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High-capacity Optical Link Budgeting for Next-gen ...
This paper deconstructs the conventional approach to optical power budgeting and introduces the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) as a ...
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Heavy Reading: The Transformation Choice - Data C ...
As the explosion of data continues, distributed cloud-native applications will dictate how and where data centers are built and d ...
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Heavy Reading: Simplifying Operations with Multi- ...
The adoption of SDN domain controllers improves network management and should be a central element in an IT-based digital transfo ...
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Heavy Reading: Achieving WAN Automation Today
This white paper provides an overview of SDN-based WAN automation and focuses on the drivers and benefits of WAN automation, the ...
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Get Ready for 5G. Deliver IP Differently.
IP has been a part of every mobile generation since 2G and is exponentially more important as network operators contend with a ne ...
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Get Ready for 5G. Deliver IP Differently.
The success of any next-generation network implementation depends on an extremely efficient IP network that delivers standards-ba ...
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GeoMesh: Integrated Test Set Capabilities
Ciena is enabling significant opportunities to increase revenues by offering market-leading 100G-based transatlantic and transpac ...
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GeoMesh: Global Submarine Networking for a Web-sc ...
GeoMesh epitomizes the convergence of submarine and terrestrial network and web-scale technologies, yielding previously impossibl ...
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GeoMesh Extreme. Land. Sea. Cloud. Networks Unite.
Today, submarine cables carry 99 percent of all intercontinental communication over more than 400 submarine telecom cables spanni ...
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Gaming at the Cloud Edge
Today's gamers are tied to a single platform, physical hardware, and long software download times. But gamers are demanding more ...
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Futuriom Report: 5G Catalysts Telco Cloud and Edg ...
The following Futuriom report identifies a wide range of applications that will require 5G to deliver the best user experience.
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Futuriom Market Leadership Brief: Building the re ...
This Ciena sponsored market leadership brief highlights how operators that can implement an agile, high-performance edge infrastr ...
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Four Things to Know about Peering Connectivity
This paper explains how the ability to securely deliver high-quality video makes peering connectivity an attractive alternative f ...
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Five Data Center Federation Factors to Help Prepa ...
A Data Center Federation (DCF) can make a pivotal difference in helping to keep content and data consumers working, playing, and ...
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Fiber Deep for Success in the Gigabit Era
This paper shows how an operator can get ahead of the trends through the use of digital optics and packet networking.
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Expanding Demands Need Routing and Switching Perf ...
This paper shows how to gain the most from metro transformation initiatives with a simple, scalable, and programmable approach.
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Exceeding 100 Gb/s in Research and Education Netw ...
This paper reviews the attributes of coherent systems in light of the challenges faced by system designers to realize 100 Gb/s op ...
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Evolution of Network Design
Networking designs have had to are shifting to add complexity and operational pressures.
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Ethernet Services in an IP World
Ethernet as a data networking technology has been in wide use for many years, keeping pace with the network speeds demanded by ap ...
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Elegant Migration from TDM to a Modern Routing an ...
IP/MPLS approaches guarantee their ability to support legacy customers and help operators pursue emerging opportunities, such as ...
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Driving Multi-Tenant Data Center Integration and ...
This paper explores these challenges and describes Ciena’s expertise in planning, designing, and deploying networks in support of ...
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Doyle Research: Considerations for the Orchestrat ...
This white paper uncovers the benefits of SD-WAN for enterprises and how service providers can seize the opportunity of managed S ...
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Delivering Profitable DCI Services
Enterprises are shifting more of their IT spending from private cloud to hybrid and public cloud services, triggering new Data Ce ...
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Defending the Smart City
With all the hype around ‘Smart’ Cities, you would think they are ubiquitous. With their many potential threats to the network ut ...