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self optimizing fabric wp
This paper examines how self-optimizing fabrics forming a nervous system for the world of interconnected smart things could help ...
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Secure Supply Chain for Governments: 2020 securit ...
Ciena takes a comprehensive approach toward maintaining the security and continuity of its supply chain.
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SDN and NFV: The Brains Behind the Smart City
In major metropolitan areas and smaller cities alike, governments are considering SDN and NFV to deliver the agility and flexibil ...
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Satellite Communications Market Growth
Ciena's Blue Planet software helps teleport operators overcome the myriad technical and business challenges they currently and co ...
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Redefining Metro Networks for Scale, Simplicity, ...
This paper by Omdia explores the evolution of metro platform architecture to hybrid-DDC chassis with integrated coherent optics.
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Ready for Fast and Unpredictable Change: How the ...
This paper is based on a nationwide CDG 2020 survey of nearly 100 state and local government IT leaders across government agencie ...
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Quantifying the Business Benefits of NFV-based Ma ...
As much as SDN and NFV are about technology innovation, they are also about business innovation. New service descriptions, servic ...
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Practical Considerations for Near-Zero Margin Net ...
This paper examines this trend from the equipment design point of view and applies Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the problem of ...
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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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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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Ovum: Optical Networks Booming in India
India has been the best-performing optical networking market in 2017. This report highlights the optical networking market share ...
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Optimizing passive optical networks with coherent ...
This paper examines coherent passive optical networks (CPONs) and their role in advancing optical distribution networks (ODNs). I ...
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Open, Automated, and Programmable Transport Netwo ...
Over the past decade, the communications industry has seen a steady ramp of automation in communications service provider (CSP) n ...
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Open, Automated, & Programmable Transport Net ...
This white paper provides the industry’s most in-depth look at the current state and future trajectory of open, automated, and pr ...
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Online Gaming in Asia: A Proving Ground for the P ...
Asia has close to 1.5 billion gamers, and to learn more about them, Ciena commissioned research firm YouGov to survey consumers i ...
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Omdia: Taking IP/Optical network visibility and a ...
In this paper, Omdia explains why converged IP and optical domain control are a key operational goal for many CSPs by highlightin ...
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Omdia: Future proofing optical networks with next ...
The proliferation of next-gen ROADMs is accelerating as network operators are beginning to understand the benefits of using wavel ...
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Omdia: 800G Technology - Does Double Capacity Mea ...
Read the report to learn how 800G technology brings performance improvements, expanded capacity, and more cost-effective solution ...
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Omdia: 2020 Optical Network Hardware Vendor Score ...
This Scorecard evaluates the top optical network equipment vendors on criteria using concrete data and metrics, including direct ...
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Omdia: 100G Everywhere for Carriers and Enterpris ...
The 400G capability will be extended into the aggregation segment of the network to handle the growth of 100G access links.
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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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Omdia Report: Are pluggable coherent modems ready ...
Read the report to learn how coherent pluggable modems apply for certain applications to meet each network’s requirements now and ...
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NFV and SDN: The Next Step in the Evolution of th ...
In this white paper, CED, a publication focused on the MVPD segment, explores virtualization benefits and obstacles as well as ho ...
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New Network Design for Transporting 5G Converged ...
Holistically speaking, a mobile network is a massive wireline network with radios hanging off its edges.