You should ask your provider, what is being handed to you.. Terminology means little....
Are you purchasing a lit circuit ? or a dark fiber / dark channel ? If it is a lit circuit, you can expect / specify the hand-off on either SMF or MM optics (SMF is more and more common). If you are getting a Dark Fiber / Dark Channel, then ask them what type of optics you need. I highly doubt that you are being sold a dark fiber / dark channel.. very likely 10g Lit circuit.. (many carriers use the term Wave to differentiate between Ethernet / MPLS circuits). Regards. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom http://www.snappytelecom.net Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net > From: "Carl Peterson" <cpeter...@portnetworks.com> > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 1:00:54 PM > Subject: [AFMUG] 10g wave lan phy vs 10g wan phy > We are about to sign a contract on a 10G wave and I'm trying to figure out > what > the wan phys should be and whats the difference. I'm assuming we would want > lan > phys. > Does this make sense and would we just use normal 10G optics on each end? > -- > Carl Peterson > PORT NETWORKS > 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 > Baltimore, MD 21202 > (410) 637-3707