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Application notes
Enhancing Carrier-Managed Services using Multiservice Metro Optical Transport (pdf)
The growing popularity of high-bandwidth, carrier-managed services is increasing carriers’ need for a service delivery platform with the agility to support a growing range of services and the scalability available only in WDM equipment. Ciena’s CN 4200 family, with integrated Layer 2 switching and advanced optical transport, allows carriers to offer a full suite of Layer 1- and Layer 2-based carrier-managed services for the most desirable enterprise applications.
The growing popularity of high-bandwidth, carrier-managed services is increasing carriers’ need for a service delivery platform with the agility to support a growing range of services and the scalability available only in WDM equipment. Ciena’s CN 4200 family, with integrated Layer 2 switching and advanced optical transport, allows carriers to offer a full suite of Layer 1- and Layer 2-based carrier-managed services for the most desirable enterprise applications.
Wireless Backhaul Network Solutions Enabled by Ciena's FlexSelect Architecture (pdf)
Operators must manage the aggressive transition from tried-and-true TDM to next-generation Ethernet. This will maximize the investment in existing mobile and network infrastructures while maintaining a quality of service that minimizes subscriber churn.
Operators must manage the aggressive transition from tried-and-true TDM to next-generation Ethernet. This will maximize the investment in existing mobile and network infrastructures while maintaining a quality of service that minimizes subscriber churn.
High-Quality Carrier Ethernet Services using Metro Packet Optical Transport (pdf)
To capture and retain the most discerning high-value enterprise customers, contain costs, and maximize profitability in the face of heavy competition, service providers must replace or augment first-generation, standalone Ethernet switches and basic Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH solutions with a more scalable, manageable, and deterministic service architecture.
To capture and retain the most discerning high-value enterprise customers, contain costs, and maximize profitability in the face of heavy competition, service providers must replace or augment first-generation, standalone Ethernet switches and basic Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH solutions with a more scalable, manageable, and deterministic service architecture.
Metro Packet Optical Transport for Differentiated Triple Play Services (pdf)
Facilities-based providers and ISPs taking advantage of local loop unbundling recognize the strategic and economic value of bundling broadband video, voice, and Internet access services to home subscribers. Growing and retaining a Triple Play customer base is desirable only if the service is profitable—a condition that requires a cost-effective and reliable metro aggregation and distribution network with guaranteed service quality and resource efficiency.
Facilities-based providers and ISPs taking advantage of local loop unbundling recognize the strategic and economic value of bundling broadband video, voice, and Internet access services to home subscribers. Growing and retaining a Triple Play customer base is desirable only if the service is profitable—a condition that requires a cost-effective and reliable metro aggregation and distribution network with guaranteed service quality and resource efficiency.
Dynamic Wavelength Routing: The Sensible Approach to ROADM (pdf)
ROADM systems add an all-optical switching capability to the network that can be extremely valuable to carriers. The agility to switch, drop, and add traffic at the optical layer becomes more important as service bandwidth profiles approach the 10 or 40 Gb/s data rates of a wavelength. Ciena's CN 4200 ROADM saves immediate capital expense and provides the scalability to defer the cost of adding bandwidth on the network.
ROADM systems add an all-optical switching capability to the network that can be extremely valuable to carriers. The agility to switch, drop, and add traffic at the optical layer becomes more important as service bandwidth profiles approach the 10 or 40 Gb/s data rates of a wavelength. Ciena's CN 4200 ROADM saves immediate capital expense and provides the scalability to defer the cost of adding bandwidth on the network.
Flexible Multiservice Ethernet for 3G Mobile Backhaul (pdf)
The mobility revolution continues with the implementation of 3G networks around the world, creating opportunities and challenges for the mobile operator. A cost-effective, flexible access aggregation architecture is extremely important for new service deployment, efficient operations, and increased profitability. Ciena’s mobile solutions ensure operators have the flexibility to create and deliver new 3G services with scale, reliability, and maximum return on investment.
The mobility revolution continues with the implementation of 3G networks around the world, creating opportunities and challenges for the mobile operator. A cost-effective, flexible access aggregation architecture is extremely important for new service deployment, efficient operations, and increased profitability. Ciena’s mobile solutions ensure operators have the flexibility to create and deliver new 3G services with scale, reliability, and maximum return on investment.
Advanced DWDM Solution for GDPS Environments (pdf)
By leveraging the CN 4200, GDPS customers can realize up to 75 percent reductions of wavelength counts required to support STP. With these savings, plus the delivery of unprecedented flexibility to WDM networks supporting GDPS, the CN 4200 serves as a valuable foundation for GDPS environments and hybrid CTN environments.
