1 more repeater usually buys you 100km these days and thats negligible in terms of wet plant repeater count, and entire countries in some cases on dry land.
So ‘no’, broadly. -Ben > On Dec 4, 2019, at 7:54 PM, Mehmet Akcin <meh...@akcin.net> wrote: > > > is there any limitation of where an SLTE can be placed in terms of distance > from PFE? > > I have looked in to usual palaces and i was unable to confirm there is any > requirements for any distance. Any cons can you guys think of that you want > to share would be appreciated. > > here are places I have looked at > > http://opticalcloudinfra.com/index.php/2018/03/28/whys-hows-open-subsea-cable-systems/ > > https://www.osa.org/osaorg/media/osa.media/OSAF/Banners/Cable_Powering.pdf > > http://opticalcloudinfra.com/index.php/2016/02/27/why-open-subsea-cable-systems/ > > thank you > >> On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 1:03 PM Mark Tinka <mark.ti...@seacom.mu> wrote: >> >> >> On 26/Nov/19 18:47, Ben Cannon wrote: >> >> > Nowadays however, the CLS is looked at more like an ILA shelter, or >> > when feasible cable landings are going directly into metro CNDCs as >> > the physical gear is getting smaller and smaller and more suitable for >> > colocation. >> >> Nowadays, the SLTE sits in a proper data centre. >> >> >> > >> > There’s still the small matter of 11,000volts of power or more… >> > That’s usually kept out towards the sea. >> >> Yes, PFE's will generally live at the CLS. >> >> Mark.