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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 3000 Ethernet Access Series Webinar
Ciena’s CN 3000 Ethernet Access Series of products enable service providers to extend their reach to more customers and increase the flexibility and manageability of Carrier Ethernet services. In addition, enterprises are looking for packaged, easily deployable solutions to provide plug-and-play Ethernet services over a range of access technologies. This Webinar describes how the CN 3000 Series extends Carrier Ethernet services to virtually any customer across both fiber- and copper-based access networks.
Ciena’s CN 3000 Ethernet Access Series of products enable service providers to extend their reach to more customers and increase the flexibility and manageability of Carrier Ethernet services. In addition, enterprises are looking for packaged, easily deployable solutions to provide plug-and-play Ethernet services over a range of access technologies. This Webinar describes how the CN 3000 Series extends Carrier Ethernet services to virtually any customer across both fiber- and copper-based access networks.
Any Service In, Carrier Ethernet Out – CN 5060 Multiservice Carrier Ethernet Platform Webinar
Service provider networks and the technologies deployed to support them are in a period of transition. Moving away from legacy network investment, providers want to deploy new, differentiated Ethernet services while continuing to protect non-Ethernet service revenue. This Webinar describes how Ciena’s new CN 5060 reduces the cost of service delivery, facilitates the delivery of new, highly reliable Ethernet services, and preserves and enhances your customer’s experience.
Service provider networks and the technologies deployed to support them are in a period of transition. Moving away from legacy network investment, providers want to deploy new, differentiated Ethernet services while continuing to protect non-Ethernet service revenue. This Webinar describes how Ciena’s new CN 5060 reduces the cost of service delivery, facilitates the delivery of new, highly reliable Ethernet services, and preserves and enhances your customer’s experience.
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.