By leveraging the CN 4200, GDPS customers can realize up to 75 percent reductions of wavelength counts required to support STP. With these savings, plus the delivery of unprecedented flexibility to WDM networks supporting GDPS, the CN 4200 serves as a valuable foundation for GDPS environments and hybrid CTN environments.
Ciena Business Services Update (pdf)
As a leading cable equipment supplier with a strong track record, Ciena knows what it takes for a cable company to become the facilities-based service provider of choice for the enterprise sector.
As a leading cable equipment supplier with a strong track record, Ciena knows what it takes for a cable company to become the facilities-based service provider of choice for the enterprise sector.
Broadcast and Digital Simulcast (pdf)
As telephone companies and satellite providers intensify competition for Triple Play services, Ciena’s carrier-grade FlexSelect™ solution ensures that cable MSOs can provide the highest quality and service availability in the industry—with a graceful migration to an all-digital solution.
As telephone companies and satellite providers intensify competition for Triple Play services, Ciena’s carrier-grade FlexSelect™ solution ensures that cable MSOs can provide the highest quality and service availability in the industry—with a graceful migration to an all-digital solution.
Think Storage Network Extension, Think Ciena (pdf)
Choosing the right storage network extension solution is based upon the amount of data that needs to be moved between data centers, the performance requirements of the applications in use and the solution’s cost. Luckily, regardless of whether an organization is replicating a single terabyte (TB) database across town, or moving 50 TB to a new data center located hundreds of miles away, Ciena provides a best-in-class solution for robust, secure, resilient and high-capacity storage extension networks.
Choosing the right storage network extension solution is based upon the amount of data that needs to be moved between data centers, the performance requirements of the applications in use and the solution’s cost. Luckily, regardless of whether an organization is replicating a single terabyte (TB) database across town, or moving 50 TB to a new data center located hundreds of miles away, Ciena provides a best-in-class solution for robust, secure, resilient and high-capacity storage extension networks.
Carrier Managed Wavelength Services (pdf)
IXCs, IOCs and other competitive carriers are facing growing demands from their customers for increased bandwidth and other packet-based services. At the same time, these carriers still need to satisfy their customers in the slower growing SONET/SDH and ATM/Frame Relay markets. Ciena’s Managed Wavelength solution is based on the CN 4200™ FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform, which breaks both the cost and bandwidth barriers of traditional solutions with high speed, highly scalable carrier-grade optical Ethernet. Simply put, this solution will deliver managed services end-to-end and ultimately drive revenue and profitability.
IXCs, IOCs and other competitive carriers are facing growing demands from their customers for increased bandwidth and other packet-based services. At the same time, these carriers still need to satisfy their customers in the slower growing SONET/SDH and ATM/Frame Relay markets. Ciena’s Managed Wavelength solution is based on the CN 4200™ FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform, which breaks both the cost and bandwidth barriers of traditional solutions with high speed, highly scalable carrier-grade optical Ethernet. Simply put, this solution will deliver managed services end-to-end and ultimately drive revenue and profitability.
Metro/Regional 10G Transport (pdf)
Metro networks are experiencing an increased burden to supply adequate bandwidth. New packet-based services place significant bandwidth requirements on the network, requiring operators to perform costly upgrades, often times with poor ROI. Ciena’s Metro/Regional 10G transport solution based on the CN 4200™ FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform breaks traditional cost and bandwidth barriers with a high-speed, highly scalable carrier-grade 10 Gb/s optical transport solution.
Metro networks are experiencing an increased burden to supply adequate bandwidth. New packet-based services place significant bandwidth requirements on the network, requiring operators to perform costly upgrades, often times with poor ROI. Ciena’s Metro/Regional 10G transport solution based on the CN 4200™ FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform breaks traditional cost and bandwidth barriers with a high-speed, highly scalable carrier-grade 10 Gb/s optical transport solution.
Secure Optical Networks for Financial Firms (pdf)
Financial firms' networks are experiencing exponential traffic growth. Many firms are deploying new applications that are generating enormous amounts of XML traffic—a particularly verbose protocol. New government regulations are driving increased usage of storage systems. And, heightened sensitivity to Business Continuance/Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) has many implementing database mirroring over longer distances. In response to these growing demands, firms must upgrade their networks.
