanced") and Category 6 cable may also be used and are often recommended. 1000BASE-T requires all four pairs to be present and is far less tolerant of poorly installed wiring than 100BASE-TX.