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Metro data center interconnect (DCI)

Seamless connectivity across data centers

High-performance, scalable, and reliable metro DCI

The challenge

As data-center capacity scales to meet growing demands for storage and compute, metro data-center architectures are becoming more distributed. The result? A greater need for single-span, high-capacity optical connectivity.

Our approach

Ciena’s metro DCI offers you leading coherent optics and photonics. It features the lowest power 400ZR and highly automated, scalable transport and line systems.

The benefits

Scale up with high-performance coherent optical interfaces or pay as you grow with power-efficient, footprint-optimized coherent pluggables. We offer the highest capacity connectivity at the lowest power and smallest footprint.

Connectivity is essential to ensure reliable IT operations and interconnection is the fuel that powers digital transformation.

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Omantel Launches Middle East’s First 400GbE DCI Service with Ciena

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NTT Com to Rollout Ciena’s Optical Technology that Enables First 800G for Data Center Interconnect in Japan

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Equinix offers first-rate connectivity among data centers in Brazil

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Insights

BLOG

New contenders join the race for lowest cost and power per bit in DCI networks

Blog

Helping the planet and driving better economics, one 400ZR plug at a time

Not all ZR plugs are created equal. They might all be standards-based, but that’s whe...

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Blog

Why ROADM architectures make sense for your DCI network

Simple, point-to-point data center interconnect networks are the norm, so why are net...

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Article

What is 400ZR?

400ZR defines a footprint-optimized solution for transporting 400Gb Ethernet over DCI...

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Infobrief

Ciena in OIF OFC 2022 Interoperability Demonstration

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