Financial firms' networks are experiencing exponential traffic growth. Many firms are deploying new applications that are generating enormous amounts of XML traffic—a particularly verbose protocol. New government regulations are driving increased usage of storage systems. And, heightened sensitivity to Business Continuance/Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) has many implementing database mirroring over longer distances. In response to these growing demands, firms must upgrade their networks.
Global 2000 Enterprise Connectivity (pdf)
Large enterprises and institutions typically connect their data centers, sales offices, manufacturing plants and R&D centers using an owned or leased private fiber network or a carrier-provided wavelength service. The resources required for network implementation are expensive and enterprises need to drive as much utilization from these resources as possible. Ciena's CN 4200™ FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform is a truly multiservice solution that is transparent to underlying applications and can aggregate multiple disparate service connections onto a single fiber or even a single wavelength.
Large enterprises and institutions typically connect their data centers, sales offices, manufacturing plants and R&D centers using an owned or leased private fiber network or a carrier-provided wavelength service. The resources required for network implementation are expensive and enterprises need to drive as much utilization from these resources as possible. Ciena's CN 4200™ FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform is a truly multiservice solution that is transparent to underlying applications and can aggregate multiple disparate service connections onto a single fiber or even a single wavelength.
Wholesale Optical Services (pdf)
Today’s wholesale optical services market is driven by two fundamental factors. First, IXCs with long-haul WDM infrastructure that offer Metro-to-Metro connectivity but do not have direct access to all customer buildings. Second, LECs—particularly competitive service providers and even cable MSOs—that offer managed optical services within their Metro networks but cannot attract large enterprise accounts because they are unable to offer services between Metro regions. Ciena’s Wholesale Optical Services solution breaks both the cost and bandwidth barriers of traditional solutions with high-speed, highly scalable, carrier-grade optical Ethernet. Based on the CN 4200™ FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform, ITU G.709 compliant OTU Digital Wrapper technology allows the Ciena solution to transparently manage other protocols across the network on a single wavelength.
Today’s wholesale optical services market is driven by two fundamental factors. First, IXCs with long-haul WDM infrastructure that offer Metro-to-Metro connectivity but do not have direct access to all customer buildings. Second, LECs—particularly competitive service providers and even cable MSOs—that offer managed optical services within their Metro networks but cannot attract large enterprise accounts because they are unable to offer services between Metro regions. Ciena’s Wholesale Optical Services solution breaks both the cost and bandwidth barriers of traditional solutions with high-speed, highly scalable, carrier-grade optical Ethernet. Based on the CN 4200™ FlexSelect™ Advanced Services Platform, ITU G.709 compliant OTU Digital Wrapper technology allows the Ciena solution to transparently manage other protocols across the network on a single wavelength.
Interconnecting Healthcare Providers (pdf)
Many hospital groups are placing patient records online—integrating medical information, billing records, pharmacy operations, and scheduling and registration data in comprehensive systems. Electronic health records are just one example of medical Information Technology (IT) used to improve patient safety, quality of care and clinical outcomes.
Many hospital groups are placing patient records online—integrating medical information, billing records, pharmacy operations, and scheduling and registration data in comprehensive systems. Electronic health records are just one example of medical Information Technology (IT) used to improve patient safety, quality of care and clinical outcomes.
Triple Play Network (pdf)
As a result of intense competition and the general need to improve the return on investment of the bi-directional HFC rebuild, innovative residential/commercial Triple Play offerings have emerged.
As a result of intense competition and the general need to improve the return on investment of the bi-directional HFC rebuild, innovative residential/commercial Triple Play offerings have emerged.
White papers
Transitioning Wireless Backhaul Networks to True Carrier Ethernet with foreword by Heavy Reading (pdf)
The wireless backhaul network, traditionally based on TDM technology, is reaching a breaking point. Originally designed to handle narrowband voice traffic, the backhaul network simply does not have the capacity to handle today's mobile traffic. Ciena offers a solution that integrates existing TDM technology with Ethernet to provide operators maximum benefits, while increasing bandwidth and reducing overall costs.
The wireless backhaul network, traditionally based on TDM technology, is reaching a breaking point. Originally designed to handle narrowband voice traffic, the backhaul network simply does not have the capacity to handle today's mobile traffic. Ciena offers a solution that integrates existing TDM technology with Ethernet to provide operators maximum benefits, while increasing bandwidth and reducing overall costs.
