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The Next Step in the Optical Network Evolution: OTN
Optical Transport Network (OTN) technology is protocol for the transmission of a multitude of services over optical fibers with a high degree of flexibility, resiliency and manageability. In this Webinar, you'll receive an outline of the basic construction of an OTN-compliant transport network and learn about its capabilities and benefits to the network operator.
Optical Transport Network (OTN) technology is protocol for the transmission of a multitude of services over optical fibers with a high degree of flexibility, resiliency and manageability. In this Webinar, you'll receive an outline of the basic construction of an OTN-compliant transport network and learn about its capabilities and benefits to the network operator.
Data Center Networking 101
Data Center Networking 101 discusses how a coherent overall networking strategy leading to the deployment of a powerful and flexible network creates more long-term value than a series of tactical, project-oriented steps. In this Webinar, gain a better understanding of how a strategic approach can help you deliver reliable, high-performance services for your business-critical applications.
Data Center Networking 101 discusses how a coherent overall networking strategy leading to the deployment of a powerful and flexible network creates more long-term value than a series of tactical, project-oriented steps. In this Webinar, gain a better understanding of how a strategic approach can help you deliver reliable, high-performance services for your business-critical applications.
Carrier Ethernet 101
Carrier Ethernet can simplify your networking infrastructure while enabling all kinds of interesting new capabilities. These capabilities include enhanced reliability and availability, simultaneous legacy and advanced services, improved Virtual Private Networks, and more. In this Webinar, learn about the basics of Carrier Ethernet, the types of services available and the benefits they provide, and how to easily put them to work for you.
Carrier Ethernet can simplify your networking infrastructure while enabling all kinds of interesting new capabilities. These capabilities include enhanced reliability and availability, simultaneous legacy and advanced services, improved Virtual Private Networks, and more. In this Webinar, learn about the basics of Carrier Ethernet, the types of services available and the benefits they provide, and how to easily put them to work for you.
Preparing for 4G with Connection-Oriented Ethernet
The rate of bandwidth, breadth of differing traffic requirements, and rapid rate of deployment as seen in Clearwire’s WiMAX deployment is causing upheaval in how backhaul networks are constructed, and is forcing other operators to accelerate their own 4G rollouts. View the webinar to explore new approaches to 4G backhaul networks to enable services with next-generation capabilities.
The rate of bandwidth, breadth of differing traffic requirements, and rapid rate of deployment as seen in Clearwire’s WiMAX deployment is causing upheaval in how backhaul networks are constructed, and is forcing other operators to accelerate their own 4G rollouts. View the webinar to explore new approaches to 4G backhaul networks to enable services with next-generation capabilities.
Capturing Enterprise Market Share with a Service Delivery Network
When it comes to the question of enterprise service delivery, the right answer to meeting customer demand is Ethernet. View the Webinar to learn how cable operators can leverage their existing fiber networks to expand into mobile backhaul services, and offer Ethernet interconnections and video transport to enterprise customers
When it comes to the question of enterprise service delivery, the right answer to meeting customer demand is Ethernet. View the Webinar to learn how cable operators can leverage their existing fiber networks to expand into mobile backhaul services, and offer Ethernet interconnections and video transport to enterprise customers
Next-Generation Switching Solutions for the Service-Enabling Infrastructure
Learn about an innovative, customizable and reconfigurable "toolkit" approach for implementing next-generation switching functions in carrier networks. The discussion focuses on packet and optical switching, key building blocks for a more resilient and services-capable network. This webinar provides valuable details on how Ciena's innovations can help you meet your business, technical, and operational challenges.
Learn about an innovative, customizable and reconfigurable "toolkit" approach for implementing next-generation switching functions in carrier networks. The discussion focuses on packet and optical switching, key building blocks for a more resilient and services-capable network. This webinar provides valuable details on how Ciena's innovations can help you meet your business, technical, and operational challenges.
Key Technologies for the New Service-Enabling Infrastructure
Switching and transport are crucial components of any solution that allows operators to remain competitive, deliver differentiated services and leverage their most valuable asset—the network. In this Webinar, learn about the key technologies required for the new service-enabling switching and transport infrastructure.
Switching and transport are crucial components of any solution that allows operators to remain competitive, deliver differentiated services and leverage their most valuable asset—the network. In this Webinar, learn about the key technologies required for the new service-enabling switching and transport infrastructure.
