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IP/Optical Convergence: Are you ready?
Discover some of the biggest barriers to IP/Optical Convergence and how Ciena can help.
Video
Internet2's 8.8Tbps Network Using Ciena Gear
Rob Vietzke, Executive Director of Network Services at Internet2, talks about the new 8.8 Tb/s national backbone network Internet ...
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Intelligent multi-layer operations with Navigator ...
Learn how Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite provides a single point of control to visualize and optimize multi-layer networ ...
Infobrief
Implementation Service: Fiber Characterization
Ensure your existing fiber-plant infrastructure is optimized to deliver high-quality service and maximum performance.
White Paper
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 ...
eBook
Guide to Transforming Photonic Network Operations ...
Ciena’s Liquid Spectrum helps providers extract the full value of network assets across all stages of the photonic network lifecy ...
Podcasts
From Hurricane Predictors to Human Genomics: How ...
Ciena’s Rod Wilson and Internet2’s Rob Vietzke and Chris Wilkinson discuss the future of R&E networks and reminisce about some of ...
Video
Fiber Characterization
In our live demonstration, we will show the coexistence of XGS-PON and 25GS-PON on the same single fiber, enabling both residenti ...
Webinar
Evolutionize: How Will Adaptive IP™ Change Your I ...
Learn how Ciena’s Adaptive IP can efficiently grow the IP network while eliminating complexity.
Webinar
Evolutionize: Adaptive IP for Segment Routing App ...
This webinar will explore how Ciena’s Adaptive IP leverages Centralized Segment Routing to evolve the network and make it more sc ...
Infobrief
End-to-end Security for Your WAN
Protect your business and customers’ critical in-flight data with Ciena’s unique, fully BSI-certified WaveLogic Encryption soluti ...
Application note
Education IT network management, simplified | Ent ...
Learn how Ciena’s ERA manages multi-vendor IP/MPLS networks, diagnoses issues quickly, and gives networkwide visibility of change ...
Article
EdTech: 6 Reasons Why Your E-Rate Funding Request ...
Wondering why your E-Rate funding request was denied or delayed? Ciena's SLED & Healthcare Industry Advisor, Daniele Loffreda, ex ...
Infobrief
Ed Tech, BYOD, and Digital. Oh My!
New technologies are enabling an evolution in digital curriculum, learning analytics, and personalization of education.
Article
Defending the Castle: A multi-layered approach to ...
Ciena’s research work with universities seeks the discovery of new ways with which to leverage programmable network resources and ...
eBook
Data Center Interconnect Essentials
This eBook provides an introduction to DCI and covers everything from applications and deployment scenarios to finding the right ...
Application note
Craving Bandwidth? Investigate New Ways to Expand ...
This paper highlights three unique scenarios that explain how Ciena’s Waveserver platform can be used to alleviate current R&E ne ...
Article
Ciena's 9 predictions for networks and tech in 20 ...
Some of Ciena's most distinguished experts and execs give their predictions for the upcoming year.
Article
Ciena unveils WaveLogic Ai: Massive scale and aut ...
Ciena has unveiled WaveLogic Ai, our next generation WaveLogic coherent optical chipset. WaveLogic Ai delivers a combination of s ...
Press Release
Ciena to Showcase the Network of the Future at SC ...
Powerful optical technology and Blue Planet software drive network automation and programmability
Press Release
Ciena to Show Advanced Research and Development I ...
Industry-leading Blue Planet software, DCI, and optical networking technology accelerate work in scientific research across the g ...
Video
Ciena PinPoint advanced fiber analytics
PinPoint, Ciena's fiber analytic software, leverages integrated Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) capabilities to create a ...
Case Study
Ciena Helps CANARIE Support Data-Intensive Resear ...
CANARIE has deployed a super-fast 100G network infrastructure on its backbone research and education network powered by Ciena’s 6 ...
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Ciena CTO Steve Alexander talks Packets
Steve Alexander, Ciena CTO talks about the rising demand for content, why content collection needs to be closer to the customer a ...