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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 ...

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Encryption Testing and Certification

This document describes the concerns surrounding encryption solution testing, and the external certification processes available ...

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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 ...

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Infobriefs

WaveLogic™ 5 Nano 400ZR Transceiver

Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano 400ZR Transceiver incorporates Ciena’s advanced coherent optical technology to deliver footprint-optimiz ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Brochures

WaveLogic Photonics Coherent Select

Purpose-built for high-capacity access, aggregation, and distribution networks, Ciena’s WaveLogic Photonics Coherent Select is an ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Webinars

Survivable Submarine Optical Networks

This webinar discusses a new approach to building networks to minimize the risk and impact of disruptions.

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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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Infobriefs

Liquid Spectrum. Let the Benefits Flow.

Improved visibility. Automated processes. And increased network capacity and service availability from any given WDM investment. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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