Survivable Submarine Optical Networks
The vulnerability of global communications networks has been illustrated quite clearly with recent, high-profile, submarine fiber cuts. These fiber cuts have the potential to adversely affect the global economy with devastation to both undersea and land-based networks causing mass disruption to mission-critical applications in businesses, enterprises and organizations. View the Webinar to learn a new approach to building networks to minimize the risk and impact of disruptions.
The vulnerability of global communications networks has been illustrated quite clearly with recent, high-profile, submarine fiber cuts. These fiber cuts have the potential to adversely affect the global economy with devastation to both undersea and land-based networks causing mass disruption to mission-critical applications in businesses, enterprises and organizations. View the Webinar to learn a new approach to building networks to minimize the risk and impact of disruptions.
Cyber Infrastructure in Research & Education Networks
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides several funding mechanisms to promote scientific research and supporting networks. Similar stimulus measures are being implemented across the world. This funding will prompt many initiatives that enhance grid computing capabilities in the Research & Education sector. This Webinar discusses recent networking technology developments, such as 100G transmission and campus Ethernet, that promise to meet the challenge of building a distributed high-speed infrastructure for open scientific research.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides several funding mechanisms to promote scientific research and supporting networks. Similar stimulus measures are being implemented across the world. This funding will prompt many initiatives that enhance grid computing capabilities in the Research & Education sector. This Webinar discusses recent networking technology developments, such as 100G transmission and campus Ethernet, that promise to meet the challenge of building a distributed high-speed infrastructure for open scientific research.
Developing a Strategic Approach to Data Center Networking
Data center networking presents many challenges in terms of supporting cost-effective, reliable and high-performance services for business-critical applications. A coherent overall networking strategy leading to the deployment of a powerful and flexible network creates more long-term value than a series of tactical, project-oriented steps. If you’re looking to deploy demanding data center networking applications, this Webinar can help you better understand how a strategic approach can help you deliver reliable, high-performance services for your business-critical applications.
Data center networking presents many challenges in terms of supporting cost-effective, reliable and high-performance services for business-critical applications. A coherent overall networking strategy leading to the deployment of a powerful and flexible network creates more long-term value than a series of tactical, project-oriented steps. If you’re looking to deploy demanding data center networking applications, this Webinar can help you better understand how a strategic approach can help you deliver reliable, high-performance services for your business-critical applications.
Provision Services, Not Networks! Programmable End-To-End Optical Service Delivery
The unrelenting growth of bandwidth demand is causing a number of dilemmas for network operators—one of which is how best to accommodate the need to provision higher rate circuits, both for enterprise private line customers and for their own infrastructure for higher-layer services. Driven by trends such as storage/computing virtualization, data center interconnect, disaster recovery, high-end video contribution/distribution, multimedia collaboration and more, managed optical services of 100 Mb/s and above are expected to double from 2006 levels by 2010 and grow into a potential worldwide opportunity of over $4B per year. Learn how a programmable end-to-end optical delivery solution can help carriers maximize the profitability of optical service offerings.
The unrelenting growth of bandwidth demand is causing a number of dilemmas for network operators—one of which is how best to accommodate the need to provision higher rate circuits, both for enterprise private line customers and for their own infrastructure for higher-layer services. Driven by trends such as storage/computing virtualization, data center interconnect, disaster recovery, high-end video contribution/distribution, multimedia collaboration and more, managed optical services of 100 Mb/s and above are expected to double from 2006 levels by 2010 and grow into a potential worldwide opportunity of over $4B per year. Learn how a programmable end-to-end optical delivery solution can help carriers maximize the profitability of optical service offerings.
True Carrier Ethernet: Realize Your Competitive Differentiation
Review the roots of Carrier Ethernet to understand how it became a key building block for the increasingly converged, next-gen network. Also, understand the practical implications the technology brings and how to achieve competitive differentiation in this space. This Webinar takes a no-nonsense approach to this subject, and also includes a brief overview of protocols and standards.
Review the roots of Carrier Ethernet to understand how it became a key building block for the increasingly converged, next-gen network. Also, understand the practical implications the technology brings and how to achieve competitive differentiation in this space. This Webinar takes a no-nonsense approach to this subject, and also includes a brief overview of protocols and standards.
Practical and Possible: 100G Networking Innovation
100G backbones are widely viewed as the next logical and economical step in network evolution, but to be practical, the technology must be compatible with existing fiber plant infrastructure. This Webinar explains how data rates can increase from 2.5G to 40G and 100G practically, with the techniques such as dispersion compensation, forward error correction, and advanced modulation.