Making the Case for Converged Ethernet Transport: The Advantages of Integrating Layer 2 Ethernet with Layer 0/1 Transport (pdf)
This white paper examines the market drivers, key benefits, and main applications for converged Ethernet transport, and provides an overview of the CN 4200® FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform Family—including the new G10 and G10X Ethernet service modules, which deliver a cost-effective, high-performance, manageable packet optical networking platform.
This white paper examines the market drivers, key benefits, and main applications for converged Ethernet transport, and provides an overview of the CN 4200® FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform Family—including the new G10 and G10X Ethernet service modules, which deliver a cost-effective, high-performance, manageable packet optical networking platform.
Storage Extension Network Solutions: Lower-cost, Higher-Performance Networks (pdf)
Robust, secure, resilient, high-capacity storage networks are business imperatives. The right network solutions must provide reliable, timely, and accurate application-layer replication over a network that cost-effectively delivers high-performance connectivity to fit application requirements. This white paper explores techniques to ensure the availability of storage applications over distances while driving costs down by up to 70 percent.
Robust, secure, resilient, high-capacity storage networks are business imperatives. The right network solutions must provide reliable, timely, and accurate application-layer replication over a network that cost-effectively delivers high-performance connectivity to fit application requirements. This white paper explores techniques to ensure the availability of storage applications over distances while driving costs down by up to 70 percent.
The High-Availability Business: How a Simpler Network Can Meet the Demands of Business-Critical Applications (pdf)
Emerging applications like VoIP, video, Web services, and data replication are placing unprecedented performance demands on enterprise MANs/WANs. Quick time-to-market for new applications has become critical to success. How can enterprises meet these requirements and still keep networking costs under control?
Emerging applications like VoIP, video, Web services, and data replication are placing unprecedented performance demands on enterprise MANs/WANs. Quick time-to-market for new applications has become critical to success. How can enterprises meet these requirements and still keep networking costs under control?
OTN: Deliving Assured, Flexible Transport Topology for Enterprise Networks (pdf)
OTN is the ideal standard on which to deploy a large variety of networks and protocols, including legacy TDM connectivity, enterprise LAN and storage protocol traffic, and special video or machine protocols. With OTN, emerging services such as Ethernet and virtually any storage and data center protocol can be transported transparently and simultaneously over a converged network.
OTN is the ideal standard on which to deploy a large variety of networks and protocols, including legacy TDM connectivity, enterprise LAN and storage protocol traffic, and special video or machine protocols. With OTN, emerging services such as Ethernet and virtually any storage and data center protocol can be transported transparently and simultaneously over a converged network.
ROADMs in Network Architectures (pdf)
ROADM delivers new flexibility to DWDM networks by enabling dynamic, transparent optical wavelength add/drop functioning, and adds considerable agility and robustness to network architectures—vastly improving service velocity and lowering TCO.
ROADM delivers new flexibility to DWDM networks by enabling dynamic, transparent optical wavelength add/drop functioning, and adds considerable agility and robustness to network architectures—vastly improving service velocity and lowering TCO.
The Foundation for the Evolution of Enterprise Networks: Ciena's Approach to Optical Networking (pdf)
Based on technology building blocks such as OTN, programmability, intelligent optical control plane, and automated management, Ciena’s enterprise solutions offer the lowest cost for present implementation and long-term operation, and provide the scalability and flexibility to serve as adaptable foundations for years to come.
Based on technology building blocks such as OTN, programmability, intelligent optical control plane, and automated management, Ciena’s enterprise solutions offer the lowest cost for present implementation and long-term operation, and provide the scalability and flexibility to serve as adaptable foundations for years to come.
The Foundation for Assured Networks: Ciena's FlexSelect Architecture (pdf)
Ciena platforms form the global backbone network for the U.S. Department of Defense and the backbones of seven of the world’s ten largest service providers. These platforms are integral components for achieving the level of security and reliability necessary to sustain critical operations and the real-time delivery of information.
Ciena platforms form the global backbone network for the U.S. Department of Defense and the backbones of seven of the world’s ten largest service providers. These platforms are integral components for achieving the level of security and reliability necessary to sustain critical operations and the real-time delivery of information.
The Value of OTN for Network Convergence and IP/Ethernet Migration (pdf)
Today, network operaters are forced to converge their networks in order to reduce OPEX and also to eliminate unnecessary additional CAPEX on multiple parallel networks. Ciena's CN 4200 OTN implementation maps all services into a common set of wavelengths—simplifying everything from monitoring and deployment to sparing and capacity management.
