ZANOG26 - WDM & IPoWDM Workshop

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09:00 – 09:10 (10 min) – Welcome & Introduction

09:10 – 10:10 (1 hr) – Introduction to WDM
    • DWDM fundamentals (Adtran)
       • Coherent signalling (Flex)
       • IP-over-WDM overview (Flex/Adtran)

10:10 – 10:30 (20 min) – WDM Network Topologies
       • Point-to-point, linear, ring, ROADM/mesh (Adtran)
       • Where IPoWDM fits (Flex)

10:30 – 11:30 (1 hr) – WDM Architecture
       • Pluggables & transponders (Flex/Adtran)
       • Add/Drop structures (Adtran)
       • Amplification (Adtran)

11:30 – 12:30 (1 hr) – Planning a WDM System
       • Power budgeting (Adtran)
       • Optical selection (Adtran)
       • OSNR (Flex)
       • Spectral efficiency (Flex)

12:30 – 13:15 (45 min) – Lunch

13:15 – 14:15 (1 hr) – Practical WDM Lab
       • Coherent pluggables (Flex)
       • Transponder system (Adtran)
       • Traffic testing (Adtran/Flex)

14:15 – 14:35 (20 min) – Troubleshooting & Best Practices, follow the light:  Quick Overview which I think would be very beneficial if you have WDM or not.

14:35 – 15:00 (25 min) – Q&A, Summary & Closing