The Cisco Metro 1500 series, MAN DWDM is the industry's leading enterprise dense wave division multiplexer (DWDM) platform designed for high-performance, high-availability, and flexible configurations. The Cisco Metro 1500 is a protocol-independent, cost effective, DWDM solution that supports 32 wavelengths per fiber. Protocol independence, competitive pricing, compact design, as well as simple integration and provisioning, make the Cisco Metro 1500 a compelling solution.Using the Metro 1500 platform, enterprise customers can expand the distance and application capabilities of existing LAN, MAN and storage equipment, while addressing the need to move large amounts of data, voice and video quickly and transparently. The Metro 1500 allows customers to build serverless offices, virtual data centers across metropolitan distances that are cost-effective and easily provisioned. When choosing the Metro 1500, also consider purchasing Cisco operational services to ensure network availability through phone and on-line support, hardware replacement, and software upgrades.