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How open ecosystems will advance CPO adoption

As AI infrastructure scales, the limitations of pluggable optics in the data center are becoming increasingly apparent. Ciena’s Matt Bolig explains how this shift is setting the stage for co-packaged optics to redefine how bandwidth is delivered inside the data center.

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Understanding scale-up and scale-out networks

AI model training depends on dedicated networking architectures designed for different performance requirements. In this video, Spencer Giacalone, Senior Director of Cloud and AI Architecture, explains the roles of scale-up and scale-out networks, why both are essential for AI infrastructure, and how technologies such as NVLink, RoCEv2, and emerging standards enable efficient, high-performance AI networks. He also discusses how Ciena’s Nitro and Vesta products support next-generation XPU connectivity.

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Episode 96: Autonomous Networks: Getting to Level 5 in the AI Era

Karina Dahlke sits down with Gabriele Di Piazza and Erik McLaughlin to explore what it really takes to reach “level five” autonomous networking. They break down what autonomous networks mean in practice – self-configuring, self-healing, self-optimizing, and ultimately zero-touch operations – and why the conversation has accelerated again in the last few years with the rise of AI.

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Enabling data center connectivity with coherent routing

Explore five practical use cases for enabling data center and AI-driven deployments with coherent routing. Covering colocation providers, service providers, enterprises, and neoscalers, this application note connects market shifts such as AI growth, cloud expansion, and expanding data center footprints to specific network architectures and deployment approaches.

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Telxius and Ciena Achieve First Live 1.3 Tb/s Data Transmission Across the Atlantic

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Zayo Europe uses Ciena tech to launch new German network covering key metro hubs

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K-12 Network Evolution Essentials

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Essential Series: NFV and SDN Guide for Carriers ...

This eBook offers an entry-level overview of NFV and SDN for anyone seeking a better understanding of these innovative and evolvi ...

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SDN/NFV e-Guide: New adventures in network orches ...

SDN/NFV’s orchestration capabilities are fundamental to the entire concept of network virtualization. Connectivity across the WAN ...

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SDN NFV Glossary

This glossary, brought to you by Ciena, has all the terms you need to know to navigate the SDN and NFV industry.

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Essential Series: Carrier Ethernet

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Understanding scale-up and scale-out networks

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Episode 96: Autonomous Networks: Getting to Level 5 in the AI Era

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Enabling data center connectivity with coherent routing

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Telxius and Ciena Achieve First Live 1.3 Tb/s Data Transmission Across the Atlantic

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