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MCP Applications Services
As a network operator, you face many challenges to keep up as you adopt new technologies like 5G, NFV, SD-WAN, and AI into your n ...
Data Sheets
Manage, Control and Plan (MCP)
Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) is Ciena’s domain controller, automating lifecycle operations of Ciena’s packet and optical networ ...
Video
MCP Applications Supercharge Network Operations
Operations transformation starts with Ciena’s SDN domain controller, Manage, Control and Plan (MCP), as a foundation for Advanced ...
Application note
Realize New Services in an Instant with a Distrib ...
This paper discusses some of the important features of D-NFV that enterprises need to know before getting started with NFV.
Infobrief
The Benefits of Distributed Network Functions Vir ...
With the Ciena D-NFV Solution, customers can choose location, cost, and scale to match their service needs from their provider.
Article
Software-Defined Control – Brought to You by the ...
SDN is an enabling technology for network transformation, but it is not a one-size-fits-all model. Models vary based on the curre ...
Data Sheets
OnePlanner
OnePlanner is an advanced multi-layer network design and optimization tool that leverages Ciena’s extensive background in Layer 1 ...
Video
Chalk Talk - Ciena’s Manage, Control and Plan (MC ...
Tim Pearson, Vice President of Product Management, explains how MCP’s automated operations provide service providers with crucial ...
Data Sheets
Route Explorer
Route Explorer, an industry-leading IP route analysis system, is designed for network engineers and operators managing today’s co ...
Data Sheets
Traffic Explorer
Traffic Explorer is designed for use with Ciena’s Route Explorer product to integrate route and traffic flow analytics.
Data Sheets
Performance Explorer
Performance Explorer is a powerful module in the Blue Planet Route Optimization and Assurance (ROA) product family.
Data Sheets
Blue Planet Multi-Domain Service Orchestration (M ...
Blue Planet Multi-Domain Service Orchestration (MDSO) is an open software solution that allows network operators to automate the ...
Press Release
Ciena Teams with Academy Achievers to Address Edu ...
Ciena has partnered with Academy Achievers to help close the digital and educational gap among students interested in STEM careers
Article
The frosting on the multi-layered cake – an aweso ...
Communications networks are like those multi-layered cakes, and over-the-top applications are the frosting. Without intelligent n ...
Article
Virtualizing the World of Cable
It’s not surprising that cable operators are virtualizing their networks. Not only is it the logical step to reduce power and sav ...
Data Sheets
Explorer Path Provisioning
With the Explorer Path Provisioning application, service providers can quickly and easily create a service catalog of IP/MPLS tra ...
Article
Retail Digitization… Friend or Foe?
The online world is acting as a disruptor to the retail industry. But the same tools that allow consumers to become increasingly ...
Article
Adaptive IP Apps to the rescue
Marie Fiala describes how Ciena’s Adaptive IP Apps come to the rescue by dramatically speeding up troubleshooting and resolution ...
Article
Delivering true 5G: are we ready?
We discussed with Ciena’s Joe Marsella how mobile and wholesale network operators are gearing up to capitalize on the benefits an ...
Article
Defining the 3 Factions of SDN
This post defines the three factions of Software Defined Networking.
Podcasts
The Evolving Retail Experience
Ciena’s Corporate Strategist Loudon Blair reflects on the evolving retail landscape and what’s required from a networking perspec ...
Podcasts
Episode 48: Our 2021 Highlight Reel
Join host Bo Gowan as he recaps our 5 most listened to episodes of 2021.
Article
4 Reasons Enterprises Love SD-WAN
Lee Doyle of Doyle Research explains why SD-WAN services are so attractive to enterprises, and what service providers can do to r ...
Article
Spotlight on 4G/5G fronthaul networks
Not sure what xHaul is or why it's critical to the success of 5G? How should operators, MNOs and wholesalers alike, converge 4G a ...