Today, network operaters are forced to converge their networks in order to reduce OPEX and also to eliminate unnecessary additional CAPEX on multiple parallel networks. Ciena's CN 4200 OTN implementation maps all services into a common set of wavelengths—simplifying everything from monitoring and deployment to sparing and capacity management.
Delivering on the Promise of Ethernet: MEF Services using Ciena's FlexSelect Architecture (pdf)
Service providers must develop a strategy for supporting Ethernet along with the existing mix of TDM, Frame Relay, and ATM services. Ciena offers a way for providers to transition those legacy offerings to an Ethernet format. Rather than continue to invest in legacy infrastructure and manage multiple types of transport networks, service providers now have a viable option for transitioning all traffic to a cost-effective, highly reliable Ethernet-based infrastructure.
Service providers must develop a strategy for supporting Ethernet along with the existing mix of TDM, Frame Relay, and ATM services. Ciena offers a way for providers to transition those legacy offerings to an Ethernet format. Rather than continue to invest in legacy infrastructure and manage multiple types of transport networks, service providers now have a viable option for transitioning all traffic to a cost-effective, highly reliable Ethernet-based infrastructure.
Scaling and Adapting to Ongoing Innovation with Ciena's FlexSelect Architecture (pdf)
Gaining the flexibility to grow new services, change architectures on demand, and scale to high speeds requires a forward-looking, cost-effective approach. Ciena’s FlexSelect™ Architecture addresses these needs by helping network equipment continually adapt to the changing landscape with flexibility, manageability, and assured operations without continual forklift upgrades.
Gaining the flexibility to grow new services, change architectures on demand, and scale to high speeds requires a forward-looking, cost-effective approach. Ciena’s FlexSelect™ Architecture addresses these needs by helping network equipment continually adapt to the changing landscape with flexibility, manageability, and assured operations without continual forklift upgrades.
Cost-Effective, High-Quality, Differentiated Service Bundles Evolve ISPs (pdf)
Traditional ISP roles are changing. As basic Internet access becomes commoditized and margins decrease, ISPs must consider building and controlling their own metro and regional transport network infrastructures to offer higher value-add services. An Ethernet-based approach to these networks enables cost-effective, on-demand bandwidth delivery to meet the needs of the end customer while enhancing overall quality.
Traditional ISP roles are changing. As basic Internet access becomes commoditized and margins decrease, ISPs must consider building and controlling their own metro and regional transport network infrastructures to offer higher value-add services. An Ethernet-based approach to these networks enables cost-effective, on-demand bandwidth delivery to meet the needs of the end customer while enhancing overall quality.
FlexSelect Architecture: Achieving Profitability and Convergence (pdf)
Explore how Ciena’s FlexSelect Architecture enables a software-defined network to minimize convergence risks, fully capitalize on all service opportunities, and drive cost out of network ownership. Paper details FlexSelect, the major economic and competitive advantages it creates, the supporting technologies and platforms, and ease of implementation.
Explore how Ciena’s FlexSelect Architecture enables a software-defined network to minimize convergence risks, fully capitalize on all service opportunities, and drive cost out of network ownership. Paper details FlexSelect, the major economic and competitive advantages it creates, the supporting technologies and platforms, and ease of implementation.
NETWORK WORLD White Paper: The Adaptive WAN (pdf)
A Wide Area Network (WAN) brings indisputable business value to organizations of all types. Through use of the WAN, an organization can instantaneously communicate between all of its locations and a wide variety of customers, suppliers and distributors. This special report explores some of the key business and technology trends driving and enabling the evolution of enterprise WANs. This paper also details how enterprise WANs must become adaptive to support these business and technology trends.
A Wide Area Network (WAN) brings indisputable business value to organizations of all types. Through use of the WAN, an organization can instantaneously communicate between all of its locations and a wide variety of customers, suppliers and distributors. This special report explores some of the key business and technology trends driving and enabling the evolution of enterprise WANs. This paper also details how enterprise WANs must become adaptive to support these business and technology trends.
Ovum RHK White Paper: OTN Emerges as a Must Have (pdf)
OTN, the Optical Transport Network, dates back to 1998, but is only now hitting its stride as a requirement for next-generation optical network elements. OTN was one of many promising optical technologies whose rollout was delayed by post-bubble investment declines. As network operators have begun spending again, and as service bandwidths and transport pipes are getting larger, OTN has reemerged as a “must have” technology, but not for the lofty reasons many often cite.
