CWDM-MUX8A - CWDM MUX/DEMUX 8-port unit
MikroTik CWDM-MUX8A - CWDM MUX/DEMUX 8-port unit
The CWDM is a passive MUX/DEMUX unit, which allows to combine up to eight fiber links into one, to simplify and reduce the cost of long distance fiber installations. At the other location, the combined line is split back up again, so that instead of eight long fiber lines, you would only need one. The Coarse Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (CWDM) technology offers a solution which will increase capacity of existing fiber infrastructure by enabling multiple channels/wavelengths over the same fiber cabling and will reduce costs for a new fiber optic deployment.
You can use a single optical fiber cable to create up to eight independent 1.25 Gbps SFP (up to 40 km) or 10 Gbps SFP+ (up to 10 km) links, offering more affordable alternative to installing more fiber or leasing additional fibers. You can even use 1.25 Gbps modules and 10 Gbps modules at the same time.