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Case Studies
Leading Tier 1 Carrier Brings Industry-leading 10 ...
Working with Ciena, a leading Tier 1 carrier has deployed a new architecture to deliver optical services up to 100G and rolled ou ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - Terabit
Ciena's WaveLogic 3 helps you realize a 25-fold increase in spectral efficiency—making 1 terabit transmission speeds a reality to ...
Data Sheets
O-NID
Ciena’s O-NID extends OTN closer to the network edge, with operational simplicity and the flexibility to address multiple applica ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - Optical Transport Network (OTN)
Find out how Optical Transport Network (OTN), a multi-network protocol compatible with Ethernet, helps you build video, mobile, i ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - Soft Forward Error Correction
Soft Forward Error Correction provides the best performance for your network because it gives higher capacity, tolerance and twic ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - WaveLogic 3
Joe Berthold discusses how Ciena’s new WaveLogic 3 platform will change the way our customers compete, by providing the industry’ ...
eBooks
Telecom Acronyms Guide
The fourth edition of The Acronyms Guide, brought to you by Ciena, is a handy guide to help you decipher the telecom industry's a ...
Videos
Optical reloaded: A tale of two networks
Introducing software-defined optical, delivered by Ciena’s Liquid Spectrum, Liquid Spectrum allows you to tune, control, and dyna ...
Infographics and posters
Optical Transport Network
The Optical Transport Network (OTN) defined in ITU G.709. Download this infographic for a deep dive into this crucial technology.
Data Sheets
6500-S32 Packet-Optical Platform
Designed for high-capacity networking, the 6500-S32 Packet-Optical Platform converges comprehensive Ethernet, TDM, and WDM capabi ...
Podcasts
Ciena Insights Podcast: Episode 3: Submarine Netw ...
On the podcast today, Brian Lavallee is here to talk about the role of submarine, and the work Ciena is doing with coherent techn ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - WaveLogic 5 Extreme
Joe Shapiro, Senior Director, Product Line Management, explains how Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme provides tunable bandwidth from 2 ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - Coherent Optical Cycle Slips
Kim Roberts explains how Ciena’s WaveLogic technology can help prevent performance penalties by minimizing cycle slips and mitiga ...
Videos
OTN Services
Ciena's Manuel Damas talks to Verizon's Glenn Wellbrock on Optical Transport Network (OTN) services.
Videos
Chalk Talk - WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G-400G Footprint ...
Joe Shapiro, Sr. Director Product Line Management, describes how coherent technology is evolving across networks.
Videos
Wavelogic 3
Ciena SVP Rick Dodd talks about WaveLogic 3, the latest generation of coherent optical processors that are the foundation of our ...
Articles
Metro routing done differently: Unveiling Ciena’s ...
You asked for a different way to build a converged metro network, and we listened. Meet WaveRouter, a reimagined routing platform ...
Data Sheets
Waveserver 5 compact interconnect platform
Waveserver 5 compact interconnect platform, optimized for 100GbE and 400GbE applications, provides the industry’s highest capacit ...
Data Sheets
PME-412
The PME-412 is a highly scalable Ethernet switching and transport module for Ciena’s Z-Series Packet-Optical Platform.
Data Sheets
Waveserver
Waveserver® Ai delivers unmatched capacity—up to 2.4 Tb/s in a single rack unit—with a familiar operational toolset to tackle the ...
Videos
Chalk Talk - Coherent Select
Evolve your network to the web-scale world with Coherent Select.
Articles
What is ZR+?
ZR+ means different things to different people. Learn about the wide range of different solutions encompassed by the generic term ...
Data Sheets
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 ...
Brochures
6500 Packet-Optical Platform
Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform leverages the latest technology innovations to deliver new levels of scale, flexibility, and ...