OTN, the Optical Transport Network, dates back to 1998, but is only now hitting its stride as a requirement for next-generation optical network elements. OTN was one of many promising optical technologies whose rollout was delayed by post-bubble investment declines. As network operators have begun spending again, and as service bandwidths and transport pipes are getting larger, OTN has reemerged as a “must have” technology, but not for the lofty reasons many often cite.
Infonetics Research White Paper: ROADM Evolves...Should You Be Paying Attention? (pdf)
ROADM technologies and ROADM-enabled Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) systems have come a long way, and are on the verge of becoming commonplace in the networks of service providers around the world. ROADMs are here to stay as an integral part of WDM networks, since they reduce the costs of networks and open the opportunity for service providers to build a versatile, agile, easily-manageable optical transport layer.
ROADM technologies and ROADM-enabled Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) systems have come a long way, and are on the verge of becoming commonplace in the networks of service providers around the world. ROADMs are here to stay as an integral part of WDM networks, since they reduce the costs of networks and open the opportunity for service providers to build a versatile, agile, easily-manageable optical transport layer.
Adaptive WAN for Finance: No Risk Networks (pdf)
In the digital age, financial firms absolutely require high-performance networks. The most astute financial companies employ carrier-grade networks that handle growing volumes of mission-critical traffic and time-sensitive applications over any distance. These institutions need to meet increasingly stiff networking and storage requirements to ensure business continuity and disaster recovery. Ciena has developed the Adaptive WAN, an architecture that meets financial firms’ performance, reliability, flexibility and transparency needs at the lowest possible cost. Many financial industry giants have turned to Ciena to gain the degree of control and security they need to run a rock-solid network with up to six 9's of availability. Take a closer look to discover all the advantages.
In the digital age, financial firms absolutely require high-performance networks. The most astute financial companies employ carrier-grade networks that handle growing volumes of mission-critical traffic and time-sensitive applications over any distance. These institutions need to meet increasingly stiff networking and storage requirements to ensure business continuity and disaster recovery. Ciena has developed the Adaptive WAN, an architecture that meets financial firms’ performance, reliability, flexibility and transparency needs at the lowest possible cost. Many financial industry giants have turned to Ciena to gain the degree of control and security they need to run a rock-solid network with up to six 9's of availability. Take a closer look to discover all the advantages.
WAN Optimization for Enterprise Applications (pdf)
Emerging applications are driving new network performance requirements on enterprise and government networks. Trends, like Business Continuance (BC)/Disaster Recovery (DR) compliance requirements, and the emergence of web services and software oriented architectures in multi-location enterprises, are poised to power the demand for bandwidth-intensive solutions. Ciena provides industry leading flexible, intelligent network platforms and expertise to help you address these challenges. This paper illustrates how Ciena can assist you in forming Adaptive WANs to meet your IT challenges.
Emerging applications are driving new network performance requirements on enterprise and government networks. Trends, like Business Continuance (BC)/Disaster Recovery (DR) compliance requirements, and the emergence of web services and software oriented architectures in multi-location enterprises, are poised to power the demand for bandwidth-intensive solutions. Ciena provides industry leading flexible, intelligent network platforms and expertise to help you address these challenges. This paper illustrates how Ciena can assist you in forming Adaptive WANs to meet your IT challenges.
CN 4200: A Business Case Supporting Flexible and Scalable Convergence (pdf)
With the release of the CN 4200, Ciena has introduced a fresh alternative for cable MSOs seeking converged transport solutions based on DWDM to grow bandwidth capacity and lower operational expense. This whitepaper presents a business case comparing the market leader for Traditional Metro DWDM, the market leader for SONET MSTP with integrated ROADM, and the CN 4200 in addressing the needs of a representative cable metro network. This business case clearly demonstrates that in building a future-proof transport network, the CN 4200 offers optimal cost efficiency, unprecedented flexibility, unsurpassed service management and the most efficient use of fiber available in the industry. Also illustrated, is how the CN 4200 solution provides a 49-58% Capital Expense (CAPEX) savings versus the SONET MSTP plus ROADM solution and a 48-53% CAPEX savings versus the Traditional Metro DWDM solution over the course of a three year period (based on list prices).
With the release of the CN 4200, Ciena has introduced a fresh alternative for cable MSOs seeking converged transport solutions based on DWDM to grow bandwidth capacity and lower operational expense. This whitepaper presents a business case comparing the market leader for Traditional Metro DWDM, the market leader for SONET MSTP with integrated ROADM, and the CN 4200 in addressing the needs of a representative cable metro network. This business case clearly demonstrates that in building a future-proof transport network, the CN 4200 offers optimal cost efficiency, unprecedented flexibility, unsurpassed service management and the most efficient use of fiber available in the industry. Also illustrated, is how the CN 4200 solution provides a 49-58% Capital Expense (CAPEX) savings versus the SONET MSTP plus ROADM solution and a 48-53% CAPEX savings versus the Traditional Metro DWDM solution over the course of a three year period (based on list prices).
