With more kinds of performance-sensitive traffic on their networks than ever before, service providers and private network operators all want convergence, and they're tired of waiting ... waiting for a convergence approach that doesn't require them to scrap what they've got, learn new processes, risk losing the reliable services they're delivering today, or all of the above.

You need a realistic migration strategy to a more efficient packet-based network that delivers new high-value services with the performance requirements your end-users expect, while also protecting existing services and infrastructure. That's where we can help.

Ciena's FlexSelect Architecture is a software-driven, success-based approach to transitioning to converged networks at a pace that directly aligns with each service provider's revenue opportunity and each enterprise's business objectives.

Our FlexSelect Architecture integrates strategic innovations across platforms, unites them with software automation, and delivers any mix of services with common control, granular performance metrics and service-level visibility across the network.

With the ability to transition your infrastructure—at your own pace—to a fully reconfigurable network that offers IP/Ethernet efficiency and the reliability of TDM, convergence finally makes sense.