100G backbones are widely viewed as the next logical and economical step in network evolution, but to be practical, the technology must be compatible with existing fiber plant infrastructure. This Webinar explains how data rates can increase from 2.5G to 40G and 100G practically, with the techniques such as dispersion compensation, forward error correction, and advanced modulation.
Optical Networking 101
Review the basics of optical networking and learn how to save and increase network capacity. Get acquainted with the various types of optical equipment, including the distances they cover, and how to put them to work for your company or organization. In this Webinar, discover how to make optical networking work for you.
Review the basics of optical networking and learn how to save and increase network capacity. Get acquainted with the various types of optical equipment, including the distances they cover, and how to put them to work for your company or organization. In this Webinar, discover how to make optical networking work for you.
Why Ethernet Matters
Do you have the flexibility to easily turn on Ethernet applications for your customers? Do you have adequate speed and latency? Can you carry 10G up to 100G LAN interfaces? Watch this brief Webinar to help you gain a competitive advantage via Ethernet.
Do you have the flexibility to easily turn on Ethernet applications for your customers? Do you have adequate speed and latency? Can you carry 10G up to 100G LAN interfaces? Watch this brief Webinar to help you gain a competitive advantage via Ethernet.
The development of Ethernet services
According to estimates, IP, Ethernet, and optical services will have driven 98 percent of network traffic growth from 2006 to 2010. As enterprise and consumer applications increasingly require improved ease of use and greater bandwidth, the market for Ethernet services is expanding rapidly. This Webinar, featuring Alison Adams from NTL/Telewest and Vinay Rathore from Ciena, discusses the benefits of Ethernet use and provides case studies of customers who have adopted Ciena’s Carrier Ethernet service in place of IP/MPLS-based VPNs, reducing installation time by 75 percent, increasing speed to market and reliability, unifying management, automating back-office functions, offering zero-touch upgrades, and lowering CAPEX and OPEX by up to 44 percent.
According to estimates, IP, Ethernet, and optical services will have driven 98 percent of network traffic growth from 2006 to 2010. As enterprise and consumer applications increasingly require improved ease of use and greater bandwidth, the market for Ethernet services is expanding rapidly. This Webinar, featuring Alison Adams from NTL/Telewest and Vinay Rathore from Ciena, discusses the benefits of Ethernet use and provides case studies of customers who have adopted Ciena’s Carrier Ethernet service in place of IP/MPLS-based VPNs, reducing installation time by 75 percent, increasing speed to market and reliability, unifying management, automating back-office functions, offering zero-touch upgrades, and lowering CAPEX and OPEX by up to 44 percent.
Leading the way to service-driven networks
Programmable service-delivery engines offer efficient and rapid service delivery, support the full Ethernet services suite, and offer simplified operations and greater scalability through automated and remote provisioning. Ciena can transform your network into a low-touch, high-velocity programmable service-delivery engine, described in this Webinar, that will automatically adapt to help you benefit from the unpredictability of end-user service demands, capitalize on innovation to create new and sustainable revenue streams, and change the way you compete.
Programmable service-delivery engines offer efficient and rapid service delivery, support the full Ethernet services suite, and offer simplified operations and greater scalability through automated and remote provisioning. Ciena can transform your network into a low-touch, high-velocity programmable service-delivery engine, described in this Webinar, that will automatically adapt to help you benefit from the unpredictability of end-user service demands, capitalize on innovation to create new and sustainable revenue streams, and change the way you compete.
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.
FlexSelect Architecture: Ciena’s Solution for Performance-Grade Carrier Ethernet Webinar
By integrating multiservice Ethernet/MPLS packet functionality with OTN-based transport and other innovations, Ciena’s FlexSelect for Ethernet solution increases provisioning speed and accuracy, extends reach to more customers with Ethernet, and supports traditional services. This Webinar describes how FlexSelect for Ethernet eliminates the boundaries of Ethernet service coverage and scale, and enables cost-effective customer and network transition to Ethernet services and transport.
By integrating multiservice Ethernet/MPLS packet functionality with OTN-based transport and other innovations, Ciena’s FlexSelect for Ethernet solution increases provisioning speed and accuracy, extends reach to more customers with Ethernet, and supports traditional services. This Webinar describes how FlexSelect for Ethernet eliminates the boundaries of Ethernet service coverage and scale, and enables cost-effective customer and network transition to Ethernet services and transport.
