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Why SDN Domain Controllers are the essential link ...

Moving Software-Defined Networking (SDN) from trials to production brings efficiency, agility and significant cost savings to net ...

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Transforming photonic network operations with Liq ...

Ciena’s Liquid Spectrum Analytics Apps combine real-time analytics with increased automation to simplify operations and network a ...

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The winning hand in your network operations trans ...

How is Ciena’s Manage, Control and Plan offering taking network operations to a new level of intelligent software control and aut ...

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The frosting on the multi-layered cake – an aweso ...

Communications networks are like those multi-layered cakes, and over-the-top applications are the frosting. Without intelligent n ...

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Strengthen your advantage with Emulation Cloud an ...

In this final blog of the 4-part MCP Applications series, Marie Fiala describes the resources at your disposal to integrate, depl ...

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Application note

Simplify Integration and Reap Cost Savings with C ...

This paper features two case studies that demonstrate the tangible cost and efficiency benefits realized by using Emulation Cloud.

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SDN control – 3 rules for successful deployment

When implementing SDN control in service provider optical networks, what works and what are the key architectural decisions on th ...

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Power smarter, more agile networks with a TDM mig ...

The gradual discontinuation of SONET/SDH and PDH equipment, mounting volumes of data, and other key factors are putting a signifi ...

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Pluggable coherent optics – What is the best mana ...

Ciena’s Tim Pearson explains why multi-layer controllers are best suited to help you plan, operate, and optimize optical performa ...

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Data Sheets

Plannerplus DS | Ciena

Ciena’s PlannerPlus network planning and design tool makes network builds and augmentations quick and easy.

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Pave your path to better broadband with Ciena’s N ...

In legacy broadband deployments, network operators had different network management systems for different network layers, putting ...

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White Paper

Omdia: Taking IP/Optical network visibility and a ...

In this paper, Omdia explains why converged IP and optical domain control are a key operational goal for many CSPs by highlightin ...

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Infobrief

Navigator Network Control Suite (NCS)

With Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite™, providers gain a single point of control to visualize the performance of their mul ...

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Navigator NCS use case: Manage multi-layer networ ...

With Navigator Network Control Suite, service providers gain intelligent, multi-layer network control to coordinate lifecycle ope ...

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My operational costs keep going up – how can I ma ...

Answer: Invest in products where you can, customize operations solutions where you must. Said differently, stop building custom t ...

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MCP is an Intelligent Network Controller. What do ...

What is an Intelligent Network Controller? Ciena’s Tim Pearson explains the real value that lies behind this new term.

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MCP Applications Use Case: Prevent optical networ ...

This video shows how MCP Applications simplify, accelerate, and automate operations to help you prevent optical network capacity ...

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MCP Applications use case: Manage multi-layer net ...

With MCP Applications, service providers gain multi-layer, intelligent network control to manage the full lifecycle of coherent r ...

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MCP Applications Use Case : Troubleshoot Data Com ...

MCP Applications gives you the intelligent network control you need to troubleshoot DCN issues.

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MCP Applications Use Case : Pinpoint fiber faults

MCP Applications gives you the intelligent network control you need to pinpoint and resolve fiber faults quickly.

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Looking to transform your network and service ope ...

Tim Pearson and Kailem Anderson discuss some of Ciena’s innovative AIOps use cases, and how AI, including ML and GenAI, significa ...

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Keep it simple – debating coherent plugs versus t ...

Coherent Routing is a hot topic in the industry due to the promise of greater scalability, flexibility, and sustainability in the ...

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Keep ahead of demand with PlannerPlus—another win ...

Hoping for a way to build out network capacity incrementally to get the most return from capex as soon as possible? Marie Fiala e ...

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Infobrief

IP Over Optical Transport—Delivering Optimal Resi ...

There exists a practical implementation of IP over optical convergence—proper shared risk management and alarm correlation to ach ...

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