This report is about Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (OADMs), their markets and technologies. OADM
has found major applications being a part of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexer (DWDM) or Course
Wavelength Division Multiplexer (CWDM) systems. Requirements for metro and core transmission in the
Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) environment and cost effectiveness of OADM contribute to
their success.
Our report addresses multiple issues associated with OADM and its applications in the WDM
environment, including technical implementations and marketing perception. We discuss different
types of OADMs -- fixed, reconfigurable and dynamically-reconfigurable, and concentrate on their
places in the D/CWDM networks.
Particular, this report intends to answer at least the following questions:
What is the outlook for the market? Who are major market players? What standardization bodies are
involved and how advanced are they in their work? What technologies support OADM? What types of OADM
are coming to the market? What architecture types are being proposed? What products are available
today?
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