Adaptive WAN: Enabling Web Services, Networked Remote Storage and Grid Computing (pdf)
Three tremors on the IT landscape (Web Services, Networked Remote Storage and Grid Computing) are triggering an exponential growth in inter-site traffic. Organizations will need to react proactively by moving from multiple dedicated single-application networks to a more flexible, adaptable network architecture—an Adaptive WAN. This paper looks at how Web Services, Networked Remote Storage and Grid Computing are driving the need for Adaptive WANs. The paper explains how Ciena’s Adaptive WAN approach provides enterprises a simpler lower cost means to reliably extend their current and developing mission critical applications between sites, over both copper and optical lines. Various scenarios are examined.
Three tremors on the IT landscape (Web Services, Networked Remote Storage and Grid Computing) are triggering an exponential growth in inter-site traffic. Organizations will need to react proactively by moving from multiple dedicated single-application networks to a more flexible, adaptable network architecture—an Adaptive WAN. This paper looks at how Web Services, Networked Remote Storage and Grid Computing are driving the need for Adaptive WANs. The paper explains how Ciena’s Adaptive WAN approach provides enterprises a simpler lower cost means to reliably extend their current and developing mission critical applications between sites, over both copper and optical lines. Various scenarios are examined.
Carrier-Grade Requirements for Cable Networks (pdf)
For years, cable operators have built multiple networks to satisfy separate customer applications. From video broadcast to Internet access, to Video On Demand (VOD), these separate network infrastructures were built at the lowest up front capital cost and with the minimum reliability to meet individual application requirements. But this approach is no longer acceptable. The migration to digital infrastructure that will support multiple services is almost complete, and competitive pressures from Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) providers and telcos, as well as customer demand for higher reliability and better performance, are forcing operators to rethink their metro area networks. The result: operators are at a crossroads.
For years, cable operators have built multiple networks to satisfy separate customer applications. From video broadcast to Internet access, to Video On Demand (VOD), these separate network infrastructures were built at the lowest up front capital cost and with the minimum reliability to meet individual application requirements. But this approach is no longer acceptable. The migration to digital infrastructure that will support multiple services is almost complete, and competitive pressures from Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) providers and telcos, as well as customer demand for higher reliability and better performance, are forcing operators to rethink their metro area networks. The result: operators are at a crossroads.
Adaptive WANs for Enterprise and Government (pdf)
Web Services, Remote Storage Replication and Grid Computing, individually and collectively, are triggering exponential growth in inter-site traffic. If organizations react to this growth as they have in the past—adding bandwidth incrementally and prioritizing high priority traffic during peak traffic periods—organizations will find their applications increasingly struggling and competing for congested WAN resources. Their investments in IT hardware and software will not realize the expected benefits. Adaptive WANs are critical for multiple site organizations with timesensitive applications. They enable organizations to place their IT assets anywhere—including their storage assets. Ciena’s Adaptive WAN solution is field-proven in the most demanding production networks today—carrying mission-critical traffic with a full variety of bandwidth services.
Web Services, Remote Storage Replication and Grid Computing, individually and collectively, are triggering exponential growth in inter-site traffic. If organizations react to this growth as they have in the past—adding bandwidth incrementally and prioritizing high priority traffic during peak traffic periods—organizations will find their applications increasingly struggling and competing for congested WAN resources. Their investments in IT hardware and software will not realize the expected benefits. Adaptive WANs are critical for multiple site organizations with timesensitive applications. They enable organizations to place their IT assets anywhere—including their storage assets. Ciena’s Adaptive WAN solution is field-proven in the most demanding production networks today—carrying mission-critical traffic with a full variety of bandwidth services.
Web Services: What it Will Mean to Your Wide Area Network (pdf)
Web Services based on Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a software technology that is fundamentally changing applications development. Recent surveys indicate that within a year up to 90% of all enterprises will deploy applications based on web services. Additionally, almost two-thirds of all enterprises will employ Web Services in a significant way. The Web Services revolution is coming. What does this imply for networks?
