Ciena's CoreStream™ Agility optical transport system is currently interconnecting Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) with sites along a route stretching from Chicago to Atlanta with the capacity to support up to 1.92 terabits per second (Tbps) of bandwidth. Additionally, Ciena's CoreDirector® platforms are deployed at UltraScience Net (USN) sites, including ORNL, Chicago, Seattle, Sunnyvale and Atlanta.

The ORNL buildout is a strategic component of the Department of Energy's USN, which serves as a new benchmark for a national communications network tailored to the specific requirements of large-scale scientific applications.