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100GbE: Closer to the Edge, Closer to Reality
100GbE speeds may seem like overkill, but there’s a need for 100GbE services across a growing number of network scenarios. We det ...
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CN 2000 product data sheet
The CN 2000 Storage and LAN Extension Platform is an industry qualified storage and Local Area Networking (LAN) extension solutio ...
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CN 3605 product data sheet
The CN 3605 is a next-generation SONET/SDHand Ethernet edge access platform that allows service providers to cost-effectively dep ...
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CN 3600 product data sheet
The CN 3600™ Intelligent Optical Multiservice Switch is an advanced Next-Generation SONET/SDH Multiservice Provisioning Platform.
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6500 D2 DS | Ciena
The 6500-D2 Packet-Optical Platform is a compact 2RU chassis that cost-effectively extends the flexibility and resiliency of the ...

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Chalk Talk: Coherent Select
Evolve your network to the web-scale world with Coherent Select.

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Ciena Wireless Backhaul Solutions
Ciena’s market-leading Carrier Ethernet solutions deliver bandwidth for advanced mobile applications, while holding the line on r ...
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Route Explorer
Route Explorer, an industry-leading IP route analysis system, is designed for network engineers and operators managing today’s co ...

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Sustainable Coherent Routing
Choose from three WaveRouter sizes for a sustainable network that fits perfectly with your specific power and space needs. Start ...
Submarine Cable Networks
Ciena a network strategy and technology company - Network Solutions for Optical Transport and Switching, Carrier Ethernet, Data a ...

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About WaveLogic 3
The live demo from Ciena's R&D lab in Ottawa shows the ability of Ciena's WaveLogic processor
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Discover Series
The Discover Series—formerly Open Curriculum—includes free, Web-based, self-paced content developed by the same experts who desig ...

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Go Packets Go
Ciena has developed the world's smartest and fastest Ethernet portfolio with speed in mind. Speed wins. You win.
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3180/3181 product data sheet
Ciena’s 3180 and 3181 Multiservice Delivery Switches provide Pseudowire Emulation (PWE) services for TDM, ATM, and Ethernet acces ...
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6500-T12/T24
With the ability to scale to Terabit/s switching per slot and flexibly route wavelengths without restriction across any one of 16 ...

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What is Network Function Virtualization (NFV)?
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) offloads network functions into software that runs on industry-standard hardware and can be ...

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What is ZR+?
ZR+ means different things to different people. Learn about the wide range of different solutions encompassed by the generic term ...
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Optimization Service
Ciena’s Optimization Service provides the opportunity to continuously optimize network performance, availability, and efficiency— ...
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Webinar | Unlock CSP value: How managed services ...
In this webinar, Ciena and an IDC guest speaker discuss CSPs’ current challenges and how managed services address them and create ...

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Openness – Freedom of choice
Flexible, convergent broadband networks are a key to unlock new revenues and monetize your broadband infrastructure.

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Introducing WaveLogic 6: Another industry first f ...
1.6 Terabit wavelengths. 800G everywhere. 800G pluggables delivering 1000 km reaches. Seems impossible? Don’t ever tell that to a ...

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Chalk Talk: Weatherized PON
Ciena’s PON expert Wayne Hickey details how new tools are engineered to accommodate direct outdoor deployments and avoid associat ...

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Spectrum Sharing Demo Video
This video provides an overview of Spectrum Sharing, which allows submarine cable operators to virtualize their submerged assets ...