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The Coherent Routing Engine: Coordinated Multi-la ...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Elegant Migration from TDM to a Modern Routing an ...

IP/MPLS approaches guarantee their ability to support legacy customers and help operators pursue emerging opportunities, such as ...

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Network Strategies to Drive Lower Costs amid High ...

This paper discusses how OTN and MPLS-TP can be jointly deployed to optimize IP router infrastructures.

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Automating Service Creation and Provisioning for ...

A seismic shift is underway in today’s networking market. Connectivity services, while vital to the efficient operation of modern ...

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Applying Packet Technologies to Solve Modern Heal ...

Read this paper to learn how packet networking solutions from Ciena can help Healthcare IT modernize their networking capabilitie ...

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Packet Networking: A Reliable and Robust Foundati ...

This paper provides practical guidance for planning packet networking deployments and suggests opportunities for monetizing the c ...

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How Integrated Photonics Enhances Capacity and Sc ...

This paper explores a technical solution that will eliminate out of date equipment, drive content closer to the user and removes ...

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Access Loop Model for the Economic Analysis and O ...

This white paper presents an access loop model that helps network operators address—and minimize—the major OSP cost challenge.

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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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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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An Ultra-Low-Latency Solution for Utilities

This paper introduces a deterministic packet transport method of achieving guaranteed latency for critical traffic being transpor ...

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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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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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Achieving Scalable and Cost-Effective Networking ...

This paper will help carriers find out how forward-looking network operators are challenging the traditional approach and address ...

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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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