Service-Enabled Optical Next-Generation Networks
Next-generation Network (NGN) optical components and platforms are forcing down network costs. This Webinar describes Ciena’s method of creating scalable service-delivery platforms for NGN services that combine the low cost of OTN, delivery capacity and transparency of Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) and Ethernet, and standards-based performance management of SONET/SDH. This combination results in a flexible and practical service-enabled architecture that delivers cost-optimized, programmable on-demand services; a homogenous transparent network for any service type with support for legacy, Ethernet, and IP services up to 100G; and a dramatic reduction in overall costs.
Next-generation Network (NGN) optical components and platforms are forcing down network costs. This Webinar describes Ciena’s method of creating scalable service-delivery platforms for NGN services that combine the low cost of OTN, delivery capacity and transparency of Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) and Ethernet, and standards-based performance management of SONET/SDH. This combination results in a flexible and practical service-enabled architecture that delivers cost-optimized, programmable on-demand services; a homogenous transparent network for any service type with support for legacy, Ethernet, and IP services up to 100G; and a dramatic reduction in overall costs.
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.
SUNET's Next-Generation Research Network
Once cost-prohibitive, dark fiber is now an affordable, highly reliable and easily scalable means for research and education communities to access and manage flexible, high-capacity networks and one-channel, point-to-point connections with a high data transfer rate—moving from the standard 10 Gb/s to 40 and even 64 Gb/s in the next few years. The Swedish University Network (SUNET) is developing OptoSunet, a forward-looking network that will provide Swedish universities and partners with the highest class of national and international connectivity, high availability, full redundancy, and no bottlenecks. This Webinar describes how OptoSunet is laying the foundation for the future—increasing network flexibility by maximizing the benefits of IP for multi-point connectivity, Ethernet for packet transport, and OTN for a robust optical layer and service transparency.
Once cost-prohibitive, dark fiber is now an affordable, highly reliable and easily scalable means for research and education communities to access and manage flexible, high-capacity networks and one-channel, point-to-point connections with a high data transfer rate—moving from the standard 10 Gb/s to 40 and even 64 Gb/s in the next few years. The Swedish University Network (SUNET) is developing OptoSunet, a forward-looking network that will provide Swedish universities and partners with the highest class of national and international connectivity, high availability, full redundancy, and no bottlenecks. This Webinar describes how OptoSunet is laying the foundation for the future—increasing network flexibility by maximizing the benefits of IP for multi-point connectivity, Ethernet for packet transport, and OTN for a robust optical layer and service transparency.
G.709 OTN - Service Adaptation at the Optical layer
G.709, commonly called Optical Transport Network (OTN) or digital wrapper, is a next-generation, industry-standard protocol providing an efficient and globally-acceptable way to multiplex services. This Webinar demonstrates how OTN’s functions, cost-effectiveness and ease of implementation provide a straightforward, painless solution to evolving network needs.
G.709, commonly called Optical Transport Network (OTN) or digital wrapper, is a next-generation, industry-standard protocol providing an efficient and globally-acceptable way to multiplex services. This Webinar demonstrates how OTN’s functions, cost-effectiveness and ease of implementation provide a straightforward, painless solution to evolving network needs.
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.
Re-awaken Residential Revenue: Voice, Video & Data Through Intelligent Wavelengths
Service providers have long been faced with declining revenues in the residential market. The commoditization of voice services and the aggressive actions of cable operators in video and high-speed Internet connectivity are key issues. However, technology exists today to reclaim and expand revenue through the use of intelligent wavelength technology to deploy new residential voice, video, and data services. Attend this session to learn how.
Service providers have long been faced with declining revenues in the residential market. The commoditization of voice services and the aggressive actions of cable operators in video and high-speed Internet connectivity are key issues. However, technology exists today to reclaim and expand revenue through the use of intelligent wavelength technology to deploy new residential voice, video, and data services. Attend this session to learn how.
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.
Investment at the Multiservice Edge - Priorities, Trends and Challenges (presented by The Yankee Group)
Carriers have recently begun evolving their networks to better support growth of Layer 2 services via IP/MPLS solution. In particular, recent research by the Yankee Group suggests that aggressive service providers will migrate up to 50 percent of their Layer 2 customers to an IP/MPLS core in the next three years. From a market analysis perspective, this session discusses the investment required to facilitate the migration of Layer 2 services to a common IP/MPLS core, specifically as it relates to multiservice edge switching and routing.
