www.itu.

int/ITU-T
ITU-T The leader in CWDM Recommendations
G.694.2 Spectral grids for WDM applications: CWDM wavelength grid

I n t e r n a t i o n a l Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n U n i o n

CWDM means
Cost-effective applications, through a combination of uncooled single mode lasers, relaxed laser wavelength tolerances and wide pass-band filters 90 km reach for 2 bidirectional channels at 1.25 Gbit/s on a single fibre 55 km reach for 8 wavelengths at 2.5 Gbit/s 42 km reach for 6 bidirectional channels at 1.25 Gbit/s on a single (conventional) fibre 42 km reach for 16 wavelengths at 2.5 Gbit/s using low water peak fibre

Provides the wavelength grid for coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) applications. This wavelength grid supports a channel spacing of 20 nm.
G.695 Optical interfaces for coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) applications

Provides optical parameter values for physical layer interfaces of coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) applications with up to 16 channels and up to 2.5 Gbit/s.

Related Recommendations
G.652 Characteristics of a single-mode optical fibre and cable

COARSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING

CWDM

The characteristics of a single-mode optical fibre and cable with zero-dispersion wavelength around 1310 nm, but which can also be used in the 1550 nm region.
G.653 Characteristics of a dispersion-shifted single-mode optical fibre and cable

The characteristics of a single-mode optical fibre and cable with zero-dispersion wavelength shifted into the 1550 nm region, specified to take advantage of the attenuation minimum in that spectral region.
G.655 Characteristics of a non-zero dispersion-shifted single-mode optical fibre and cable

The characteristics of a single-mode optical fibre and cable, which has the absolute value of the chromatic dispersion coefficient greater than some non-zero value throughout the wavelength range from 1530 to 1565 nm, in order to reduce the growth of nonlinear effects which can be particularly deleterious in DWDM systems.
tsbpromo@itu.int

G.664 Optical safety procedures and requirements for optical transport systems

06.2008

Provides guidelines and requirements for techniques to enable optically safe working conditions (for the human eye and skin) on optical interfaces of the optical transport network (OTN), in particular, for systems employing high-power Raman amplification techniques, for equipment in restricted and controlled locations.

Your up-to-date optical transmission systems solutions

For more information on optical transmission Recommendation related activities please check the ITU-T Study Group 15 website at: www.itu.int/ITU-T/com15

ITU-T

workshops: www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/ e-flash and news: www.itu.int/ITU-T/news/ membership: www.itu.int/ITU-T/membership/ technology watch: www.itu.int/ITU-T/techwatch

www.itu.int/ITU-T
Highlights
20 nm channel spacing (G.694.2)

1.0

Unidirectional or bidirectional (single fibre) Applications up to 2.5 Gbit/s per wavelength G.652.C and D low water peak fibre G.652.A and B conventional fibre also supported for many applications Spectral dependence of attenuation and dispersion accounted for

0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0

Figure 1

G.652 C and D (low water peak) fibre

15 10 5 0 5

1271

1291

1311

1331

1351

1371

1391

1411

1431

1451

1471

1491

1511

1531

1551

1571

1591

Wavelength (nm)

SDH

G.695
Vendor A OEO CWDM Mux/Demux Vendor B OEO CWDM Mux/Demux

SDH Gigabit Ethernet

Multichannel (CWDM) interfaces Multivendor interoperability: Enterprise Vendor A Mux/Demux can be connected to directory Vendor B Mux/Demux
H.350 Multimedia directory

Figure 2

Gigabit Ethernet

Fibre Channel

Fibre Channel

Vendor A

G.695

Vendor B

G.695

Vendor C CWDM Transceiver CWDM Transceiver

Single channel (coloured) interfaces Linear and ring configurations with OADMs Multivendor interoperability: Vendor A transceiver can be connected through Vendor B Mux/Demux and link to Vendor C transceiver

CWDM Transceiver

Figure 3

CWDM Transceiver Optical Mux Optical Demux

CWDM Transceiver

CWDM Transceiver

www.itu.int/ITU-T

1611

Dispersion (ps/n m/km)

Attenuation (dB/km)

4, 8, 12 and 16 wavelength applications

G.652 A and B (conventional) fibre

20