Networks are experiencing explosive bandwidth growth, which is exhausting capacity on highly utilized links. Widespread mobile device use, streaming media, evolving educational tools, and the growing volume of exchanged research files are driving up bandwidth demand across campuses and R&E networks. This paper highlights three unique scenarios that explain how Ciena’s Waveserver platform can be used to alleviate current R&E network capacity challenges while cost-effectively meeting growing bandwidth demands.

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