Carriers have recently begun evolving their networks to better support growth of Layer 2 services via IP/MPLS solution. In particular, recent research by the Yankee Group suggests that aggressive service providers will migrate up to 50 percent of their Layer 2 customers to an IP/MPLS core in the next three years. From a market analysis perspective, this session discusses the investment required to facilitate the migration of Layer 2 services to a common IP/MPLS core, specifically as it relates to multiservice edge switching and routing.
Reducing Ops Costs Through Automated DSL Service Provisioning in Greenfield & Retrofit Environments
As demand for broadband services continues to grow, service providers need ways to leverage existing infrastructure, increase capacity and speed up deployments. Automating DSL provisioning helps carriers dramatically reduce operating expenses, increase network reliability, achieve faster time-to-profit, and ultimately gain the ability to provide broadband DSL service as easily as a CLASS service. This session describes how Ciena’s solutions help maximize deployed legacy systems to enable software-based, remote DSL service activation for every subscriber line.
As demand for broadband services continues to grow, service providers need ways to leverage existing infrastructure, increase capacity and speed up deployments. Automating DSL provisioning helps carriers dramatically reduce operating expenses, increase network reliability, achieve faster time-to-profit, and ultimately gain the ability to provide broadband DSL service as easily as a CLASS service. This session describes how Ciena’s solutions help maximize deployed legacy systems to enable software-based, remote DSL service activation for every subscriber line.
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.
Adapting Enterprise Infrastructure for The Future (presented by OnFiber Communications)
Metro network solutions provider OnFiber Communications will provide an overview of its AdaptiveBuild process, a unique enterprise network infrastructure solution for multi-location companies with high bandwidth requirements. OnFiber will also discuss how Ciena's ONLINE portfolio helps them create these high capacity, purpose-built, end to-end networks designed specifically to support customers’ individual business application and infrastructure requirements.
Metro network solutions provider OnFiber Communications will provide an overview of its AdaptiveBuild process, a unique enterprise network infrastructure solution for multi-location companies with high bandwidth requirements. OnFiber will also discuss how Ciena's ONLINE portfolio helps them create these high capacity, purpose-built, end to-end networks designed specifically to support customers’ individual business application and infrastructure requirements.
Deploying DWDM in a Triple Play Network (presented by Cox Communications)
Rapid subscriber growth and consumer demand for advanced services led Cox Communications, the nation's third largest cable operator, to scale its network with dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology. As a full service provider of advanced communication products to residential and business customers, Cox required a next-generation solution to cost-effectively and reliably enable multiple services - voice, video, data - across a single network while streamlining network operations. This presentation details the process and results of Cox's partnership with Ciena to establish a profitable triple play network via DWDM platform.
Rapid subscriber growth and consumer demand for advanced services led Cox Communications, the nation's third largest cable operator, to scale its network with dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology. As a full service provider of advanced communication products to residential and business customers, Cox required a next-generation solution to cost-effectively and reliably enable multiple services - voice, video, data - across a single network while streamlining network operations. This presentation details the process and results of Cox's partnership with Ciena to establish a profitable triple play network via DWDM platform.
Cost-effective Aggregation for Broadband and Wireless Services
Wireline broadband services using both DSL and FTTP technologies are growing rapidly. Wireless data services in the area of 2G/3G/UMTS infrastructures are another worldwide trend. These two areas share a common need in the area of requiring cost-effective access and aggregation networks. This session will present prevalent network architectures in these scenarios and the technologies involved in each.
Wireline broadband services using both DSL and FTTP technologies are growing rapidly. Wireless data services in the area of 2G/3G/UMTS infrastructures are another worldwide trend. These two areas share a common need in the area of requiring cost-effective access and aggregation networks. This session will present prevalent network architectures in these scenarios and the technologies involved in each.
Profitable Migration of Enterprise Data Services to Converged IP/MPLS Backbones
The carrier data networking business is one facing a number of changes and challenges as new services emerge and network architectures evolve. Worldwide Layer 2 services (Frame Relay/ATM) remain the most profitable for carriers while Ethernet and IP VPN services continue to emerge and grow. This session will explore various techniques for migrating enterprise data services from legacy architectures to converged IP/MPLS backbones, including the specific advantages with respect to operational costs for these solutions.
The carrier data networking business is one facing a number of changes and challenges as new services emerge and network architectures evolve. Worldwide Layer 2 services (Frame Relay/ATM) remain the most profitable for carriers while Ethernet and IP VPN services continue to emerge and grow. This session will explore various techniques for migrating enterprise data services from legacy architectures to converged IP/MPLS backbones, including the specific advantages with respect to operational costs for these solutions.
