Latest Routing and Switching White papers
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Ciena's Adaptive IP
Ciena has introduced Adaptive IP, an innovative solution that offers the essential IP capabilities required to support new applic ...
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Packets for All
For decades, TDM was the backbone for global bandwidth, transporting voice, data, and video. In 2012, global bandwidth was transf ...
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Small Cell Technology, Big Business Opportunity
Small cells allow the mobile network to improve in both coverage and capacity, which facilitates web-scale architectures even fur ...
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The Impact of OTT Services on the Mobile Backhaul ...
Many mobile operators have deployed a traditional IPoDWDM architecture for mobile backhaul, which was sufficient when network tra ...
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Improving the Enterprise Network
This paper explores the value proposition of Carrier Ethernet, as expressed by carriers, as it applies to government and enterpri ...
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Maximizing LTE Benefits Using Carrier Ethernet Ba ...
Backhaul providers are in a prime position to capitalize on the growing market for delivering Carrier Ethernet services to MNOs.
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MSOs Take Ethernet Business Services By Storm
This paper discusses the rise of EBS as an appealing alternative to traditional business services.
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Campus PON
Over the course of the last 20-plus years, the cost to deploy fiber to the home (FTTH) has come down dramatically (from ~$4,000/H ...
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Traditional PON Versus Mixed PON/Active Architect ...
The Passive Optical Network (PON) architecture employs shared fiber to achieve cost savings for network operators, which is cost- ...
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What Could You Do With 100 Gbps Coherent PON?
Download this white paper prepared for SCTE regarding what you can do with 100 Gbps Coherent PON.
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Traditional PON Versus Mixed PON/Active Architect ...
This business case outlines a pluggable mixed PON/active architecture based on Ciena’s Universal Aggregation solution, which allo ...
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Fiber Deep for Success in the Gigabit Era
This paper shows how an operator can get ahead of the trends through the use of digital optics and packet networking.
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Ethernet Services in an IP World
Ethernet as a data networking technology has been in wide use for many years, keeping pace with the network speeds demanded by ap ...
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Wireline Improvements WP | Ciena
This paper defines five key wireline network improvements that are needed for a service provider to be ready to deploy 5G service ...
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Multi-service Substation WAN Backbone: Ready for ...
Broadband service deployment has historically been limited in rural communities, creating challenges for residents, especially du ...
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Redefining Metro Networks for Scale, Simplicity, ...
This paper by Omdia explores the evolution of metro platform architecture to hybrid-DDC chassis with integrated coherent optics.
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Impact of 5G on Wireline Networks in Asia-Pacific
Understand why MNOs in the Asia-Pacific region need to take action now on an integrated wireless/wireline planning approach to so ...
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Why the time is now to transition TDM to IP
As legacy TDM networks reach end-of-life status, coupled with support personnel becoming increasingly scarce, service providers a ...
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Modernizing India’s Networks to Meet 21st Century ...
Skyrocketing mobile device use and data traffic growth projections are driving unprecedented demand for connectivity across the I ...
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Omdia Report: Flexible XGS-PON deployments can be ...
This paper looks at trends in how Passive Optical Network (PON) networks are being deployed in terms of technology choices like G ...
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Ciena’s Coherent Routing Paves the Way for True I ...
Ciena is completely transforming coherent routing by introducing WaveRouter, a new platform architecture built on an open purpose ...
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Add Some Packet Muscle to the Optical Transport N ...
In this paper you will learn how adding new packet services to your existing OTN network is an easy way to boost revenue from equ ...
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5G Needs Software Everywhere, Especially on the W ...
5G is coming, and although the standards aren’t fully defined, it’s going to be a game-changer. Its ramifications for service del ...
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Coordinated IP/Optical Control: Next Generation C ...
The momentum for converged multi-layer operations has begun, and industry innovators are discovering the benefits. There is chang ...