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The Internet Under the Sea
Ciena developed a unique and revolutionary new submarine network architecture called GeoMesh; changing how cable operators run th ...
Infographics and posters
DTR Winning Awards Through the Years
Over the years, Ciena solutions have consistently received recognition for innovation, uniqueness, and contribution to the Cable ...
Infobrief
The Dawn of Automated Network Services
The infobrief shows how facing skyrocketing service demands is making CIOs, CTOs, and network operators are working hard to embra ...
White Paper
Improving the Enterprise Network
This paper explores the value proposition of Carrier Ethernet, as expressed by carriers, as it applies to government and enterpri ...
Infographics and posters
Not all 400G pluggables are created equal
Not all 400G pluggables are created equal. Achieve industry-leading pluggable performance with trusted WaveLogic™ technology.
Article
Fiber Deep: Modernizing the cable network
Faster Internet connections, streaming media devices, and the unrelenting demand for mobile video has forever changed cable acces ...
Article
Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | March 0 ...
This week, we're explaining fiber densification, introducing new services that allow you to personalize support to your specific ...
Data Sheets
Optical Supervisory Channel Module product data s ...
Ciena’s Optical Supervisory Channel (OSC) module enhances the optical layer functionality of the 4200 with out-of-band signaling.
Article
SONET/SDH is dead – really this time
The age of SONET and SDH networks is nearing an end, for real this time. In the latest reports from Infonetics and Dell’Oro, both ...
Article
Teach your OTN some new packet tricks
Learn how you can now teach your OTN network some cool packet tricks.
Data Sheets
ON-Center Service Layer Manager product datasheet
ON-Center Service Layer Manager (SLM) provides network operators the tools to efficiently monitor the network from the perspectiv ...
Data Sheets
2xCFP2/QSFP28 OTN Flex MOTR Module
Designed for next-generation access/metro applications, the 2xCFP2/QSFP28 Optical Transport Network (OTN) Flex MOTR modules are a ...
Data Sheets
6500-D7/S8 Packet-Optical Platform
Designed for modernized network applications, the 6500-D7/S8 configurations converge comprehensive Ethernet, TDM, and WDM capabil ...
Webinar
What is YANG and Why Should I Care?
This session will help you understand the role YANG plays in network automation and programmability, how it relates to protocols ...
Video
Waveserver 5: 800Gbps Quantum Secured Communicati ...
Ciena’s Waveserver 5 platform powered by proven 800 Gb/s encryption, leverages open APIs to communicate with an external QKD syst ...
Infobrief
Modernizing Federal Networks for Edge Computing
Government agencies are largely turning to edge computing, but need modernized networks to help secure, collect and analyze data ...
Podcasts
Celebrating National Engineering Month
Ciena’s Michael Hubbard, Dave Doucet, and Melissa Trezise share why they became optical and software engineers, what keeps them m ...
Webinar
Cybersecurity: The Critical Role of MACsec
This session explores how Media Access Control security (MACsec) slams the door shut and protects against cyberattacks.
Infobrief
WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G-400G Transceivers
Ciena's WaveLogic™ 5 Nano family of standards-based and extended-reach 100G-400G pluggable transceivers incorporates our advanced ...
Infographics and posters
The Essentials of Mobile Backhaul
This infographic outlines MBH challenges and provides an opportunity to learn how to leverage evolving mobile backhaul solutions ...
White Paper
5G Network Strategies Operator Survey 2023
Over three-quarters of operators surveyed expect at least 25 percent of their macro cell sites to contain at least some fronthaul ...
Article
Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Novembe ...
This week, we're celebrating 25 years of Ciena, sharing how Ciena is responding to help those in need, and giving you 8 incredibl ...
Article
Q&A with EXFO: Understanding Submarine OSNR
In advance of PTC’18, Ciena’s Brian Lavallée sat down with Jean-Sébastien Tassé of EXFO to discuss the importance and intricacies ...
Article
Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | January ...
This week, we're discussing the world’s fastest growing optical networking market in 2017, sharing a Q&A with EXFO and finding ou ...