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 The Fiber DriverT WDM88/GMX, combining MRV 
Communications' advanced Coarse Wave Division Multiplexer (CWDM) technology and 
award-winning Gigabit Multimode Extender (GMX) technology, carries eight 
separate data channels with an aggregate bandwidth of 8 Gbps (16 Gbps at Full 
Duplex) to a guaranteed distance of 1 km over a Multimode (MM) fiber trunk.
 
 The physical properties of Multimode fiber typically limit single 
channel Gigabit-speed data transmissions to a distance of 550 meters or less, 
far shorter than when Multimode fiber is used for transmitting legacy protocols 
such as FDDI. This fact has left IT managers needing to increase the capacity of 
their fiber network with little choice but to abandon their Multimode fiber and 
install new Singlemode (SM) fiber. However, GMX technology, available 
exclusively in the Fiber Driver product line, gives network administrators 
another option.
 
 The achievement of the WDM88/GMX brings new life to 
existing Multimode fiber plant, making it possible to greatly increase network 
capacity while avoiding the cost, complications and lead times associated with 
the installation of new fiber. With support for Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel 
and FICON, the WDM88/GMX is ideal for high-speed backbone, Campus, Enterprise 
and Storage Area Network (SAN) applications.
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