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The Network Modernization Imperative
To meet growing bandwidth demands, carriers need networks that can adapt to new business models, scale on demand to support new s ...
Infobriefs
Encryption Testing and Certification
This document describes the concerns surrounding encryption solution testing, and the external certification processes available ...
Application Notes
Enabling a Bigger and Smarter Network with Ciena' ...
Ciena has developed WaveLogic 3, a technology foundation for the industry’s first intelligent transceiver. WaveLogic 3 makes it p ...
Infobriefs
WaveLogic™ 5 Nano 400ZR Transceiver
Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano 400ZR Transceiver incorporates Ciena’s advanced coherent optical technology to deliver footprint-optimiz ...
Articles
Visualizing the Future of Networking
Ciena has unveiled Blue Planet Manage, Control and Plan (MCP), providing real-time software control and advanced visualization ac ...
Articles
500G transpacific. Yep, we did that!
The news from SubOptic? Let’s start with our successful single-wavelength 500G field trial over a 9,000km transpacific cable. Cie ...
Data Sheets
5430 Packet-Optical Platform
Ciena۪'s 5430 Packet-Optical Platform is the industry's first multi-terabit packet-optical switching platform that transforms net ...
Articles
Ciena’s 2018 Holiday Bundle is Here!
Spend your downtime this holiday season applying the collective knowledge of some of the world’s best and brightest minds in tele ...
White Papers
Coherent Optics: 100G, 400G, & Beyond
This white paper provides the industry’s most in-depth look at the current state and future trajectory of coherent optical transm ...
Application Notes
Simplifying Optical Networking through Adaptive, ...
Bandwidth demands are exploding in a variety of applications, and network operators are struggling to scale network capacity to p ...
Videos
In The Lab - What Is Soft FEC
In this video Michael Hubbard introduces Soft Forward Error Correction (Soft-FEC) using an example of coherent optical transport ...
Infographics and posters
Data Security Risks Lurk Everywhere
In a world where the risks to your data lurk everywhere and the stakes to your future have never been higher, it's essential to p ...
Articles
400G Industry Adoption is Taking Off
The adoption of 400G is ramping up. Ciena’s Helen Xenos takes a look at how this compares with adoption rates of technology in th ...
Articles
Blog Series | Transform your network operations w ...
Did you know Ciena’s suite of MCP Applications offers software control, analytics and automation to boost business agility and su ...
Brochures
WaveLogic Photonics Coherent Select
Purpose-built for high-capacity access, aggregation, and distribution networks, Ciena’s WaveLogic Photonics Coherent Select is an ...
Articles
Packet Cable Landing Stations… Why Not?
As submarine traffic is increasingly dominated by packets going forward, native packet switches will eventually relegate SIE to t ...
Articles
#Ciena25: The Story Behind the Founding of Ciena
2017 marks Ciena's 25-year anniversary. Here's the story of how it all started back in 1992, with four founding members and a new ...
Webinars
Survivable Submarine Optical Networks
This webinar discusses a new approach to building networks to minimize the risk and impact of disruptions.
Data Sheets
DTM-100G2 Coherent 100G Transponder Module produc ...
The DTM-100G2 is a single-slot 100G coherent transponder module for Ciena’s Z-Series Packet-Optical Platform.
Webinars
Optical Networking Back-to-School 2018
Ciena’s comprehensive Optical Network Master Class Series gives the insights you need to understand how a programmable infrastruc ...
Videos
Take 10 Webinar: More Packets Less Box
In this installment, you will learn about the latest campaign around Ciena's Packet Networking portfolio from John Hawkins, Ciena ...
Infobriefs
Liquid Spectrum. Let the Benefits Flow.
Improved visibility. Automated processes. And increased network capacity and service availability from any given WDM investment. ...
Articles
What is an Optical Control Plane?
To help clarify the question of “what is an optical control plane?”, we put together the below infographic that walks through the ...
Articles
Securing the Cloud Between Data Centers
As applications increasingly communicate between different locations – is that data secure? Kent Jordan explains how Layer 1 encr ...