Latest Redefining Optical Networks
Infographics and posters
6500 family of Packet-Optical Platforms infograph ...
The 6500 family enables sustainable network modernization with flexibility, scalability, and multi-layer programmability
Data Sheets
1.6T WaveLogic 6 Extreme MOTR Module
Go farther, faster, and more efficiently with the WaveLogic™ 6 Extreme (WL6e) MOTR.
Video
Industry's 1st 3.2Tb/s IM-DD transmission
This video showcases how McGill University, Ciena, HyperLight and Keysight achieved the industry's first 3.2Tb/s, 448Gb/s Per-Lan ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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’ ...
Data Sheets
O NID DS | Ciena
Ciena’s O-NID extends OTN closer to the network edge, with operational simplicity and the flexibility to address multiple applica ...
Video
OTN Services
Ciena's Manuel Damas talks to Verizon's Glenn Wellbrock on Optical Transport Network (OTN) services.
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Chalk Talk: Coherent Select
Evolve your network to the web-scale world with Coherent Select.
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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 ...
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Chalk Talk: WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G-400G Footprint- ...
Joe Shapiro, Sr. Director Product Line Management, describes how coherent technology is evolving across networks.
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Wavelogic 3
Ciena SVP Rick Dodd talks about WaveLogic 3, the latest generation of coherent optical processors that are the foundation of our ...
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Chalk Talk: WaveLogic 5 Extreme
Joe Shapiro, Senior Director, Product Line Management, explains how Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme provides tunable bandwidth from 2 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Infographics and posters
Ciena GeoMesh: You've Been Cut, So What?
GeoMesh - land, sea, cloud network unite. Ciena helps you stay connected all the time.
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-T12/T24
With the ability to scale to Terabit/s switching per slot and flexibly route wavelengths without restriction across any one of 16 ...
Data Sheets
Coherent ELS DS | Ciena
Ciena's Coherent ELS delivers scale and high-capacity coherent DWDM to the edge in a compact, hardened form factor with unprecede ...
Article
What is ZR+?
ZR+ means different things to different people. Learn about the wide range of different solutions encompassed by the generic term ...
eBook
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 ...
Data Sheets
eMOTR Modules
The eMOTR modules specialize in packet switching within the market-leading 6500 Packet-Optical Platform. The eMOTR modules levera ...