Datasheets and brochures
Application notes
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.
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.
Smart Solutions: Ciena Optical Networking (pdf)
Ciena's Adaptive WAN technology enables the consolidation of disparate, legacy networks into a unified, multiservice optical network that optimizes operational efficiency and delivers cost savings. Equally important, the Adaptive WAN architecture provides the high bandwidth required by emerging applications, while ensuring support for legacy applications.
Ciena's Adaptive WAN technology enables the consolidation of disparate, legacy networks into a unified, multiservice optical network that optimizes operational efficiency and delivers cost savings. Equally important, the Adaptive WAN architecture provides the high bandwidth required by emerging applications, while ensuring support for legacy applications.
Think Assured Optical Networks, Think Ciena (pdf)
With Ciena's assured Adaptive WANs, agencies are finding tremendous econonomic and strategic advantages in consolidating voice, data, storage and video networks into a high-performance optical network that supports all applications between large agency locations and data centers.
With Ciena's assured Adaptive WANs, agencies are finding tremendous econonomic and strategic advantages in consolidating voice, data, storage and video networks into a high-performance optical network that supports all applications between large agency locations and data centers.
White papers
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.
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.
Survivable Optical Networks with foreword by Ovum RHK (pdf)
Globalization and natural disasters have combined to rejuvenate interest in global communications networks, particularly the undersea networks interconnecting with their terrestrial counterparts. As these networks grow and customer needs evolve, mesh protection of undersea links is emerging as an important trend at the optical network layer as operators look to control costs while improving network resiliency.
Globalization and natural disasters have combined to rejuvenate interest in global communications networks, particularly the undersea networks interconnecting with their terrestrial counterparts. As these networks grow and customer needs evolve, mesh protection of undersea links is emerging as an important trend at the optical network layer as operators look to control costs while improving network resiliency.
Evolution to the 100G Transport Network (pdf)
Carriers are challenged by bandwidth constraints while attempting to accommodate demands for high-speed services. The aggregation of 10GbE on IP routers, coupled with fiber plant exhaust, necessitates 100 Gb/s ports on DWDM equipment and 100GbE ports for switch-to-switch interconnection. This white paper explains how Ciena leads the development of timely, technically innovative 100 Gb/s solutions that operate over existing 10 Gb/s infrastructures.
Carriers are challenged by bandwidth constraints while attempting to accommodate demands for high-speed services. The aggregation of 10GbE on IP routers, coupled with fiber plant exhaust, necessitates 100 Gb/s ports on DWDM equipment and 100GbE ports for switch-to-switch interconnection. This white paper explains how Ciena leads the development of timely, technically innovative 100 Gb/s solutions that operate over existing 10 Gb/s infrastructures.
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.
Intelligent Optical Switching and Dynamic Lightpath Provisioning for Research Networks (pdf)
This paper introduces Ciena’s CoreDirector® Multiservice Switch—an intelligent optical switch—and provides a functional overview of the value provided within next-generation network architecture.
This paper introduces Ciena’s CoreDirector® Multiservice Switch—an intelligent optical switch—and provides a functional overview of the value provided within next-generation network architecture.
Intelligent Optical Control Plane Architectures (pdf)
Intelligent control plane technology offers many capabilities and benefits that can lower costs dramatically, improve network reliability and increase customer satisfaction. This technology is demonstrable today on the CoreDirector Multiservice Switch, a key component of Ciena's FlexSelect Architecture. This white paper examines the control plane strategy, interoperability success and networking dividends delivered by CoreDirector intelligent networks.
Intelligent control plane technology offers many capabilities and benefits that can lower costs dramatically, improve network reliability and increase customer satisfaction. This technology is demonstrable today on the CoreDirector Multiservice Switch, a key component of Ciena's FlexSelect Architecture. This white paper examines the control plane strategy, interoperability success and networking dividends delivered by CoreDirector intelligent networks.
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.
Webinars
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.
Storage, Voice & Data: The Enterprise Triple-Play Through Optical Ethernet
Ethernet is the most pervasive networking technology in today's enterprise. Find out how Ciena can help extend the Ethernet network to the wide area - at the same connectivity speeds as the LAN - in a way that enables enterprises to satisfy the insatiable bandwidth and strict latency requirements of their applications.
Ethernet is the most pervasive networking technology in today's enterprise. Find out how Ciena can help extend the Ethernet network to the wide area - at the same connectivity speeds as the LAN - in a way that enables enterprises to satisfy the insatiable bandwidth and strict latency requirements of their applications.
End-to-End Automation of Service Delivery – Control Plane Technologies
Service providers are looking at new approaches to customer service activation and customer network management, both to reduce operations costs and to be more responsive to their customers’ needs. Control plane technologies can greatly simplify the automation of end-to-end services. This session will provide an overview of control plane technologies and review recent progress toward interoperability of the solutions.
Service providers are looking at new approaches to customer service activation and customer network management, both to reduce operations costs and to be more responsive to their customers’ needs. Control plane technologies can greatly simplify the automation of end-to-end services. This session will provide an overview of control plane technologies and review recent progress toward interoperability of the solutions.
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