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Chalk Talk - Terabit
Ciena's WaveLogic 3 helps you realize a 25-fold increase in spectral efficiency—making 1 terabit transmission speeds a reality to ...
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Chalk Talk - Optical Transport Network (OTN)
Find out how Optical Transport Network (OTN), a multi-network protocol compatible with Ethernet, helps you build video, mobile, i ...
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Chalk Talk - Soft Forward Error Correction
Soft Forward Error Correction provides the best performance for your network because it gives higher capacity, tolerance and twic ...
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Chalk Talk - WaveLogic 3
Joe Berthold discusses how Ciena’s new WaveLogic 3 platform will change the way our customers compete, by providing the industry’ ...
eBooks
Telecom Acronyms Guide
The fourth edition of The Acronyms Guide, brought to you by Ciena, is a handy guide to help you decipher the telecom industry's a ...
Infographics and posters
Optical Transport Network
The Optical Transport Network (OTN) defined in ITU G.709. Download this infographic for a deep dive into this crucial technology.
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OTN Services
Ciena's Manuel Damas talks to Verizon's Glenn Wellbrock on Optical Transport Network (OTN) services.
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Wavelogic 3
Ciena SVP Rick Dodd talks about WaveLogic 3, the latest generation of coherent optical processors that are the foundation of our ...
Data Sheets
6500-T12/T24
With the ability to scale to Terabit/s switching per slot and flexibly route wavelengths without restriction across any one of 16 ...
Brochures
6500 Packet-Optical Platform
Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform leverages the latest technology innovations to deliver new levels of scale, flexibility, and ...
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6500-D2 Packet-Optical Platform
Ciena’s 6500-D2 with high capacity Add-Drop-Mux-on-a-Blade extends the flexibility, scalability, and resiliency of the 6500 Packe ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - WaveLogic 3 Nano
Learn how WaveLogic 3 Nano pushes 100G coherent transport into the metro.
eBooks
Ciena Spectrum Sharing Handbook
This document describes concepts involved with Spectrum Sharing, including its technical and operational aspects.
Videos
Chalk Talk - WaveLogic 3 Extreme
From metro and regional networks to ultra-long-haul submarine, the WaveLogic 3 Extreme is taking 100G where no 100G has gone befo ...
Articles
800G adoption soars in 2020
With the industry’s first programmable 800G solution in market this year, how fast have customers been embracing it? Ciena’s Hele ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - Flexible Coherent Architectures
Dave Boertjes provides an overview of Flexible Coherent Architectures.
Application Notes
Converged OT/IT Intelligence
Real-time, self-discovering, self-healing, self-configuring networks are becoming reality. This new intelligence allows network o ...
Webinars
Ciena’s Optical Summer Series 2020
Join our experts as they discuss strategies and drivers for change, as well as the latest innovations emerging in optical network ...
Videos
Is your data fully protected for the European Gen ...
In Europe, the GDPR is harmonizing data security legislation, and it also affects all companies that handle EU citizens' personal ...
Data Sheets
WaveLogic Ai MOTR Modules
Ciena’s WaveLogic Ai MOTRs are optical transponder and service channel interfaces that enable a more programmable infrastructure.
Data Sheets
WaveLogic Ai FOTR Modules
The WaveLogic Ai FOTR modules are highly dense optical transponder and service channel interfaces that enable a more programmable ...