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How Financial Enterprises Light Up the Darkness
For some financial institutions, a private dark fiber network provides the control and security they require for data center conn ...
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How open standards in optical networks lead to de ...
A tongue-in-cheek saying is: ‘The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from’. Yet open standards play a ...
White Papers
Intelligent Data - Driven Operations with AIOps
In this white paper, Heavy Reading focuses on artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) and the emerging role of AI in mu ...
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Intelligent multi-layer operations with Navigator ...
Learn how Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite provides a single point of control to visualize and optimize multi-layer networ ...
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Interoperability and innovation go hand-in-hand: ...
We’re pleased to announce that Ciena’s Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) domain controller has been awarded TIP’s Bronze Badge for c ...
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Introducing the Adaptive Network Vision
Users’ ever-increasing expectations—and the technology breakthroughs that continue to feed them—have created an unprecedented lev ...
Infobriefs
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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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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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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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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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: 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: 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 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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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 ...
Infobriefs
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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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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PlannerPlus
Ciena’s PlannerPlus network planning and design tool makes network builds and augmentations quick and easy.
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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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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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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 ...
Application Notes
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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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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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 ...