Web Services based on Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a software technology that is fundamentally changing applications development. Recent surveys indicate that within a year up to 90% of all enterprises will deploy applications based on web services. Additionally, almost two-thirds of all enterprises will employ Web Services in a significant way. The Web Services revolution is coming. What does this imply for networks?
Webinars
G10 and G10X Modules for the CN 4200 Family
The G10 and G10X Ethernet service modules for Ciena’s CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform Family support MEF-based Ethernet services, converged Ethernet infrastructure, broadband aggregation, and mobile backhaul by integrating Layer 0/1 transport with Layer 2 packet switching on a single platform. This Webinar describes how these modules can right-size transport networks, reduce CAPEX by 50-90%, and provide sufficient Ethernet aggregation to lower network costs significantly.
The G10 and G10X Ethernet service modules for Ciena’s CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform Family support MEF-based Ethernet services, converged Ethernet infrastructure, broadband aggregation, and mobile backhaul by integrating Layer 0/1 transport with Layer 2 packet switching on a single platform. This Webinar describes how these modules can right-size transport networks, reduce CAPEX by 50-90%, and provide sufficient Ethernet aggregation to lower network costs significantly.
Ciena's CN 4200: Reconfigurable Optics Made Simple
The true flexibility of Ciena's CN 4200 family comes from its unique hybrid ROADM—which adds a new dimension to reconfigurable optical networks. The CN 4200 combines the best of electrical and optical grooming to lower overall network costs, while enabling on-demand flexibility from 10 Mb/s to 40 Gb/s. This Webinar describes the advantages of Ciena's hybrid ROADM approach and explains how network operators can continually lower overall cost-per-bit, even as their network traffic grows.
The true flexibility of Ciena's CN 4200 family comes from its unique hybrid ROADM—which adds a new dimension to reconfigurable optical networks. The CN 4200 combines the best of electrical and optical grooming to lower overall network costs, while enabling on-demand flexibility from 10 Mb/s to 40 Gb/s. This Webinar describes the advantages of Ciena's hybrid ROADM approach and explains how network operators can continually lower overall cost-per-bit, even as their network traffic grows.
CN 4200 MC - Ultimate Flexibility in an Edge-Optimized Package
The addition of the CN 4200 MC to the FlexSelect Architecture provides a flexible foundation to deliver services from the customer premises to the metro core, all on-demand, with unprecedented programmability. This Webinar discusses the highlights and applications targeted by this newest and smallest member of the CN 4200 family, showing how operators will reduce time-to-market, increase revenue opportunities and drive greater levels of profitability and customer satisfaction.
The addition of the CN 4200 MC to the FlexSelect Architecture provides a flexible foundation to deliver services from the customer premises to the metro core, all on-demand, with unprecedented programmability. This Webinar discusses the highlights and applications targeted by this newest and smallest member of the CN 4200 family, showing how operators will reduce time-to-market, increase revenue opportunities and drive greater levels of profitability and customer satisfaction.
The Reality of Migrating to Next-Generation Network Architectures
IP and Ethernet-centric Next-generation Networks (NGNs) support Triple Play, Fixed/Mobile Convergence, Ethernet and legacy services, enable rapid deployment of new services and reduce costs. This Webinar describes the challenges of migrating to NGNs, the importance of OTN, and Ciena’s FlexiPort technology, which automates service delivery using standards-based technology to satisfy your rapidly changing network requirements.
IP and Ethernet-centric Next-generation Networks (NGNs) support Triple Play, Fixed/Mobile Convergence, Ethernet and legacy services, enable rapid deployment of new services and reduce costs. This Webinar describes the challenges of migrating to NGNs, the importance of OTN, and Ciena’s FlexiPort technology, which automates service delivery using standards-based technology to satisfy your rapidly changing network requirements.
FlexSelect Architecture & CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform
Improve Profitability While Achieving Convergence
As the quest to achieve convergence, lower costs and improved profitability drives migration strategies, intelligent transport networks are taking a leading role. Today, programmable hardware, control plane automation and granular service management are combining to create a software-defined converged network that offers the ultimate in network flexibility, cost control and revenue optimization. This session shows how to maximize convergence technologies and illustrates how dramatically they can affect the bottom line.
Improve Profitability While Achieving Convergence
As the quest to achieve convergence, lower costs and improved profitability drives migration strategies, intelligent transport networks are taking a leading role. Today, programmable hardware, control plane automation and granular service management are combining to create a software-defined converged network that offers the ultimate in network flexibility, cost control and revenue optimization. This session shows how to maximize convergence technologies and illustrates how dramatically they can affect the bottom line.
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