 Unidirectional WDM system

 Bidirectional WDM system

 Because of lower bit rates, the distance limit
due to chromatic dispersion is much larger.
 The transmission capacity can be increased
by adding additional wavelengths.
 It can be a transparent system and allow
different wavelengths at different bit rates.
 WDM may be preferred to TDM in designing
more complicated networks.
 WDM systems are generally not suitable for
deployment over dispersion shifted fiber.
 WDM systems require specially designed
amplifiers that provide flat gain.
 WDM systems require separate terminating
equivalent for each channel.
 Transparent WDM systems offer less
monitoring and network management
capability.