Whether interconnecting routers, data centers, or delivering high-end enterprise connectivity, a flexible multiservice metro optical network addresses the myriad services endusers are demanding. In addition, these services must have full transparency and granular service level management that ensure customers get the performance they need—and the ability to satisfy the mission-critical requirements of the end-user applications.

The 4200 Advanced Services Platform changes the paradigm from building more networks, to building more efficient networks with the flexibility to support any optical service—such as SONET/SDH, Ethernet, video, and storage—on any port, with the flexibility to switch it anywhere on the network on demand.

With its unique FlexiPort technology and advanced multiplexing capabilities, the 4200 provides IT departments with unique ways to:

• Reduce high network costs
• Consolidate and simplify operational complexity
• Establish and meet realistic Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Meet or exceed performance expectations
• Increase management visibility
• Quickly adjust to new requirements and reduce time to market
• Provide resiliency with no single failure points

Key benefits of the 4200 include unprecedented service flexibility with software-programmable FlexiPort line modules that deliver any service at any rate on any port; extensive grooming capabilities for optimal utilization of bandwidth resources; the ability to scale to 100G speeds; carrier-grade reliability; and ease of management. Deploying the 4200 enables IT organizations to achieve an immediate return on investment with more efficient data transport and a future-proof architecture able to support new networking requirements as they unfold.

The 4200 provides a service-enabled transport layer that allows network operators to manage and provision individual services with packet-like ease and flexibility, without sacrificing the carrier-class performance, management features, and reliability of SONET/SDH. To optimize transport cost and efficiency in all areas of the network, Ciena offers a family of 4200 products—4200 MC 2-slot, 4200 5-slot, and 4200 RS 17-slot—for complete deployment flexibility from the smallest business site, where space and power are critical, all the way to the largest data center, where the need for high capacity and scalability becomes essential. As a true product family, a common set of modules can be used in any chassis, reducing sparing costs as well as ensuring seamless interworking between nodes.

Ciena’s FlexiPort is the industry’s first remotely programmable transport technology, providing on-demand service delivery through a few simple mouseclicks. Operators will realize faster provisioning and turn-up of new services across the network, as well as simpler moves and changes for existing services, including bandwidth and service upgrades.

For more information, please download the 4200 Family brochure.

Ciena may make changes from time to time to the products or specifications contained herein without notice.